Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-11
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-1he trotiing horse Bufier beat Desfor at Chi
20 on Saturday.
Hon. HExRY GRIDER. member Of Congress
al tho Third, Tor Bowling Green) district, Ken
.sy. died on Friday last. Mr.. 6. was an able
Eyer and sound Conservative statesman. Hon.
a1Au HIsE Is announced as a candidate TO MI
vacancy caused BY his death.
-Groaf preparations have been made TO receive
President in Louisville to-day. Senator
rnn5R Is 20 make the reception speech.
The Potomac gold mines are attracting gold
inter-.
T. Tho Chinese Empire IS now open to its very
nitro to all who choose TO visit it.
T. BAEcnoFr's last volume Of United States
story Is completed.
= The French newspapers limit themselves to
10 lines daily over the Atlantic cable. They get
~ the price Of gold and cotton.
= Il is said that during tho hot weather Of this
.mmer. the principal manufacturer Of soda, in
ow I ork city. makes three thousand gallons a
= A Nevada paper dominates CYRUS w. FIELE
y President.
= The President took an Accidental Insurance
4 700 just before departure.
- RonERr TooNBs. Of Georgia, is in England.
= Thoy have machine to curry horses with in
England.
Tho yellow fever is at Pensacola. Seventy
ascs on one gunboat
- Cotton has been grown with marked success
southern Kansas There is no doubt but that
might be made a very productive crop. Tho
bin and climate are we'll adapted TO its growth
"a culture.
= There Is talk in Virginia Of impeaehing Gov
'rnor PIEEPoST.
- General PORK has written letter TO judge
|HIrH. OF Colorado, urging the removal Of the
indian tribes toward civilization, rather than
rom it.
- Tho monument to the memory Of Colonel
oLT. Of pistol fame. is to BIO a splendid pile. II
to be Of Scotch granite. sixty feet high, and will
ost not far from s26.o0O.
- Bishop WmTTmaHAx, Of Maryland, is goine
b Europe.
&C. W. CusTIs LEE. son Of the General, and q
iajor General himself has been made Professor
b Civil Engineers in a college in Georgia.
! EDWIN FORREST is at Geyscr Springs. Califor-
hia. Il Il given out that he intends to become q
hitizen Of that State.
= Rev. JoHE GRoTE, Professors Of Moral PhiiOs'
bphy in the University Of Cambridge. died on the
ist August. Ho was a younger brother Of the histo
dan Of Greece. His predecessor was tho late DR.
FuEwEL1.. His successor is not known.
Hon. EzRA D. CORNELL was nominated at Sy
raouse. last week, rs the Radical candidate 70
Governor Of New York.
- Hon. r. II. srANToS is suggested Is tho Con
servative candidate for Governor Of the State o
Kcnfucry.
= A great National American bank is to be os
iabliahod ia London.
= They arc sprinkling tho streets Of Paris and
Esndon With disinfoctants against cholera.
r society for the colonization Of tho Holl
Land has been formed at Paris.
Tho needle gun has again been tried at Cha
los and found wanting About one hundred ant
my Of these weapons were put into the hands o
The guards, and tho commissioner has roportol
that those rifles arc not suitable to French troops
"A Now York engineer has planned and
kbout building q river steamer. constructed on
lreiy Of BcssomeF Steel tho length 10 be $50 feet
the breadth IS. and the displacement l.7'l0 tons
By constructing tho steamer upon a peeulia
model which he has planned. tho engineer claim
ihas. with 10000 dndicatoD horse power engines
be can SECURE a speed Of at least 30 statute mile
an hour. The boat will accommodate 1000 Passon
gers. aud is 10 run II successfully built, botwee
Now York and Albany. making the trip in fv
hours.
- Hon. Albert PIKE was sworn In as an attor
hey In tho United States District and Circuit
Courts, before Judge TRrGe, at Memphis, on Fri
day last.
: Cen. A. Mod. KcCooK is named as Com
nander Of the Department Of the Platte, and hal
appointed his staff.
= The French company which undertook thu
completion ofthe great Virginia canal from Rich
nOnd TO the Ohio river. has failed. or abandoned
he enterprise.
- The steamer Lianic Dro,oa sunk near Mem.
his on Sunday morning. I've Of the crew and
eycral deck passengers wore lost. Tho boat is a
olai wreck.
-Sovontoen thousand dollars in conscience
money" was received by Tho Secretary Of the Ma
Y fow days since from Uurbana, Ohio.
= The Internal Revenue receipts for last week
.nountod TO $1,000 D.
- The Methodist College at Mirorsburg. Bour-
lea county, Kentucky, was regularly opened on
Monday, Sd inst, with fun corps Of professors
lnder the presidency Of Rev. CHARLES TAYLOR
D. d., Of South Carolina.