The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-14
Later from Europe.

/ NEw YoEE, December ia Washington
l special saws the total amUunt realized from
/ the sale OF the public buildings and the dis
mautled forts a. Washington is Sg.5sf Iu
l one branch Of the Quartermaster's Depart
I meut. no employees have been discharged
/ since July. thus reducing the exrs1scs from
l 5000 05o % se00 Gee
Herslis special SAYS Gcu. Grant had an
/ interview with the President Yesterday, aud
/ communicated % him the result of his OBJ
seTyatiUns during hs recent trip through
Virginia, North snd South Caroline and
Georgia. He was everywhere respectfully
received by al The majority of the me-
gr e. 10 those States are IN Comparative
Idleuess. aud nearly all Of them fe.use 20
renew contracts until aner Christmas, be-
lievng general division Of property win
take place st that time.
The southern men Of influence were out
spoken IN favor of complying With any de-
mands the President might consider ueces-
sary for the restoration of the General 0cv
erumeut believes that the people OF the
South almost unanimously dcsIIe speedy rr-
admission IN the Union, aud that their pro-
ie's.ous of future loyalty aud good behavior
are honest and sincere
IL ia proposed 20 dv the name Of Lincoln
o. some oil the Western territories.
Butler proposes t0 write ten. Grants his-
tory from or before the time be entered
West Poiut 20 ths Lieutenant Geuera.cv.
NLw AeaE. Dec. is-rhe Iuvssti CATION
O the case Of James Hughes. a bounty
broker, recently srrested ut Allen Hughes
& Co.. on "A charge of driraudiug volunteers
Of Their bounty money during lat spring.
was commenced yesterday IA Jersey CItv
before Commissioner Jackson. usideru-
BE testimony was taken. ui,or which the
examination was adjourned tdl tbc after
noon.
The suit OF Miss Laura Ereue 90 restrain
the production OF tne play of "Jur Amer
can Cousin. by certain theatrical managers
90 this city, was yesterday dIsu isscd By
Judge Barbour. ia the Superior Court
Tae civil code for Jhe state OF Now York,
reported at the last session Of the LrrisIa
ture. has just been printed.
NV l0Ek. Dee. l2.-Times' Washington
special saws that considerable surprise is
here a. the receipt Of a letter
from Gov. PIerpout, ui Virginia. addressed
% the President OF the Senate and Speaker
0i the House oi Representative. Iuclosiue q I
copy of the set passed BY the General Az.
sembly of Virginia repeating the assent
heretofore given 10 che division of the State
BY the formation of the State oi West VIZ
giuia. The letter was printed aud laid upon
hLaE NNanH Oh lNN mem l.HUAa ANNHNluNH uaIN OF.
trasted much comment.
Nrw YORK. Dee. Ia.-Tho Worlds Wash
ingtou special says that Gcu. logan has i.l-
mally declined the mission Co Mexico. D..
is said that the Emperor Napoleon a sh r,
time since addressed a letter direct to Iba
Secretary OF state, asking l0r Che r,c0gui
ti0u by the United States Of MuNlmIllau's 81
Government as @ Governments de fa-fl. The
ground upon which h. based his request
was that it had maintained IlsrIi t1r two
years. aud was therefore -ut tied to such ra
coguitidu. It o. said that the Secretary 1i
State has replied to tuis note, and that he
emphatically declines to aecric Co the r--
quest, and gives 81 length tnr reasons there
Tor lie denies that % is % Government as
Turt9, and that the whole people ot the
United S s'ates sre pledged ag5.n-t any such
recognition Or there was any ground for it.
which there IS not from the 5e-l inf iIrmatiou
that can be obtained from that distrrnrted
country.
The liberal party have not yieIJ.d 0br-
dlence. and do Zoe intend t.. but ou tho
contrary thcir cause I- iu The ascendant
This prompt reply, taken wi,h the action Of
both Houses OF Congress iu regard Co the
position of the Govsmmput WI probably
open the ewes of the Emperor.
NEw Y0HE. Dec. ls The Herald's Ma~ou.
lGa.J correspondent states that Alexander
IT. stephens, IN declining % De- e. candidate
for Congress, suggested the selection Of men
not Identified with the Couicierary.
DErzoIr, Dec, l8.--rhere was n disastrous
ERE at Pontiac, Michiga0. this morning &
Nield a Co., druggists. lost $4,000. n-
suruuce s. 300. u. 5clegman, clJthier, lost
$40, goo nos insured. j. p. Wilson. drug
gst, lost 81 900 insured for q, goo. Other
losses, making a t1t-l Of about go .O0o.
BCFrAL0, Dec. l1.-rhe River street bridge
over toe canal broke through this morning,
with . drove Of cattle on BE-, dr0Wuiug "a few
Of the cattle; also D wagon Iosded with coal.
droWuing the horse and badly ini1ring to-
driver
Nav YoRS, Dec. Is.-Gold opened and
closed At I45l..
sr. CATHEuSEs, C. W, Dee. Is The Wei.
land Canal is stiil ires Of ice. No detention
70 vessels. The canal will close on Friday
next
NV YouK, Dec. Is.-The steamer CITY
OF Boston, from Liverpool ou the 2slb aud
Queenstogn on the 11.h, arrived this morn
ing
Stephens, the Feniau, still remained o.,
large special commI IssI0n for the trisl o.
Feuians opened at Dublin on the 21th. The
trial OF Luby was progressing, the charge
being treason.
An influential public meeting held al
Manehester strongly denounced several d
she Proceedings.
Jamaica sent deputation, with q memo
rial, 70 Earl Russell, who admitted the urE
ent necessity flr inquiry, and evioced a.
anxious desire for the vindication of justice
The Morning Herald says the feeling r
the city 10 relation 90 American Affairs va
not altogether satisfactory