Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-01
ITEsEs or GENERAL NEWS.

or the Tennessee Representatives Mossrs
LETIWIcH, MAYEARD and TAYLOR, voted aye on
the bill TO increase salaries Of Congressman. and
Mr., Stokes no. Mr.. COoPER did not vote Messrs
CAMPBELL. HAwKIEs, and the Representative
from the 9th district, absent.
The total number Of alien emigrants that
have arrived in New York thus far this year is
lH.SSl being 5000 more than during the same
period last year.
The salary Of Congrcssmen hal been increased
to $780, and mileage is cut down to 2Oc. The
employees Of Congress, including the Capitol Pc
lice, get an addition Of twenty per cent. to their
salaries. The addition does not apply 70 the
clerks and employees in the various departments.
20 Il is reported the President viii certainly is
sue proclamation declaring Texas restored to
her rights and privileges in the Union.
- The remains Of Gen. RICHARD E. LEE, Gather
Of ROBERT T. LEED are 10 be removed from
Georgia to Lexington. by order Of the Virginia
Legislature, and will be reinterred the 10th Of
September next, on the occasion Of the reinsugu-
ration Of the Washington statute
"A Charleston dispatch Of the 29th ult says.
The four prisoners sentenced by the Military
Commission, but reprieved by the President.
whose attempted liberation on a writ Of haJeas
corpus occasioned the recent conflict Of authority
between Gen. SIcELEs and the United States Dis
tTict Court were quietly removed last night by
steamer, under guard, from Castle Pinckney. The
military refuse information concerning their
present whereabouts. The impression prevails
that they were sent North beyond the jurisdiction
Of the court
The Captain Of the ship EchuHgeo, which
arrived at London a short time ago from otago.
New Zealand, reports that in latitude 81 s..
Longitude 81 W., he saw about ninety large ice
beTgs, which formed a complete barricade across
the ships way o. far as the eye could reach from
The masthead. The vessel stood to the northwest
for two day, then tackled and stood to the cast
ward, and saw no more ice
The official Suats0Rzenger Of Berlin says
We are authorized to declare that during the
recent fighting in Bohemia not a single Prussian
gun has been captured By the enemy"
M. RoNERo, Mexican Minister at Washing
ton received on Sunday official news from the vi
sinity Of chihuahua. the present residence Of the
Mexican Government up to the SOth alt. Pred-
dent JUAREz, and his Cabinet and Government.
arrived at chihuahua on the 18th, havingmet with
very enthusiastic reception from the people Of
the city Of chihuahua and the other towns Of the
State through which they passed.
- nuR Of the sisterhood Of the Good Shep-
herd" jumped from the cars while in motion near
Morrow, Ohio, last Saturday. She became fright
enod Tor fear ofan eccidnnt
80 The German name Of the Prussian needle
sun IL ZuhdEabslge1pehre. The name alone Is
enough 20 fright the souls Of adversaries
80 The Governor Of Missouri is quietly organ
king the militia in the interior 10 secure the en-
foroomont Of the registry law. The Conservatives
are said 10 be threatening resistance, and in some
oftho counties are organizing johnson Clubs.