The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-06
South American Affairs.

NEw YORK, March, 5.-The Herald 8
/ Washington special says: A strong effort
will be made for the re establishment OF
I the Government Gun shops and arsenal at
Harpet's Ferry. 1t is intimated that two
million dollars, or thereabouts, viii replace
the Government property destroyed during
the war, and the Shenanoah people are
anxious that the same should be appropri-
ated. Meanwhile orders have been issued
from the War Department for the removal
| Of the small remaining portion Of ma
I chinery and other property at the Ferry to
/ Springfield, Mass.
The Tribune's Washington special says;
/ The llth United States Infantry, Colonel
Erastus D. Keys commanding, have been
ordered to report TO Maj. Gen. Augur, COM
manding the Washington Department.
The gas monopoly OF Washington having
1 sent in bin of sG09 for the gas used in the
/ Post-ofice building during the month OF
/ February, when the whole building, except
( the City Post-Oifice, closed az 4 O'Clock, the
Postmaster General has ordered that the gas
/ be cut OFF from the building snd petroleum
used instead.
The Herald's special says a propO itiOn
/ has been made TO the Secretary OF The Treas
u. V by a German named StuTz, for the issue
/ of land bonds in scripts Of The United States
in Europe each bouu TO represent the value
of so many acres here, 10 be taken up by
/ the holder Of the bend on his arrival IN the
country. Mr.. Sturz says the desire to pos
/ sess piece of land, however small, is uni
/ yersal among the lower classes of Germany,
. and that the United States land bonds would
/ be eagerly bought up throug gh0ut the whole
+ Of Germany, and that the sale Of land bonds
would enormously increase immigration TO
/ this country.
In view Of the probable increase Of na-
/ tioual banks, q number OF institutions have
/ filed applications with The comptroller Of
/ currency.
/ The recon- meudation of the Internal Rev
/ euue Commission o reduce tax on whisky,
/ is not likely to te adopted. FROM pr, sent
indication NJ change viii be made on The
tax.
Gen. Grant, accompanied by Col Bowers,
/ Is Gu route "a WashngtoR The Generals
son is being taken by him 10 West Point,
+ preparatory % entering that institution next
/ june, which accounts ios the visit.
The disbursements Of the Ire sury De-
partment last month amount TO S47, ,g27 ,22S
IA During the same period Iedemptions OF
mutilated fractional currency were made,
+ amounting 10 the sum Of S2S5,O0O-
The total amount OF National Bank cur
rcucy issued by the Treasury Department
up t. the 1st inst, is S2jS, ,432f90, Of whIc b
The office Of the Second CompToller Of the
Treasury Department, which has the set
tlement of all military and naval claims
| against the Government, last month reports
accounts involving the sum OF S57, 1867 400.
The Commissioner of Customs has received
late advices from Montana Territory, sta
ting that large quantities Of goods have
I been and are low being smuggied into the
vicinity OF the mines from Canada. Goods
have been seized TO the amount Of $4,000,
and the Collector Of that district reports
that he Is bending every energy 10 the
| breaking up Of the smuggling now carried
on in that quarter.
The Times special says: The President
Z has appointed W. T. Coggeshall, OF Ohio,
| Minister 10 Ecuador, in place OF HassaneE-
! lex, resi- gned. This appointment is made
/ upon the recommendation Of the Postmas-
/ ter General and Governor Cox, Of Ohio.
/ Mr.. Coggeshall was for a time assistant ed
| itor of the Cincinnati Gazette, aud alter
wards librarian for the State Legislature,
I and is now clerk Of the Ohio Senate.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is now
I preparing notices Of discharge for about
/ seventy-tive clerks. Hundreds Of applica-
/ tions for positions are stll made, though
the force Is being reduced.
/ The Treasury Department received from
/ Charleston, South Carolina, new counter
/ feits on the filty dollar compound interest
note
The Worlds Washington special says
/ The case Of Detective l.. U. BAKER has been
| set for trial in the Crimina, court on Tues
| day next.
The monthly report Of the Pension Office
for the month Just passed exhibits an addi-
/ tiou 10 the pensioa roll Of 4,O33 new names.
/ OF these, 2,2iG were widows, mothers and
minors, and the remainder, 1,5I7, were inva-
/ lids. During the same length Of time, Gi5
claims were rejected, 100 being invalids, and
! lSjwidOws, ,so-called. Nearly 30, 900 circulars
and letters we're dispatched from ths office
during the month, the larger proportion
/ being relative 20 business connected with
/ the widows branch, in response 10 inquiries
| made at the office by agents, claimants and
i others.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The steam frigate
[ Carmen, one Of the Spanish war vessels,
/ which have been for some time past, lying
in our port, has sailed from quarantine.
NEW YORK, March 3.-The steamer Costa
Rica, from Aspiuwall 22d, has arrived.
Ecuador had joined the alliance OF Chill
and Peru against Spain, and there is pros
l pect that other republics VIII follow their
example.
A disaster has befallen the Peruvian navy.
1 The steam frigate Amazonia, Of forty guns,
and the iron-c.ad Leon, have been ruu
ashore aud proved q total loss, and the
American lteamer Uncle sam has been seiz-
ed at Havana on suspicion Of being ,ngaged
IN loading supplies intended for the Spanish
squadron, and AZ guard Of ifty Panama SOL
dIers have been placed on board Of her du-
ring the pending investigation OF the mat
! ter.
All the Spanish feet remained at Valpa-
I TaisO, except two screw frIgates, the Vile de
Madrid and BlaHco. These vessels are after
I the allied squadron. They looked into the
. Bay Of Talcahuana, and were last seen of
the Island Of Juan Fernandez. Itisthought
that the Spaniards may establish a depot Of
coal and provisions az the latter point
Commodore Nuuez, commander Of the
Spanish squadron, had declared that all
Chill an c0ai, no matter where found, will
be considered contrabsnd Of war, and has
also satisfied the foreign cousuls at Valpa-
rais1 that the blockade Of the latter has
been raised.
A serious fight had occurred at the Rechi-
ueha Islands between Chinese coolies and
their Overseers. The military were called
upon and large number OF the rioters were
killed.
The trial Of Bradley and Icki, Of Panams,
for robhiug pay master Rittenhouse, was con-
cluded, aud both were found guilty and
sentenced 70 imprisonment
NEw YORK, March 5.-A Ere broke out
this morning in the cotton storage estab.
lishmeut OF Z. c. Johnson, No. 4 Bridge
street, extending through 70 10. Pearl
street, watch is still burning, with every
. indication Of the entire destruction Of the
building. The loss 90 FAR Is estimated at
S300, 900.
CAIEo, Feb. Five hundred bales Of
cotton for Evansville, four hundred for
I Louisville, six hundred and iorty-six for
81. Louis, passed here during the week.
GOLD PEN DEPOT,