Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-18
IrEMs oF aENERAL NEWS.


= Gold closed in New York yesterday at Las.
Il Is reported that Secretary SEWARD will
saon visit England.
Alexander, the great Kentucky stock raiser.
has purchased 1900 acres Of land in Illinois for
1l0o0. Mr.. N. /. SULLIVAN, from whom he
nurchased. still owns land enough 10 make one
81 tEo German principaiiiies.
Tie New York Clipper says that Jon COpURN
aud l4EESAE are likely to meet in the prize ring
n no distant day fora large stake.
The deaths in Memphis last week were 175-
90 Of which were from cholera.
Mrs LINCOLN is 70 winter IN New York.
Cholera Is declared an epidemic IN Memphis.
Bishop TfMoE. Of Rochester. has announced
that that city viii soon become .hc scat Of new
diocese Of the Catholic Church. The selection
wa be made by the approaching Council. to be
held at Baltimore.
Gen. GasSr has promised to attend the an
nnas meeting Of the Society Of the Army Of Ten
ncssee to be held 81 Cincinnati, Nov. a.
"A number Of physicians Of Philadelphia
have been prosecuted for not making returns Of
the cholera cases coming directly under their pro-
fesioHai notice.
= Gen. GEo. Y. MOODY, a brother Of the Rev.
GE0. Granville MOODY. was shot dead by an nm
known assassin. in his Office At Port Gibson, Mis-
sissippi on Saturday night Nine buckshot were
lodged in his head Gen. MooDY had lived in
Port Gibson for twenty-nine years. He was
lawyer BY profession, and had attained wealth
ard cmincnce. he served four years IN the rebel
army commanding the artillery in LoNesTREET's
corps. lie fought in tWenty-eight battles. lie
was fifty years Of ags.
There was a Wholesale jail delivery a Hunts
vile on Thursday night. Six prisoners rushed
hy the tailor while giving them their suppers. az
ftl - 20
them were recaptured.
There was serious negro riot in Tallahassee,
Fla. lasi Sunday week.
- LEIoH OLDHAM. ESQ. Of Texas. died in St.
Lonis On Friday. The Louisville Courier, Of yes
terday, pronounces ahigh eulogy on his character.
Mr.. OLDHAM was a native Of Tennessee, but re-
sided 81 Fort Worth, Texas. He was young
man Of remarkable energy Of character. and
highly esteemed for integrity.
Ex-senator RICHARDSON is out in o card de-
nouucing Gen. B. b. PRENTIss. for asserting that
he CRIcHARDsoEl intimatod that President JoHE-
son was privy to the murder Of LINCOLN. PRES-
TIss Is a Radical. The ex-senator stigmasizos
him as liar and a coward.
- Tho Louisville Custom House passed ycster-
day into the control Of r. X. BoLLING. the new
Collector.
There have been several cases and deaths
DI thuieia NJ Anguish ana Macon among com
panies Of soldiers recently sent there for bureau
duty from Cincinnati and Louisville. At Atlanta
a few more eases had occurred. but IL Is confined
exclusively to the soldiers, who arc strictly
guaranteed.
--Col. G0LLoDAY declines te run for Congress
In the Third Ky district For the sake Of unan-
unity. Judge HIsE Is tho candidate.
- The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
decided that where a tax for grading Streets ETC.,
i assessed by municipal corporation under mu-
nicipal and other public laws. and the payment
thereof is made compulsory. the tax payer Is en-
titled 10 deduct the tax so paid in making y re-
turn Of his income.
- The receipts for internal revenue on Saturday
were Sl.l67,5S
- The statute Of WASHINGTON. taken from the
Lexington (Na5 Military Institute by General
HARDIN, was returned and re-inaugurate1 last
week with appropriate ceremonies. Ex-Governor
LETcHER delivered the address.
Maj. Gen. q. a. GILMORE arrived al Fortress
Monroe on Saturday, 70 conduct a series Of expe-
rimonts with l5-inch guns and ried pieces Of ord
nance. against the iron-clad stone target erected
near the Fortress. A beard Of engineer officers
has been appointed fer this purpose who viii ar
rive this week, and proceed with the expert
ments without delay.
Secretary SEWARD arrived at Washington on
Saturday in a special train from Harrisburg He
has been gradually improving. and strong hopes
are entertained ior his entire recovery in a few
days.
Monsieur DnouYN DE LHAys Of the French
Cabinet was dismissed by the Emperor.
A Berlin prussia dispatch Of Sunday Che
day before yesterday says:
Tho negotiations for peace between Austria
and Italy are progressing slowly. On one or an
other pretcxt. the Venetian debt, for instance.
Austria Is protracting the conference, and shows
indications Of bad faith. Prussia. regarding her
self as bound by her alliance with Italy threat
ons to renew the war at once. There Is much cx-
cii0meRt throughout the kin gdon, and it is net
possible TO predict the result.
"A dispatch Of the 18th, from CYRUS W. FIELD.
says In regard to landing the recovered cable:
The steamship Mid,oav completed coaling at mid
night on Tuesday. and seft in company with the
Terrible at daylight on Wednesday morning. We
arrived at 81. Pierre early Thursday morning. but
were prevented from entering the harborby thick
weather until tho next day. We have found a
suitable landing place for our cable from Plaoen-
tia 60 st. Pierre. We arrived here at Q o'clock
this afternoon. and shall proceed 10 lay the cable
across the Gulf Of St. Lawrence as soon as the
weather viii permit. Il has been blowing a gale
all the day which prevented us from landing be-
fore. w arrived of this place early this morn
ing.