Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-08
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

-Goi.p closed in New York yesterday at l47.
- The case Of L. P. MmLIG x, indicted for
treason. will probably be tried at Indianapolis
this week.
- Lord ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, the second son
Of the Duke of Argyle, is going to enter businets
house. sign Of the times.
Gen. JoHS c. BREcKSRIDGE has put bis chill
dren TO school in Novay.
-GREENLAw's Opera House is to be opened
with change of management tomorrow evening.
General FORREST has contracted 70 complete
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad by 1865.
The receipts from internal revenue. on Mons
day, were nearly million and half Of dollars.
- The November statement Of the coinage OF
the United States Mint shows that the month Of
October has been busily occupied by the new Di-
rector in providing moro Of the new copper coins
Immediately, in order to dispense with the three
and FIVE cent fractional currency.
-JoHS WALTEa. Of the London Times, is in
Pittsburgh
-Breyet Maj. Gen. McwER has been appointed
to command the District Of louisiana including
the posts Of jefferson and Marshall, Texas, and is
also made Acting Commissioner Of the Freedmen s
Bureau for Louisiana.
Baron JAMES DE- RoTHscHILD is in a very
critical state Of health He is the only surviving
son Of the founder Of the house. He Is the chief
Of the Paris branch Of the RoTHscHTLDs and the
most eminent fnancier Of the whole family.
-ALaERSoN CHARLES swIxBURyE's "Laus
Yeneris. and other poems and ballads" is reprint
Cd in New York. This is the book for which Mr..
SwHBURxE was severely criticised in England,
which was recently withdrawn from the London
market.
EDwARD PLUHB. Of New York, was yesterday
appointed Secretary Of Legation to Mexico
JONI B. BREoKNRIDGE. Esq. for some years
editor Of the New Orleans Courier is now a mem
Der Of the Faculty Of Center College, at Danville
Kentucky.
80 The loss Of tonnage by marine disasters las;
month is equal to $4,000 exclusive Of eargoes
San Francisco has received nearly $40 900, OOl
In treasure within nine months
The Handy Opera House project Of Cinein-
natl has failed.
1t is the opinion Of General WooD. Of the
Freedman's Bureau, that the crops in Mississippi
will be less than the cost Of their production
lie anticipates great suffering in consequence.
Letters have been received from Glas
gov, from DR.. LIvTsGsTosE. the African
traveller. dated May ]. 1866. The Doctor was il
good health. and prosecuting his important mis-
sion in Africa successfully.
The United States steamship SHsquehanHa
ordered to New York to be in readiness to conve!
General SHERMAN and Minister CAMPBELL q
Mexico.
President JUAREz has written a letter il
which be again asserts his unwillneness to con
slider any projects looking to a cession Of tn
Northern States Of Mexico 10 the United States.
4 a. 4 L H.f
Wytheville, Virginia. for the North, withina few
days.
A Texas paper says that in ten years Texa
will manufacture millions Of pounds Of cheese.
II Is stated that JoHS MoRRIssEY CAV,
$4,000 to carry on the political campaign in tn,
State Of New York.
The work Of restoring the cathedrel church o
Notre Dame Paris, is almost finished. II has oc
cupied twenty years.
Last year 4O9, Dds vessels cleared and entered
the ports Of Great Britain. and only one per cent
OF this great multitude were wrecked.
Gov. PATroN, Of Alabama, has appointed tn
9th ult as a day Of Thanksgiving and prayer.
- In the last halfcentury 50. 100000 Bibles hav q
been distributed among the heathens by the BIZ
bic Society-British and American.
While Mr.. PEABODY was in Baltimore. he
was invited to a social dinner by some friends
and the capital represented by those who sat
down 10 the table is estimated at s72,0OO,0O0
The BEAUNONr-LIFARI case, at Memphis
terminated Monday after a lengthy examination.
The defendants were acquitted. The new points
and developments were these: LIFARI has been
engaged in counterieiting with a gang Of Italians
for some time past. Horror was brought here e
assist in detecting LIFARI and joe OsHEA, an
other Italian. Receipts for the jewoiry and
money were produced, and testimony TO the effect
that LIFARI had said he had got his things back
and intended to live an honest life. No witnesses
could testify that they had seen LTFAR receive
the jewelry.
- Ticket No. 66.O45. in the Southern Relief As
sociation Lottery, in st. Louis. drew the Olive
street lot in that city.
"A counterfeit twenty dollar note on the First
National Bank Of Portland Maine, has made its
app oarance in the West.