Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-19
VOLUME XXXIII.

ont over the above amount. Nothlng was
aid about this sum until last spring, When
he said in another message that the TecoV-
cred treasure amounted TO only S49OOgO, OF
na,r tbat sum. 1t will be remembered that
he reporfed that he had sold this sum IN
odd and silver for near S7OO,OOO IN green
6acks or bonds. and asked the "Leglslat re-
to lsgaIize his action. They desire to know
what has become Of the Sl4O,OOO, the re-
parkable fall off from the hrst message
alIuded 10 until the second was delivered.
Trrr FREEDMEN IDLE AND THRlFTLEss.
An observation or two in regard 10 the
freedmen. They are doing but little good
In This section. Stick to work they Will not,
and so ipconstant have they been IN the oo-
servance of contracts that they have can
celed what little confidence the whites haa
in their integrity. Hundreds have gather-
ed from the country into this place, dntil
there is not a cabin bat what Is hlled win
these vagrants. The majority OF them VIII
not work. consequently when they IAN 70
get supplies from the Bureau Agent they
steal and pilier.
A YANKEE PREACHER MAKES A BIZ IN
MEETING.
Ouite ludicrous and novel circumstance
occurred few days since at large re-
vival that was going on among the uatAiss .I
near this place, which IS lndlcalEe oI 'ae
allow-heartedness Of the so-caHe1 MS
sionaries who are sent out here from !, -d'l7sA
chusctts and other places North, Tor the en-
lightenment Of this race. A preacher
who has charge Of the mission, Dy tle
name Of OvIATr, and who was cohGucIl.g
the revival, called on a darkey 10 !e@u III
IL Il, 10
reGuest the Rev. Mr. OvIATT sand to ne.
GRO named ANTHONY GRANT, member Of
the " mission. who was sitting at his SIDE,
that he would bet a set Of harness that one,
of the many penitents at the anxious
seatU would get religion before the prayer
would be concluded. "GoOd, said GRANT.
Sure enough one did profess. GRANT, to
whom the proposition was made, thought no
more Of the matter until next morning,
when OvIATr called on him for the harness
GRANT refused to make the payment, when
OvIATT sued him before the Bureau, but
lost the suit The above was furnished us
by a gentleman who personally knows 10
the facts.
FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEsTTrUTIoN AMONG
THE PEOPLE.
The destitution among this people is
alarming, and how they are to subsist the
coming winter we cannot see. In this con-
nection we would mention the failure Of the
crops throughout this whole country, en-
bracing an area from this place to Chat
tanooga, taking in large portions Of North
ern Georgia. This has caused the negro
population in many instances to seek habI-
tations in towns and cities, and especially IN
this place, As it is nearest to them. In the
past eight weeks there has been no rain, and
there are hundreds Of acres of corn and
pasture fields. if set on fire would burn like
so much straw. The people are alarmed
as 10 where their bread is to come
from for another year, and their
alarm is not without foundation. They
have worked with more than ordinary
energy without a hope Of remuneration by
bounteous Yields. We understand that the
northern portion Of Georgia is even in
worse condition than this locality. The
cholera is also killing up the hogs, what few
we're left at the close Of the war, along the
river. above Chattanooga, in Hamilton
county.
Many people, both white and black, have
suffered in this section in consequence OF the
scarcity of provisions the real necessities OF
life during the past spring and summer,
and for their crops to prove failure, IT Is
distressing.
Much interest is being taken in the con-
struction Of the Ducktown and Cleveland
railroad, which is to run from this place to
the Copper Mines There is no doubt as TO
Its construction at an early day. There Is
also some interest manifested in the Uennes-
see Colonial and immigration Company.
NJ.