The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-23
Preparations FOR ihe Reception
Of President johnson.



WAsANeFos, Aug. s2-Ths mofioa {
quash the shssges aad spseiaeatioas sxaiss
Captain Wartzs msds By the defendant
counsel, wa arened principals s. Jade.
Hughes. Who coaleaasd thas they Ners i
general and uneertains sid that the oEsnssi
charged were cogaiasblo By eva asw ars
not mdlitsy cossla. The Commissions ever
ruled ne action. Tie prisoner plead Sor
Guilty" % the charges against him. Cel
chapuen, Judge Advocats, to-day suggest.
Ell that thepsizcner Be rsneudsd 10 he Old
Capitol, apl that fhe court ROW adjourn. "a
ms the pprb without : Formal vote, ac.
quiesced- Judge Hughes wanted 70 know
. what tine TIE coart had ~adiournsd. COL
f~chapman replied thas be would nssify tie
counsel Of tho re-sssenhlinz Of the court,
and then requested IA Witnesses ia attend
ance % give iniormakon Is 10 whore they
resided, aad Instructed them not to leave
the city ell properly discharged
Judge Hughes said he would like to Be
heard Col. Chapman replied, that under
the parliamentary lzW there could Be no
debate. Gen. Wallace said the Court siands
a ouFned, c~onHsqrsatly there can Be- no
argument The prisonsr vas removed hom
the court room By The military guards.
NV YosE, Aug. 27.-The demand for
moncy is unusually light Private bsskers
hold large balances, which they are offer
ing ate per cent. Applications sor loans,
hoWevo-, are generally met with a demand
for 2 per cent.
The banks are generally lending at the
payment ofths August dividends apon the
7-sof, aud ithas tended 70 improve the
supply Of currency. Discounts are quiet
The supply 0fbills is not large, and good
names are takon as 707K per cent. Other
grades SOLO per cent. The government is
supposed % be selling gold this morning.
and the prices are consequently easier.
Speculative operations seems to have re-
eeived aeheek from the late developments,
and he Transactions are at present, chiefly
Of e regular character.
NV YoRK, Aug. 22.-At ? O'Clock last
evening q Ere broke out in the large
work shop IN the psniientiary on Black
wells Island, which resulted in its CON-
plete destruction. Il is reported that 3
number Of prisoners escaped.
The Richmond papers contain afew items
Of interest,". A meeting was hala on sstar-
day night in Richmond, Al which General
Harris and Others delivered addresses. The
members Of the Richmond press held 8
meeting on Saturday to arrange COR the ro-
esption Of President johnson, who is ex-
pected to arrive in that city.
All the railroads Of the State are going
ahead at fun speed, sud svsry effort Is be-
ing put forth. not only 70 restore them to
then former condition, bat to improve them
in various ways.
A Petersburg paper says that cotton stiH
continues 20 pour into the city, and fnds 3
ready mafkst- Bssides the wagons with
every day the streets are flled, every
on she southern road comes in heavily
Irsiehted-
The savanrah Herald Of the 18th, states
that a violent gale o~ccarsed tbere, light
ming striking in one or two places, rain
flooding the streets, &c. stoddard block,
the North side Of Bay street, seems to
have been in The track Of the gale.
Alargs portion Of the roofing, with the
and sheathing Of the northeast gable
Of the building and q considerable portion
og 10 c~ornice, were blown o4 and shS0wn
e be opposite side Or Bay street. the
Of Dayton street. Throughoas the
city shade trees, fences, etc, were damaged
or less. Many trees were blown down,
and the streets after the storm we're strewn
fallen limbs
Trade in Savannah il Improving. Com
municationsRiih the interior are being rap
idly restored, the Only drawback being the
low waer which Is inconvenisut for trediug.
A Wnshingt,n special says Messfs Rous-
sssu, smith and Mckee; three Of TIE four
union members elect to Congress from KY,
are here for the purpose Of confering with
the President in relation 10 the conditions Of
matters 10 Eshtucky. They are prepared
&c suggest some modification Of the military
administration Of affairs which il sdopted
vii matsriaily improve feeling IN that
state.
A Cabinet meeting WIS held to-day at II
o'clock. All the members present
NEW yORK, Aug.L 22.-The Wilmington
Herald Of the 18th coutains al official com
munication from Msjor Mclean, Of Fay
s~ltevills, in which he states that inssssd Of
two negroes being tied in the public street.
there were others TIED and convicted for
larceny and whipped severely.
wssRHexoS, Aug. 1z.-Maj. Gen. Hitch
cock has published 3 letter on tie snbiecs
Of the exchange Of prisoners; the cause Of
ths inhumaaisy Of the rebel government,
and supporters Of the policy Of stanton
ne also says ia his letter that as long as the
csrtsi tx the exchange Of prisoners was re-
spscisd in the South, it was faithfully OBJ
served - our Government and there was
no reason to doubt its faithfui sxecd1on.
EEwBsESE n. c., Aug. 2z-Ths healsh Of
Newbsrn CONTINUES good There j. no pos
slble danger Of the rssppcarnBos Of yellow
fever, which visited this city last season.
Ordinary lumber 3 selling here Tor forty
dollars per thousand feet, Notwithstanding
heavy Gmbsrsd land can b purchased fer
ave aud tsR dollars per acre On me river
banks a few miles below this city. The
demand FOR houses il great, and she rsna
are 90 high that ordinary houses IN he
business streets pay for themselves nearly
tHciqs times ever in q year.
EEE YoRz, August 2a-eoid sssir, and
opeaea a. 14sx, advacing 70 ~, dseiiHg 10
lss7l, and closing Ct 1917. Sold stocks