Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-03
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

80 Gold closed in New York yesterday at l475z.
= General GRANT has declined sending troops
10 Annapolis Maryland to assist the Freedmen
Bureau agent on the ground that Maryland is not
one Ct the " lately insurrectionary States" Heis.
moreover, opposed to military interference.
where IL can be avoided. as tending to increase
the evils il seeks TO allay.
- The Richmond Enquirer calls attention TO
the fact that negroes are forming themselves into
military companies In Richmond. and drilling
and marching by night The impression is given
Ont that some collision may occur.
- The Cincinnati Commercial Of August lst
tays; Yesterday, at thirty minutes past one
o'clock. the London Stock Board quotation. Of
the same morning. for United States $40 bonds
was reported 70 our Stock Board. The gap Of
eighty miles in telegraph communication was
covered By the difference in time. Had the tee-
graph connection between Newfoundland and our
continent been complete. the report Of the twelve
o'clock London board might have reached here
twenty-five minutes past six A. 4 Of the same day.
Several delegations representing the com
meroial interests Of New York and Philadelphia,
have waited on the President within the past few
days, urging a further reconstructonlof the cabi-
net by the appointment Of a successor to Secre-
tary McCULLocH. They do not undertake to
name Mr.. MCCULLocH's successor. but declare
that q man Of nerve and experience is needed to
rectfy the vacillating and laundering policy
which has characterized the Treasury Depart
mont for the past six months.
General TERRY, at Richmond. has issued a
general order forbidding in that military depart
ment during the existing Of martial law, all mill
taEy organizations or associations for the purpose
Of drill or military instruction. other than the
militia organised by the Governor Of Virginia.
This order will put stop to the nightly drills Of
parties Of negroes which have recently caused
much excitement in that community.
Mr.. SHELLABARGER. one-of the ablest Of the
Radicals in Congress. has been nominated for
reelection.
-uESRY WARD BEECHER's church, In Brooklyn,
New York. has been rendered 10 the sanitary an
thorities Of that city for q cholera hospital. in
case Il shall be required.
80 There Is much discussion going on in Wash
ington with respect 70 the amount which the
Bounty Equalization bill is likely 20 cost. One
estimate places the amount at S30OOOOOO. another
at 100000, and still another at some s25OOOOOOO
or 5000 100000.
- Judge BRADY. Of New York has rendered a
decision affirming the .constitutonality Of the
Board Of Health, and declaring them possessed Of
the g0wer 70 abate fat-boiling within the city
limits rs a nuisance. by law.
"A military dispatch received in this city a |
day or two since states that the -cholera prevails
extensively at Savannah.
- Tho population Of London has been estima-
ted by the Registrar General at 8.Ol5.9i6 on the /
sth Of April. 1866. five years from the date Of
the last census. OF this population ,729 337 are
within the metropolitan parliamentary boroughs,
represented by eighteen members Of the House Of
Commone; the 425.60l persons are not within the
limits Of any II the boroughs.
AT the late reform demonstration IN England
Il took one thousand Eve hundre' police and
detachment Of guards 10 protect Hyde Park, Lon
dom from the mob. The latter forced an entrance
into the park, but were driven back by the guards
RoHERr Bonner. Of the New York Ledger.
has just purchased al Saratoga the celebrated
trotting mare "pocahontas,' for $4,000 She had
just previous 70 the sale won a race al Saratoga,
the time made being 2253l.
- The Conservative Democracy Of the Sixth |
Congressional District Of Kentucky, held Con-
vention in Newport on Tuesday. and appointed
Col JAS. TAYLOR, Of Campbell and Hon. JOHN
w. STEVENSON. Of Kenton. delegates to. the
Philadelphia Convention.
"A Charleston dispatch Of the LIST inst, says:
Il Is known to-day that the prisoners condemned
20 death by the Military Commission, and whose
recent mysterious removal from Castle Ptckney
accustomed much speculation. were sent to the I
Dry Tortugss for life by order Of the President,
who thus committed their sentence.
The death at Washington Of JOHN Ross, the
celebrated Cherokee Chief is announced.
-- A St. Louis dispatch Of the LIST, says it is re-
ported that the Radicals last Sunday killed S.
HEApLEE. Presiding Elder Of the Methodist Z
Church IN the Springfield district, because no in
listed on preaching without taking the oath. The
tory Is that a band Of thirty armed men prevent
"a him from preaching in his own church, but {
promised 20 allow him 20 proceed upon his own ]
I6rm. Afterwards his congregation proceeded
towards his land, but after going about half
mile were overtaken by several Of the armed men :
who had gallopcd amer him. and one drawing his i
revolver. fred at Mr.. HEADLrr three times each | +
IF the balls taking effect two in the body and one
IN the arm. Mr.. HEAnLEE died about 10 o'clock
hat night
- The reported sickness on the steamer Dari4 r
Whhe. Of which mention was made yesterday, was u
Incorrect. q
Ferty-hvo thousand dollars ia gold went TO l
Liverpool on Wednesday by the steamer africa. v