Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-19
IrErs oF GENERAL NEws.

- The officers Of the Philadelphia fenlans nave
resolved to keep aloof from politics, voting only
for such candidates as are friendly to the objects
Of the brotherhood
- Information is received from California that
the Panamn railroad has been sold to an English
company.
- President JoHNsoS gave five hundred dollars
for tho relief Of the injured b. the JohnstoWn
cdenL
Private adviees received at New Orleans from
the sugar region state that fair but not full crop
Of cane will be gathered; but there viii bea great
demand Ter seed cane, which win make the sugar
crop small.
"A young man named DRUMMING killed a
young lady in Cincinnati on Sunday evening.
The latter was 3 visitor for the evening 10 the
BRUSSrSG family and became engaged in a play
ful scuf8e with the young lady. seized a musket,
thinking il unchanged. and blew her head of.
Hayii Is still in the throes Of revolution.
Gen. ROUSSEAU was reelected TO Congress
from the Louisville district on saturday. without
opposition. There was no excitement and the
vote was quite small.
The police in Boston have notified the ex-
prcssmen that they must not back their teams 70
the curbstones 10 take on any one article weigh
ing less than six hundred pounds.
An enthusiastic JOHNSON and Conservative
meeting was held at Macon, Georgia, on Friday
last.
Further legislation on the subject Of the
negro code has been postponed in South Carolina
tin the regular session Of the Legislature Reso-
Iutions were introduced and referred to the Com
nittoe on Federal Relations. requesting the
President TO inform the military officials that the
war is ended in South Carolina; also, requesting
the discontinuance Of Provost Marshal's Courts.
and the restricting Of the jurisdiction Of military
courts within the limits prescribed by the articles
Of war.
some.
= General JOIN A. DIX. Of New York, it IS
thought, viii be appointed Minister to Spain in
place Of JOIN p. HALE.
The HecaEd's Canada correspondent says
there is no abatement in the excitement concern
ing the Fenians IL is also said the Canadians are
organizing squads to make raids upon the Amer
lean border towns, in revenge for Fenian raids
upon Canada.
Conscience money is still coming into the
Treasury.
AT the close Of business Saturday the Treas
ury held $50 900 in gold, s6i,5OO0OO Of which
belonged 10 the Government. and the balance
held in gold certificates On the Isl Of November
the Government viii disburse s2lOOO.OOO for the
payment Of interest on Five-twenties, and on the
1st day Of January next $l0OO0O0O will be dis
bursed for the same purpose. The total iegiti-
mate gold disbursements. including the amounts
mentioned up 10 the lst Of January next will
not exceed siOOOO.OO0 The gold reserve in the
Treasury is increasing at the rate Of between tive
and three millions per day.
Prince ANTON HsHESzoLLERS is the iiTsi
member Of the Prussian royal family who has
fallen In war since Prince Louis was run through
the body By French sergeant in the battle Of Saal
field. in October. 1906.
1t Is said NAPoLEox intends TO solicit tn,
hand Of the daughter Of the English Princes
Royal Grown Princess Of Prussia for bis son
Their ages are twelve and four years, respectively
In the Texas Legislature. August IA. Mr.
JACKSON offered resolution instructing the Com
mitiee on Public Lands to inquire into the expc
diency Of donating three hundred and twent!
acres to each Confederate soldier who, by reasoI
Of wounds received in the late war, is ineapaci
tatei for labor and to report by bin or otherwise
Il was adopted.
- Tho Republican says the exports from th,
port Of Savannah Cor the iscel year ending Jun,
30. 1861. amount TO Sl7.925,5O0 and the import
10 the same time to $50. 7l5-leaving balance in
favor Of exports over imports Of Sl7.574,755. The
tonnage employed ia this business has been neai
100000 in the foreign trade. and over S5.5OO.00
in the coastwise trade.
-Gen iJoHNsC. BREcKINRIDGE and family sailed
from Quebec for Europe a few days since.
-ALEx. 4. STEWART. ofNoW York, who reioicos
IN the largest income OF any individual in the
United States. wears a ring. upon the seal ofwhich
Is Latin motto which on being interpreted signi-
hes keep busy and mind your chances"
= Tho Montgomery Advertiser estimates the
population Of that city at 10000 Of whom one-
half are presumed 10 be colored. leaving resi-
dunn Of 900 whites
Jams II. GREEN, ex-United States Senator
from Missouri, is now drunken shyster in 81
Louisa miserable wreck physically and men
tally.
-DocK TRrmrr1 a citizen Of Mt Sterling
Kentucky. and called by the Courier one Of tn,
finest gentlemen in Kentucky, was wayiaid and
assassiuhted on Sunday last.
The Cincinnati Street Railroad difficulty
which has boen in progress for month has been
judisially decided against the Companies. The
consequence Is a reduction Of prices
The cholera is raging in interior LouisianE
and along the ''coasts
- A young man in Indianapolis, on Monday
night. shot his roommate. killing him instantly
lie mistook him for a burglar.
= The Cleveland Conservative soldiers Conven
ton was a grand success
- a terrible political fight and riot occurred a
Platte City. No. on last Saturday. -Four or fv'
persons were killed. and eight or ten wounded.
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OUR paragraph yesterday, on the subiec
Of the injustice done the Press of Nsshvill,
in the matter Of telegraphic news, aid no
refer to the manager, operators or employee
in this city, The point we made was, tina
we were paying more and received less fol
our money than the press Of any other cit,
that obtained and used the Associated Pres
dispatches. Theofice in thisoi,y has nothing
TODD, either in furnishing the matterin 1indol
amount nor with fixing the charges paid fol
IL It's reception and delivery are all that We
look 20 the Office in Nashville for. Under
the recent consolidation Of the telegraph
lines Of the country, we are wholly unabl,
10 see any good reason for an invidious dis
elimination against the press Of Nashville
II is as much against the general trade ant
business Of this city and surrounding coun
ny as against the newspapers, and we spesl
as much in behalf Of cur community as 70
ourselves when we protest against the injus
tice 10 which we arc subjected.
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AT indianapolis, the other night, wher
Gen. GRANT had retired from the balcony
after expressing his modification at the VIC
lent conduct Of the Radicals, he observed I,
A. on