The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-15
By Telegraph
Afternoon DisptChes.
Washington Items.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
Death OF Prof. Powell.
New ExcIse Law in New York.

AEW aAkf NAY l4.-1nS Times special
says tbs bill making appropriations for le-
gislatlys, executive and judicial expenses
will be called up in the Senate tomorrow,
and either considered at once or set as 9
special der for given day this week. In
this b he it passed the Hoase there is ona
appropriation of $1,000, 900 Tor expense for
issuing treasury notes not authorized by
loans, with proviso that no expenditure
shall be pade for the experimental testing
of hydrostatic printing by the Treasury
Department until such experiments shall
have been definitely authorized by Law,
and distinct appropriation made there
for, in the face of facts susceptible Of the
plainest proof, showing the propriety of
the above proviso. Mr.. Clark has succeed
ed in getting the proviso struck out by the
Senate Finance Committee.
Gen. Howard has begun the distribution
of the $25, 900 appropriated by Congress for
the relief of destitute and suffering freed
men in this district. A beard has been ap-
pointed with DR.. Rieburn, Chief Medical of
the Bureau, as President, and the city is
divided into four districts, with superin-
tendent for each. Every case of destitution
reported is thus thoroughly examined, and
the relief afforded is granted with care and
The reconstruction joint resolution is not
likely to be reached in the Senate to-mor-
row, unless specially called up.
The Senate is much behind the House in
the matter of business. The appropriation
bills, which have passed the House, are
pressing upon the co.. sideration of the
Senate.
The Worlds special says every means
which may be consistent with the welfare of
the country will be used to reduce the num-
Der Of volunteers in the service.
The Paymaster General has issued a spe-
cial order, directing that the pay of about
one hundred officers in the volunteer and
regular service should be stopped until they
have rendered satisfactory accounts to the
So much negligence has Oc-
CURED in this regard that the Paymaster is
determined to use the most stringent means
to overcome the abuse.
Governor Goodwin, the delegate in Con-
gress from Arizona, does not take the doubt
fHl side of the massacre story attributed to
Ross Browne Governor Goodwin says that
is is an easy matter for the Indians to
gather a force of 1900 for treacherous ex-
pedition like the one presented, as capturing
Fort Goodwin and massaereing its inhab-
itants. The Department have reason 10 fear
that it is true.
Int LIlDunO bpOGEdl . b4lO bDLdl To-
ceipts of Internal Revenue were $423,237,
$50 Receipts from Customs during the
week ending the 18th inst, for the ports
mentioned are as follows: New York, 3d.
253 300; Philadelphia, $l03,559 48; Boston
S290,4I5 81 Ba timore, S60,76 "a. Making
the aggregate income received from these
sources for the period mentioned 1898, 1858
49, The disbursements of the Treasury on
account of the war, navy and interior de-
partment5 for last week were as follows:
War, S308, oil; Navy, 81 ,279,276; Interior,
S457 ,004. 81 ,616,73 of National Bank note
currency was issued last week. To al
amount issued up to date, S272, 1875, ,895.
The following is a statement of the amount
Of funds in the cash vaults Of the Treasury
on the 18th inst: United States legal tender
notes, S268, 900; National Bank notes, $92,-
$50; fractional currency of all denomina-
tions, 81 ,476, 1855 gold, 100000; silver,
S2O5, 600; cents, $500; reserve fund of TEN
porary loan, $4,000 900; reserve fund of
surplus issue OF United states notes, S37,-
942, ,425; reserve fund of surplus issue COM
pound interest notes, 81, ,67I 800; compound
interest notes in redemption due, 81 1850, 900.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
lately received from the Royal Agricultural
Society of Austria, very fine collection of
choice seeds, donated to the United States
for experimental purposes. The Commits
sioner is of the opinion that an experiment
will satisfactorily demonstrate the adapti
bility of many of these seeds to the Ameri-
can climate, and thereby prove valuable
acquisition the agricultural interests of the
country.
CMCINNATI, May 14.-Professor W. Byrd
Powell died in this city yesterday.
R. l.. Armstrong, formerly OF Chapel,
Bruce & Co., of this city, was killed at
Paris, KY, Saturday, by man named
Merriwel.
There were seven deaths by suicide in
this city last week.
A special to the Commercial from New
Orleans, 18th, says; One white person and
five negroes were burned to death at fire
on New Levee street, Saturday night.
New YORK, May l4.-The new excise law
was generally enforced in the city yester
day. The restaurants, however, were open
and drove thriving trade. Large num-
bers OF people made excursions to the rural
districts of Westchester county, where the
law is not in force. There were eighty-six
arrests for infringements of the law in the
city.
one death from cholera occurred yester-
day on the hospital ship Falcon.
great demonstration in Jones' Wood.
Upwards Of four thousand people attended
the funeral of the late John g. Davis, Grand
Master of the Dad Fellows, yesterday.
NEW YORK, May l4-The Hersld's Fort
Monroe correspondent says; JEFF Davis re-
celved the announcement Of his indictment
with indifference. His main point OF de-
Tense will be based on the prerOgatives
granted every citizen to sustain the official
action Of his respective State.
Gold opened at 1907, and closed at l3O1z.
Cotton dropping.
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-The failure OF
Work, MeCouch & Co bankers OF this city,
caused much excitement at the stock board
this morning. The failure has entailed
heavy losses on stock Spectators, they were
great bearers IN Westonville passenger rail-
road shares, which we're forced up to forty
five dollars, then fell to twenty dollars, and
to-day declined to eight dollars per share.