Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-06

IBR huEARAr SIAvE ExoIIEn1Sr At E0REoLR,
VA---Fetersburg May sl.-The Keziah, p Of VIZ
ninEtcn, DelsHere, Captain BeFEos cleared from
Petersburg on Saturday night. Several slaves being
missing, gtea7er vas sent aflsE her and oTsrs
hauled the Keziah below the City Point On
searching her Eve slaves rsrs found on board.
Ihe vessel containing the osptain and the crew
Of tie Aeziah and the slaves, were ga bron7ht to
tie ciiy and lodged il jail,
An intense excitement prevails IN consequence
theFszsel arrived snd they we're restrained from vio
lance with CREST aifisulty.
IKH IETtsIoE on Missouri 81 MorreoMFsfs
BAND--st Louis, Nay 81.-The Republican learns
shet ooFernor Stewart has sent General Parsons to
bate and Cass counties to ascertain The extent Of
q tne troubles reported to exist there and Nhethsr
Z b necessary to oa out the MALTA to protect the
p5EdeF counties ol Missouri from lhs depradations
Of MontgOmerys band.
THE P1xloUTn SA1ED.-On Saturday The sloep
Of var, Plymouth, which had been for more than 4
year devoted to the purpose Of practice ship for
exercise and experiment Of heavy shen guns left
Washington for Norfolk, toWed down BY the tug
Tempest. The gallant commander Of the plymouth
John "A. Dahlgren, had volunteered 20 proceed to
the 5u4 Of Mexico to cruise there st the present
Juncturo aad 70 protect American chipping in that
sea rom unWsrrsnted aggression. HIS offer being
accepted the Plymouth, after dropping into Nor
felix for provisions and ammunition sailed direct to
the scene Of service.
Letter from Ransas--E7 sstioa Day FGzsa-A RuuorsS
Batils.
81. LoUIs, May "A -Aesountg from Lssyenv-ortb
g Wednesday lasl say thas the Board Of Commis.
slonqer, uader Mr. Englishs biz as passed by Con-
greass assembled al LeeomptOn on MOnday-Gov.
Denver acting IS President. The election was Or
dered 70 take place on the first Monday in August
Gov. Denver has arrived here.
L srumered that battle recently occurred on
the southern border, between party Of free Stste
men ana Aissourians, in which there were twenty
one killed and eleven wounded. This is not au-
thenic.
sLAvE ExcTREHEE Ar NoRFoLK-Nor1oK. Nav
S0-Thsre is great excitement here in copse.
quenoe Of abolilonists running Of slaves An iu-
dlgoation meeting was held last night, and Capt v
Mott and " Dannerberg we're ordered to leave the
city or be taEred and feathered.
SAILING OF TIE PLYMOUFH.- Washington, May
SO-The ordinance ship Plymouth, Capt Dahl.
green, Left yesterday for the Gulf She has an
armament Of cue eleven inch and four nine inch
ahell-guns, and q crew Of 2i2 men. She is in
high state Of efficiency and all hands in high spirits.
TROUBLES WITH GREAT BRIrAIE.-NeU YORK., June
z-Ihe Hssald's Washington correspondent says it
80 stated here that reliable information has been ra
ceived that British cruiser had fred into an Amer
lean vessel, and that one man was killed. The &C.
currenoe is said to have taken place of Pensacola
Il Is furthermore stated that the u s. steamer Pull
ton had gone in chase Of the cruiser.
The Times Washington correspondent says con-
siderable uneasiness is felt at the British embassy
lest collision should occur in the Gulf between the
English and American sar vessels before the British
admiral receives Lord Napiers dispatches which he
has requested 70 be sent in special steamer from
Halifax to Bermuda
kumors we're actually current here to day Of a
collision between the D s. steam frigate Fulton and
the Sty1, last heard from at Key West but they we're
without any foundation.
A TORNADO IN ILLINOIS. IL Chicago, June 2.-Later
accounts Of the tornado which visited EIiston H.
on the Both ultmo, state that four persons have
since died from The effects Of their injuries We
have received the following names Of the killed:
John Hand and two children; Mrs. MeWilliams and
four children W. E. Thompson, wife, and child
Mrs. Brirelton and two children; Levina Lacey,
Hiram johnson and child and four others names
unknown. The track Of the tornado was a quarter
Of mile in width. The tornado lasted fifteen min
utes. The funeral Of the killed is repres ented as
having been very large and the ceremonies imposing
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