Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

| the special commune on heJrencnment
| appointed toward the close OF the last SEES
sion, with leave to sit and take testimony
during the recess. They have been hard a
work during portion Of the vacant period
They are new in session in New York.
THE Charleston NeU8 says the result o
free labor in that State, Notwithstanding
many drawbacks, is rather encouraging
The negroes are gradually becoming more
civil and industrious. The crop just har-
vested is only about quarter of that before
the war.
ANTONIO BARBARINo, proprietor of q
street corner fruit stand, in st Louis, died a
few days ago, leaving an estate worth over
$4,000.
JUpGE r. i. CURTIS, of Boston, has been
selected as umpire Of the commission, con-
sisting Of Messrs. ROSE. of Montreal, and
JOHNSON, of Albany, n. Y, to arrange in.
| IDENTITIES arising under the settlement OF
the northwestern boundary between the
American possessions of Grea. Britain and
the United States. The interests of the
Hudson's Bay Company are involved in
this commission.
IT is said that NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
has left a valuable novel, no portion OF
which has been published, his widow hest
tating to permit its publication on account
of the great number of points in which he
had marked for alteration.
THERE is serious trouble again, in the
English manufacturing districts. The cotton
mills of Lancashire are curtailing time,
and what that means, as regards work and
wages, the poor operatives will soon learn
to their cost. Strikes, too, are looming up
again, and altogether, the look out for the
coming winter is nothing, if not blue.
THE Indian news received at Washington
recently is Of a favorable character, and cal
culated to cast some suspicion upon the
reported horrible atrocities with which we
continue to be favored, especially from
Kansas, as if by parties, somehow or other,
not entirely disinterested.
AN employee of the Government filed his
account for pay, etc, in which he had made
an error against himself The question
arose whether he could be paid more thar
he claimed, and the proper accounting
officer Of the Treasury has decided that the
true amount due must be paid, whether the
claim was more or less, and added that the
accounting officers are not required to do, in
their official capacity, for the benefit of the
AIONGIlUtelI
as private individuals for their own benefit
that is, take advantage of the mistake Of a
creditor.
NATIONAL bank circulation to the amount
of S97S,950 was issued by the Comptroller
of the currency last week, making the total
circulation of these institutions 1927 ,065, 059.
CAPT. KNIGHT, of the brig Watergitch,
which arrived at Baltimore on Friday, from
st. Jaga de Cuba, reports having been
boarded while passing Fortune Island on
the Both Of October, by parties from the
shore, who stated that everything on the
island had been destroyed by hurrican the
day previous, one hundred and seven houses
having been blown down, and the inhabi-
tants were in a state of starvation.
THE Legislature of Georgia proposes to
secure native teachers, by providing that
every Georgia soldier, under thirty years of
age, manned in the service, may be eduea-
ted at the State University at the public ex-
pense for such length of time as he will give
his obligation TO teach after leaving the
University.
COMMISSIONER THEAKER will, during the
present week, issue one hundred and eighty
new patents.
Mr.. WALTER, principal proprietor Of the
London Times and Mr. JENNINGS of Lon
don, were in Louisville yesterday.
DR.. PRIEsTLEY, of the United Presbyte-
rian Church at Pittsburg, has been suspend
ed from the ministry, on account of immO-
ralities. lie denies them but submits to the
sentence in an address to his congregation.
A New ORLEANS dispatch of Tuesday
SAYS: Judge ALEXANDER WALKER gained
a verdict against Mrs. ACKLIN (late FRANK
LIN for twenty-five thousand dollars, for
services performed in saving her a million
dollars worth Of cotton during the war
Gen. Polk ordered the cotton to be burned,
and WALKER, acting for Mrs. ACKLIN, per-
suaded the General to revoke the order,
which he did, and the widow sold $500
bales at the highest figures. She offered only
$500 for the service.
A NATIONAL Convention of the Grand
Army Of the Republic is holding a session
at indianapolis which is "mainly secret"
Gov. WoRTH's message was sent 70 the
North Carolina Legislature on Tuesday.
After discussing purely loyal affairs and the
hopeful aspect, he then declares that law and
order exists at all points The civil authori-
ers. Justice is meted out to all colors. He
opposes negro suffrage and the HOWARD
amendment, and recommends the Northern
States to encourage the diffusion of freed
men in their midst.
Gov. Mason, Of Florida, in his message
to the Legislature, delivered on Monday,
takes grounds against the constitutional
amendment; presenting at length reasons
which call for opposition Of people Of the
State to its ratification. He also alludes to
the conflict between military authorities and
the Presidents policy, as shown by inter
ference Of the former with civil tribunals in
disregard Of the Presidents process, setting
up special judicial tribunals in violation OF
the United States Constitution.
The Louisiana State Fair was opened on
Tuesday at New Orleans with grand cere-
monies. Thirty thousand persons were pre-
sent. During the week cotton plantation,
perfectly stocked, valued at forty thousand
dollars, is to be raffled for FIVE dollars per
share.
GEN. JANIS BRowNLOw, son Of the Gov
ernor, was. on Tuesday, made Captain Of
cavalry in the regular army and ordered to
San Francisco.