Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Braeken county. Kentucky, raised half mil
lion dollars worth Of tobacco this year.
The approaching session Of he Illinois Legs
Iature commences on Monday. January 7, 1857.
n, p. Willis was stricken with paralysis on th
LIST inst, and is in a very preearious condition.
The lecture Horace Greeley is about to deliye
in the West is on the ''The Issues and Lessons o
our Civil War
A company has been incorporated in Calves
ton, Texas, with a capital of 100000, to build ar
Opera-house at that place.
The Indianapolis journal expresses the
opinion that Gov. Morton win be elected United
States Senator in place Of Mr.. Lane, who de-
clines a reelection.
A bill has been under consideration in the
Georgia Legislature looking to the establishment
ofcommon schools for whites and blacks through
out the State, and will probably be passed.
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial says in his dispatch of the
Sd: Senator Dixon, of Connecticut, who last
session supported the Administration. announ-
ees that'hereafter he will be found in opposition
TO its head and policy"
ThdCollect0r Of Internal Revene adRichmond,
Va. reports that -four hundred returned one
thousand dollars or less. One hundred and
twenty-five returned five thousand dollars Or
less. Twenty-one returned over five thousand
dollars"
Major J. P. johnson, United States Quarter
master. sold the Confederate navy yard at Char
lOtte, North Carolina, on thu 81 inst, at public
auction, for the sum of $4,000.
St. Louis saloon keeper, named McNamara,
on Sunday, while intoxicated, threw a pistol
against chair, by which twas discharged, kill
ing his wife instantly.
The famous trotting mare Lady Emma, died
in New York on the 18th ult. Her owner. Mr..
Pettee, was offered and refused $4,000 for her,
not long ago.
The United States Marshal has sold the Green
Vile South CaroIina) State Army Works, at
public auction, for $1,000. The building is to be
used as a cotton factory.
Two emigrant vessels arrived at New Orleans
the other day, one bringing 223 immigrants, the
other 337, from Bremen. They neGrIy all passed
up the river. for Missouri, and elsewhere.
Head Center Stephens is reported to be in
France, directing thence the operations of the
Brotherhood. 1t is said privateers are ready to
prey on British commerce. and that demonstra-
ton against Canada, this time under Stephens
control, win soon be made
OF convicted criminals and participants in the
late rebellion, continue 70 be received at the |
Attorney Generals Office. Very few Of the for |
meT and none Of the latter are granted Of late.
Letters from the City Of Mexico state that |
Marshal Bazaine has furnished arms and ammu- |
milton to two Mexican Liberals. with the stipu-
lation that they should be unmolested by the |
French troops if they would pronounce for Gen
Ortega for President of Mexico.
A remarkable fact is exhibited by the report
Of the Postmaster General. The excess of ex-
penditures, be says, for the past fiscal year have
exceeded the receipts S955,0O0 and yet the la
bilities in the Southern States exceeds the re-
ceipts only $4,000; therefore tho deficiency in
loyal States during the year must have been
SS59,7OO.
The three o'clock mail train on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad ran through the iron
bridge over Bear creek. near Iuka, on the after
noon Of the 9Th inst, precipitatng the engine
baggage, express, mail and second class cars into
the creek, severely injuring the express messen-
ger. number ofpersons escaped most miracu-
lousy, as the bridge was eighteen feet high and
water six feet deep
good deal ofinterest is felt in the forthcom- ,
ing yacht race across the Atlantic. Three yachts
the Fleetwing, owned by Mr.. Osgood; the !
Nesta, by Mr.. Lorillard. and the Henrietta. by ,
J. G. Bennett, Jr.-start from New York for ;
Cowes, on the llth Of December, the one arriving
first to be entitled to the sum of $4,000, which
has been staked on the result. The owners are
not to be on board preferring doubtless. at this
unpleasant season Of the year, Of doing their
racing by proxy.
The points in Secretary Welles' report Of the
Naval Department can be presented in few ;
words. There are one hundred and fifteen YES a
sells in commission, mounting an aggregate Of !
,029 guns. The number Of vessels laid up is 0
two hundred and seventy eight, carrying in all b
,35l guns The total amount of appropriations Il
asked for is S23,5JS 435 16. The various SQUAD II
-ons are on duty on their respective cruising
grounds. The Secretary believes that the re- 81
sent voyage of the Monadnock to the Pacific has h
demonstrated the scaworthness Of the monitors L
He wants more ship houses, dry docks. etc. "
Thinks that new stock Of ship timber should :;
De procured by the Government, aud favorS the IL
acceptance Of League Island as depot for the
monitors. m