Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Georgetown Is. c. Times says the rice crop
Of that region have been ruined by Hoods.
Many American families from the South have
arrived in British Honduras. and settled OF
Lands purchased from the government
A scamp. who signs himself b. s.. Ware, ha.
lately done" Iowa and 81. LOUIS banker on
Of about sll 900. and has not YET peeh appie
hended.
/, the Criminal Court in indianapolis, Ind
on the 18th inst. bills OF indlctmeht welc Io
ported against I'VE olhcteht f"s '' W ~
curing abortions.
A TttIe son Of p. Bell. of Adanson Grove
Iowa. Approached unn0ticed, 30 near mal
moving. q few days ago. that the point on tl'
scythe pierced has heart kiiiink MN ~,
Il Ia stated that Gen. John A. Logan, OF Ill
,ois has accepted the agency Of the Lower Can
F,rnia Company Of New York and Supernten'
dentHof Colonization, and VIII soon proceed &c
Lower California
A largo herd Of government cattle were driven
sy-sy from Fort Laramie by the Indians on the
s,b inst On the same day, smith ranehe
twelve miles aud Dennis ranche' tWent.y I've
miles from Julesburg. were ATTACKED py 'no III
dians and u lot Of stock captured.
The Rev. S. NJ. Merrill. who was reported
ara,sued in the Saranac river az FlattsDufg last
os,b and whose name had previously been
Circulated in connection with an el9phen5 Il
yenorted alive letter was received by Mrs.
Merrill. from a friend in Detroit7 whieh reports
that he was seen IN that city on jury D.
Our government has received no information
,rt6a oilered proposition for n JOINT inquiry on
The part Of Russia. France ana me United
Stetes into the condition Of the Affairs OF Ire
iaDa The cable report on this subject Is not be-
ieved, in official circles, TO be derived RON au-
thentic sources.
some members Of the House who have read
the letter Of q Mack in the Cincinnati Co9!mer-
- as.srtinq that members receive conslderh-
tiop M ono form or other Tor thelr Notes On
measures before Congress are threatonlhg 20 ASK
the appointment Of eonlhlsaigtn ~ ~ ,; Z,
HfFa -s.T# na loft
GIrpish the persons and papers 10 tdtabll7h
the truth OF his allegations
ON the evening of the Fourth, At Mascara
Fails. Mr. BENJAMIN Tyrell diaeha5rggd a, Z gun
from The front Of his residence. and bail, sup
posed 10 be from his gun, killed chllo IA the
arms Of is mother, at distance o. over thIee
hundred yards. The mother was also seNeIoly
wounded Tyrell gave himself ~ 10 the aa-
thorities hut. there being no evidence against
nm. he was not held. The gun was not ms 9Wh
INIT had been left at his house some lihe pel'to
A ppmbor of capitalists in Washington, who
have grown rich by the fat jobs OF the wal, con
Template the erection Of mammoth hotel on
penFSylysnia avenue OF some other prominent
4treet 20 be called the Republican holei' ana
ns itsname indicates, 10 be the heh3 ualtcIe ~
Republican Congressman ana hepuu3islSiAn9 ,i en-
,rnlly who visit the national capital lhey
have sent circular 70 ali the hepooi'Ah Con
gressnen asking than 20 pledge their patronage
and influence TO the hotel
Information has been received az sheridan
HEADQUARTERS that a party Of one hundred MI
busters. AMONG them some han doLen esseItsie
iron, fbe United States army have left New Or
leans within a day or two. destined for Mexico.
ID Il known that they have not gone direct 10
the Rio Grande, aud IL is surmtsed thht they 90
Via Hnvann The information is not, however
regarded a. UNREASONABLE. IL any party mas
left Il Is reported that Il has been done uhoer
the cover Of emigration 10 British HONDURAS
The official report from the Secretary OF the
Treasury shows that the expenses OF coliectihk
Inc revenue from customs. for the year ending
December 81. 1866, were Sa.62o,lel, ana l9r the
wear ending Docenbe., lSd6 S6,2bIssg ne re
rpipts from customs for the year ending beceln-
Ter 1865 were slsG 749, l6l and for the year end,
ms December, 1866, SlSl A61,a3l. The excess OF
sKpendttnres in collecting the revenue IN 1870
over 1865. viz S639,IOO. u attributes, in a kreat
measure 10 the re-openinR Of the Southern
polts. and the appointment Of officers i9r the
same' Al many 81 these ports the expenditures
exceed the receipts, and the oHiceFs are usea
principally for preventive service.