Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-09
rrrrs OF eENERAL NEWS.

- Gold closed in New York yesterday atl.s616.
- The rapid accumulation Of gold in the Treas
ury, viii. If continued, soon afford metallic
basis for the treasury notes in circulation. which
ourht 70 materially rcduee the premium on 1t.
II Is estimated that by the end Of this month the
Treasury will have nearly. IL not quite one HIM
bred millions in gold.
General Wool writes that he will attend The
Cleveland Convention.
- The Rio Grande is higher than ever known
before Matamoras is in danger Of inundation.
- The Greai Eas;ern. with the recovered cable.
was looked for NJ Hearts Content yesterday.
- Prussia wants to buy the DeHderber0' our
biggest sea monitor.
a rum0r is in circulation that NAPOLEON Is
about to publish q card about the state Of Eu-
rope.
- METrERxIcH. the Austrian Ambassador, has
been recalled from Paris
The Legislatures Of Texas and Mississippi
have made appropriations to purchase artifcia
limbs for their disabled Confederate soldiers.
- The largest seed garden in the world is on
the Delaware river. belonging TO DAVID Ian
DEErH Sos-6O0 acres.
The direct tax Is suspended In Louisiana till
1868
Detroit is the greatest land warrant market
in the United States.
- concert in Houston, Texas, for A. ;. joHN-
soE's family yielded $500.
A now geography is announced by Captain
MAURY.
- The prize money due the officers and men Of
the United States vessels engaged in the capture
Of the enemys vessels at Mobile. in 1864, which
was to have been paid on the LIST instant has been
delayed in consequence Of the fact that no decree
Of court authorizing the payment has been made
-Advices from Georgia received at the Freed
mems Bureau. at Washington City, state that the
cotton crop looks WE'LL but is menaeed by the cat
erpillar. which has already begun to hatch in
great numbers.
From Charleston Il is reported that the condi-
ton Of the freedmen throughout the State il gent
orally reported as improved. They arc said 70
have less outragos to complain Of than at any
previous time.
-Advices from Lawtonsville, S. C., state that
the cotton crop is stunted, but may yield fairly if
tho rain falls soon. Crimes at present most preva
lent throughout the State may be traced to the
poorest Of the people.
"A letter from General KIDDo. assistant COM
missioner for Texas states that Texas viii yield q
larger cotton crop than any previous year not ex-
cepting the immense yield Of 1850.
"A New York correspondent asserts that all Of
the daios Of that city. except the Herald want 70
raise their price from four to six cents, in conse-
Quenco Of the Atlantic cable tariff.
Lit. Col. McELHoNE. Of the 18th U. S. Infant
~. died in Philadelphia on the Sd inst He was
wounded at the battle os Gaines Mills. in 1862.
The War Department has issued orders giving
transportation TO Federal soldiers who are to be
provided with artificial limbs.
= Tho large Ere in Dismal Swamp is still raging
doing extensive damage to the timber. Numbers
Of bears and other animals have been driven from
their iairs and are soea by the passengers on the
railroad.
- Pass Christian Light House has been re-es-
tablished by order Of tho War Department.
- The Worcester tMass.) Gazette says genuo-
man, on his annual tour 10 the White Mountains
year ago, discovered rocks containing gold near
Lisbon. New Hamshire. He took specimens to
Boston, had them assayod, found them rich in the
precious metal and formed a company Of Hart
ford and Springfield merchants, which purchased
the property in which the ore was found. The
stock. worth n year ago IS a share, now sells for
$500. Some Of the quarts yields $s67 Of gold per
ton, and $50 Of silver.
- The story that JENNY LIND was Kissed abroad
is declared to be fabrication by Manager JAR
RErT who has just returned from England, and
who saw aud heard her.
The Treasury Department gives notice that IL
viii not hereafter acknowledge the receipt Of
contributions to the conscience fund" ofless than
one dollar.
Professor KIMBERLY, formerly Of this city
and late Professor Of Agricultural Chemistry at
the North Carolina University has resigned.
-THoNAs KUPP killed JOSEPH STAFFORD on
Thursday evening. by striking him blow the
head with n piece Of plank. They lived near
Louisville on adjoining farms. and had quarrelled
about fences and the trespassing of hogs.
st. Louis will give the President a grand re-
ception.
Tho Union League House was burned In Phil
adelphia on Thursday.
Senator WRIGHT. Of New Jersey, is oonsid-
cred 10 be hopeless.
The proclamation Of the Governor Of Louis
lana for am election, on the 81 Of September. in
the unreprosoited districts Of members for the
Convention. has been utterly disrogardod.