Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-02
IrEns on GENERAL NEWS.


Secretary STANTON is on visit to Ohio
The cholera is still in Washington, Chicago.
Memphis. Richmond and Philadelphia.
kw CARSON has been commissioned Lieuten-
ant Colonel TO command a battalion Of volunteers
organized in New Mexico.
An ocean yacht race for a purse Of $4,000
takes place early in December. Three yachts
the Fleetloing, Vesta and Henrietta are entered
They sail from Sandy Hook aud go to the Island
Of Wight.
A vessel with yellow fever is at quarantine
in the port Of New York. Rather late in the
season for yellow jack to be so far from home.
- Iti stated a singular fact that the coun-
terfeiting Of the United States currency has
reached such perfection that the counterfeit cur
rency.is regularly redeemed at the Treasury, can
soled and destroyed, with the rest Of the mu-
ulatcd currency.
- The fine assessed by Judge BALLARD Of the
United States District Court upon THOMAS SHOCK,
Of Marion county, for selling whisky upon which
thetax was unpaid, was Sl1,6ls. The amount is
fixed BY statute, which provides that the fine
shall be double the amount Of tax levied upon the
whisky.
MATILDA HERON. the actress. gave 5000
worth oflace. three hundred years old, to the late
Southern Relief Fair in ST. Louis
go The multitude Of quails in Kansas are de-
stroying grasshoppers with great rapidity.
- The Sunday fanatics Of New York are at
work to stop the running Of street cars on the
first day Of the week
- The GreenlIw OFera House at Memphis has
closed for want Of funds.
Rumor says that Miss Anna DICKINSON has
recently rejected the addresses Of a very dis
tinguished lawyer in an Eastern city.
The payment Of the October interest on Gov
Al
$4,000 extra compensation to employees in the
Treasury to be commenced on yesterday.
A writ Of mandamus has been issued TO the
County Court of Shelby county to show cause
why il does not appropriate funds to the Metro
politan Police. according to law. The Court has
secured an attorney to fight the Police COMMITS
Fioners to the bitter end.
A correspondent Of the Wilmington Dispatoh |
says that JOIN GLCHRIsT, Esq, Of Robson coun- |
~ is the Oldest lawyer in North Carolina. lie |
graduated at the University in 1907.
- There is talk Of indicting the notorious FoR-
EET and c. c. FULToN, a Radical Baltimore edi- |
tor for ondeayoring 10 incite instruction in Ma
ryland.
80 The Rome Courier Of Thursday announces |
the death Of Major A. B. Ross. which occurred on /
Sunday last. He was of the Oldest citizens Of |
that place, estimable. Christian man, and his
death has thrown the shadow Of sadness over the
entire community.
OF three million children in England, over
one million do not attend school.
- The public schools Of the city Of New York
cost s2.5OO.OOOa year.
80 The Masonic fraternity are to lay the corner
stone Of Masonic temple in Baltimore on the
20th Of November.
-WmEIE Collins has dramAtized "Arma-
dale" and il viii shortly be brought out in Lon
don.
90 II is said that the Falls Of niagara, on the
American side. have undergone quite a change
within the past two weeks, in consequence Of the
falling Of huge masses Of rock The centre Of the
fall has gone back about one hundred and fifty
feet and lis form is almost as near the shape Of a
horse shoe as the Canadian Fall.
- Two or three New York papers recommend
GEoRGE WILLIAM Curtis, for US. Senator to sue
coed Mr.. HARRIS. whose term expires with the
present Congress.
- The Tallahassee Floridian announces the Sc
rious illness Of Gov. WALKER. Of that State.
90 President ARvELo, Of Venezuela, has been
deposcd by his Cabinet. and General CoLNA has
been appointed Chief Magistrate in his place.
1t is said that the Spanish Government has
purchased Of the United States two monitors, at
an expense Of two million Of dollars, and as the
NoNeIhtnenh nhs no ufailanie funds, two wealthy /
merchants Of Havana have gone security for the
amount.
90 During the present year, up TO the 22d of
September, the foreign export Of petroleum fro
the United States exceeded 100000 gallons
Last year. to the same period. it was only l5.5O3-
$50 gallons, little ono-third Of this years
export.
- The eighth section. Of thirty miles, Of the
Union Pacific Railroad has been accepted and
the road is now in running order two hundred and
seventy miles west Of Omaha which IS twenty
eight miles west Of the one hundrcdth meridian Of
west longitude.
"A Memphis dispatch says: THOMAS HERMAN,
a steamboat runner, shot a man dead last night.
Another shootins ARRAY not fatal. occurred a few
days since
-JoHN I. DoYNELL. while stepping from the
Southerner 10 the White Cloud, at Memphis, fell
into the river, on Wednesday. and was drowned
He leaves a wife and six children in St. Louis
Hons. ALVIN DUvALL, JOSHUA T. BULLITr
and b. J. PETERS. met without preconcert, on
Tuesday night. at the residence Of Hon. H. J.
Sites near Louisville. The four constituted at
one time the Court Of Appeals Of Kentucky.
800 Ex-Congresman (JudEel OLDHAM, Of Texas.
Is in Cordovo, Mexico. taking photographs for a
living.
- The Raleigh IN. c. papers profess to have
knowledge Of secret and well organised society
in the South. composed Of loyal Union men. aud
known as Red swines." There are said to be
ten thousand Of them in North Carolina.