Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-16

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ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1.5l24
Out Of thirty-hve safes opened by ma
chinist in Portland, since the FIRE, only FIVE were
found to have been really safe.
The Second Comptroller has decided that ar
rears Of pay and bounty cannot be paid to dis
loyal heirs. nor can such heirs be passed over and
payment made to the next person in the order Of
inheritance prescribed by the act Of July II, 1862
The recent general order issued by General
grant requiring department commanders to for
ward copies Of such newspapers within their re-
spectiye commands as contained sentiments Of
disloyaty and hostility to the Government. in any
Of its brincbes, with view to their suppression,
has been revoked.
- The following fees were received last year by
United States Consuls at the ports named: Paris,
$1,000: London. $4,000; Havana. $4,000 Mata-
moras. $4,000: Montreal. 81 900; Hamburg slO-
900; Belfast $780, Some Of the Consulates are
good Offices 10 have.
In London the general complaint is that
although large amounts Of gold come into Eng
land from America and Australia, none Of it stays
there but all goes to Paris. The latter city at
tracts the precious metals from all portions Of the
globe. and all nations seem at present to be her
debtors.
80 The Selma Reporter Of the 5th says: com
pany is being organized by the good people Of
Wilcox Tor the erection and operation Of an ex-
tensive cotton mill the establishment at Pratts-
Vile is to be extended, and prints and cassimeres
viii be added to It's productions
Gen. CLAyToS declines to run for Congress in
the second district Of Alabama Major BOILING
HALL is candidate. and .WN. P. CHmToN. jr..
has been proposed by his friends.
- tits agreed to give the track to Gen. RoUs-
sEAU. So the Louisville Ky. district. without op-
position. The candidates announced in the city
press have declined the canvass. and he will be
supported unanimously.
1t is rumored in Norfolk, Virginia, that the
property Of HENRY A. WISE has been restored to
him.
Mayor HOFFMAN. Of New York. has vetoed
the project for constructing elevated railroads in
some Of the streets Of that city.
- Queen VIcToRIA manifested her royal indig-
nation at a lady for appearing at court in a very
low neeked dress, by ordering her never 10 pre-
sent herself again.
- France possesses more than one hundred
public libraries, open freely TO all comers. with
cut distinction Of person, rank or country: Aus
tria and Prussia together have nearly ninety
Bavaria. seventeen; Belgium. fourteen; and other
European kingdoms have a fair share. Until the
passage Of Mr. EwARTs Act. IN 1859 for enabling
town councils 20 establish public Libraries and
museums. England had the unhappy re-eminence
Of being without single strictly free public libra
libraries. Vienna has three and Berlin two.
- The richest hoiress in Paris Mile HEINE,
neice Of FoULD. the French finance minister, and
Of HENE, tho poet, was married the other day to
NJ. MICHAEL NEY. Duke Of Elchingen and grand
son Of Marshal NEY. Her immediate dowry is a
million dollars.
- Five thousand one hundred and seventy-iv
dollars income is reported by FRED. DOUGLASS.
-AUBER, at SO, il writing new opera.
60 BEN WooD lost S6OOOOat the Saratoga races,
just closed. He has sold his lottery business to
JoHS MoRRTssEY for $4,000.
An operation was lately performed upon a
returned New Hampshire soldier named AIKEN.
for the purpose Of extracting bullet supposed to
be emb sdded in his shoulder. The wound was
received as the soldier was in the act Of aiming
his gun, but the ball could not be found at the
time and the wound eventually healed. but late
~ the shoulder began 10 be painful and swollen,
and medical adyico was sought. An operation
was resolved upon, and the arm was laid open
from the wound to the elbow joint, where. deep
under the covering Of cords aud tendons. was
sound the iron sight Of ArEENs own gun, which
had been rusting and corroding in his arm for
three years. Il seems that the rebel bullet doubt
less aimed al his head, must have hit the sight,
driving that into the shoulder. and itself glancng
away.
HOWELL Conn. formerly Secretary Of the Treasu-
~ died recently at Atlanta, Georgia, in the sew
cnty fourth year Of her age. She was spoken Of
as a highly accomplished lady. and for nearly half
a century jealous member Of the Baptist Church. |
- The New York Herald states that General |
DIX has declined the mission to the Hague, and |
1t will probably be offered to Mr.. f. c. ADAMS the |
author, Of that city.
- The business men Of Houston, Texas. have |
resumed specie payments. All transactions are |
based on specie estimates.
- The Paris correspondent Of tho Pail Mall |
Gazette thus photographs NJ. DRouYN DE L'HUYs: |
AT dxty-ono years Of age the Foreign Minister |
Of France is stout, soid-looking man, with a |
broad, grave face SGT in collar Of grayish whis-
kors and eyes which, though short-sightcd, seem
to have a keen sharp glance through the specta-
Giles which he usually wears There is in his
figure. just a touch Of something that reminds
one of CAvoUR. His voice is solemn and some
what unctious, and ne talks with extreme volu-
5lity. bat at the same time even in ordinary con-
yersation. with a certain studied elegance Of eI-
preston"
--GcnerRl GEo. II. SroNENAN was in Knoxville
1u Tuesday
- Two men from Kentucky went to Knoxville
with drove Of horses. aud sold several Of them
10 citizen Of that place It afterwards turned
cut that the whole drove was stolen. The parties
were arrested in Chattanooga.
- Great preparations were being made for the
DoUGLAs monument ceremonies on the 9th proxi-
mo. An the railroads leading into Chicago will
carry passengers that occasion at one lth the
usual fare. Rooms for President JoHNsoN and
party have been engaged at the sherman House.