Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-15
rrr,rs OF GENERAL NEWS.

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ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
Gov. PArrox has reached the capital ofAla-
bama from his recent Western tour to provide
food for the destitute Of the State. BE was very
successful and we hope the suffering people Of
that State may not be under the necessity ms
king any further calls FOR charity outside Of theS
State.
The Anbmn a. y AdUertissr lMr. SEW
Ann's home organ) regards the proposed Plla-
deiphia Convention as o movement hostile 70 the
Onion party, and ia the interests Of The Demo-
crats.
-GroReE PEABODY has accepted an invitation
70 visit GAINESVILLE, Ohio, before he returns to Eu-
rope Among his latest benevolent deeds is the
sdft Of $4,000 apiece 20 each Of his four ncphews
IN thiscountry. One of them. Mr. ARTHUR Pa
BODY. was formerly the local" Of the GAINESVILLE
Courier.
1t IL reported that marked change in the
Horse Shoe Falls at Niagara, has occurred within
few days Large portions Of rock have given
way in tho center Of She Shoe giving the fall more
of triangular appearance. wiish is said to add
10 is beauty. 1t has been demonstrated that the
Falls recede ter or twelve inches year.
a-GroRoE PEABODY. the Loadon banker has
expressed to President BRNoELEY, Of the Mem
phis & Little Rock Railroad, his willingness TO
put $4,000 more into per cent. bonds Of that
road. provided 100000 more are raised. to com
plete il from DuvalIs Bluff TO Memphis. Mr..
PEAB0DY already haa S26i,000 in this road. To
raise the money required, bonds viii be given,
allowing per csas. annual interest secured by a
mortgage on the iron road bed, rolling stock, and
one hundred and twenty-five thousand acres Of
tho land belonging to the company amounting,
when the road Is completed. TO s2500OJo Of
property.
Tho conservative people Of Ohio are moving
actively in behalf Of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton.
-MoxraorEuY BLAIR and Ex-Governor RAN
DALI arc mentioned in connection with the va |
cant Postmaster Goneralship.l
The tariff bill passed by the House has been |
referred 20 the Senate Finance Committee by the |
latter body and action postponed until Deeem-
Der.
1t has come 10 light that there was connected |
with the Merchants National Bank swindle |
the fraudulent issue Of $4,000 Of stock Of the |
Washington and Alexandria Railroad Company.
The President and Secretary Of the company |
signed the certificates blank, and that HUycK. |
the Treasurer filled and signed them al pleasure,
and then used them as collateral security in New
York, Ia raise money for the benefit Of the Balti
more arm Of BAYNE a Co. One house is said 20 |
hold $4,000. on which $4,000 was advanced. 1
Ofoourso the road will be held responsible for all
tho stock thus issued as It bears the signatures Of
the proper officers.
- scHuYIER Co1FAx is a candidate for re- eloe-
tion to Congress from Indiana.
- Gen. J. NJ. TUTrLE Is the conservative candi-
date for Congress in the Firth Iowa district.
- The Medical Association Of Georgia has
awarded to DR.. +. S. GAmLARD. Of Richmond,
-. a.. 4 ~. ]. /
say on diptheria.
Al the commencement at Amherst CoIIosu,
Mauu--' Sets on Thursday, the honorary degree
OF Arts was conferred on Mr. SwINToN.
HARRISON, and FRANKLIN j. OrTARsoN,
ted with tho press in New York.
,NuN s. RHETT. Of South Carolina, who
dnatod on the Fourth Of uly. was a
4. BARNwELL RuErr. An examine
affair shows that he was killed by two
ne named HoRACE GRIZZLY, and the
othcr joins Bull. They have been held FOR triad.
Co., Two murders and a suicide were committed
in Cincinnati on Thursday.
49, Judge LovELAcE. Of Missouri IS not dead as
reported.
- There was a rumor on the streets Of ST. Louis
on Thursday, to the effect that the boats Of the
late Johnsonville Packet Company have been
seized By Government forallegcd frauds in freight
vouchers II is stated there is a discrepancy Of 9
ever $4,000 between the amount of freight bills
received by GoTornmont and vouchers paid for. O
"A negro earelcssly smoking pipe near keg O
Of powder. in Galveston. July ID, allowed a spark q
TO fan out blowing himsof 20 atoms, and serious
~ damaging the storchouse. q
"A recent Paris letter says that the Emperor q
has again shown his Southern sympathics in
very markell manner and received, with unusual
cordiality General BrAuREaARD, who was stay U
m Il IT,. /
20 show him over 70 the Corps LcgislatiG where
there happened 10 be going on, just then, peace
demonstration, which was brought about by
speech Of NJ. LEAvABErE.
- Mrs. 0crAviA WALToN LEyEUr has repub-
tshcd her Souvenirs Of Travel through the Z
New York house Of CARlEtoN
- To consequence Of the singular success of his Il
paper. Euitr Dr GIRABnIN has given a dinner TO e
the newspaper men Of Paris.
- late attempt 70 end the Temple Of Diana
at Ephcses by running tunne 81 into large mound
outside tho city walls, has failed. The recovery
Of the odoon is progressing and the marble is as Il
bright as If just polished. n
- Professor PETERS Of the Hamilton College II
Observatory. has discovered new asteroid, the n
eighty seventh Of the group. n
3D. Jackson. Miss. has had a colorcd washer q,
gomcn's convention.
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says IL Is woll understood that the Presidents ~
message vetoing the new ircedmens bureau bin is !"
how ready. but he viii probably avail himself Of
IN period Of ten days allowed him by the "
tuition for the consideration Of the acts Of 10
css. In the case Of the previous vetoos Of a
cnt JOHNSON. the obnoxious bills had origi- To
y che Senate. and consequently the message 10
pproval was sent % this body. In this oi
9woycr. as the bin originated in tho House. is
$40 viii be sent 90 that body. The Radicals ~
y tho House arc already marshalng their forces W
indor The Leadership Of the nsmby PANTY Mas o'
husotts ncgrophilist ELLtorr, 90 pass the bill =
'yer the veto. This viii DO done &c possible un-
ar the operation Of The previous question. ans ca
WITHOUT word Of debate; and then doubtless. I'd
FsEhae have another conyooaiiou or the obonios m
a the galleries and another scene Of darlie en- g
hudasn.
On Thursday T. j. WAEErN, formerly lncr-
liant Of Sholhyvilie Tennessee but ior year
,asi an unsuccessful business man In Cincinnati =,
ampod from the Csvugton boat and was drown -
a. lie ieft his posketbook and letter in his n.
Int fer his wife and two children, who were D.,
BOARDING az the Gait House, and where the bills IN
Terc not Paid. Ills body has not been recovered M