The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-26

pSAA' SAy AfNo DCCA tAtCtCA DSAobOA
from Connecticut.
The residence of Mrs. Gen. Ander-
son, Knoxville, was burnt Wednesday
morning last.
A majority OF the Senate Committee
on the District of Columbia are in IA
vor of doing away with election Of
/ Mayor and Councils, and governing the
/ District by a commissioner.
The War Department reports that of
its employees 66j we're IN the Union
4 army, and but one in the rebel army.
This one was appointed on recommen-
dation of Mr. Lincoln.
Among the amendments to the tax
bill is one taking of from passengers
! the y per cent now saddled on them
by the internal revenue law.
| Specimens of tin ore from California
were exhibited at the General Land
| Office recently, of extraordinary rich
ness and purity. This ore is found
about eighty miles south Of the Quick.
! silver Mines Of California, and is -
per cent pure metal
| In the recent Junior Prize Debate OF
| the Broth ers in Unity Of Yale College,
the second prize was awarded to John
w. Showalter, of Minerva, Ky, and
the third prize to }. J. Brooks, of Sa-
lem, Ohio.
A bill passed by the House authorizes
! the President in addition to the pres.
ent officers Of his household to employ
/ A Private Secretary at a salary of......S4 900
Assistant Secretary 1900
....... 2,OOt
Four Clerks, ST 800 Cach.................. 1,2OC
TotaI....................................$IG 200
Mr. Spalding moved to add a stenOg
rapher at s. 800 This, however, was
Withdrawn, and the bill went through
50 to %.
A man named John Gallagher is on
trial in Boston for the murder Of Den
mis- Cokeley. The first person sworn in
on the jury was n colored man-peI
haps the first in this country who has
sat in capital case.
Among the partners in the firm Of
Pinto, Perez ~ Co, Of London, whose
bankruptcy has just been recorded, is
the Hon. Lionel Ashley, fifth son o.
the Ea,l of Shaftesbury. Seduced by
the apparent wealth and position o.
the firm, he is said to have entered 6
short time back, taking with him some
twenty thousand pounds, every shil
ling of which is lost
Frank Blair's nomination as Collec
tor of Internal Revenue of St Louis, il
again before the Senate.
George III of England is said to hav,
distinguished himself 10y wOnderingly
inuuiring how the apple was got in
side a dumping. HIS great grandson
the Prince of Wales, lately asked
question which showed him to be al
> inheritor Of the true Guelphic brillian
cy. lie recently went to see Fechte
! perform in tho Master Of Bavenswood
a version of SCOTS Bride of Hammer
moor. After the play the Prince con
plimented the actor on his perform
ance and said, 81 suppose it is trans
3 lation from the French, or is it some
thing of your own.
The Committee of Ways and Mean
have agreed to an amendment of tn
Tax Bill, providing that lists of in
comes shall not be published nor fur
nished for publication, but they shaI
be open to private inspection at tn
Office of the Collector
In Havana the principal theme {
conversation is the suppression {
, books, newspapers and all conVers
D. ton, other than that relating to the
n work, among operatives in cigar an
other manufactures This high-hant
X ed measure is increasing the discol
y tent among the people, and togethc
IS with other tyrannies Is likely to brin
q on q revolt.
b The stockholders of the New Yor
I, Academy of Music have held NEE
ing and determined to rebuild at ono
'SS The new structure is to be complete
or 10y the LIST of November
q The excise tax on spirits brOug!
into the English treasury last yet
cII,OoO,O 600, the "largest sum, possibly
says Mr.. Gladstone, ever raised in al
country, or in any period Of history,
a direct tax on any one single col
modify"
The Treasurer Of Wabash count
Indiana, owing to unfortunate specul
y tions in pork, has failed for S3l 600.
, is presumed that the county IS secure
by his bondsmen.
~ 1t is reported that Spain is active
> preparing for the coming shock Of q
great European war. Her Medit,
ranean garrisons were being rel
&c, forced.
Col Ed Parrot, who is now in Wa:
ingt0n, announces himself as can
. date for Congress againstGen. ScbeuC
> The cornerstone Of the monume
to Stephen A. Douglas will be laid
the 18th of June.
The Kentucky race horse Asterc
having hurt himself has been throw
out Of training.
IL is asserted en- good authority, Il
Ia Senators Morgan, Sewart and Lane
!" Kansas, will vote for the constitution
amendments, if the third section
stricken out
The new story by the author Of "Ad'
- Bede, etc, will be published IN 10
don early in June, with the title
-. "Felix Holt, the Radical 1t is und
m n stood that the story will be in the
IRE thor's old vein Of descriptions of !
'st in the midland counties of England
= Rev. Dr. Fisher has resigned the p
siaency of Hamilton College, and Pr
lessor Arson j. Upson is mentioned
his probable successor.
It's reported that Professor Elwa
J.. Youmans has accepted a proiess'
ship Of chemistry in Antioch Coles
Major Wainwright has received
II, ders 10 remove all the buried Fede
soldiers between Resacca and Chat
nooga to the latter place for RENT
ment in the National Cemetery.
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