Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-21


The Iorch-and-Turpentiners etc, etc
FOURTH PAGE.--An incident from the Life Of
the Unrivaled Natural Orator. etc. etc.
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
-GouD closed in New YORK yesterday at i4e5l.
- The name Of Senator CowAx. Of Peunsylva-
MA. is mentioned in connection with the seereta-
ryship Of War.
"A Brewer National Congress is in session at
ST. Louis.
- The Redemption Bureau Of the Treasury re-
ports their total destruction Of mutilated cur
rency to date. Sl.2l2Os2.
= Ohio Agricultural College scrip to the amount
Of over 10000 acres, has been sold at a price
averaging ffty-three cents per acre.
The Coored Convention at Albany. New
York. on Wednesday. adopted resolutions claim
ing that the elective franchise should be restored
to. not bestowed on them. and denouncing the
$50 qualification clause AZ unjust. The resolu
tions also look to the consolidation Of colored
citizens as distinct part or branch Of the Repub-
liean organization.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON is working at
his History Of the Anti-Slavery Movement in
America"
LEO. HUDsoS. the robust stage equestrian. is
in Havana.
= The literary societies Of Dartmouth College
have elected THEoDoRE TILroS for orator at the
next commencement. MORTIMER THOMPSON.
CDoEsTIcKs) forpoet.
- Miss KkEE BATEMAE. the actress. was snar-
ried last Saturday. to young English surgeon
formerly connected with the Hayre Steamship
line The lady permanently retires from the
stage.
= The Richmond Wig newspapers offered for
sale
- The Yale College annual regatta came of
on Tuesday, The contending boats were the
Glyuna. Parsna and Undiae. The Varltna sue
ceeded in winning the champion flag. The best
time was nineteen minutes and thirteen seconds
- The Salisbury IN. c. Uaioa Banner declares
that there is a secret political association in its
part Of North Carolina. The organization has its
solemn oath Of secresy, and all who refuse to join
Il arc denounced as disioyal
Brew. Brig. Gen. j. r. LEWIS, Assistant Com
missioner Of the Freedmsn's Bureau for Tennes-
see. has transmitted to Mater General HOWARD
report Of athe operations Of the Bureau in this
State. for the quarter ending Sept. 3Oth.
It is believed that there will be sufficient
harvest in this State 10 supply the wants Of all.
but 10 the towns there is transient population Of
freedmen who have no interest in the crops. who
have bst little claim on the local authorities and
who, If oveTtaken By sickness in the coming win
ter must suffer much destitution.
Mr.. r. A. ALEXANDER. shipped. on Monday.
from Lexington, TO II. SANFORD, ESQ.,. Of New
York. thirteen colts bought by that gentleman at
the recent SALE The lot was composed Of nine
Lexington colts. two Sclahiaas. one Australian,
and one RcUenuc.
General SWEENEY is at home at Waterton, N.
Y. with his family. and says he intends for the
present to stay there.
- Eghty-one schools for freedmen are in ope-
ration, having an attendance Of $3.50 pupils
1t is estimated that the crop Of dried apples,
blackberries, and other fruit, which will be
shipped from North Carolina the present season.
viii amount 70 more than ], 600 900 pounds, worth
NJ the North over 100000 At High Point Depot
alone, $4,000 worth Of dried blackberries have
already been shipped.
- The Chicago Tribune mentions a strange
mortality recently among the horses in Lyons
township. in that State. several valuable animals
having died within the past few days. II is re-
ported to have been caused by the grasshoppers.
which, being taken into the mouth lite the
tongues Of the animals and make them 80 sore
that they viii not cat thereafter, and starve 10
death. The cases have occurred only among horses
turned out 70 grass
- Professor FEReUsoN, ofthe National OBSERVE
tory. at Washington, is making arrangements for
scientific observations of the meteoric display
which is set down for November 18th. 1t is pro-
dicted that the display win be unusually brilliant,
and particularly worthy the attention Of scientific
men.
- The Court Of Appeals. in Genoa italy. has
given ud0ment IN an ir,i,e,~s4-.. ---- 49,
trar Of that town had refused 20 sanction the civil
marriage Of a priest His refusal had been vail
dated By a lower court. bat the sentence has now
been quashed. and the principle is affirmed that
priests can legally depart from their VOWS ofeel-
baey.
- is stated that ARTEMUs WARD receives SIS
apiece for the letters he writes and has published
in the London Punch. That's using punch to
some purpose.
- Government allows Mr. DAVIS $50 per week
for the purchase Of rations.
- There was large meeting Of Senators and
Centera Of the Fenian Brotherhood Of New York.
az Rochester. On Wednesday night Il is reported
that resolution was adopted to the effect that if
the Canadian authorities innict punishment on the
Feaians now in their hands, the most severe re-
taliatory measures viii be adopted.
90 Raleigh dispatches Of Friday say; The cleo
ton returns come in slowly. The indications
arc that WoRTH.will have an overwhelming ma
iority. DocKERY's vote il very slim. VANCE re-
ceived several votes in various parts Of the State.
The returns 50 far as received. from towns and
villages near the railroad line. indicate that the
rots for WoRTH, for Governor. will be almost
unanimous.
-GEo. PEABODY has given $4,000 to the Har-
ward CoIcEe for the purpose Of bu lding and main
tanning a museum and professorship Of areh@olo-
ry and etymology, in connection with the Uniyer-
sity.
"A Quebec dispatch Of Friday says 1t IS I'M
derstood that threats have been made to burn the
remainder OF the city. This is owing to the re-
lieioussand national animosities of the citizens
Arrangements have been made 20 form night pa
trols for the protection Of property.
The French statesman NJ. THoUyENEI- died
in Paris on Friday.
A Berlin dispatch Of Friday says; Rumors
are aaoat that the Prusso-S Saxon military eonVen-
ton have agreed on a basis Of common oecupa-
ton Of Saxony.
A New Orleans dispatch Of Friday says Inc
Texas House Of Representatives rejected the con-
stitulional amendment BIZ seventy-six TO hFe'