Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-Colonel Walk
Err, chairman Of the committee to present to
the President the proceedings of the JoHN-
son Soldiers State Convention Of Pennsyl-
vania, had an interview with the President of
the United States, who, on receiving a copy
Of the proceedings, thanked Col. BARRETT,
and through him the soldiers whom he rep
Resented, or the manner in which they re-
ferred to him in their resolutions.
Official information reached here to-day
that the United States steamer Mahaska,
with eight guns, has left Pensacola for Tam
pico, in accordance with instructions found
ed on the Presidents proclamation relative
to MAXIMILIAN'S paper blockade.
The following Executive appointments
were made to-day: p. SIDNEY Posi-, of lii
nOs, Consul for the port Of Trieste and all
other ports in the Austrian dominious on
the Adriatic coast, excepting those ports
which belong to the Lombards and the
Venetian Kingdom; THOMAS CRAY, of
California, naval officer at San francisco,
aud JOHN MCGINNIs, Of Illinois, Commits
sioner to the Paris Exhibition.
During the confinement Of Col. STREIGHT
and companions in Libby prison, some Of
them, though indiIerently provided with
drawing materials, so well initiated United
States notes as to find ready purchasers
among the rebels in exchange for provisions.
One OF these counterfeits was received by
the United States Treasurer today, the
owner Of it innocently suppoSing it would
be redeemed by that Office.
The Chairman of the National Union
Executive Committee, in conformity with a
resolution adopted at a meeting of the COM
miltee, held at Philadelphia on the 10Th,
appointed the following members of the
committee to constitute n subcommittee
with power to act in matters relating to the
pending campaign.
Col. J. =. BABCoCK, New Haven, Con-
necticut Hon. ROBERT III. PRUIN, Albany;
SAMUEL NJ. BULLOCK, Philadelphia; Hon.
T. O.. PRATT, Baltimore; Hon. j. 0. NOR
TON, Chicago; BARTON ABLE, st. Louis
Missouri; Hon w. 5. SHARKEY, Jackson,
Mississippi; J. 7. CBoNENr, Rockway,
New jersey, Chairman.
The committee above named is requested
to meet at the Metropolitan Hotel, Wash
ington, next Wednesday, the 18th inst, at
noon.
The receipts Of internal revenue since the
1st Of July, are ffty-two millions.
ROBERT ). CHEW, Esq, who has hereto
fore so courtcously and efficiently discharged
the duties connected with the Consular
Bureau, has been appointed Chief Clerk Of
the State Department. in the place Of VIM
HUNTER, recently promoted for long con-
tinued and important services to the newly
created office of Second Assistant Secretary
of State.
The President gave audience for several
hours to-day to an unusually large number
Of persons. among them many ladies, ali
taking their turns to make known THEN
business which, for the greater part, did not
fall within the line Of his executive duty,
the conversations being carried on in q tone
sufficiently loud to discover this fact.
The committee Of the Sailors and Sol
diers' Union Convention, appointed at their
last meeting to issue a call for Mass Con
vention Of soldiers, 10 meet at Chambers
burg, Pa, the 9th Of September held a
meeting this evening 10 make preliminary
The call for the Convention
will be issued in a few days.