Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-18
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ITEzEs or GENERAL NEWS.

H0h. GEoRsE w. AEDEnsoE. Radical mem
her Of Cougres from Missouri j. charged by Gen.
BtAIE With hore-stoalins durihs the war.
= Head Centre SrErHESs is 10 Jail 10 Boston
f5r debt
Nothing is positively known Of Secretary
SfAsT0ss intentions, bat Il is asserted By his
friends thar bis withdreFai Is but q WY brief
question Of time
= eea- TrTrLE. Of Iowa. Ct the Federal army
has boon ns1ashated for Congress he made
speech 70 she CONVENTION. aaasDEug the nomina-
ton. and saying that the Radical member IL
Congress were greater traitors than JEFr. DAVIS
ever Was.
"A report il circulated in some State Depart
ment circles 70 the effect that Gen. MgCbELLaS
Las been invited home to succeed Mr.. srAxroS in
the War Department
Hon. GRAHAM n. FIrca is spoken Of as The
Democratic candidate for Congress in the Seventh
Indians District, III opposition to scnuYLER Gel
YAK. The Convention meets at La Porte on the
18th inst
Its understood az Washington that the Presi-
dent has notified the gentlemen Of the Douet.is
Monument Fund Association. that he cannot
leave the city to be present at the laying Of the
corner stone Of the monument
= Judge WN. JOHNSON. Of Cincinnati, CALEE
CUSHING, Of Massachusetts,, and RETURN J. MEIGs.
formerly Of tbs city, have been appointed as
Commissioners under the Senate bin providing
for revising and cOdifying the laws Of the United
States. N
- Tennesaeean appeared in st. Louis
brokers' Office last Thursday with $4,000 ia gold,
which be stated had been buried fos nearly Eve
years. rrF
~ new and commodious hotel. on the En-
rcpean plan, is to be erected near the railroad
depot, in Knoxville. The proprietor is from Nil
yankee.
By new directory in Chicago. advance sheets
Of which have been presented 70 the public. it APP
pears that the present population Of Chicago is
254.OO0 This is claimed TO be an exaggeration Of
nearly 6o0oo
The Dubuque Herald says The potato rot has
made It's appearance in some sections Of Iowa
Upon close and repeated examination II has been
ascertaiEed that small insect in the vine Of the
potato. l. the cause Of the mischief. This insect
is very diminutive in size, and is generally found
head downward. It is supposed to enter the tor
ofths vine, while IL Is tender and growing rapidly
and works its way down through into the potato
while very snail. thus depositing the germ Of the
Gsease, which develops itself as the potato en-
iarges and natures.
90 Mr. WALLweRK, Of ShebyviIe. Tennessee
claims title to an invention which will supersede
all other kinds Of signals 10 use on railroads He
PROCESSES e be able by the application Of this in
yention, y stop train, Il desired. at any dist
aneei and 70 shut Of steam from an engine eve
miles sway, the same as II be were on the engine
r The schooner james iSe1lers sailing under
British colors. and supposed 10 belong to Boston.
has been seized at smithville. n c., by the roye-
nue. cutter Mooeasin. for smuggling between Cuba
and North Carolina ports
- The Baltimore Gazette says BIsHoP QUN-
rAHn. q Tennessee, one Of the ablest and most
popular dirines Of the Episcopal Church, preach
cd at St. Pauls Church, Charles street, Sunday
morning.
-SANUEL r. RODGERS, Judge Of one Of the
Chanoery Court Districts, and a citizsn Of Knox
vile. died en- Monday.