Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-12
ITEMS on GENERAL NEWS.

Gold closed IN NeE ] Ork yesterday AZ LIZA
The tax bill is passed by Congress. so far as
regards the reorganization Of the Internal Revenue
CHee, takes effect on the LIST Of this month, 50
much Is relates to beer and whisky on the lst Of
Of September. and other parts On the lst Of
August.
- The congressional Radicals were TO hold
caucus on Monday night.
1t Is proposed to change by law the time Of
the annual meeting Of Congress. to the first Mon
day in November.
- The recent Indian commission held with the
principal chiefs Of the Northwestern tribes is re-
ported to have proved q failure.
The latest reports Of the Texas cotton crop
are very unfavurable. Only quarter crop viii
be grown and the worms are threatening TO de-
stroy that.
"A letter from Porto Rico states that the slave
population is rapidly diminishing by manumis-
sion The sugar and coffee crops on the island are
not more than half the average.
The steamer ALe2po has arrived at New York
bringing European news to the evening Of the
nth nit The designations Of the British Ministry
have been accepted. The Earl Of Derby win be
the new Premier. and the Earl Of Stanley the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
A Memphis delegation is a visit 70 St.
Louis in behalf Of the extension Of the Iron
Mountain road 70 the former city
- The Southern Radicals are proposing con
vention to be held in Washington in September.
BORIS. Of Virginia, AID HAMILTON. Of Texas, are
prominent in the movement,
The House on Monday passed an amendment
- the tariff. suspending until January. 1865 the
collection OF the direct tax ia the Southern
States.
- Five fatal eases Of cholera were reported in
Brooklyn. New York on Tuesday. II was not
believed th ey v.sre Of the Asiatic type.
-Thirty-thrSe cases Of sun-stroke-mOst Of
them fatal-occ4rred in Brooklyn, New York, on
Saturday and Sunday.
- Galveston and Houston cities. Texas, have
increased in population very rapidly since the
war. The former city had, before the war,
population Of about 5000; now, according to a
recent enumeration, the population Of Galveston
70 near 1900 Houston, small city Of between
i've and six thousand inhabitants. now numbers
upwards Of 1900. Tho trade Of the southwestern
cities 8 said to be equal to that Of New Orleans,
population considered.
= Tho llth August she Centenary Anniversary
Of the frat settlement at st. Louis. is to be cee-
DRAFTED IN that city.
- Sixteen trains, bound vest with four hun
drod and ninety nine OK wagons, passed Fort Kear
ney on the 18th to the 18th Of june inclusive.
This would give an aggregate Of 5,9SS head Of
sseek within a week The travel west to Colorado.
Utah and ether Territories Is immense.
PErER CRINER, while driving a reaper a few
DAYS aeo, on the farm Of Mrs. GILMORE. Alham
bra. Illinois, fell from the horse he was riding,
when the reaper gathered him in is awful en-
brace. cutting him up in terrible manner, kill
ing him instantly. II is supposed the unfortunate
nan was sun-struck, as he did not answer his
companion, who called to him to pick up his whip
which had fallen to the ground.
- The Cincinnati and Louisville people are
moving for the enlargement Of the louisville and
Portland Canal.
- Chilled cast-iron projeotiles are now being
made 10 great numbers in England for use in
penetrating armor plates instead Of steel shot.
The chilling is carried TO the very core.
- new magazine, called ." The BeigrGDia," is
about TO be started in London under the editor
ship Of Miss BRADpoN.
ST Louis il to have a Southern Relief Fair in
September. The fair Is to close with tourna-
monL
= The trustees Of the MCD0NoUGH Educational
Fund in Baltimore. report the amount Of princi-
pal So far received from the McDoNoUGI estate
al about $2S0,000 which, with accrued interest,
now amounts to slSs.O23 p
49, In Hartford, Connecticut. last week. no less
than Eve cases Of suicide occurred in the space Of
tWeuiy-four hours. One man poisoned himself
with s,fyehnine. two Others shot themselves. and
two women jumped into the Connecticut river.
The two last were rescued before life extinct,
and saved.
State Convention in Mississippi has been
called to meet on The 2jth July, TO appoint dele
gates 10 the Philadelphia Conservative Union
Convention.
The railway iron and all the materials nee
assary to complete the Shreveport and Texas
Railroad FROM Shreveport to Marshall, Texas.
have been received. and the work on the road
viii be prosecuted vigorously.
- The Pcnitentiary Of Mississippi has ZIG con
yicts-mostly NEGROES. The principal labor is
that Of making brick.
- The Deputy Sheriff Of Kinds county Missis-
dppi. was severely, if not fatally wounded a few
days age. In an ARRAY with W. s. BERREsFoRp.