The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-30

speaks of a Tumor that Extra Billy Smith,
the newly elected Governor of Virginia,
was killed at Winchester, but does not
speak Of il as being a question
We hope it ism a question. If Extra
Billy is dead the Smith family is minus
a riff-rafF member, and Virginia has lost
an EXTRA-ordinayy man.
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Officers HIeoting-ath East Ten
ncssee infantry.
at meeting of the officers Of the 4th
Infantry Regiment East Tennessee Vol
unteers, stationed in the western portion
of the city of Nashville, on Thursday,
the Goth day of June, 1868, on motion
of Capt. West, Capt. Thomas Davis was
appointed President and Capt. James j.
r. Boyd Vice-President. On motion of
Mr.. John Herald, of Green county, Adj't
John Murphey was appointed Secretary.
After brief statement of the object of
the meeting by the President, the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were nominated
and appointed delegates to represent the
various counties in the First Congress
sional District of Tennessee, in the
coming Convention to be held in the
Capitol on Wednesday, the first day of
July next, for the purpose of nominating
an unconditional Union man to represent
the Frs District of Tennessee in the
next Congress of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. John Herald, of
Green county, Adj't John Murphy, ia
cob Norris and Lt-Ool j. w. NJ. Gray
son were appointed from johnson county;
1t F. s. Singlotary, Capt. James ]. R.
Boyd and Dr. L. II. P Lusk, from Carter
county Samuel P. Spurgin, from Sullivan
county.
On motion of Capt. Boyd, DR.. E. Hale,
Capt. Samuel West, IT. Bird W. Brown,
from Washington county.
On motion of Capt, ThOs. II. Reeves,
Capt Levi Pickering, Capt. James L.
Carter, Capt Thomas Davis, 1t. j. A.
Farnswortb, 1t. Newton Hacker, IL. w.
G. Allen and William Davis, from Greene
county; Orderly Gains Lawson, from
Hawkins county.
On motion of It. Allen, Robert by les
and Lit Richard Lane, from Jefferson
county; 1t. Robert E. Swenny, from
Cooke county.
Capt. Reeves then moved that the pro-
ceedings of the meeting be respectfully
submitted to the Editor of the NASHVILLE
UNION for publication.
On motion of Capt. Pickering, the
meet ting then adjourned.
CAPT. THOMAS DAVIS, Pres.
CAPT. JAMES J. Il, BOYD, Vice Pres.
JouN MURPHY, Sec'y.
ImPOli ANT NEWS FROM MEXICO.
The Taking OF Puebia fsarren vic
tOry---One haIf the French ArnSy
DCstrOYed-.-The Cits OF Mexico 10
be Defended.
From he rtland (ic) Argus Jun 90
Judge Lane, who resigned the Judge
ship of the Municipal Court OF this city
to take the consulship TO Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, returned to the city yesterday, after
an absence of several months. His health
is excellent.
From him we learn that although The
French have taken Puebla, it was but
barren victory. They got the city but
the people were gone. The Mexicans re.
sisted nobly, holding out with great ob.
stinacy, expecting to be relieved by thu
orces under Commonfort but either
through negligence or bribery CHE latteI
suspected) be allowed his army TO b,
surprised and cut to pieces. Not lOnl
after this disaster 0rtega surrendered
the city, but instead of 1900 men anC
nine hundred officers reported TO hav,
laid down their arms, there were ONLY
three or four hundred. The rest had es
capped to the capital, carrying what they
could, spiking the cannon, destroying tn
small arms, sc. Their ammunition ha,
been nearly all expended in the siege
This intelligence reached Vera Cruz tn
day before Judge Lane left, contradictiuj
the previous reports circulated by th
French, and was believed TO be authentic
The French had reported that the larg
number Of prisoners alleged to have bee
captured were on their way 10 Vera Cruz
the men 10 be cent TO Martinique AM
the officers TO France, but their non-a ARR
val after a months delay was finally OK
planned by the statement that they ha
violated their parole and escaped.
Judge Lane feels confdent'that if tn
success had been what was at first repre-
sented, the French would have treate
with the Mexican Government and close
, the war; but that this virtual defea
will, TO gave honor, compel them TO con
tinue the struggle. He does not believ,
however, that they will be able 70 ad
vance on tho capital without large rein
forcements They have sent about 40
600 troops in all TO Mexico. The yomit
and Mexican bullets have reduced tai
number TO about 20,O00-not enough {
take Mexico aud hold the line Of com
municalion.
a The Herald Of Progress, a Spiritual,
l. paper of New York, saws StoneWa