Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Lieutenant Governor Of Lower Can
ada has dissolved the Assembly and ap-
pealed to new election to take place
July s.
The National Sportsmen's Association
meets in Cleveland to-day. Eighteen thou
sand wild pigeons have been secured for the
shooting tournament.
Sunday night, a policeman in Trenton,
n. j., was fatally shot by a desperadO.
At the Paris races, Saturday, the prize Of
Paris was won easily by Salvador, with
RauzOt second and Perplex third. None
of the English horses, ClaremOnt, Cambal-
10 or Seymour were anywhere near at the
finish.
Gen. Meigs, Quartermss Q General, who
has been relieved by Gen. Ingalls,, will
probably be placed in command of the
Department Of the South, headquarters
Louisville, vice Major General Mcdowell,
who will be granted leave Of absence to
visit Europe, and on his return be placed
on the retired list.
Negotiations are pending looking to q
settlement of the railroad war between the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road companies.
It is again rumored in Washington that
Secretary DelanO will resign soon.
Charles De Renusat, an eminent French
author and politician, is dead.
The Corporation of London has resolved
to invite the Mayor of New York to the
International Municipal Banquet next
month.
Rastoul, the Communist, and several
companions have escaped from New Gale
dOnia.
The children, four in number, of Tom
Christman, near Versailles, Darke county,
Ohio, were burned to death on Friday.
Their parents went away, leaving them at
home alone, when the Oldest, eight years
old, poured coal oil on the FIRE, and the can
exploded, setting the house on fire, and in
which they all perished.
Three children Of Leroy Ellis, living six
miles from Lagrange, Ky., while out feed
ing poultry, Sunday, were struck by light
ming, and two Of them instantly killed.
Mrs. Mary Hoff, aged 81, was burned to
death at Germantown, Saturday night, by
her clothes taking fire.
Gilman's saw mill, at Hull, Ont, one Of
the finest in America and valued at $780,
600, was burned Sunday.
The international Typographical Union
met in Boston, yesterday.
A Utica, n. Y, dispatch says DR.. Peters
expresses the belief that lie discovered two
planets Friday morning, instead Of one,
the second Of only the twelfth magnitude.
John Brown & Sons extensive cotton
and wOolen mill, in Philadelphia, was
damaged by fire, yesterday, to the extent
of 100000.
Edward D. Rose, formerly janitOr Of
Hooker schoOlhouse, Springfield, Mass, has
been arrested for firing that building, Sun
/ day.
The Atlantic Cotton Mills, Of Lawrence,
Mass, employing ,250 operatives, will shut
| down on account of the dull market on the
the 10th Of July, and remain closed un-
til Sept. 1.
Reports from the Fiji Islands are to the
effect that 10000 C?) natives have died of
measles
F. S. j. Ronald, a prominent tobacco
merchant Of Louisville, dropped dead there
yesterday, of apOplexy.
A fire in the Te-distilling establishment
of w. L. Weller & Sons, Louisville, yester-
day consumed the redistilling portion Of the
premises, including all Of the stock in that
| part Of the building, and destOyed all the
machinery. Loss $4,000.
Spotted Tail, Red Cloud & Co, were in
Chicago yesterday, and leave this morning
for Omaha.