The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-13
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NIGHT DISPATCHES

NEW YOEK, May l2.-The Commercially
| Washington special says that the French
minister explains thas the French troops
which are reported as hsvir z passed Ha
vans on their way to Mexico, are recruits
to take the place Of men VII Sc term Of er-
vice have expired or who have been inva-
lids. The Post says that Gee. Santa Anna
arrived at E izsbethport, this am by the
steamer Georgia from st. Thomas He is
accompanied b several South Americans.
1t is understood that the object cf his com
ing here is TO unite his efforts with these of
the liberal party OF Mexico to expel Maxi
millian. He declares that he is not seeking
for power, but will place himself under the
lead Of Juarez.
HARTFORD, COM, May I2.-The Courznt
OF this morning announces that the con-
tract for constructing the Gettysburg Mon
ument has been awarded TO lis designer,
James G. Patterson Of Hartford. The mon
ument is to cost $50, 900.
WASHINGTON, May I2.-The Collector Of
Customs Tor New York is here to-day to fl G
his bonds, and to make other preparations
for entering upon the duties of his Office on
next Monday.
NEw YoRK, May 12.-Oficial documents.
which have been placed in the hands Of
Secretary Seward by Mr.. Romer, the Min
ister Of Mexico at Washington, reveal the
fact that Santa Anna was a warm advocate
OF mOnarchial forIe of Government in that
country, and is now q warm adherent OF
Maximillian.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Board of Health
have before them a proposition to divide
the city into six hospital districts, in which
when epidemics occur there shall be estab-
lished as many hospitals as the exigences
require. The matter of allowing the offals
4 e l.. L.
overheard to float and lodge on Long
Island is under discussion.
The Board of Excise has thus far granted
three thousand leases
The Board Of Council has rendered de-
eision that Bedlar's Island is outside the Ex-
else Distr CT and that Staten Island is inside.
The master ship builders have offered a
reward of $3.50 for the arrest and cOnyic-
ton of parties who have assaulted, or may
assault, men who have gone to work.
The strike Of the carpenters and eaulkers
continues.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The President has
approved the bill to incorporate the Ma
tional Theological Institute, in the District
OF Columbia, for the education of persons
for the christian ministry. There is to be
no exclusion from the Institute on account
of theological belief. The bill is silent as
to race or color.
Maj. Gen. Hitchcock, COmmissary Gen.
eraI OF Provis. Ons, has given notice that a
sufficient length Of time having elapsed for
the presentation of claims against the fund
under charge of the officer of monies re-
covered from the rebel authorities taken
from United States soldiers while held as
prisoners of war, no claims presented after
this date will be considered. A pro rata
distribution of the fund will be made on all
claims on file, on satisfactory proof of the
identity Of claimant and authenticity of
the claim being presented.
New ORLEANS, May 12.-The Atlanta Com
mercial Bulletin has the following from
correspondent in the Southern part of
Georgia, that owing to great scarcity of la
Dor, the cotton crop for this year will barely
reach half the amount reached in 1860,
which / think was estimated at four million
bales. l am clearly of opinion that fifteen
million pounds is a fair estimate for the
coming crop. This State, at TIE present
time, possesses more negroes than whites,
yet she will hardly make half a crop. With
few exceptions, there is not plantation in
this section of the State that has its full
quota of hands. A vast number of farm
are therefore idle.
The same thing can be said of other por-
tions of the cotton growing re- lions of the
State. In Middle Georgia there . a great
deficiency of laborers and these ire tam
pered with and seduced from their employ
ers for the more fertile lands of the West, or
for some other purposes, leaving large
number of planters entirely destitute. An
agent of the Department of Agriculture
writes to the same effect. Every planter
that can get labor is planting all the cotton
possible, In hopes TO sell at nigh rates and
many OF them are neglecting corn, prefer
ing to depend on the North Tor supplies.