Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-28
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

No little astonishmont is expressed at the con-
tinued magnitude Of the receipts of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. Not the least amazed indivi-
duals are the officers Of the bureau and the Secre-
tsry Of the Treasury himself. The experiences arc
90 far beyond the previous estimates, and the
steadiness is so different from the anticipated vari-
atoms, that the whole only be accounted for
by the gr9at maxim that we are wonderful pco-
pie.
g. B. Lamar and his son, lately arrested in
Savannah, have been released, by order of the
Commanding General. upon their furnishing
$2o,OOO bonds TO answer for their appearance at
Court
= There is a remarkable relic Of antiquity
In the Patent Office at Washington II is a slab Of
marble, represented 20 be a part Of the monument
erected by Miltiades to commemorate the battle
of Marathon So we read in paper before us,
but we do not insist that it should be implicitly
believed.
- The Governor Of Indiana recommends that
separate schools be appropriated for colored
children.
- Bishop Potter Of New York. in a sermon de-
ivered last week, very severe on operate
singing in the Episcopal churches Of New York
city. The whole thing. he said, had become
scandal: il was time to speak out about it, and it
hhs thne II was suppressed. Inc Prayer Book
contained an abundance of beautiful and impress
sivo hymns, suited 10 ssery stage Of life, and
these, he said, should be used.
Hon. John II. Reagan, Confederate States
Postmaster General, who recently liberated
from prison, informed his friends on reachinr
Texas, that he had interview with President
johnson and Secretary Seward before leaving
Washington, and that they both expressed their
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should take plnce account of the late rebellion
They believed that blood enough had already
been shed, and that the South had suffered enough
IN the general devastation and Impeachment of
The country, and in the loss Of some three or
Tour thousand millions Of property in their late
slaves.
The Herald's Washington special dispatch
says 1t is stated in Washington, quite positively
that Gen. Grant will sail, Immediately after the
holidays, in the flag ship Of the Gulf Squadron,
for the Rio Grande
- The Washington Euenino Star has infornn
ton of n riot in Alexandria, Va, yesterday. and
says II commenced by n party Of negroes with n
drum, breaking in the door Of a man named Wan
kin. lie fred on the party. killing one and
Wounding another. The disturbances OK
tended to other portions Of the city, and lasted
until late at night Shooting was going on in every
direction. and four white men are reportod killed
and number wounded. in addition TO six no
groos reported killed.
"A letter from Charleston, s. C. saws tbo dig-
Guilty between the freedmen and the planters on |
tho islands along the South Carolina coast still |
continues. party Of old proprictors. accompan- |
lod by two ofGencral Sic,lcs stafrofccrs recent
y went from Charleston 10 James Island for the |
purpose OF having a conference with the negroes |
On approaching the island in their boat they were |
confronted by about sixty armed negroes, who |
"ouldhsten TO no explanations even from the ar
my officers, but threatened TO fire on the first one
oil the party who stepped ashore. Two regiments
Of regular troops were afterward sent to the island
to put the freedmen under better subjugation.
Army officers in South Carolina are using
every exerton 10 dispcl the impression of colored
people that the Government designs securing them
IN possession of plantations. General Saxton,
Assistant Commissioner of the Frecdmcn's Blu
reau for she State, addressed them ON the subject
at a large public meeting on Thursday last.
- Dispatches from Washington say the Prcsi-
dent viii hold an annual lovec on New Years day
butt isscarcoly probable that any public reception
can take place before the last Of January in con-
sequence Of the rcfurnishing Of tho Executive
mansion, which has no, yet begun.
- There is no truth in the report that the
Southern members elect held a caucus few DAYS
AFRO and resolved TO go homo TO remain there until
after tho 4th Of May, next Most Of these Southern
Congressman have gone homo to spend the holi
days and intend returning in January to prosecute
their claims for seats in Congress
- Tho opinion is gaining ground that the GRE
dentials Of claimants for seats from the Southern
States should be referred 10 the Committee on
Elections, and thoro be disposed Of.
- A call. headed by General Grant and signed
by a number Of other distinguished officers of the
army and navy, has been issued for public meet
ing TO take into consideration the best means Of
providing for disabled veteran soldiers and sea-
men. and forming permanent military association
which shall have their welfare as its object.