Tri-weekly union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-186?, 1866-10-27
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ITEMS OF GENEMAL NEWS.


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ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
-GoLD closed in New York yesterday at I47.
A National Railroad Convention assembled
in New York on Wednesday last The principal
companies Of the United States. with 5000 miles
Of road, were represented. The objects are to es-
tablish O uniform system Of signals and regula-
TONS and to advance the general interests Of rail-
roads.
Admiral FARRAGUT has decided upon the star
which be viii wear BY virtue Of his rank Il is Of
gold, has five rays. and Is two inches in diameter
Its center is Of silver, about the size Of quarter
Of dollar, and bears an efhgy Of the Hartford.
with Admrals flag at the fore.
90 CUTHBERT BULLTTT has been removed from
the United States MaEshalship Of Louisiana
Mr.. r. C. WISTHROP's second and concluding
volume Of The LIE aud Letters of John WIN
drop will be published in few weeks. It in
cludes that interesting period in the Governors
history. from his embarkation with the charter
and colony Of Massachusetts, in 1897. 10 his death
IN 1872
- London contains 1905 miles Of gas-pipcs.
- EDWIN FoRREsr writes from California to a
friend in Roston that his health is greatly inn
proved by Eountain exercise and spring bathing.
80 -Four millions Of dollars were transmitted
through the mails by postal money orders during
the last fiscal year. as against one million three
hundred thousand the year before, and the bust
ness transacted By the money order Offices steadi-
ly increases.
The Earl A1RLIE. a Scotch member Of the
House Of Lords, and son-in-law Of Lord STANLEY,
Of Alderley. is nov in this country. lie is Liber
al Conservative, aud one Of the great territorial
lords Of Scotland. He owns not less than Eve
castles 10 Perthshire and FOrfarsshire, besides
Auchterlouse. in the latter district.
- Victor HUGo Is to get $780, 900 for another new
romance.
90 The details Of GEoRGE PEABoDY's donation
TO Yale College have been announced. The sum
Of $4,000 is to be Immediately expended in the
erection Of building TO be used as q Museum Of
Natural History. The sum Of $4,000 is to be in
vested until it accumulates to 100000, and then
TO be used in making the museum more coIaplete.
The remaining $4,000 is TO be devoted to the care
Of the museum, and increase Of its collections
three-sevenths being set apart for zoology. three
sevenths TO geology and one-seventh to minSralO-
~. The trustees are Prof JAS. d. DANA, Hon
JAS. DIXON ROBERT c. WINTHROP. Prof. BENZ.
SILLIMAN Prof GEO. J. Brush, Prof o. c. MARSH
and GE0. II. WETNoRE.
DR.. GEORGE +. JONES, and old and esteemed
physician Of Memphis. died on Wednesday.
There Is a Railroad Convention, 10 be held at
Okolona. Mississippi. on the 18th proxinlo. TO
take into consideration the praeteability Of build
ing a road from Memphis TO OkolOna. and through
10 Alabama"
"A cylinder printing press is said to have been
invented in Leipsie which can print 1900 sheets
an hour. and costs far less than HOE's great
American press.
Colonel LEWIS DOWNING, who has become
by the death Of JONI Ross. Chief Of the Chero-
kee Nation. has been an ordained minis er Of the
Baptist Mission for twenty years.
go An eminent German musician says there are
better judges Of music in the United States, bet
ter critics, and better performers than can be
found in Europe.
80 One Of the feats Of BECKwITH, the. sw lining |
master Of the Lambeth Baths, on the Thames. is |
swimming the length Of the bath with his hands
and feet tied, performance considerably more
difficult than any by the DAVENPORT brothers and
sisters.
-"Les MiseraJies" paid 10000 francs to its
publishers.
The Official ReDic,o states that Ex-Governor
EYRE is writing q history of the Jamaica insur-
rection.
- CoLTs Arms Manufacturing Company, at
Hartford. have an order for manufacturing 1000 |
Prussan needle guns. and one hundred CATLIN's |
patent revolving cannon. at a cost of Sl0O0,0OO.
80 The remains Of FRANCIS s KEY, author Of |
'The Star-Spanglod Banner, have been removed |
from Baltimore to Frederick, Maryland.
The net revenues of the Bishopric Of London, |
for the year 1865. were Sl00.SS In gOldi Of the |
Dean and Chapter of st. Paul's Cathedral, Lon
don. 1850 in gold; and Of the Dean and Chapter
Of Westminster Abbey. sl43,695 in gold
-A project is on foot for supplying New FORK /
city with gas manufactured at the coal mines in
Pennsylvania. Il is proposed to convey it through
iron pipes distance Of one hundred and fifty
miles, to that city. II is asserted that it be
furnished at much cheaper rate than is now
paid.
- We are told says the Columbus Enquirer.
that trains now run directly through from Mont
gomcry 10 Savannah. and return the same way.
Cotton appears to be seeking the Atlantic coast,
and it comes from as far west as Selma, Alabama.
The demand for the shipment over the Mont
gomery and West Point road is now greater than
the capacity Of the transportation. There is a
probability that in n short time a reduction Of
freight from Montgomery and other points to Sa-
vannah will be made. This will greatly add to
the large amount Of cotton which is now being
moved from Alobama 60 Savannah.
- The Louisville Courier Of yesterday says /:
" We regret to learn that the senior editor Of tho
Journal, Mr.. prentice is suffering from an at
tack Of sickness, Of so serious nature indeed. |
that his friends are quito apprehensiye Of the
We hope, however, 70 soon be
ablo TO report an Improvement in his condition.
- General JErF c. DAVIS. commanding the
Louisville district left yesterday for Chicago. He
goes thithor 10 be examined for the Colonelcy in
the regular army TO which he has been appointed
by the President.
A Fortress Monroe dispatch, Of Thursday,
says: Tho trial Of JEFF. DAVIS has been post
poned tin no-t spring. The further delay is at
tributed by Chief Justice CHASE to the stupid
Of the last Congress in meddling with
the geographical boundaries Of the Judicial Dis
iricts. without making the proper allotment Of
udgos.
- Hon. JANIS GUTHRIE Is still confined to his
house by sickness. His improvement is very slow.
"A sasy a. dispatch from Kansas City says that
20 the western counties Of Missouri
and southern Kansas is very heavy. Not less than
twenty-five movers teams per day pass through
our streets.
The contemplated Episcopal convention ofthe
diocese of North Carolina in November Is indef-
nitey postponed. It's object was 10 provide an
assistant for Bishop ATKINSON, but his health is
too good TO need one.
THE CONVENTION
Meets to-day, at eleven o'clock, at the
Hall Of the House Of Representatives at the
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