Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-06
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AAEALH VI GANA4stAaf ANA-NN-r
Geld closed in New York yesterday atl.4syz.
VIZ J. Stone. Jr.. ESQ, an eminent member
q thc Washington City bar, died day or two
since.
Brevet Col. Surgeon s. A. EDWARDS has been
appointed chief medical officer Of the Freedmen's
Bureau, rice Gales W. HoKNEE, relieved.
The internal revenue receipts for last week
amounted to sl0,2S5.ssl.
Fractional Currency to the amount Of $4,000
vas Issued last week. and mutilated fractional
notes to the amount Of $4,000 cancelled.
The United States bonds held BY the Treas
nrer Of the United States in trust for National
Banks. amounted on Saturday last 20 $3.50 5O7, 300
The new internal revenue act which went
into effect on Saturday, Rives the Commissioner
power to relieve distilleH Of apples from certain
requirements Of the law in relation 20 distilled
spirits In accordance with this authority, il has
been decided to allow distilers Of apples to pro-
cecd substantially in accordance with the provis-
ions Of the former law. u ITl7t r. Wcr7
Governor JENEISs. Of Georgia, now At New
York found the credit Of bis State % good that be
disposed Of $500 900 Georgia State bonds 1t ninety
cents on the dollar ess
- Ex-Yice President HANLIN has written q let
ter to the Presiden; resgning the position Of Col
lector ofihe port Of Boston,
The lately removed Collector Of Internal
Revenue at Pittsburg refused TO yield possession
Of the sfice 10 his successor.
Gen. JoHS A. DIX is the orator to-day at the
D0UoLks monument ceremonies.
"A Chinese Commissioner named A. H. YUc
IS on hisway to New York from San Francisco.
lie il accompanied By an interpreter, and BY Mr..
R0Br. z. STRIcHJAN. an American, who has been
for many years In China. The object Of the Chi
naman's visit to the East is 70 introduce Chinese
laborers 10 the United States and, with this vieE
be viii travel through the Southern, Western,
and Eastern States offering 10 furnish field hands.
- The Mississippi Cotton Grower Association
estimates the entire crop Of the country for the
current year at 10000 bales
The Postoaice Department announces that
after Saturday September LIST, the postage on let
tiers Forwarded by the French mail from the
United States 20 Portugal. Madeira and the
Azores, viii be twenty-seven cents for one quarter
81 an ounce, prepayment being optional. News
papers and other printed matter may be forward
cd on the payment Of the United States postage
only. two conts each for newspapers. and two
cents for every four ounces weight Of pamphlets
o. other printed mrtter.
Ths Cherokee Georgian says a protracted
meeting at Dalton, held by the Baptist Church.
resulted in the conversion Of some sixty persons.
The Selma, Alabama. daily Messenger con
tains an account Of horrible murder committed
in Selma few nights ago. The victim was a
store-keeDer. named WN KLATER. The murder
crs robbed the store Of 4 considerable amount Of
money and goods. No arrest have been made.
- Venerable stones lettered with unmistakable
Hebrew, have turned up in Newark, licking
county. Ohio. The savans are puzzled.
- The city Regirtrar of Boston reports 5,275
births and 45l deaths during the year 1865. There
Il an increase Of 2S3 births and decrease Of $40
deaths rs compared with ths previous year.
STEPHENS. the Head Centre, is to speak this
evening at Mozart Hall, Cincinnati.
The Carow paper company, Of South Hadley
Falls. Mass. has declared 100 per cent. dividend
and reserved money enough to build an addition
to their mill. Lets have more protection for our
manufacturers.
- Mr.. OscANYAS. who. Turk by birth and long
residence. is specially fitted to speak Of the Orient,
will leave New York in September. on lecturing
tour in the West
- Minnesota raises 100000 bushels Of wheat
this crop.
- The value Of shipping lost during August is
estimated at 81 $4,000.
Pianos have been introduced in the st. Louis
public schools
- The Presidents DELMosIco banquet speech
was teleeraphed to England al on expense of
s5.0lq.
- The New York TriJui,e wants FRED. DoUo-
Lass made an officer Of the Flesh pot Convention.
but they didn't do 50.
- A petition for the pardon Of DR.. MUDD now
confined at the Dry Tortagas, Cor completely in
the assassination plot is 80 circulation in idaFy
land. F
Montana held an election for members to a
territorial legislature on Monday last
"A nephew Of the rebel Gen. Henry A. WISE.
arrived at Fortress Monroe Friday morning, from
Richmond. with an order from Major General
scBorIEID. commanding the Department. to re-
cover all the property that could be found in Che
Department belonging 10 WISE, now being used
81 the officers Of the Government Quite a large
lot Of furniture was found and the possessors un-
eereiuouiously dcsnoiled. The goods were stored
preparatory to being turned over to the ex-Goy-
ernor.
- Tho Office Of LKANDER S. REED, in Louisville.
was broken open ON Monday night, and bonds,
cash. notes aud stock to the amount Of $4,000
stolen. Five hundred dollars reward is offered
for the burglar and property.
- The Memphis authorities have invited the
President 10 visit that city.
Ono. FRUssELI. a sporting man Of Chicago,
was shot 10 death by his mistress on Friday eve
ming.
Maj. Pollok B. Ire, formerly Of ZoLLICoF-
FER's staff. is lying very IN in Memphis.
-lloUaH, late Revenue Collector at Memphis
has given up the property Of Southern abseutees
bought by him at tax sales. he gives up his Of
zee also.
MACK. Of the Cincinnati Commercial says
that the Chaplain Of the fesh pot convention
now in session at Philadelphia prayed from pile
of manuscript drawn from his hat. After telling
the Lord from eight pages Of manuscript what
was best 10 be done in the existing state Of affairs
the reverend gentleman took his seat,