Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-08
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.


- The House Of Representatives has passed the
bill reviving the grade Of General in the United
States Army.
Col W. b. Stokes, Of Tennessee, IS one of the
announced speakers at a Union % meeting. at
Fanueil Hall, Boston. on Thursday next
Lewis d. Campbell, Of Ohio. has been con
frmed A. Minister to the Republic Of Mexico
Count Garowski, a literary and diplomatic
adventurer. died in W Washington on Friday.
Lynch law was executed upon q negro at
Brunertown, Ky on Friday, and on one in Pike
county, Georgia, on the same day-both for vio-
lating white women.
Tho grand ball given at the Gayoso House
Saturday night. the proceeds Of which were to be
devoted to the purchase oflimbs for manned Con-
federate soldiers. was crowded with beauty and
fashion, and is considered one Of the most brill
liant affairs ever witnessed in Memphis. Over
Eve thousand dollars were realized. TWAS noted
that many of the guests were Northern people.
Gen. Rssecrans is in San Diego. looking out
for mining properties and interests.
- It is said that in the Cabinet meeting in re-
gard to the reconstruction" report, Secretary
Stanton was the first to break the silence and
declare against il.
Gen. Hays Of Louisiana, and Commissioner
Lahlle Of Charleston. have been pardoned by the
President
1t was the Nick w. Hughes and not the
TiOress. that blew up near Memphis last week.
The railroad draw bridge across Cumberland
river at GAINESVILLE was completed on Saturday,
and at five o'clock P. NJ the first train passed
over It since February, 1862 The road will be
pushed on 20 Paris as fast possible.
- The remains Of Thomas II. Clay, grandson
Of Henry Clay, Confederate officer who died at
Atlanta, Georgia in 1861 were reinterred at Lex
ington. Kentucky. few days ago.
The wealthiest congregation in New York
city, perhaps in the whole country Is that Of the
Ascension EpiscopaD in the Fifth Avenue.
Their aggregate incomes last year are shown by
the official returns to have been nearly slS,OOOOOO
The City Council Of Louisville have appointed
a committee TO report upon the propriety of taking
steps 10 open railroad communication with Knox
Vile.
The Pittsburg Chronicle says a coal company
has now piled near Honesdale. in that State,
100000 tons of coal-said 10 be the largest body
of coal ever collected in one heap on the face OF
the earth. II would require train over two hun
dred and sixty miles in length to remove the stock,
or seven hundred thousand carts would be needed
reaching in one continuous line more than two
thousand miles
- Ocn hoDert l.. lee VIII DC pIcachI 1T 'he
commencement Of the University of North Caro-
lima. at Chapel HILL in June
- The planters of Georgia 10 meet in Ma
con in June TO consider of the agricultural inter
ests of that State.
90 The American Medical Association which
met in Baltimore on the ls instant, at its regular
annual meeting, elected II. +. Agnew, Of Della
ware, President--W. X. Bowling, of Tennessee. J.
c. Hughes, Of Iowa, II. f. Bowditch. Of Massa-
chusetts. and T. c. Brinsmadc. Of New York,
Vice Presdents-W. B. Atkinson, Secretary
Caspar Wirtas. Treasurer-W. n. Dawson. assis-
tant Secretary. Cincinnati. Ohio. is the place for
the next annual meeting