Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-08
ITEMS or CENERkL. NEWS.

LHAsAAH OE 0ENEAAAs NEhhs
- Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1.457s.
- A man In C0vington, Kentucky, the other
day kicked another one to death.
Governor FEsroN, Of New York. was nomi
mated on Thursday as the Radical candidate.
sy7.4l6.lOs Is Of the public debt was paid in
August
FRrDERIcK W. THOMAS. liierateur Of some
rapuie, aud the author Of " Clenden Bradshaw
died in Washington on the Goth ult.
DR.. MALAY. Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church North. died suddenly on Saturday hast.
ALEXANDER TODD a prominent member Of
the Cincinnati bar. died on Wednesday last.
The late rains tend to improve the cotton
injured by the drouth.
The impression prevails that MAxnuLIAN is
about to give up the Mexican scheme. He is not
a vigorous ruler BY any means.
An American named DIR. J. II. BAKER, in
prison at Vera Graz, committed suicide recently
while derauged.
A new line Of steamships between New York
and ST. Petersburg and other Russian ports, has
been established
- The corn crops for many miles in every d.
roction from Atlanta. are uniformly poor In
many sections, the yield win be less than ever
known before. and planters will be compelled to
some instances. such purchases Of supplies will
begin as early as November and December. 80
short have been the grain crops.
- Governor WARD has issued a proclamation
commencing the Legislature of New Jersey at
Trenton, on Monday. September 10, for the pur-
pose Of ratifying the constitutional amend
ment End filing the existing Senatorial yacan-
cies.
90 A correspondent Of the Richmond Enquirer,
who has lately visited JEFFERSON DAyI $, says
that his health while it has been seriously under
mined, is at the present decidedly better than t
was n few weeks ago.
- General J. II. WILSON, United States army
writes TO Gov. 0GLEsBY, that the survey Of the
Rock river for the proposed ship canal will be
completed at once and the survey Of the Illinois
riverwill be commenced on the 10th Of September
"A French sayaut has discovered the means
rendering the hardest and toughest flesh soft
namely. BY adding. while boiling two teaspoon
fuls Of alcohol TO- each kilogramme and half o.
flesh.
A sum Of money has been granted from the
British treasury TO the Department Of Health for
the purpose Of conducting a special series Of ex-
periments and researches in connection with the
present outbreak Of cholera
An epidemic has appeared in Vienna, caus-
ing painful swellings on the face Of men who have
used a new shaving paste, which had been largely
recommended as a clean shave" by barber Jo-
HAN GAUTTEE. His paste rendered unnecessary the
use Of the razor. The paste was found to consist
mainly Of arsenic.
-swarms Of squirrels are passing through
Michigan. southwark bound, stripping the coun-
try Of whatever serves them for food. Cold
weather coming.
AT the end Of July there we're eighteen thou
sand Eve hundred and eighty-hve wounded SOL
diens in the Prussian hospitals, Of whom five
thousand seven hundred and ninety-fvo were
Prussians. The remaining thirteen thousand were
victims Of the needle gun.
Judge HUNTER, formerly Of Alabama. q noted
patron Of the turf and breeder of fine race stock,
died near Bardstown, KY, on last Saturday
The ladies Of the Ursuline community Of Co
lumbia, S. c.. whose Convent was destroyed by fire
during the late war. have upon the solicitation Of
the RI. Rev. Bishop Of Mobile consented TO To-
cate In Tuscaloosa, and open an academy for the
education Of young ladies.
i. MCCALEB WILEY is a candidate for Con
Eress In the "a Alabama district.
- II is stated that the new Secretary Of the In
terror. Mr.. BROWNING. has discovered that Score
tary HARLAN before retiring, had filed every
position in that Bureau and had even made ap-
psintments 70 vacancies that would occur month
or two ahead, notwithstanding the absence Of the
President
"A young lady, Miss SUSAN BLAIR, committed
suicide at BardstoNn. Kentucky. on Thursday.
She was the victim Of seduction. by one Of two
brothers. named DAymsoS One Of the brothers
was killed by the OUTRAGED father last winter on
the suspicion Of tho same ofTense.
1t is said that Col. ZER WARD. Of Woolford
county has purchased the Tease Of the "Burnet
House" from Capt. STLAs +. MuIEp
go The shew OF Cotswold lambs at the Clark
county. KY. fair. was pronounced the finest ever
exhibited in this part Of the country w. T..
WooDFORn. who received the premium. refused
$500 for his pair. There were seven pair entered
for Il.
go The army worm is in the cotton near Aber-
deon. Mississippi The planters have commenced
picking.
- Gen. BUELL was in Cairo. on business. on
Thursday. lie was sercnaded and returned his
thanks.
90 Forty thousand visitors were in Chicago on
Thursday.
- The Memphis authorities and the Chamber of
Commerce have appointed a committee TO go to
81. Louis for President Johnson. and reception
committee.
80 President JOHNSON and his suite are to be in
Louisville on Tuesday next.