The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-03
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Foreign News.
The Markets. &c.

1870
The Markets. dc.
NEw ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-The Mayor Of New
Orleans, with his eighty thousand vote.
ous.ed the old Board Of Directos Of The
Jackson Railroad. His action is denounced
as unjust aad arbitrary.
The Times Pacific Mexican advic:s rep
resent q battle between the Liberals AID In
Perialsts. No prisoners taken no quar-
ters asked or given. Horrors Of war most
revolving hGve been experieuced.by a peo-
pie praying for q ruler who can protect as
we'll as punish.
Orleans cotton dun. Sales nine hundred
bales. Sugar and molasses quiet. Freights
one to two and three-quarters. Checks on
New York one-half to fve-eights-
Memphis, August 2-Charl es Cameron,
fnmerly Of ohicago, and one of the most
prominent candidates for the Legislature in
Shelby county, was assaulted to-day by D..
P. Ware, Clerk of the County Court, and
after q hard struggle, was stabbed in the
throat. He now lies in a very critical con
dition. The trouble arose ont Of political
differences.
Weather clear; thermometer Sc.
COLUNBUs, O., August 2.-Hon. A. P.
Stone, a resident of Columbus, former
Treasurer Of the State, and at present U. s.
Revenue Collector for this District, died
suddenly last plight.
PIrTsBURe, August River 6 feet bv
the pier marx, and falling. Weather clear,
but close and warm, indicating more rain.
During last night there was a STEADY rain.
ArcHIsox, Aug. 2.-The fire last night de-
stroyed the Grocery stores of J. Holthaus
and f. Book; The Queensware store Of
o'COok, and several email stores, and seri-
ously damaging the new block being erected
by Dss, Back a Dew. Loss on goods, be-
tween twenty and thirty thousand dollars.
Loss on buildings, not ascsrtained.
CAIRO, Aug. I.-Steamer Ruth brings New
Orleans dates to 9th.
MaximilIian is expected TO be in Matamo-
ras soon.
General Megea has forbid all persons from
leaving Matamoras without a pass, or COM
Ing into it from Brownsville.
Cortinas is pushing on with his robbsr
bands. He has proclaimed al c~ommunica-
ton and commerce between Matimoras and
these ports closed.
Superintendent Conway reports less than
50 freedmen maintained by ahe Government,
in Louisiana. No rations are issued, except
to the sick and helpless.
Cotton, Sugar and Molasues, in New Or
leans, are unchanged.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 2.-Gold is unusually
dull. The present high rates Of interest
make 1t doubtful if bulls can hold of much
longer. Their accumulation prod uced an
expectation that the premium will fail. The
quotations opened at l45 and went up to
l45S and fell tol45L.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-The person arr ested
in Texas, recently, and Supposed to be
John H. s~urratt, the assassin, passed the
Relay HOUSE, this morning en- route for
Washin gton. heavily iroaed AID under guard.
He was recognized st the station by q family
acquaintance and by a friend who was al
lowed to speak TO the prisoner, and who
says positively that the man in irons Is John
II. surratt. The deposition of his person
was at ones taken and forwarded to Wash
ington.
CLEVELAND, o Aug. Gov. Brough is
not 80 well, but at 1910 P. ~ was reported
IS having slept comfortably, and has a fair
appetite.
W~AsHIyeTos, Aug. 2-The man brought
here from the West, who was supposed TO be
John H. surratt, is said in quarters where
be is known, 10 be anoiher individual. His
/ right name is thus far kept secret.
NEw YoRE, Aug. 2.-The steamer Evening
| Star briDgHNew Orlsaus dates to the Goth
ult In our files we find no imPortantnews-
Our Galveston CORES pondent say some rail
roads are in running order in Texas, OOm-
prisiDg an aggregate Of over four hundred
miles. Eewrolling and otherstock is much
wanted, however.
Before the war there were s. newspapers
published in that State. Now there are 30.
The Federal troops have bagged about 30
Of the miscreauts who have created 20 much
trouble in the interior By their robberies.
There Is in Texas, including that en- route
for Mexico. not over O,OOO bales OF cotton,
instead Of five or six hundred Thousand
bales, as has been reported.
The trial Of the rebel Col. Tony. At HOuS-
ton, for pulling down the National flag, is
progressing.
The Houston Telegraph says that over
5000 oaths Of amnesty aEd 1909 soldiers
paroles have been taken there.
A great many robbers and i~ay-hawkers
have teen arrested in Western Texas, and
much property recovered.
The Brownsville correspondent says, &C
counts from The interior represent a sod
state Of affairs. Returned rebel soldiers
have, in q spirit Of revenge, turned upon
those who siaid At home. and murdered aud
robbed them.
The Times Of the 10Th ult., states mat y
had Just termed that the fremont House
and a large portion Of Galveston was de-
s.royed by Ere. The military finally sap-
pressed the aames.
NEw YoaE, aug. 2.-The steamer Nevada
brings savannah dates to the zsth- The
Savannah Herald SAYS Eve bags containing
mail matter we're fer the arst time forward
cd 10 Augusta. the interior Of Georgia A
large mail was also forwarded on The 10Th
for Southern Georgia and Florida The nil
it,rv police forces Of saynnnoh has been
dis5andea and an organization q armed
patrols substituted. The provost courts
have been abolished and all criminal eases
arc tried BY Capt. Cox, Assistant Provost
Marshal. The functions Of District Judge
are performed By L. Col. York.
PauABrLFH1a, Aug. 2,-The Hon Byron
lSman, formerly Governor Of PsnEsy!vaaia,
died at his residence, in Bristol, last even
ing. Aged 70 years.
p ". SENS, tbs former proprietor Of the
savannah Republican, ~PeatQned fr the
restoration Of that property, bat Gen. Bran
non has ordered that, On account oi teassn-
able conduct The petition bedenisd-
7 Aiisto Of priess for the public market Of
ssvsnush has been established By General
Davis.
NV Torr, Aug. 2.-The Commercial Ad-
vsrsssr says the first Oessn steamer dying
ths American aag Wheh hs' creased ne