The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-13

Three prominent Republicans are
amongst those who offered to go on
JEFF. Davis bail bond; but bail has
been refused
A bill establishing an Educational
Bureau is before Congress.
1t was expected that the constitu-
tional amendment would pass the
House yesterday.
Mr.. S. N. Pike withdraws his propo-
sition to build an Opera House in Gin
cinnati
S. R. Mallory, rebel Secretary of the
Navy, was in Washington Saturday.
A dispatch from Washington says it
is said that advices have been received
from Paris that the Emperor Napoleon
repudiates having in any way been cog
infant Of the propositions of Austria to
send troops to Macmillan, and he re-
peats his determination to Withdraw
the French troops from Mexico.
The largest salary paid any one man
in New England, will be returned by
Mr.. Steere, agent of the Salisbury
Wooden Mills. When offered a similar
position elsewhere, the Board of Direc-
tors very wisely concluded they could
afford to pay him as much as any one
else could, and that he was worth as
much to them, advanced his salary to
$4,000.
1t is stated that Prince Humbert,
son of Victor Emanuel, was recently
offered the command of q corps of the
Italian army, and declined it. off |
command a corps, he said, land am
defeated, people will say this comes of
giving important commands to mex
perienced princes. If l am victorious,
my chief of the staff will get all the
credit l prefer commanding a divis-
ion, and doing what l am ordered.
An attempt was made in st. Louis
Saturday to burn the steamer Magno-
liza. The fire was fortunately discov-
cred before it had gained much head
way and was easily extinguished by a
few buckets of water. The owners of
various steamers in ST. Louis have re-
ceiVed recently anonymous notes threat
ening that unless they discharge their
colored employees their boats shall be
destroyed.
Sackett, Belcher d Co, grocers, of
New York, suspended on Saturday.
Their liabilities amount to $3.50, 600,
and their assets of all kinds to $500, 600
The suspension is attributed to the de-
falcation of Swansboro, junior part
ner, who had charge of the financial
affairs.
Advices from Mexico report the cap
ture by the Juarists, recently, of TWEEN
ty-Gve of the confederate colonists setr
tied on lands granted by Macmillan.
The Liberals deny the right of the EN-
peror to grant lands, and demand $780,
600 ransom for their captives, whom
they had already detained eighteen
days.
Leonard Huyck, President of the
Merchants National Rank, has been
released under 5000 bail
The steamers City of London, leu
tonia and Fulton sailed from New York
for Europe Saturday, taking out $2,2l5,-
600 in gold, and the New York, from
Aspinwall, arrived, bringing $685. 900
treasure.
Rhode Island has q model Legisla-
ture. 1t has adjourned, after session
of four days, during which time no
less than eighty-three acts and resolu-
tons were passed.
Sixty-one families, embracing some
five hundred persons, mostly Irish,
we're rendered houseless by a fire in
Charlestown, Massachusetts,, on Satur-
day night
The 18th Illinois Cavalry, the last
regiment in service from that State, Is
on the way home from Texas, for mus
ter out
An adventurous New York newspa-
per correspondent has fallen into the
hands of the Canadians, and is held a
prisoner
The receipts from Internal Revenue
for the week ending Saturday, amount
ed to S5,620,07I 81.
The steeple of Christ Church, Chica-
90, was struck by lightning and con-
siderably damaged, on Friday night.
1t is reported that the farmers in Tex
as have harvested the finest crop of
wheat ever raised in that State.
The disbursements of the Treasury
for the week ending Saturday, were a
trihe less than 81 100000.
The Dubuke (Iowa) Herald, of the
5th, says;
The potatoe bugs have again made their
annual appearance in the counties west Of
ms. and bid fair to demolish the potatoe crop
entirely. All attempts TO destroy those
noxious insects by the use OF lime have
proved fruitless.
It appears that John Van Buren,, now
in England, has q special mission from
the owners of American yachts TO those
of great Britain, regarding an interna-
tional competition, and there is some
hope that the proposal viii result sue
cessfully.
The United States Treasurer has re-
ceived from ST. Louis a letter from
Catholic priest, inclosing twenty-five
dollars restitution money, handed him
nv a repentant sinner in the confess
sional as money frsudulently taken
from the government
The printers of Cincinnati give pic
MIC ON The 2Sth inst, at Parlor Grove,
which we feel confident from the
known esDra of the fraternity, will be
the most enjoyable ever offered to the
amusement-loyers Of the city.
A New York dispatch of the 10th
says: A meeting was held at Masonic
Hall last evening, pursuant to adver'
tisement, to take steps for the lorna
ton of new party, having for It's aim
and object the doing away with all sec
tarianism, North and South, and the
concentration of patriotic sentiment
in an endeavor for a speedy restora-
ton of the Union. The meeting was
addressed by Theodore Tomlinson, and
resolutions presented reaflirming the
doctrines of State sovereignty. Ii is
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