Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-15
Items nr GENERAL NEWS.

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ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Head Centre Of the Fcnians. is
in Richmond.
Two nephews and a son Of Gen. PEgCE were
among the Confederates recently captured ut Cor
dova By the Mexican guerillas.
- johnson Union Club has been organized at
Knoxville, which was to have been addressed last
evening by Hon. T. A. r. NELSON, JoHS BANTER,
Esq. and joins WILLIAMS, Esq.
Washington dispatches TO Radical papers
state that there are many indications that tho
President intends to continue the war which ho
has innugurrtcd upon the party which elected
him"
1t is estimated that it has been fully decided
in the Cabinet, that JEFF. DAVIS should neither
be bailed or paroled. This is supposed to end the
matter.
The cotton tax still continues 10 be elaborate
Is discussed by the Senate Finance Committee
Most Of the members believe that the article can
not stand a tax Of five cents per pound, as named
by the House. 1t is more than probable that the
rate will be reported at three cents
Under the new West Point Academy bill
which has passed both Houses the President has
authority to appoint fifty cadets at large. instead
Of ten, as heretofore.
- In day OF two Secretary SEWARD will send
90 Congress some interesting diplomatic cores
pondence, which has taken place through Minis
ter MOTLEY, relative 10 the intention Of Austria
10 send troops TO Mexico. 1t will show that the
idea has been abandoned. at least for the present
Co., Senator WRIGHT. of New Jersey. is recover
ing from his attack Of paralysis. His friends ex-
poet him to resume his seat before the end Of the
session.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. at a re-
cent session at Harrisburg decided in the case Of
ELSoRo MoHN Of Lehigh county, that woman
can be indicted as a common scold.
The Ohio State Homeopathic Society is in
session at Columbus. Ohio. DIR. 5. II. BEcKwIrh.
OF Cleveland. was elected President for the en-
suing year.
4 committee is about to 90 North from Corinth.
Misc, to solicit capital stock for the Corinth and
Tennessee River Railroad,
Judge LAWRENCE Of the Supreme Court of
Illinois has decided that the gift enterprise Of
Chicago are lotteries District Attorney REEn
has taken steps TO drive the various enterprises Of
this kind from the city.
Cor. VopGEs, commanding the District the
II. Lawrence. under orders from Gen. MfApE.
has Issued orders prohibiting transportation of
the transmission Of their messages by telegraph in
that district All railroad trains are to be in
Fpected at certain points, and men and arms
stopped.
- The body Of PnoRsT the murderer
turned over to the surgeons. The eyes were re
moved from the corpse and powerful electrical
light thrown on the rotina, for the purpose Of
testing the theory that the eye o. a corpse, like
camera obscure, retains photograph Of the last
objects seen in life No image Of any kind was
ound. A east Of PRoBsrs head was also taken.
His brain was healthy. and weighed thirty six
ounces.
AT festival given at st. Joseph. No, few
DAYS ago. the pictures of SToNEwALL JACKSON,
and General LEE were raiiiod of nj enormous
prices. ..
-- The Georgia Central Railroad has been put
in running order between Savannah and
Macon.
Dispatches from all parts Of the country re-
port very warm weather.
- Letters from Italy describe the war ex-
element in that country as intense. The popu-
lar enthusiasm recalls TO American travellers the
DAYS Of 1861 in their own land. Almost everybo-
dy. rich and poor, noble and obscure, is volun-
teering. and the tide Of patriotism is at its flood.
Young boys and war worn veterans vie with each
other in rendering their services 10 the Govern
mont. The Italian treasury is not in a promising
condition but the hearts Of the people are over
lowing with zeal.
The citizens Of Raleigh. North Carolina. are
raising funds TO erect n monument to the mtheroi
President JOHNSON, whose remains repose in tho
cemetery Of that city.
-Brovet Brigsdisr General A. l.. GrENEY. for
nerly of New York, now Of Selma, Alabama, IN
forwarding the circumstances of Union officers
and soldiers against increase Of the cotton tax,
states that twenty officers and two hundred men
ofhis late regiment arc In Alabama, and ut least
Eve thousand Northern emigrants are in that
state. mostly engaged in the cultivation Of cot
ton. Assuming that the cotton cannot prove
pro6tnble with the proposed tax. he says North
crn men will leave the State lift shall be impogcd
and that these southern States never be
purved of disleyalty without the emigration OF
Northern men.
-Gcp GRANT is expected to arrive in our city
,bou, the middle Of next week. lie is now in st.
Louis looking after law suit which he has pend
ine in one Of the courts Of that city
Senator SUMNER has leave Of absence two
weeks. 10 20 home and sec his mother. who issick.
WILSON made the motion in the Senate yesterday.
and SUMNER went
-uisundeystood that the tax and bankrupt
bills will be reported 70 the Senate this week.
-wmLI,M TREvIrT. formerly Secretary Of the
State Of Ohio. has purchased the Columbus C1sis.
The Csisis was first established by that great and
good man Gov. MEpARY.
90 Prof h. W. GuNTER. an old citizen of Louis
willie. was thrown from his carriage and killed on
Wednesday.
- The Pail Nall Gas. te gives currency "a a ru-
NOR that the Emperor NAPOLEON has written to
tho Emperor MAMMALIAN. asking him to give |
over the administration Of Mexican Affairs 20 the
French authorities as aEuarantee for the payment
of the interest on a special loan. adding that
les this Is done il will be necessary 90 recall the
French troops.