Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-20
ITEMS on GENERAL NEWS.

4 - Gold closed in New Yorl, yesterday at 1907.
when the bin that is now before Congress.
creating the position Of Second Assistant secre-
tary Of stao. becomes law. it is understood that
TILLIAM HUNTER, ESQ., at present Chief Clerk Of
thc Department q State win be Nominated by
the President to ill the position
~ Dr.. WN r. MEoosNEEEN, Of Murfreesboro.
Tennessee has beer appointed By she Commits
sioner Of Pensions us Examining Surgeon Of the
Pension Office
A correspondent Of the Memphis Buliefin
suggests JoHv BAXTER. Of Knoxville, as the con
sentative candidate for Governor Of this State,
IN 1867.
90 The indications arc thet the Senate will con-
hrm the nomination Of RANDALL as Postmaster
General.
Judge HUGHEs, Of Indiana. hitherto regard
cd as conservative. tclcgraphs Gov. MoRroN Of
that State. that he does not approve the Phila-
dolphia Convention.
1t il stated from Washington that ROUSSEAU
viii resign before suffering the roprimand ordered
by the House.
80 1t Is likely that the new mi litary bill will
create the grade Of General. The Senate append
ed in amendment to that effect to the House
bills
Hon. A. WELLEs has been appointedto the
newly created ofics Of Commissioner Of Revenue
The people Of Dyer county have fled a bill Of
injunction ia the Chancory Court 20 prevent the
county Of Crockett taking any further steps in its
organization.
The bridge over the Clinch River. on the
Knoxville and Kentucky railroad. has been put
under contract. The section Of the road from the
river 10 the coal section is soon to be put under
contract
The President has handed 10 Bishop POTTEE,
Of South Carolina, his check Of $1,000. in aid Of
tho Theological Institute in that State.
For some time past the health Of the Pope has
appeared 10 be falling and his condition causes no
little anxiety 10 tho Cardinals. with whom be
speaks frequently Of his approaching end.
Outrages and assaults on the freedmen living
in London county. Virginia. having been SO fire.
quently reported Of late and the civil law having
failed il is alledgod. TO administer justice, the As
sistant Commissioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
Of this district. by authority Of Lieutenant Gen
eral GRANT. has sent company Of cavalry from
this district 10 be stationed in that county, with
headquarters at Middleburg.
Governor CURTIS. of Pennsylvania, in a let
ter just published. says: 'The question Of calling
an extra session Of the Legislature. to ratify the
amendments proposed by the Congress Of the
United States. has been carefully considered. As
soon a. Congress finally passed the amendments,
] consulted with the Governors Of several Of the
States By telegraph, with the view Of securing
Immediate and concerted action In ratfying them.
believing that such course might hasten the
great end TO be attained By their incorporation
into our organic law. But the proposition was
not received with the favor anticipated, and il
now seems settled that there viii be no general
action Of the States 10 ratify by extra session.
even II Pennsylvania should do so. To call an
extra session IN this State. therefore. would not In
any degree hasten the adoption Of the amend
ments BY q sufficient number sof the States.
Should the loyal States. or. indeed any consider
able number Of them, unite 10 calling extra fes-
sions Of their legislative bodies 10 ratify the
amendments. shall heartily unite with them. re-
garding. / do, the speedy adoption Of the
amendments as the greatest blessing that can be
bestowed upon our whole country"
The murderers Of DIR. WEBB and son. at Lit
tie Rock few weeks since. have been arrested.
The gold watch taken from Dr. WEBH was recog-
nizeds and betrayed them. On this colored ost-
Ter and two ooiored soldiers confessed.