Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-09
ITElIs oT aENERAL NEWs.

ITEMS OF GENERAL NE"S.
- Gold closed in New York yesterday at l.ial4.
r. The New York Post favors Memphis or New
rleans. as the proper place for holding the So
alei Southern Loyalist Convention.
- Secretary SEwAEB keeps a military guard
bout his hoase day and night. A Radical paper
agEests that be has no fear Of the rebels"
Who. then. does be fearY
"A discrepancy, amounting 70 some s30O9OO0O
las been discovered in in balancing the ccounts
& Judge CHAsE while Secretary Of the Treasury
-or rather his accounts DO not balance by that
amount
- SIMON CAWERos. Of Pennsylvania. has taken
rround against the President The inference is
that the President has refused him some Of the
srumbs that fall from the Executive table.
- Massachusetts, paper says that Beast Bur-
LrR will run for Congress next November.
- Col. JoHN RUTHEEFoRD, who presided at the
recent meeting Of tbs State Central Committee at
Richmond died suddenly in that city on Friday
night, at an advanced age. He was for several
years Lieutenant Governor Of the State,
- The wigwam for the Philadelphia Conven-
tion viii have a capacity for accommodating ten
thousand persons.
4 The New York city Newspaper propri~sors
have held meeting and decided that the rates
too high.
"A Buffalo city railroad company petitioned
the other day for authority TO increase its fares
the ground that the conductors stole the profits
- The farmers all over the Northwest are in
want Of laborers. Thuir ripened crops are suffer
ing for want Of help TO gather them.
- The mortality in Chicago for the last month
was greater than for any other previous to July
IL the history Of the city.
- Two fatal cases Of Asiatic cholera have been
reported at Pittsburgh-one an English emigrant.
just from New York the other a negro, recently
from st. Louis.
80 The Cincinnati Commercial Of Tuesday speak
ing Of cholera in that city says: Though the
number Of fatal cases from cholera reported to
the Health Officer yesterday slightly in excess
Of Sunday. we are assured by physicians, who
have closely watched the progress Of the disease.
that It has already taken a more favorable and
manageable turn. and that the number Of conva-
lssoents in proportion TO the number attacked is
highly encouraging.
The Richmond papers report unmistaka-
b.s and fatal case Of cholera in that city on Sun
day last.
Since tne LIST Of August there have been eleven
deaths By cholera in Charity Hospital New Or
leans
HAeANAAAAg
celia. Bishop QUNLAN with several priests and
number Of Sisters Of Charity. have gone over
there from Mobile.
There is much sickness in Columbus, Missis-
sippi.
- The New Orleans papers state that the POpe's
loan Is a marked success fn that city.
- The railroad bridge over Big Black has been
restored, and Viesburg again has its eastern rail-
road communication.
90 Mrs. GRANT. Of Montgomery, Ala. the moth
CT Of FIVE children, committed suicide Sunday
evening by taking laudanum. Cause, Jealousy.
"A special order was issued at New Orleans
July 81. by Major General BAIRD. appointing
Military Commission 10 investigate the Conyen-
ton riots. The members Of the Board are: Pre-
sident, Brevet Major General MOWER; Colonel
and Brevet Brigadier General S. NJ. QUINCY,
slst United States Colored Infantry; Brevet Brig
adler General GREea, and Recorder Lieutenant
Colonel and Brevet BriEadier General Gro. BAL
DY. G5th United States Colored Infantry. The
Commission Is authorized TO summon witnesses
and examine them under oath.
The Baton Rouge Advocate says the fatal
army worm has made its appearance near Clinton,
in Louisiana.
- There have recently been serious troubles in
Selma, Ala. between the negIo es and some United
States soldiers stationed there. The negroes have
armed themselves for defense.
The effects Of Captain JoHN II. MArrT,
who commanded the rebel steamer Florida, were
sold at auction by the United States Marshal at
81. Paul, Mimi, on Thursday last.
JoHN C. BREcKNRDGE is stopping at the
Queens Hotel. In Toronto lie denies having Of
fered his services to the Canadian Government in
resisting the Fenians. and says he only desired to
defend his home at Niagara against their attack.
Or. JosEPH ToNrBEE. a wcll-known London
physician. died recently, martyr to medical sci
enep. He had been prosecuting his experiments
By inhhling a combination Of chloroform and pru-
SIC acid.
Locusts have made their appearace in Alge-
ria and almost totally ruined the tobacco, fig, and
olive crop for the present year Hundreds Of
families have suffered dreadrully from the loss
Of garden plants upon which they depended
largely for food.
The Potrolite Oil Works, located in Law
renosville Pennsylvania. have been entirely de-
stroyed by Gre. Some go barrels of refined oil
were consumed. as well as q considerable amount
Of crude. Loss estimated at $4,000 on which
there is an insurance 70 tho amount Of $35 000to
$4,000.
80 Dispatches from Cincinnati. state that thirty
deaths from cholera occurred during the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock Tuesday evening
Most Of these occurred last night and to-day.
The diseaoo seems on the decline Physicians
also state that IL Is much less malignant.
1t ia reported that Gen. Fremont will be a
candidate for the United States Senate from Mis-
souri,. provided the next Legislature is Radical.
The General can hardly claim years residence
- The Mobile Register says that Gov. IsHAM g.
Hams wss in Selma on the 9Th. registering
from Mexico. The Register has been hoaxed.
A man named NJ. COINS, q claim agent, COM
mittcd a rape on lady Of Arkansas, at Mom-
phis few nights since.
For satisfactory reasons, tho President has
determined to postpone the meeting Of the Cotton
Planters Convention Of Georgia. from the 18th Of
August, 10 the 9th Of September.