Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-19
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

The movements Of Santa Anna and Secretary
Seward are creating no little stir. Washington
dispatches say il is known that Santa Anna came
10 this country through the influence Of Secretary
Seward He was expected last week, Friday. at
which time Il was tclegraphed over the country
that Mr.. Seward had gone to Auburn; but the
non-arrival Of the steamer Gcorgia, upon which
Santa Anna was. delayed his trip until Saturday
but still the vessel did not come. On Sunday
Santa Anna was announced. On Monday Mr..
Seward. accompanied by his private secretary,
went In q private car 10 Jersey City. reaching
Taylor.s Hotel in that city at daylight Tuesday,
lie registered his own name unOficially, and his
secretary. upon being requested 10 register, de-
elined. Several men from Elzabethport. where
Santa Anna sparty is stopping. reached the hotel
at a very early hour. and were in waiting for Mr..
Seward. The interview lasted for some time, and
from the description given Of one Of the party.
be is believed 10 be Santa Anna himself. Mr..
Seward left Jersey City at IL a. n. the same day
for Auburn. This is the second attempt that has
been made to get Santa Anna into this country
since Mr. Stewards interview with him at St.
Thomas, last winter. The first effort failed, al
though vessel was sent specially for him. Upon
the last occasion he was given to understand that
If be expected 10 accomplish anything he must
come here at once because matters were in such
q shape that further delay would be fatal 70 the
proposed plans, whatever they were. The MeIi-
can minister states that Santa Annas visit TO this
country is directly in the interests Of Macmillan,
his denial TO the contrary notwithstanding.
Secretary Seward it is said has written TO
Minister Bigeow that the French Government is
not carrying out its withdrawal Of French troops
from Mexico in good faith. but on the contrary
has sent additional troops there since the agree
mont for a withdrawal was made. This Govern
mont. Of course, insists that the understanding
must be fully carried out, and that no additional
troops must be dispatched to Mexico.
General Stoneman has sent the result Of the
investigation into the Memphis riots to the War
Department A detailed statement Of the origin.
progress and conclusion Of the trouble accompa-
mics his report 1t appears to bear very strongly
upon the soldiers who commenced it, while the
negroes are blamed for participating in it. lie
thinks that ifthe latter had kept out Of the riot
il would have been suppressed almost at its in
ception.
Controller Clark has written a. letter. in which
he considers the depositing money by the Nation
al Banks with private bankers. bearing interest
and payable on CALL violation of the 18th sec
ton Of the Currency Act, when such deposits cx-
Aeeu ono Atulu ol tue thlilul hl lut ballh ma
king such deposit.
V-Judge Patterson, Of the Senators elect
from Tennessee. has returned from Washington
10 his home in Greonvlle
The attempt to place loan Of 100000 in
behalf Of Juarez on the San Francisco market,
has resulted in nm entire failure, in spite Of the
Jealous efforts of several prominent capitalists
A joint stock company has been organized in
plftakuFv far the ~ huilliug
ment houses, TO be rented ut reasonable ates.
The company propose to build one hundred and
seventy houses st once.
1T is said there have been more fruit trees
planted out this spring in New England, than has
ever been on any former occasion.
A run of one hundred and twenty miles was
recently made on the Michigan Central Railroad
In three hours and forty nine minutes.
"A majority Of the United States Supreme
Court are said TO be in sympathy with the Pres
ident.
- The United States Consul at Liverpool writes,
under date Of May 81. that there was no cholera
in that city.
The New York Health officers report of yes
terdBy, states that since the last report no admis
sions or deaths from cholera had occurred ON the
Hospital ship. All arc well on board the Virginia.
and Illinois.
The cold weather last week is reported TO
have seriously damaged the fruit crop all through
the Northwest.
The Illinois Homeopathic Medical Associa-
ton is holding its annual convention at Chicago
A patriotic real estate broker in Chicago who
during the war confscated large sum of money
belonging TO a North Carolinian. and devoted it
10 his own private uses, has been compelled to
shell out by a decision Of the Superior c curt
Republics are ungrateful.
- Five attempts were made last Saturday night
to set the town Of Madison. Wisconsin, on fire
Fortunately in every case. the flames were eN-
tnguished before much damage had been done.
- Port Hudson has been abandoned as a mill
tary post TO the very great qualification of the
people living in the noighborhood. The ordnance
and other stores which were at the post have been
shipped 10 the arsenal at Baton Rouge.
Hon. Landon c. Haynes. and not General |
Chalmers, will deliver the address at the grand |
fair at Memphis. on the 22d.
- Hon. Samuel p. Walker is spoken of as the
next Mayor Of Memphis.