The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-17
Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Destruction of a Monument by
@ Rebels.
Movement Of Troops.
Southern Troops for Mexico.
Affairs In Virginia.
From Brazil.
Activity In The Land Ollce.
Activity in the Land Onlee.
Scottish Emigration.

AEh lOhkg june ia W As0ll 5Fpn : k1-
cial says: Passengers who arrived to day
from Fairfax C. II. report that the rebels
have destroyed the monument erected last
week on Bull Run battle field. This seems
impossible, snd yet these passengers be-
lieve that the temper of the people in that
part Of Virginia is not more loyal than ak
months ago. General Gamble, who built
the monument, threatens to leave no ves-
tige Of the habitation of two square miles.
Eight thousand troops left for their homes
yesterday; among them the lst New York
heavy artillery, numbering 124 officers and
men.
The last of shermsn's army left for the
west this afternoon, by way Of Parkersburg,
Virginia.
The Herald's New Orleans correspondent
Of the I4th says: Major General Banks VIII
to morrow turn over his command to Ma
jor General Candy.
By order of Gen. Sheridan sll troops to-
day are en- route for the neighborhOOd Of
the Rio Grande. In short time $4,000
southerners from Texas will be in Mexico.
The sympathies of the leading men in that
country will not be with Macmillan.
The steamer Gen. Winthrop, Capt. Can
non, arrived from Shreveport this morn
ing. She brought down to the mouth of
Red river one thousand exchanged Union
prisoners from Tyler.
The Tribune's special Raleigh cores
pondent says the following regiments are
to bs mustered out of service: l74th, l7Sth,
5oth, IIsth and IlIth Ohio ovolunteer infant
ry, 23d and 25th Michigan, 7th and 18TH
Illinois, ssth and 65th Indiana, 18th Ohio
battery, IO4tb, Tooth, I77th and 1O3 Ohio
volunteers, lI2th, Il5th, lI7th and sd New
York volunteers, 2OSd Pennsylvania vOlun-
teers, 18th and 16.h Connecticut volunteers.
These are whole regiments. There are de-
tachments varying from 80 to 200 and odd
men, from nearly every regiment in the
service, who also return home.
The Herald's Washington special says
Mr.. Van Dyke is at present most likely to
receive the appointment of Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, as he is strongly urged
by New York banking interest, and has
qualifications of superior character, as
well as great practical knowledge Of
finance. However, a final demonstration is
making on ths Prssident, in favor of Mr..
Blackford, Of Indiana, from very infuen-
tial quarter. It is rumored that Mr.. Odell
will take the place of Mr.. DsnnisOn in the
Naval Office, as the influences which placed
him there are now withdrawn.
It is confidently expected that instead OF
a large return of over securities from
abroad, it will be quite the other way, if an
increased Navy may be expected.
Many think the best plan for governing
the South is to make military districts Of
it, and keep politics out of the way.
Accounts from City Point represent sls
fairs ia bad condition. The necessities
Of the inhabitants can be but more than
hall supplied by the coming crop.
nav YoEK, June I6.-Rio Janeiro papers
Of May 7.h contain aspesch Of the emperor
on the opening Of the National Congress.
lie alluded to the difficulty with the U. s.
government, in cons, quence of the seizure
on Brazilian waters Of the Florida, and the
interruption Of amcsble relations with
Great Britain, but says the justice Of the
protest in the case was admitted and hopes
in the latter the mediation may result
equally satisfactory.
The termination Of the wsr with Uruguay
ia announced and oliusiou made to hostili-
ties with Paraguay, and the Emperor had
no doubt from the manner in which his sp-
peal for volunteers had been responded 10
would be terminated with success.
Don Pedro informs his Congress that he
recognized Maximilian as Emperor Of Mex
leo in the present condition Of his Empire,
politically, and he gives altogether very
favorable view.
The Tuibune's Washington special says;
The reports from Colorado shows great Ee-
tlvity in land operations. At Denver, in that
| Territory, want Of currency laid in the way
| Of preliminary steps to securing land Un'
der the preemption law, 1925 acres have
been already taken with bounty land war
I rants, and a number Of sales made at sagi
nav, Mich, and at least 1850 acres are locs
ted with bounty land warrants.
Several gentlemen from Scotland are il
town, representing large immigration
from that country, with capital ofS75O, ,OO
which they viii invest in Southern lands
II sufficient inducements are made. Thi
society is made up from industrial classes
They viii increase the capital to 81 ,OoO,Oo
and commence emigratinc Immediately.