Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-02
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday al l.15H.
The Governors Of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Missouri have accepted invitations 10 be in Chi
caeo next week to participate in the DoUGLAs
Monument ceremonies. and will be accompanied
By their respective stats.
The Chicago Board Of Trade room having
been voted By the Board Of Directors for the re
ccption Of the President and party on the oeea-
sion Of their visit here on the 9Th proximo. has
caused good deal Of very III feeling on the part
Of the Jaeobins. and a strong effort Is being made
10 compel the Directors 10 reconsider their action.
THAD. LIxcoLx. son Of the late President.
has been severely hart By horse. He was dri-
wing. and TIT horse ran away. His injuries are
not Of a serious nature.
- The Radicals Of Chicago are so incensed at
President JOHNSON that some are not wanting to
urge the pOstponement Of the ceremonies connect
Cd with laying the corner stone Of the DOUGLAS
monument
- On the 4th instant party Of Missouri Jaeo-
bins attempted the assassination Of JAMES A.
SPELLNAN, Of Texas county, who had committed
no other offense than making speech at a Con-
servative meeting. Although Mr.. sPELLNAE re-
ceivcd several shots, be was not dead at last ac-
counts.
The 81. Louis Democrat charges Chicago
merchants with circulating handbills containing
exaggerated stories about the prevalence Of
cholera In St. Louis, for the purpose Of soaring
country merchants from the latter place.
A gentleman, who has been through the
southern tier Of counties in Iowa. reports that the
crops have been materially damaged by the
drought. The same is true in many counties in
northwest Missouri.
The New York Post says the dinner to the
Presidents party, at DELNoNIcO's, on Wednesday
night, was the most elegant and expensive affair
Of the kind ever enjoyed by so large a party in
this country. Dinner for two hundred and Fifty
was ordered, and the cost was twenty-five thous-
aud dolars---or one hundred dollars for each
plate There was eight different varieties Of wine.
costing from ten TO twenty dollars for each
bottle.
90 The New York Citisen says that Mr.. PRnIE.
the editor-in-chief Of the Journal Of Commerce,
Il devotinr himself 10 preparations for writing the
History Of jerusalem" II is a curious fact that
no such work yet exists. and that city which has
played 90 great a part in the life Of civilization
and Of Chrisiendom. still awaits a competent
chroniclor Of lis varied. picturesque and imposing
fortunes.
jams STONE, a merchant Of Dover. Tennes-
see was shot recently. in St. Louis, and robbed Of
5000. He was inveigled by q pretended friend
10 q secluded spot ct for the bloody deed. STONE
is said TO be Master Mason. He is reported in n
critical condition.
A letter from Claiborne county. Miss, says
tho cotton crop Is the absorbing topic with them.
That county in 1860 shipped about $1,000 bales.
and had a population Of about 1900 negroes.
Now they have 6.O00 and the highest estimate
placed upon the crop is 5000 bales. This was the
estimate about the Isl Of July. and for the last
four weeks they have had no rain. and for two
weeks the army worm has been at werk. Some
planters who had good prospects 10 make 80 to
800 bales, now say they will be satisfied if they
make 80 10 GO bales.
The Yazoo Commercial says: Never was
YaEoo county known 10 be unhealthicr than at
present. There is not house in the country in
which there is not some one sick. While only in
very few instances there is any fatality attendant
upon il. the pain that accompanies the fever Is
generally severe. The swamp Is suffering to an
unusual extent, and the hills generally believed
10 be the favored retreat Of health are copying the
example set by the swamp. We regret that Il is
20. but we must say thatstho amount Of sickness
in the country is unusual"
The Jonesborough. Tenn. Flag says the far
mers Ia that section are oosng all their hogs with
ohoiern.
Tho nett profits Of the Pittsburgh Gas Com
pany last year were S55.57l %.
LOUIS NAPoLEoN has recovered his health.