Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-21


II Mrs. GUsTAvus A. HENRY, President
Of the Tennessee Orphan Asylum, has re-
eeived the following note, which, while it
explains itself, calls for the grateful &C
acknowledgements of the orphans Of Tennessee
and their friends of every name throughout
the State. All honor TO the generous women
of Missouri.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July II, 1866-Mrs. g.
A. Henry President-DEAR MADAM: We,
in common with our sympathiaing country
women everywhere, have organized a So
ciety for the relief Of the wi6ows and or
phans Of the South; and by the usual expe-
dients Of festivals, etc, have realized a lib
eral sum for that purpose.
Learning through your agent, Mrs. Nor
Rrs, Of your intention Of Establishing an Or
phan Asylum, we beg leave to contribute
one thousand dollars (S1, 600 to the same,
and our prayers that your efforts may be
crowned with success.
In behalf of the Society for the Benefit Of
Southern Widows and Orphans.
Mrs. J. J. ABELL, President.
- Speaking of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE
and Louisville Railroad, the GAINESVILLE
Express, Of Wednesday, says:
The draw span of the bridge here is near
" done. The trestle work for the south
span is being put up in amanner sufficiently
substantial to be used for the passage Of
trains until the new span can be erected.
The whole will be finished and ready for
use in about three weeks.
The Tennessee river bridge will be COM
pleted in about two weeks. All the spans
have been raised, and the finishing work
only remains to be done.
The road between here and Tennessee
river, and beyond that point TO the connec-
ton, is in very good order for use, requiring
very slight repairs to put it in frstrate con-
dition.
It is expected that trains viii run through
by the last of this month, or by the 10th of
August at furthest.
"A petty white thief by the name of
LUcUs, has been robbing the negroes of
GAINESVILLE lately. He avoided the police,
and made his escape. He formerly was
driven out of the town for assOciating on an
equality with the negroes, and using the
confidence thus obtained TO cheat and de-
fraud them,
- The GAINESVILLE Express advises its
neighbor, the Robertson Register, to Gem
bigger itself 1t should be remembered
that Tom THUMB has a greater soul than
ever resided in the body of the Mastadon.
The Pulaski Citizen, of Yesterday, fur
nishes the following items
There will be preliminary public meet
+ ing at Pulaski on Monday the 23d inst, to
make arrangements for the meeting Of the
2Sth, which will appoint delegates to the
District Convention at Shelbyville, on the
4th of August, to appoint District Represen-
tatives to the Philadelphia Convention.
In the immediate neighborhOod of this
place, and for five or six miles out in all
directions, there has not been a seasOnable
rain in five weeks. Corn fields and gardens
are literally parching, and unless rain comes
very soon, crops in this immediate locality
will be a failure. Other portions of this
and adjoining counties have been visited
with copious and refreshing showers and
crops are promising.
- Never have we seen times so dull as
they are now. Our business men do very
little but yawn and yearn from morning till
night, and it is impossible to stir up an item
for the pager. Our community is Omi-
nously quiet in political sense, and an air
of acknowledgements is visible
everywhere.
- DIR. BURDErT has a remarkable suck
ing calf, which, besides being extraordinary
in point of size and symmetry of form, yields
from quart to a half gallon of milk twice
day The milk is said to be nearly all
cream.
- The Paris West Tenn Htelligencer
gives us the following:
On last Sunday night and Monday, we
had copious and refreshing fall Of rain,
which appears to have been very general
throughout all this section. Crops of all
kinds had begun to suffer from draught, but
the rain came in time to prevent any SER
ious damage. Corn is generally promising,
and with a few more good seasons will
make a full average crop. Cotton is taking
a fine start to grow, and although fully two
weeks later than usual at this time of the
year, with favorable seasons and late frost,
may make fair crop Tobacco is said to
be doing well, though there is but little
planted in this county.
- The work on the Memphis and Ohio
railroad is progressing rapidly. The bridge
and trestling in the Obion bottom has been
completed and the construction train crossed
to thisside Thework between Paris and that
point is being vigorously pushed forward.
We have the assurance of taking the train
at Caledonia next Monday for a trip to
Memphis. On the GAINESVILLE line, we learn
from Capt COBB, that the work is nearly
finished, and that trains on that road will
meet the Memphis trains by the time the
latter reach Paris. The Tennessee river
bridge is in rapid course of completion and
it is thought will be finished by the time
the Memphis trains get here, if not ferry
boat will be used to make connections.