Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-19
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ITEMS or GENERAL. NEWS.
COM closed in New York yesterday at las \.
-i.rvrRrrT sALsTESsTA1L has been nominated
as the Conservative candidate for Congress in the
seventh lMass.) district.
-BARsUz. the Snowman. is lecturinr in Gin
cinnad
Some Of sHAKEPEARE's plays have recently
been translator into Hindostanee. and published
at Bombay.
- The Paris correspondent OF the London Tines
say that things in Spain are great deal too bad to
last and thar when the mighty conclusion does
come the last Bourbon sovereign who stiIl reigns
N Europe viii join the exiled band Of her de-
throncd relatives.
Il appears from the statement Of the General
Agent Of Transportation. that tho earnings Of the
Nlrginiaan Tennessee Railroad for the FIRST week
Of this month amount to S9i.s2l Il. against si6-
90 u9 for The corresponding week last year.
49, The steamer Luciia arrived at Sioux City on
Saturday with 81 $4,000 in gold, and a number Of
returning miners, from Fort Benton.
The city Of Charleston. S. c., is TO issue Gre
bonds to the amount Of So 100000.
The Agricultural Department have reports
from various parts Of the country establishing
the fact that notwithsthnding the recent heavy
rains and early frosts, there will be the largest
corn crop ever producedin America.
= The Comptroller decides that mutilated notes
must be redeemed By the redemption agencies Of
National Banks. At commercial centres, 50 long as
no reasonable doubt exists as to the value or den-
tity Of the notes presented. When the notes are
80 badly mutilaied as 70 make tho value or iden-
uty difficult to determine, tie case shall be re-
ierred to the bank Of which the notes were Issued
- The Marquis DE- TURooT, an aged statesman
Of France, who, when Minister in Madrid.
fought duel with Mr. SouLE. then Minister Of
the United States 10 Spain. is dead.
The Board Of Health Of New York saw in
their report that the cholera continues 80 late
in eseason il viii return again with the appear
ance Of warm weather.
- One Of the Oldest papers in the world, the
PoszietuHg, Of Frankfort established in l61e. has
just ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by BIsMARK.
At the Liverpool cable banquet Mr.. ELlIorr
announced that the Atlantic Telegraph Company
contemplated theconstruction Of another line d.
rect to New York.
"A correspondent Of the Columbus. (Miss)
Inder says the decision Of the courts declaring the
stay law passed BY the Legislature unconsttution-
al, leaves the people without a remedy against un-
precedented evils.
York are organizing for a repeal of the excise
laws.
In the United States there are seven hundred
and fifty paper mills in active operation. They
produce 10000 900 pounds Of paper. which, at an
average Of ten cents per pound. would be
worth S27.OOOOOO. As il requires about pound
and one half Of rags to make one poundof paper,
there ere consumed By these mills 100000 lbs
Of rags in single year.
- One Of the biographies Of ABRAHAM LIN
ooLN Is about to have Honolulu imprint in the
Hawaiian language.
- The New England Cranberry crop suffered
by. the recent frosts.
-JosKPH RoDMAE DRAKE's fairy poem. The
Calprit FGy which has been for some two years
IL the course Of preparation. viii make its appear
aace from the press Of CARLEroS in few days, rs
holiday book.
= The amount Of property returned in Georgia
in 1866. is s27 100000; in 1860. $500 322 III. Loss
to the State. over Sl65.OOOOOO.
- The statement of exports from San Francisco
for the last nine months shows an increase Of over
5000 900 in merchandise and s2,00000O in treas
uro above the corresponding period for last year.
Increase in tonnage is 5000 tons. The increase
in domestic exports is S2.s000o0.
According to a Paris correspondent. a new
plan Of dispOsiug Of literary and musical copy
rights is coming into fashion-they are put up at
public oI5tion and sold to the best bidder OF
hand.
The Mobile Gasoas reflects severely on the
new instance given by American ship-masters Of
their total lack Of that professional honor which
formerly caused the Captain and officers Of a ship
10 distress to be the last TO abandon her. In the
case Of the EgeHing Sar-as in the case Of the
Aroiio-the few available boats were az once
seized upon by the officers and crew. and the pas
senrors. females and children. LEFT 20 their horr
bic late.
Mrs. BRADnoN denies. through the columns O.
the London Illustrated Neirs, having written a
novel named What is this Mystery" lately
published at New York. and there announced as
omanating from her pen.
The Tusoumbia tournament on Tuesday was
largely attended. Gen. FORREST presided.
"A heavy defaleation has occurred in San Fran
cisco, book-keepcr absconding with half mill
lion dollars.
A Lexington. Ry.,) dispatch of Wednesday
says: This evening about twenty minutes to seven
O'Clock. a most terrible shooting match occurred
at the Broadway Hotel. Mr.. Horace ARMAST
and Mr.. BEx WAKEFIELD entered the Office Of the
hotel, almost at the same moment. and instantly
commenced 70 FIRE at each other Arm ANT was
shot once in the breast. and is but slightly
wounded. WARFIELD was shot in the shoulder
and also in tn bowels, and will undoubtedly die.
An unpleasant feeling had long existed between
the parties
-Up 10 noon Of Wednesday the President had
rcceivcd no conn6nication from Mr. STANTON in
regasa 10 his runered withdrawal from tho cabi-
net.
DR.. r. W. Gums. prominent citizen and
journalist OF South Carolina Is dead.