Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-04
Items OF GENERAL NEWS.


GoLD closed in New York yesterday at 1885,
HEvnY J. RAYMOND denies that he ever So
Hsitedor expected the French Mission.
-FRAxk p BLAIR. Of St. Louis. publishes
card cautioning the public against young man
who. falsely representing himself as his son, has
obtained money on drafts in Columbus Ohio, and
elsewhere.
A nolle 5r0sequi is to be entered against Pres
ident RonERrs on the indictment against him as
aFenian violator Of the neutrality laws.
The population in New Orleans is double
what It was during the war, and one-fourth larger
than ever before.
A letter received in Washington. by a well
known physician. on Monday. from Mrs. JEFF.
DAVIS states that her husband is rapidly filling.
and expresses a doubt If he lives till winter.
- Mondays internal revenue receipts reached
the large sum Of s250o,000
- The Ohio State election takes place next
Tuesday. Also those Of Pennsylvania, Indiana.
aud Iowa.
- There were seyeniy-one new cases. and
twenty-one deaths from cholera IN Memphis. ON
Monday.
The President is about to appoint Commis-
sioners for Maryland. Kentucky, Delaware and
Missouri under the recent act Of Congress 70 make
awards IN sums Of not more than $500 each, to
loyal owners OF slaves. where the latter enlisted
in the United States army. Where an award is
made. il Is 20 be paid out Of the DRAFT commuta-
ton fund.- especially set apart for that purpose By
Congress.
District Attorney CHANDLER gave notice, on
Mondty. BY authority. that no court would be
held at Rishmond ut present
co. A tract Of thirty square miles Of peat. four
10 six feet in depth, has been discovered in Ne
vaaa.
Cholera has appeared in Boston and Balti-
more. DIR. GOULD. President Of the Massachu-
sets Medical Society. died in the former city, Of
the disease.
Two hundred and forty miles Of the Union
Pacific Railroad have beed completed and accept
ed by the Commissioners.
Head Center STEPHENS Is going 10 New Or
leans on Fonian business.
- The Atlanta Nso Era has been sold to DIR.
sAMUEL BARD. who is 70 become editor as well
as proprietor. he was formerly connected with
the Memphis press.
BTsnARE, has done more IN the work Of re
construction" in three months than the American
Congress has done in eighteen.
- Gen. BEAuREGARD arrived at New York on
Thursday in the Yilie de Paris. from Hayre.
go DIR. LrvINesroN writes July H. from some
pushing along"
r. Gens KIIPArmoK and YIoEERs. il is said.
ara "a be married 10 sisters. two Chilian ladies.
CHARLES BEADER. Of Philadelphia, who.
years ago. compromised with his creditors, and
received a legal discharge, recently invited them
20 dinner at the Continental. and paid each credi
tor the fall amount Of his Indebtedness.
- BELLE BoYD, Of Southern notoriety, is play
ing Pauline az Mobile.
Gen. EARLY is in Montreal
A wealthy courtesan Of Cincinnati. lately
deceased, has lei $4,000 TO charitable institu-
tons
-MmTos BRowN and SAN. TATE. one President
Of tie Mobile & Ohio. and the other Of the Mem
phis & Charleston railroad. are in a railroad con-
troversy.
A London dispatch Of Tuesday. tho "a says:
There Is no general news Of importance to-day"
Nv. n. ROBINSON was shot, in a mile Of
Huntsville. Ala, on Saturday night last, by an
assassin. His wounds are not considered danger
ons.
- Capt. SINGLETON. Of the Louisville pOstofice,
an old and respectable citizen. died suddenly Of
heart disease. on Monday, at st. Paul. MINI.
- sUMSEB delivered the opening lecture of the
PAREER course at Boston. on Tuesday evening.
The subject was the Presidential Policy"
Our exchanges to-day are filled with accounts
Of murders. robberies. suicides. and accidents.
To give them all would be n chapter Of horrors.
One case Of cholera has sccurredin Washing-
ton city.
- The New York Heraifs Especial Of the 2nd
says, It is now believed that the Fenians will at
tack Canada along the frontier Of Missiquoi and
Huntington. The force Of regulars is now about
1900 effective men and about 4 cannon. There
arc on tho rolls $4,000 militia, but not moro than
5000 are armed effective.
r. The cid Orleans Theatre. for so many years
The resort Of the beau aoade.. and tbs temple Of
operate music in the Crescent City. will be open
the coming season for the performance Of French
drama, comedy and vaudevilles.
The organization OF the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad 10 continue the southwest branch Of the
Pacific Railroad was completed on Monday, as
follows: President, Gen. JOIN C. Fremont. Of
New York; Vice President, DANIEL K. GARRIsoN
Of Missouri; Secretary, CHARLES IL. Rowland.
q Missouri; Treasurer. J. r. RonrNsoy. Of New