The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-02
NEWS ITEMS BY NAIL.

Our ladies will hardly believe that 3
large number Of their fine hats and
bonnets are trimmed by males, but
such is the fact In one of the largest
fashionable millinery stores in Newbu-
ryport, Massachusetts,, man is regu=
larly employed to make and trim bon
meta.
A cave, nearly as large as the Nam
moth Cave of Kentucky, has recently
been discovered about ten miles from
Fort Ruby, California. 1t was found to
be an immense subterranean lake of
clear water, with high walls of lime
stone on either side. The ceiling or
arch is fiftyfeet high.
The private library Of the late John
Taylor, of Albany, was recently SOld'at
auction. It contained 5000 volumes,
some of which sold at large prices
Three volumes Of Audubon's Quadru-
peds brought 500 each, and four vol
umes of the same authors Birds more
than twice as much, or sl,075.
A Petersburg, (Va., paper complains
that the Southern 'prisoners are treat
ed better in passing through the North
than they were when they came
through the city around which sOme Of
them fought for twelve long months"
"Malakoff' the Paris correspondent
of the New York Times, says that pr.
Gwin, before leaving the former city,
announced it as his intention to hang
every Yankee who attempted to cross
the line into Sonora.
The London News admits that all
the European historical cases cited by
the English journals as arguments for
the lenient treatment of JEFF Davis are
inapplioable. 1t instances the execu-
tions of the Jaeobites in l745, and the
proposals Of the British Ministers in
regard 10 Napoleon Bonaparte, and
adds HIf Mr. Davis is to be saved, it
must be by the exercise Of magma
ninity Of which no State of European
Christendom affords an example; and
the Americans are people of too
much original sbility not to be able to
ascertain for themselves the course
which becomes their character in
their present situation" :"
The Richmond Republic, Of the 18th,
speaking of the reeapture of Dick Tur-
ner, says He was taken at his own
house, on Union Hill, between one and
two o'clock yesterday moEning, by
some Of the provost guard and de
tschment sent specially to arrest hin'
he was sleeping with his wife, it is said,
with three pistols under his head, but
he had time to use neither Of his weap-
ons. 1t appears Turner left the city
after his escape, but returned in dis
guise, snd has since been seeFeted al
home. His presence was detected by
his clothing which was sent out to
wash with his name upon some Of the
pieces. His WssherNwoman betrayed
him.
The London Index, & weekly paper
which was established to advocate the
cause Of the rebellion, and which does
not mean to be discontinued if it can
help it Is urging the English and
Frenck capitalists to buy up Southern
plantAtions, assuring them Of the good
viii Of the southern people, and futurs
if not present advantage What the
Index hopes TO gain By this is certainly
not quite obviout g
Mr. Vim. P. Johason, brother o.
the President Of the United States, Nho
has been residing in Texas for seven
years passed up the Mississippi some
days ago on his way to Washington.
Texas Is 70 have new railroad enc
often projected, but which needs Mill
tary necessity 10 bring into effect Tn,
railroad 50 ohen proposed 70 be bull
from Brszos SontiagO to Brownsville, /
is now certain, Is 70 be built 50 IS {,
make garrisoning and provisioning th,
posts on the Rio Grande more easy.