Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-26

q D. Lansing at Lebanon JunctioI yesterday, upon
suspicion that ne was a spy, and brought him, to-
gstheg with youth who was 10 bis charge. to this
city. The accused had pass from General FIRE.
mont which entitled him 10 90 to Cincinnati and
the fset Of his being found at Lebanon junction
was slused from suspicion. he states that be was
forDhF in the employ Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Raiirssd and We infer from lis apr Ance thathe
vas passenger agent
NAVIGATION OF TIE LowER OHIO.
It has been stated already that Collector Cotton,
Of this port had Issued order foFbddiDg ali ITS in
port at this city from going below The Collector to-
day however deemed il best 70 eountermaud tnecr.
der, aud the navigation of the lower Ohio bv i0ats
owned and conducted by loyal Union men viii Be free
to such as pursue legal and legitimate frafc Il
has come to the knOwledgs Of the Collector thar sors
Of the boats running below the Falls have been en-
gagged pretty extensively in the trausps rsafon N
cOntrahand goods. If it be ascertained hereafter
that any boat running usder permit from COllee-
tor Cotton il engaged in illegal traffic she will be
Withdrawn from trade, and the laws rigialy en-
forced against her officers.
TIE BOILING sTocK or TIE NAsBTnLz Road.
The number of locomotives on che Louisville and
Nashville Railroad is thirty eight OF this number
the rebels have sixteen, ak Of which were stOlsr.
There are on the Louisville end Of the road twenty
two locomotives.
TRAITORS ARRESTED.
A detachment Of the Madison Home Guard. v b eh
reached this city By the mailboaty yesterday, brought
down three traitors who had fed from Carrollfon
to avoid arrest. They were disembarked at Jeffer-
sonvle and given over to the Indiana authorities.
Their names were not made public here.
REBEL TROOPS MOVING.
We are informed thai about I've hundred rebel
troops from the counties Of Jefferson Rullitt Spen
GER and Nelson. will rendezvous at jim Macaulayis
MOuaf and IN 10 H.
way on horseback 20 the Confederate forces on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Their plans
should be circumTented- A company len Clover
port, Kentucky, day or two since with like
design.
SEIZURE OF cOSTRABANDS.
Capt Fisher, of the Mount Holly Home Guard.
made an important seizure Of contrabsnd goods
yesterday afternoon, at point twelve miles from
the city, Mans Lick road, and brought the prize
to the city last evening It consisted OF twelve large
trunks and three capacious carpet bags well filed
with pistols, buttons, army>eloth, and general
variety. The owners accompanied the goods in .
two-horse wagon, and were safely housed in the
city prison. Their names ara H. FRANKIE, Chris
topher MOrsei, and Vim. Steinabnks. Joseph Sci.
yAge youth, also accompanied the expedition in
the capacity Of pilot. - - -
ANEwPORr, KY, " REBEL N FEDERAL LIMBO.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that some time since
Albert Helm, brother to Ex-ShariH Il. D. Helm and
Charles Helm, Ex-Consul to Havana, went 10 reside
in Missouri, and, sharing the family prceliTity to
secession, sympathsed heartily with the rsbelion
that he took up arms against the Government in
that State. Recently, however, he fen into the
hands Of a squad of Union soldiers, whe made him
prisoner and conveyed him to st. Louis. whore he
now lies in Federal limbo to await the doom Of all
traitors.
DIsAPPEARAScE OF CANNON. e
The Henderson (Ky.) Haa OF the I7th, says that
fhe sixpounder cannon belonging to the Stale
Guards Of that place, rather loaned By the SkasS
to the Henderson Guards WaB atolea about two
O'Clock on Tuesday morning from the place where
it was kept By parties not certainly konwn but
strongly suspiciOned. As q matter Of course ID
intended destination is some rebel camp in Tonnes
see
THOMAS B. MONROE, il.
A dispatch from Frankfort to the Cincinnati
of State, 7. B. Monroe, Jr., win leave shortly FOR
the South and that he is the bOldest secessionist
among them all.
GEN. GRANT SUPERSEDED.
Gen. Charles F. Smith, who has arrived at P ada
cab and superseded Gen. Grant in the command CT
that post is Pennsylvania, beng son Of the late
De. Samuel B. Smith, of Philadelphia.
CAUTION.
Vendors Of ammunition of every description, in
CovingtOn, Ky, are notified that they viii be held
anenable to law, except they procure 3 permit fer
such sale Of Surveyor JaCes Campbell Of that port
BATTERY FROM CINCINNATI.
A battery of rjAad caHROn was received BY the
mAilboat from Cincinnati last night They had bsCu
shipped to this city by order Of Gov DsnnisC n.
TROOPS ERoH INDIANA AND OHIO.
Troops have arrived in cur city from Indiana
and Ohio. To Indiana and Ohio we return eur
thanks. They are friends in need,
THE BARGE HEET.
The government beats and barges, which passed !
this port on Sunday last, are getting along finely
They passed CanneltoR Wednesday.