Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-28
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

RI c. GuCHRIaT, a prominent member Of the
Charleston bar, was incarccratod ON Saturday
veuiag last, BY the military authorities, because
le would not divulge the names Of two colored
nen who had warned him Of a concerted attack 20
&c made by freedmen on the police. lie was
easod by order Of Governor OAR
". X. STEVENSON, formerly Of this city, has
leon chosen IN one Of the Districts Of New York,
Ehero he now resides, AZ the alternate to FER
gaND0 WooD, delegate to the Philadelphia Con
yeution.
"A brother Of General JEFF. THOMPSON is
candidate for Congress in Missouri. in opposition
70 Bay. LoAy.
Gen. JAMES r. CHALuEs, Mai. GEoRGr W.
WIsoHEsTEa. and Col. }. W. CLAPP. have made
peoches in the Western District Of this State,
sustaining the policy Of the President.
The deaths in NewYork city last week reached
thirteen hundred and upward. One hundred and
eighty Of these we're from sun-stroke. and about
! atty resulted from the intense heat; Deducting
these. there stil remains total of over one thou
sand from prevailing diseases. the greater portion
Of which occurred among children under five years
Of age This seems to have been the case also in
Philadelphia. where the mortality has been exces-
sive, the deaths amounting to seven hundred and
thirty-nine.
Petroleum has been found in Texas, be
tween the Angelina and Neches rivers.
"A young lady. possessed Of great deal Of
nerve. visited the suspension bridge at Cincinnati
one evening recently, in c0mpany with her broth
er. and not only crossed the foot-bridge but
climbed 10 the top Of one Of the towers.
The Jacksonville Railroad have concluded
10 furnish hnf-fare tickets to and from Philadel-
phia on the occasion Of the great National Union
Convention to be held at that place on the 18th.
This action on the part Of those gentlemen dc
serves the gratitude and commendation Of all, as
il will enable many to be present at those inter
esting proceedings. who might otherwise be com
PEELED 70 remain athome.
- The Kansas Democracy have elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Philadelphia Convention:
Gen. II. RWINa, Gen. C. W. BLAIR, Capt. NJ.
SIXTH, j. Mcdowell. Paymaster Of Leavenworth,
Gen. sLEEPER and Major A. c. CoTToN.
- Mr. FRoUDE, the historian, is named a. GoLD-
WIZ SMIrHs successor as Professor Of Modern
History at oxford, and Mr.. RUsEIN for MATHEW
ARsoLD's chair Of poetry.
The city authorities Of Mobile have rejected
thepesition Of Miss AUGUSTA EVANS for pernis,
sion 10 erect a monument TO the memory of the
Confederate dead in Bionville Square.
49, Il l. proposed 20 build a tunnel under the
English channel to connect with the continent
- The estate Of the late DR.. JAYNE the Phila-
deiphia patent medicine proprietor, is assessed u
an income ofs95,2
The President has signed the general tcle-
graph bill. which some persons expected him to
veto. Il gives all new companies the right to run
their lines over ali postal and military roads, and
al public lands, and under all rivers etc.
- GOV. BRowNLow has gone 10 Knoxville for
his health.
The election in Kentucky takes place Mon
day. August 9th.
AN English inventor has just devised a
method for discharging firearms from thirty to
sixty times per minute. The opposite sides OF the
barrel AZ the breech are pierced 50 that Cat
eide can pass through; it is moved by pulling the
t,ir,cr. and every motion brings into the barrel
chamber Of the slide. containing bill and cart
ridge with perfect precision. The slides beini
loaded before going into action, any number o
them can be used. one after another, in the sam'
gun. With wonderful rapidity
The amount Of the naval pension fund is nov
si1 750O00. According TO a recent act Of Congress
the whole sum Is 10 be invested in United States
securities. the interest thereon TO be applied as
usual
-ALfxAvpER WILLIAMS RANDALL, whom the
President Ia, Just nominated to the Senate as the
sueoesstr Of ex-Postmaster General DENNIsoN,
was born in Montgomery county, in Now York, in
1919. and is forty-seven years Of age. When very
young his parents emigratod &c Wisconsin, where
he Rfterward studied law and was admitted tC
practice. In 1877 he was member Of the Terri
torinl Convention that framed State constitution
for Wisconsin. and In 1856 was elected Governor
Of that State, being the nominee Of the Democratic
marty. He continued in Office as Governor unu
1851. and having joined his fortunes with the ne
publican party, was soon aiterward appointed p'
President LINCOLN Americas Minister TO kome
whittier he went in 1862 and held the position iol
short time. Returning homo in 1854 he was ap
,oint.d First Assistant Postmaster General.