Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-02
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER .. Iso7.
Largest Circulation In City and stat
NEWS on THE DAY.

The assessed valuation Of the taxable
property of Illinois this year is S4Sl $780,
0lS.
Two hundred entries have been made
already for the National Horse Fair al
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Black Hawk, an Indian chief in Utah
has pledged himself to use his influence to
stop further hostilities.
Gen Mower has issued an order regu
lating iuries in Texas. No names except
those Of registered voters can go on the
jury lists.
The vote in Maryland on the adoption
Of the new constitution was a., 152 for it,
and ,036 against it, Gov Swami gives
notice that it will 90 into effect on Satur-
day next.
William Cleary, Head Centre Of the Fe-
mans in Louisiana, and Captain j. w.
Dunphy, a noted Fenian organizer, died Of
yellow fever at New Orleans recently.
The riots in Italy have been much worse
than reported. n several cities the troops
were Obliged to charge on the mob with
bayonets. Many were killed and more
wounded.
Garibaldi has written a stirring letter to
his followers, showing no sign Ofgiving up
his object. lie incites the Italian Liberals
by earnest appeals, to push forward to the
accomplishment of the Liberation of Rome.
Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston has resigned
the Presidency Of the Alabama and Ten
nessee Rivers railroad, from Selma to Dali
ton, ard his place has Been filled by the
election Of Franklin II. Deland, of New
York
1t was officially announced on the 9th
nit. that Italy was quiet, but on Saturday
there we're serious riots at Modena, Milan,
Genoa and Naples. The Pope sent a mes
sage Of thanks to Napoleon. Garibaldi is
going to Caprera.
Affairs in Hayti are in a very precarious
condition. Provisions are very scarce.
Thirty-four Haytien dollars are equal to
one Spanish silver dollar, and barrel of
-four costs $50 in gold An instruction is
under fall Roadway.
Gen. SCOTS will just probated, bequeaths
all his property TO his daughter the wife
OF Col. Scott. He had previously given an
equal amount TO his other daughters. His
Pulaski sword was left to West Point
Academy, and the sword worn in Mexico
to his grandson, Winfield Scott Hertz.
The cotton fields in the vicinity of
Shreveport, La, have been swept by the
worm so clean that scarce a green stalk is
visible The destruction is compared to
the passage of fire through the fields, and
Yet planters are confident of gathering from
third TO half 4 crop.
Gen. Sheridan has lately returned to the
Southern Famine Relief Commission of
New York, $4,000, which had been put into
his hands for the benefit of the sufferers
from the floods on the Mississippi; but
which he found unnecessary to use for the
purpose. The amount is to be devoted to
the use Of the yellow fever sufferers.
The Knoxville and Kentucky railroad
run their trains now 10 Coal creek, thirty
four miles north of Knoxville. Large coal
mines are opening there, and coal will be
sold for twenty-five cents bushel, delivered
in that city. This will encourage manu-
featuring enterprises already contemplated,
but awaiting the final development Of the
coal fields on Coal creek.
The report in various papers that the
late General Grifiin's order removing
Judges in Texas was revoked is not cor.
rect. # appears that the first order he
issued made removals and appointments.
Discovering, afterward, that he could not
designate Chief Justice, he revoked that
order, and on the same day issued another,
making the same removals and same APP
pointments, but not designating the Chief
Justice.
The crop reports to the Department of
Agriculture at Washington for August and
September approximate, the estimates for
the same months of last year. The wheat
crop did not turn out as well az the indica-
tions in July promised, owing TO bad
weather, etc, although there ia an increase
in all the wheat-growing States. The corn
crop will also be generally larger OF oats |
and potatoes the yield will probably be |
lower than last year. Apples forty TO fifty |
per cent. decrease; hay an increase wool |
clip from five to ten per cent. below last |
year. These figures are based, of course,
from reports from the entire country.
In the United States Court at Memphis,
on the 2Sth ult., in the case of Alexander |
~. Fitzpatrick, Judge Trigg recited the !
general law relating 10 contracts, and the |
duties of all parties TO the contract He |
gave It as his opinion that the exceptions, |
stated in the Presidents proclamation of |
1861, declaring certain States and districts |
IN state of instruction, did not include |
the territory embraced within the military /
posts at Memphis, Fort Pillow and Full |
ton, in 1892 and that the people outside of
these picket lines had no right given them
by the government to trade with the people
within the lines formed by the Federal
torcos and further, that the inhabitants
Of Tennessee, prior to the occupation of
these military posts in Tennessee, were in
insurrection.