Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-18
Largest Circulation in city and STATE
News OF THE DAY

The cholera has abated at Memphis.
A Coal mine has been discovered near
Water Valley, Mississippi.
The Indian Peace Commissioners are on
their way to the Upper Missouri.
Memphis adyices Of the 18th say the
corn yield will be very large The army
worm is destroying the cotton crop in the
Mississippi bottoms.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral at Frank
fort, dating back TO A. d. 14l5, and cele-
brated for its architectural beauty and his
toric associations, has been destroyed by
FIRE.
The Supreme Council Of the Templars
OF Honor and Temperance, now in session
in New York, have decided to hold their
next annual communication in Philadel-
phia, in August, 1868.
In accordance with an act passed by the
last State Legislature, the people of Iowa
are 10 vote at the ensuing election or the
question Of striking the word white from
the State constitution.
Two thousand dollars worth Of bottled
Congress water is sold daily at Saratoga,
and about an equal value Of something
stronger. The sales Of liquors at one bar
last season was over $4,000, on which the
profit was fifty per cent.
Gen. Rousseau was to leave Washington
on the 10Th inst for New York, where be
will take passage on the 23d inst. for San
Francisco, from thence TO Sitka 10 take
possession Of that country.
Seventeen missionaries for Arabia and
Turkey sail in the steamer Denmark on the
oath, one Of whom is 10 establish a type
foundery at Beyroui; another has raised
$4,000 in this country for the establish
ment Of Bible-house in Constantinop!e.
A case Of poisoning occurred in Mclean
county, Illinois, on the 9th inst resulting
in the death Of three children Of Mr..
HURT; four other children, poisoned at
the same time, were living at last accounts.
Suspicion rests on a married daughter Of
Mr.. Hurts and brother Of her husbands,
both Of whom are under arrest.
General Grant, as acting Secretary Of
War, contemplates transferring TO other
places quite large number Of officers who
have been on duty in the War Department
since the close Of the war, but whose reten-
ton here the public service does not re
quire.
Gen. steedman Is still in Washington,
on business connected with the Internal
Revenue Bureau. lie has not been ten
dered the Office Of Secretary Of War, and
will decline to accept, il is said, if proffer-
ed. There is reasonable doubt if any
change is made till the Senate meets.
The subject Of building railroad from
Chillicothe, on the Hannibal and St.
Joseph road, TO Omaha on the air line, for
the purpose of tapping the Union Pacific
road, is agitated in st. Louis. This route
would place St. Louis a hundred and sew
enteen miles nearer Omaha than Chicago
il, and il is believed would be greatly to
the advantage Of ST. Louis and the
country east and south of there. The
Merchants Exchange passed resolutions
indorsing the project, and asking the citi-
zens Of 81. Louis 10 give the enterprise all
the assistance in their power.
During the second week in July a large
amount Of work was suspended in various
parts of San Francisco. In addition to the
large amount of work already commenced,
and which has ceased, a vast amount Of
building which has been projected and in
tended to be finished this season, has been
postponed until some time in the future
This suspension and deferring of work has
been caused by the adoption Of the eight
hour system Of labor, and consequent
heavy addition to the cost of building,
which, with the various taxes-Internal,
State and Federal-leave no margin for
the employment Of cash capital