Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-15
ITEMs OF GENERAL NEWS.


Gold closed in New York yesterday at LIS.
The Indianapolis Radicals are trying to
escape the responsibility Of the not.
Secretary McCULLocH does not intend to
yield TO the pressure made upon him to dispose Of
a part Of the gold in the Treasury. It Is believed
that she Gov Of gold from California viii suii =
GENTLY supply the demand, and r-iuce the pre-
MUM as rapidly as consisteu: with the public
interests.
AN effort is being made to induce Hen. A. II.
STEPHENS to become a candidate for Governor Of
Georgia.
Gen. CUsrER. prominent Conservative SOL
der. declines the candidacy Tor Congress in the
Detroit CAlich.) district.
- The Toledo t0.) Commercialis 10 be converted
into a Conservative paper, supporting the Pre-
sident.
~ Hon. JoHx 7. HoFFMAs, Mayor Of New York,
has been nominated as the Conservative and
Democratic candidate for Governor Of that State.
Surgeon-General BARNES. Of the U. S. A.. is
recovering.
Pittsburg refuses to extend municipal vel
come 70 the President and Gen. GRAST.
"A National Bankers Convention is in session
at Chicago.
- Mr.. SEWARD Was sick ct Cincinnati.
Gen. BAIRD. Of New Orleans notOriety is in
Washington.
The widow CLloUoT left over $6,OOOOOO. Her
win bore the green seal.
"A number Of pretended insurance agents are
swindling the people in New York city.
The last surviving child Of ROGER SIBERIAN.
a Mrs HoAR. died on Wednesday, at the age OF
s. at Concord. Mass.
"A duel with swords was fought at Little Rock
between the postmaster and an editor from a
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both frishtfully mangled and will die.
One Of the new cavalry regiments is to be re-
cruied from and stationed at the Pacific coast.
The regulations governing distilleries have
been prepared by the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, and will be distributed this week.
The Commissioneriof Pensions has issued an
order restricting pension and claim agentsto afee
Of Is cents for preparing vouchers for pensioners,
and Is cents for administering the oath.
- They are going TO have n baseball cOnyen-
ton at Harrisburg, Penn sylvania, next Thurs
day.
-Advices from Mexico show that MACMILLAN
is about to abdicate in favor Of Prince NAPOLEON
who will be appointed Viceroy until he can be
elected President Of new Mexican Republic.
"A State Teachers Association is TO assemble
in this city November 10th.
- The BEssElfER process Of making steel IN
large quantities. is attracting The attention Of ar
tizans in Europe and this country. Mr.. BEssENER
says the iron Of America is peculiarly adapted to
the process.
There has been an unusually rainy season in
Europe The grain and grass crops are seriously
injured.
-Up TO the 18th inst there had been received
s7,2l5.167 Of internal revenue for September.
- The Episcopal Diocese Of Illinois is in session
at Chicago.
According TO reports received from New Or
leans. the United States soldiers at Branham'
Texas, recently burned block Of stores valued
at $4,000. and were guilty Of other lawless acts.
-RrsroRI the singer. has arrived.
The Emperor Of Brazil wishes 10 have n run
through the United States and hasso signiaed his
desire 10 recent visitors from America.
The total population Of Selma, Alabama, is
Co.'s. Whites s,lOl Blacks 1924
-HlRHrHr MARTINEAU, who has for some time
written leaders for the London Daily Nc,os, has
been obliged, from declining health, 20 give up
literary work.
- The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph recommends that
the Convention Of Soldiers and Sailors. which is
10 meet at Cleveland on the 18th instant. when il
adiourns shall adjourn TO Louisville, and invite
tho Southern officers and soldiers to meet with IT,.
Governor AEDREw declines to preside over
the Massachusetts, Republican State Convention
this fall.
They had a discharged negro soldier riot in
81. Louis on Wednesday night
ARCHIBALD CAMILLE. an old and wealthy citizen
Of ST. Louis. and postmaster Of that city in 1880
died on Wednesday.
Tho grnsshopper plague still prevails in West
srn Kansas and on the plains.
- The first United States District Court in
Northern Georgia since the close Of the war was
held in Savannah yesterday Themembors Of the
bar passed resolutions pledging themselves to
sustain the courts IN vindieating the majesty Of
the laws. and promising Judge WAYNE cordial
support when he visits Savannah in November.