Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-11
IrEMs 81 eENERAL NEWs.


ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
--GoLp closed in New York yeaterds, at 1855
WILLIAM GiIMoRE SKIS Is IN New York city
looking after his collection Of Southern war
roetry.
The loss By the burning Of ST. Patrick's Ca
thcdraI, New York city, Is not 50 great as was
supposed-not exceeding $4,000, on which there
Is an insurance. Of $1,000. All valuab1es Of the
Cathedral vera removed in time. and the walls
have escaped without serious damage.
Rev. @. B. BoFEroS has been installed Is pas
tor Of the new Congregational Church in wash
ington. the cornerstone Of which was laid last
week. -
There probably never has been an election
where so few ofiee-holders have left Washington
to vote Out Of eight thousand Government off,
cials. It is not believed that three hundred have
gone home 10 vote. On previous similar occasions
there has been general exodussef ofice-holders
II, Is said that the Emperor NAPOLEON viii
employ bis leisure hours. while at Compeigno in
collecting materials for his projected history Of
CHARLExAGxE. The work viii be commenced 50
soon as The Life Of CESAR" is completed.
- The city Of Cincinnati is paying S. o for
gas. which costs the Gas Company less than-90
cents.
-Thesteamer EVeaiHg Star, with three hundred
souls on board. foundered, one hundred and fifty
miles east Of Tybee. Georgia, and nearly all on
board persisted. She was bound from New York
to New Orleans.
The New Haven Conn CoHricr says that Ar
HuNo, a Japanese Prince, is en- out ale
College, from japan, via
"A sea-wail for the protection Of portion Of
the harbor Of San Francisco is to DO constructed
at cost Of S2600.0O0. f
- St. Louis is doing considerable amount Of
business directly with Europe. In the first eight
months the collections in the Custom house
amounted to s556.076.
The International Society Of Fine Arts. a
newly organised association in London. presided
over By Lord kANELAeH, and POSSESSING capital
Of $4,000. has entered into relations with the
Literary and Artistic Circle Of Brussels with a
view 10 the Development and encouragement OF
ART. A new journal called the "Infermofionaf
C,rONieie Of Pine Aris. has appeared at Brussels.
O. the organ Of the association.
-JUsUs LIEEIG has written q book on and
against Lord BACON. denying BAcoN's title to be
considered The father or fosterer Of modern natural
science. The work has been translated into
English.
The Second Comptroller Of the Treasury has
decided that hernia. OF the breaking Of a Iimb
when received in the performance Of military
duty, are wounds within the meaning ofthe act of
Juy2s. 1896. IL they arc Of, Sufficient gravity 10
cause the soldiers discharge
-Ex-Gev. MArrEsoN. Of Illinois, has settled in
New Orleans.
Chancellor SMITH. Of Memphis, has issued an
injunction TO the County Court Clerk, LoAoUE,
directing him to keep the records in Memphis in
stead Of Raleigh.
Rom. KEssIcoTT. a wen known man Of SCI
encc, formerly connected with the Smithsonian
Institute, but lately engaged in the Russian tell
sgraph enterprise, is dead.
- The French Government intends TO intro
dueo the Prussian military system into France,
dividing the army into the Line and the first and
second Landwehr. It Is calculated that France
will then be able to call out one and half million
Of soldiers at short notice.
The reporters at tho Roman Catholic Coun-
Gil, 10 Baltimore. are outdone. Tho debates arc
carried on in Latin, and pencil and paper is use
less TO them.
General Howard has ordered the rents that
have accrued upon the property Of JosErH Z.
DAVIS, brother Of JEFfERsoS DAVIS, TO be paid 10
him FROM and since the date Of his pardon papers,
which we're issued on The 18th Of March last but
not forwarded to him until early in September.
- The cholera L not abating in Philadelphia.
Nearly ninety new eases. with three deaths. have
been reported from Saturday noon to noon Of
TUESDAY.
- RoLFE S. SAUNDERS has returned to Memphis
with bis commission as TnternaI:Rovenuo Col
lector for West Tennessee.
A new practice is in vogue among the fash
ionables Of both sexes in Paris. Thoy mend from
four to Eve hours in the Waer Of bath establish
mcnti singing playing games ofdominoes chess |
ETC.. and also in Irritation.
The Worids Washington special says that Gen. |
sLoCUN Is 70 be rendered an important foreign |
mission.
- eneral N. B. FoRREsT has opened Cot
ton Factorage and Commission House in Mem
phis.
re. BRINKLEY is spoken Of as President |
Of the Memphis and Little Rock road.
- Judge PArrkRsoN. United States Senator |
from Tennessee. arrived at his home in Greene
vile On Sunday.
Knoxville Is healthy again.
- Judge J. T. SwAYNE is an Independent Con-
sentative candidate for Judge Of the Criminal /
Court Of Memphis
90 The Scottish Rite Of Masonry, q high degree
in that fralernity. was administered in Memphis /
on Monday, under the auspices Of ALBERT PIKE.
AZ - cAAANu AuAA nun WNhN AsAhhANMs AAN II
present Minister to France. win resume his odi-
torial duties ON the New York Post. upon his re-
turn 70 this country. .s
A terrific riot oceurredat Richmond. Indiana, /
on Monday. The grand army Of the republic at /
tackled Conservative meeting. General MERE |
DIrH. Col. BfoKEL and Judge G9oDISG we're |
driven from the stand, narrowly escaping with |
their lives. CNE /
"A New Orleans dispatch Of the 9Th SAYS; A |
serious crevasso Il imminent few miles above |
the city in Jefferson parish. should the hissis- /
sippi swell two OF three additional feet aud the |
lovee remain in Is present broken condition, the
city IS threatened with a aood.
The receipts Of the ST. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair last week. we're about seventy
Eve thousand dollars.
- a severe storm passed over Indiana Tuesday
night. At one place sixteen houses and railroad
depot were blown down and one man killed.
Md. Gen. THos. L. CRrrTENpES has been ap-
pointed Colonel Of the Thirty second regular in
fantry.