The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-19
Fire in Philadelphia
National Tsaehers' association.

porta destroyed.
ouB1cs Aug ls-Ab7ut 1850 last nigl
q hrsbroks cut in = house en- The corner
Csrrol and Queen strests, occupied By Jea
Fsoqst grocer. The danes extendsC
DESPITE al srsrtiona, along csrson, Queen
Aiehsdson and King streets, 6~sstroyin
between sixty and eighty buildings. Los
not yef a~scsrtainsd.
EEVYoAx, Aug. 1s-eold arm, but With
out Speculative movement, the transaction
being ,hiedy regular and on account Q
custom demand. The aversgs quotation
this mqning l42k.
Grahim & Co. estimate their losses b for
geries, depreciation Of credit and stock, vii.
not exceed $l5O,00o. They are busDy en-.
Egsgsd Il collecting their s~ssetts, and up &c
to-day, noon, have collected some s5O,0eo
The exact amount of losses sustained By
Kstehm, Son 4 Co. has not yet been as
%eertainld, but is supposed 70 be in the
~neighbuhOOd Of s2,O6O,OaO. So Ter, no
trace, whatever, Of young Kesehum has
been found.
The Posts special says a Cabinet ses-
sion wsI held to-day. Only Secretary se-
ward A4d- Attorney General Speed we're ab.
sent.
Collector Webster, at Baltimore, has thus
far appointed discharged soldiers to vacant
places in the Custom House in that city.
NEw YORK, Aug, ls.-General Geneva
Brown alias Lyons, made q statement in
Court +his a. m, which the Judge, at her
conclusion said he falt in his heart was true,
concerning her eonnection With Jeuhins,
and that shshoaght 10 be set at liberty.
She stated she met jenkins first in a con-
cert saloon to which che was compelled to
go for employment. Her employer told her
TO pay particular attention to him and he
would give her much money, and Jenkins
did give her much money. He gave her
SiOoOt to buy q watch. She sent i. to pay her
brothers schooling. jenkins told Der he
was rich AID owned oil wells. he gave her
$500 70 furnish rOoms. He came 70 see
h~srFequsntly. she thought she had re-
esiyed from him near $500. The case still
goes on.
WAlEISGEos, August ls-The contract
for converting FOTd's theatre into q fire.
proof bulding as a depository for rebel
archives, has been awarded Richard Dun
lap, Of Brooklyn, q tS2s, 600.
Chief Justice Chase has returned to the
city.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Is.-A ERE this morn
ing destroyed the sash factory Of A. r.
Lentz, on Third street, above Poplar. Loss
on the building $4,000. Iasurrues small.
Wall 4 Garrsion, moulding manufacturer,
lost $4,000 Insurance $500. CRATER q
Co., pieture-frame makers, lest Sl0, 900. No
insurance. Total loss about $500, 600.
H4REIsBUR0, August 1s.-The National
Teachers Association re assembled this
morning. The following officers we're elect.
ed for the ensuing year: Prraidsnt-D P.
W~iekersham. Vice PEesidents-Richard
Edwards, Of the Illinois Normal sehooi, T..
". Valentine, Of Brooklyn, New York, II.
Phelps, Minnesota, John s. Hart, Tren-
ton, N. J., D. W. Frank, Iowa City, C. 8.
Psnnsll, St. Louis, G.. W. Hass, Indianspo-
lie, J. ". Buiklsy, Brooklyn, D. 7. Hagsr,
Salem, Mass, J. N. Gregory, Kalamazoo,
Mich, S. s. Greene, Providence, R. 1. Sec
rstsFiss-s. H. White, Chicago, L. P. Bates
Harrisburg.
The COMMITTEES appointed at the annual
S%sssi,n TO consider the oswsgo system Of
teaching, submitted a lengthy report
oommending the plan.
NV HATRS, CoSE., August Is.-The
button factory Of Wall & Co., of Wa
torbury, was destroyed by FIRE this morning
3 O'e.ock. The building was of wood,
stories high. Loss $4,000 and insured
for $4,000. It was probably the work Of
an incendisry. A number of hands were
out Of employment. The building
is to be rebuilt.
NEW YoRK, August Is.--The Union State
COMMITTEES have issued q call fr . State
Convention, to be composed Of delegates
who supported the administration Of Lin
coin in the ro-seution Of the war and are
in favor Of supp ring the administration Of
Jonhnson, are to meet at Syracuse the 2Oth
Of April next 70 elect officers.
NAV YoRx, Aug. Is.-Upon application
Of creditors Of Morris, Ketehum & Co, the
Supreme Court, this forenoon, granted
attachments against the firms property,
Of real estate valued at over one
half million dollars.
The Tribune's Washington special says
there is considerabls dissatisfaction among
troopsin the department. Of Virgins, in re-
gard to their retention in service, which has
rendered an order from Gen. Terry, on the
subject necessary. Many men had enlist
ed for the war and now that it is Yirtus "
ended they are juitly entitled to a discharge
from service. While necessity, Gen. Terry
terms, during the war, Sc being, while ne.
eessity for a military force continues, and
this necessity viii continue 70 exist iii eve
rs State recently in rebellion returns 70 its
former relationship ard allssiaues to the
Federal Union. While Cen. Terry appears
proud Of his comnapd, iSpot byany means
deslrous % suily their well sarnsd reputa.
ton, ySt,he asO reminds them Of the ez-
htenee 81 military law, and gives them "a
undsrsisnat he crimes o. deseriions ssd IN
subOrdination will bs~ severely punished,
the sans ssitthe trSsps were stu engaged
in aetys ~esmpaign.
WasHISoTog, Augg1s.-The Presidons TO-
day appointed Hannibal Hanlfa Collector,
o. ". Goooh, Surveyor and A. B. Uudsr-
wood Naval okcer Of the port Of Boston.
Several couptsraeit oae-d5lar u. s.no;ss
we're recently presented 81 ~ TrassqTy Fr
redemption, but we're readily dete led BY
sxperis in that Bureau. Theirs we're nu-
msrous oounterfsii fisys, but nene % fssss
known, Of denomination ons Thousand, i've
hundred, and two dollars. Others are eogs-
tsrisitsd.
The rebel Gen. J A. Smith, Of Tennss-
see, Is among the sPPleanh Cor pardon.
Several special paTdons were granted To-
day.
The Government has bssn oheialiy n
formed by a letter dated Port Aahrs, Mn
iroca Iuland, July q, thAs The ckolsrs bad
made its appearance On the coast oAspain
Tho civil Govsrnor Of the Island has given
directions that P-ePsr care be lsksa "a pre-
vent The spread Of the disease should YES
sells arrive having q on board 10 vessels
nearer this pors than Aeespu'eo.
The msrohaats are circulating q petition
10 the Navy Yard Commands askirz hin
70 telegraph to Washington fr Permission
to charter the American s.ssnsF Colorado,
and start her Immediately il purruit Of be
ghenandosh.
The London and saa FrAasiseo bank,
with q capital o. 5000 Doc, is announced
under the management Of ez 6ea. Latham.
sas FaascIsoo, July a.--Tbs latest from
he Shenandoah was tsis afternoon, June
ga, uhou she was near Cape Thadseus,
uissriug northwest toward where . asst Of
sixty Wanlsrs wers known 10 Be- prsvsousiy.
Capt Eys had len The bark Milo during
tbs dag IN 5 small boat Tor the purposs Of
warning The feet Of danger. Ths Milo also
spoke % . French vAaisr, szd iansai-