Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-18
ITEMS or GENERAL NEWS

Gen. EyAss, who was on the Cepfederate side
nj Manassas and at Balls Bluff or Ls,esburg Is in
Texas looking mp place for South Carolinians
60 settle.
A humber Of persons are said TO have arrived
az Knoxville from the North and Canada. men Of
wealth and enterprise. 10 examine the mineral
resources Of that section and to open up North
Fork to navigation.
The Jackson, (Miss..) Standard says: = The
citizens Of jackson arc still improving their homes.
and buildings are going up constantly. We pre-
dict that in two years there viii not be trace Of
the war left, except in the scared hearts Of some
of our bercsved people"
Governor Vance. Of North Carolina. who
lately sustained paralytc stroke, has nearly re-
covered from its effects and Is again able TO be
out The paralysis only affected the facial nerves.
: Ia the city Of New Orleans, on the Sd inst.
there was a cOasecration Of new Jewish ceme-
tory. ThecercEonies were conducted BY the Rev.
J. X. Guthrie.
Wheat advices from East Tennessee speak Of
excellentsrcp prospects.
A white girl. name unknown, wat shot dead
Chattanooga The cause of the murder not known
and the perpetratOr not a9prehended.
"A cotton factory at Macon. Ga. is in full
blast, turning out 5000 yards Of sheeting per
month.
The ninth volume ofMr. Bancroft's History
Of the United States may bei expected within a
few weeks.
-MaximfIlian has adopted the French En-
perOr's method Of muzzIins the political press Of
bis capital. A paperrcceiyipg the third warning
Is ipso Jaeto suppressed.
The telegraph gives rs the points Of the plat
form adopted yesterday by the Indiana Convsn-
ton. The principal resolution declares the in
tegrity Of the Union; indorses President Johnson's
reconstruction policy. and all men who win stand
by IL; repudiate the rebel debt, and declare for
the taxation Of United States bonds indorse the
eight hour labor movement; and assert that Con-
Rress can oul, deal with election returns and ere
dentials. and personal qualifications. and has ex-
cceded lis Jurisdiction in refnhng admission to
entire States. The greater part Of the platform
Is -minently national.
Major General ]. S. Negley has announced
himself rs a candidate for Congress in the Twenty
second district Of Pennsylvania,
George N. Sanders Is now in London on
visit to his friend, DR.. Maekay. Of the London
Tines.
1t has been authoritatively announced that
the Hon. Alex. II. Stephens. Vice President Of the
80 called" Confederate States. IS about to visit
Washington. Upon this the Chicago Tribune
ironically remarks; 1.-THE Senate did not send for
him. The Committee did not send for him. lie
would no. have made the visit unless he had been
invited. He is too quiet and unobtrusiye man
for that. Ithas latoly been charged that the Pre-
sidcnt Is in league with rebels and traitors, and
here is the proof. He sent for Mr.. Stephens.
What conspiracy they may enter into is not
known. We perform our duty as journalists in
pointing to the fact that the OxVice President Of
the cOnfederaey and the President Of the nation
arc consulting together. If this. in conjunction
with the 'treasOnable copperhead harangue' Of
the latter ON the 22d February. is not enough to
alarm the country, we know not what would"