The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-06
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
Election Returns.

NEF foREi August 5.-The gold market
rather duh. There IS sn apparent pressur
to sell, which probably arises from tbs fae
Of the Sub Treasury having put out eertail
amounts for sale this morning.. Il is re
ported in wen informed circles that the Gov
eminent yesterday sold one and g hall mil
lions Of dollars, consequently there is Al
abundance Of essh. Gold opened At I4sI
and went up 10 I4sN.
The schooner Union, Capt Peel, from Por
Huron, Mich, IA days via Montreal. with
assorted cargo, bound 70 6rsytowu, arrived
here to-day.
The Posts Washington 'special says the
National I~ntelligencer has = statement that
3 plot has been discovered among a large
number Of negro workmen at Aquire Greek
10 assassinate the white Iab7rers engaged on
The railroad there. A company Of soldiers
arrested aud imprisoned all the negroes,
and captured weapons. such as seythes &c.
The officers Of the road say that they knew
ofno reason why such a plot should be pro-
jeeted. The I~ntslligencer says one Of the
negroes was shot.
The Posts special ssys Gen. Butler has
sent a letter to the Convention at Alexan-
dris, Va, in which he advised the eolored
men Of Eastern Virginia to do no violence
as all eyes are upon them as to grisvan-
e'es complained of by the eolored men Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. The General
says the blacks viii certainly receive all
they ask as sure as two and two make four.
NEw YoRK, August s.-The treaty between
the South American States is published, it
is binding for Is years and provides for com
meree, defence against foreign Intervention
In the affairs Of either, and each binding it.
self to non-intsrcourse with any nation at
tscking. Either is to countsraet the
agressiOns Of Napoleon and Macmillan.
The States included are Salvador, Bolivia,
Columbia, Chill, Ecuador, Peru and Vehe-
zuela.
NV YoRK, August 5.-An order has been
sent 10 Gen. Sheridan authorizing him to
cause to be mustered out of service all vol
uuteer troops serving in the department. Of
Texas, that he thinks can be dispensed with
preference to be given regiments having she
shortest time to serve.
NEw YoRK, August 5.-English paprss
note the fact that the Great Eastern, in her
trip from sherness to Valentia Bay, had not
more than half enough steam power for the
work she had to do. She made only five
miles per hour, and in a storm or against a
strong head wind she would be unmanage-
able.
The Herald's Paris correspondent says
that Smith j.. Eastman, the swindling mer-
chant Of Brooklyn, who was lately reported
to be in en- insane asylum in Lyons, France,
made his appearance at the Office of the
United States Vice Consul at this place and
deposited with him SIe5, 600, representing
IS an unfortunate but honest
banker. In a few days the Vice Consul was
obliged TO put Mr.. Eastman in the lunatic
asylum and then reported his ease to the
Consul at Paris who ordered his detention
The Worlds Washington special says tha
Consul General Hale, at Alexandria, Egypt,
informs the State Department there were
1875 deaths from cholera there between
June 9th and July 18th.
Over one hundred thousand applications
for pensions from widows have been dled
in the Pension Office.
Col johnson, late Aid Of JEFF. Davis. has
been released, on the ground that, being a
rebel officer was entitled to be placed on the
same footing with other officers.
NEw YoEE, August Wilmington adj
vices to the slst ult. have been received.
The Herald contains accounts Of bad con
Of the negro soldiers. A party Of them
accompanied by negroes Of the city, Iateiy
entered a store and called for cigars, and
left without paying for them. Subsequently
they returned, broke open the store and
robbed il Unfortunately. A party Of the
9th regiment Of colored troops caused a riot
by attacking the quarters Of a suffer. They
fired round after round into his place in the
hopes Of killing him. The officers quarters
being on a line with the suffers, many of
the balls passed through them; also, very
fortunately no one was hit. A number Of
the leaders in the riot were arrested. The
negroes were found murdered in Dsupheu
county last week. The suspected parties
were arrested. No definite evidence was had
to fix the crime on them.
The publication of the Salisbury Daily
Union Banner has been ordered suspended
for uttering rebelliOus language.
CAPE RACE, August 5.-Aspen Bay 5th
steamship Gsrmahia from H~smburg on the
2sd, and Southampton the morning Of the
36th, passed this point en- route for New
rk.Th.shore end Of the Atlantic Gable was
landed successfully connected with instru
ments on board The "Great Eastern" Kern
ley moved suoress on undertaking and a
the conclusion called on Sir r. Psele, wh'
made an admiral address cheers were giver
for the Pres. Of the United States, when thl
paying out Of heavy shore end Of cable com
meneed the splice was completed in a mos
successful manner, and the cable Words per
fsetly. The gunboat "Terrible" sphynx &C
~companied the Great Eastern A telegiar
from Vslents, dated oath July, says insula
ton defects took place on Monday. Mis-
chief supposed b exist 8 miles WestofshOr
end splice developed caused By two niue
strain from Great Eastern she laying
miiei nom The shore.
The Caroline 10 picking up and undeI
running splice and repairing the fault.
is expected tie matter Will BE- rectifed in
msdiaieiy. The rest Of the cable remail
perfect. A Telegram from the Great Ia
tern, Of July 25th, says he cable is allO.I
again. The signals are perfect a sms
fault was discovered and cut cut. ~
Great Eastern is nov paying ont cable
latitude 50, longitade u.
WAsHIEsroE, August 5.-The state y
partmenth ss been officially advised by q
consul at Port Mahon, that the ehole.
which prevailed in Egypt is slowly 9.
vaneing. The disease is causi az conside
able apprehension, this being . quarantii
station to prevent its spreading over q
coaAAf1s
The afternoon psPsrs represent that q
rebel General B. C. Hn vas arrested ls
night for drunken and disorderiy eondul
sad for want Of money to pay his fns, v
today sent 20 pnson foE thirty dsya
The President has nearly reeoveTd frs
his sickness Of a WesksdarA:ion, n 10 a
received v~isitors. Hehas ~pardOnsd Bish
Lynch, ofsouth Carolina, who e nov
Rome.
zThe following election returns wsre
eeived today; Pnlaak---Vots 81 Giles
Fer Congress: Cooper. Isle totes Rep.
sentative. C. \. 0rdEay, eOnSsrvsH'
6Tsi D. Parsons, conservative, zsIi
Cory, conservative, II; Williams, radi
Union, AZ. Fer Floatsr Bieasoe, zee, vO'
Cor seperatioa in 1851; Armstrong,
MoutEomery, s.. Cooper IS elected 9Th
= oppositioo. Ordwsy i elected 10 the Lei
latuss, 10 6m vbesuey. Rledsoe Is elss
Fleaier, 60 Gil vacancy. There Is oue ?
- IL hrard from. but cannot IA.