Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-24
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

- The Washington Star says that the Republic
cans in Congress are waiting to hear from Tennes-
rec before they will fix day for adjournment
Should the Convention in that State ratity the
amendment. the Senators and Representatives
will be admitted at once and desire to do this
prompts delay until il can be known whether il
can be done.
The President has committed the death SEN
tence Of the South Carolinians, who were tried and
convicted NY court-martial, at Charleston. for
Eilling two negro soldiers while on guard duty.
The communication Of the sentence is based on the
ground that the evidence was not direct as TO the
parties charged with the ofonsc being the guilty
offenders.
Under existing laws the Superintendent Of
West Point must belong 10 the engineer corps Of
the army. The Senate has. however. in one bill
said that he may be taken from any csrps, and
the House had said the game thing in another
bill. Whether both Houses can agree to say ths
in the same hill remains TO be seen.
- The authorized officer Of the Comptroller Of
the Currency Bureau recently destroyed by burn
ms $4,000 Of National Bank notes. because the
signatures of the Cashier ami President were
printed thereon instead Of written, as directed by
lsu.
A United States Senator is raid to have been
one Of the parties arrested for attending the late
prize fight.
- Ia consequence Of the warliko aspect of af-
fairs across the Atlantic, important additions are
10 be made 10 the United States European Squad
ron.
A bill was introduced in Congress on Thurs
day, providing for a National Park and sitc for
new Executive mansion ut Washington.
i Lord BnouGHAM appears determined to assert
the mental and physical claims Of octogenarians
against their late assailants. The London Post.
noticing the arrival of the venerable peer in Paris
from Cannes on his way 10 England. says: He
is iu excellent health. and capable Of bodily
excrtion quite extraordinary at his advanced age.
For instance he left Cannes In the afternoon after
an early dinner. Travelled all night and the next
day arrived in Paris in the evening. then after a
rapid toilet went 10 n soiroc TO meet some Of his
French scientific friends not retiring to rest until
nearly midnight. The performance is certainly
not an inconsidcrable one for a gentleman born
In the pear y779.
The auditor for the Postonice Department
has been unusually active during the last four
months. recalling TO the minds Of the Postmastcrs
IF the rebel States the balance due from them 20
the Government. Tho amount Of their indebted
ness is about S3OO.0OO Of which about 100000 has
been paid and nearly the same amount has been
put in process Of collection by suit. The Govern
ment has the advantage of 4 very stringent at
tachment law, passed in view Of this large indcbt-
edness The POstmasters who refuse TO pay, and
prefer 10 stand the chance of suit, claim gcner-
ally that this should be credited with stamps.
which they turned over to the Confederate Gov
eminent In this way COHEN. of Savannah. mem
Der elect to the House Of Representatives. claims
orer 5000. GALLOWAY, Of Memphis, claims over
s9O00. The Mobile Postmaster paid $4,000 under
protest. The probability is that nearly the full
amount due can be collected from the property
either Of the Postmasters or their sureticS
WIN. BYNSER WHITE and JoHN JACKSON, con
yicted by military commission in Augusta, and
sentenced TO be hung three weeks ago and twice
respited by the Secretary Of War, were executed
to-day They were executed for the murder Of
Captain TEw, near Marietta, in November,
When the jury in the MCCAIN case went out
they stood eleven for acquittal and one for con
yiction. So understands the Knoxville CONNER
sat-
- The Charleston and Knoxville Railroad dele
cations who were in Cincinnati in the early part
Of the week, were entertained in Louisville, on
Friday. by the City Council, the Board Of Trade.
and Directory Of the Louisville and Nashville
AnllrNuus ven. AhhNhhlbtts oA hNoANlllts M
TRENHOLM. of Charleston and Mr.. McGHFF, of
the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad. made
speeches.
A letter has been received in Knoxville.
which states that in Floyd county. Georgia, a
terrible affair is chroniclod. too terrible for belief
Il is in substance that three ladies were returning
home from visit to a neiEhbor. when negro
came upon them IN a secluded out of-tho-way
40 H.. l.. L,
ceeacd in getting away from him. The ether one
be took into the woods and tied her and kept her
there for two DAYS without food. Her friend found
her at the end Of that time. The negro was caught
and the lady was asked what punishment she de-
sired 20 have inflicted on this demand. She re-
piled she wanted his arms cut Of, and then
wished him skinned alive The sentence was exc
cuted. The negro lived about ten minutes af(er
the nporafion.