The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-08

state rights Under the old Government
aud people from the country are coming
IN daily 70 take the oath of allegiance
and enrolling themselves ilto companie:
for hon defence. Recruiting for the
United States rgice is also quite active
in various parts Of the State.
Unconditional Uniouists, representing
twenty counties in Western Aria So,
held convention on October 20sh, a.
Fort Smith, at which patriotic speeches
were made and resolutions passed; aad
Col. Johnson Of the 1st Arkansas infan-
try was nominated TO represent that dis
tict in the next Federal Congress. The
elections occurred November 23d and
Col. johnson was elected. The conven-
ton also voted that Arkansas be voted
3 free State after the war.
! Owing 10 the numerous guerilla attacks
on steamers, Adjutant- General Thomas
issued an orde- to furnish all boats in
the Government employ, flying the Mis-
sissippi river, with arms and ammunition
to protect themselves.
WAsHISGTJE, Dec. 6-Richu o1d papers
of the Sd have been received here. The
Examiner states with certainty that o
successor Of Bragg has yet been sPpoi =
ted by the President. Hardes now con =
mands the army, and will continue to 20
so until cbi' f shall be appointed.
The same paper says: notWithstsnd-
ing the reversss that hsve Def. Hen the
Confederate srms in East Tern sse our
arms are springing Ike ic to resist
the invading foe and def, n that regioLi
NV York, Dec. e-Fhe steamer
SaxOBia will be up at ten o'clock in the
morning.
A Washington special TO the Times
says: Mr Etheridge, Clerk of the House.
rejects the certificates of election of
members from Massachusetts,, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Connecticut, East Vir-
GINA California, Oregon, and Maryland
on the ground of informality. Th, il
phrassOlogy is: "Duly elected to the
Congress of the United States" aud he
throws them out because they do not
read: ELECTED in accordance with the
laws of their respective States and the
United States" and refuses, it is said,
to refer the matter 10 the Attorney
General except upon the order of the
| President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Tt is rumored
that Stanton, WelIes, and Blair will re-
tire from the Cabinet. In fact, Welles's
place has been offered to Grimes, Of Iowa,
and refused.
The estimates of the Secretary of the
Treasury call for the following sums for
the present fiscal year Army and navy,
$500 0OO, 600, of which S142,0 600 coo is
for the navy, civil list of Indian expe1-
ses, S702,000,0OO.
An immense fraud in the Government.
amounting 10 S640OO0 has been discoy-
cred.
The fraud was committed by Captain
VIM. Stoddsrd, Q1arterm aster at Alex
andris. The fraud has been in the re-
ceipt and delivery of forage for the Ar
my OF the Potomac. Stoddard is in the
Old Capitol Prison.
The various runors of the withdrawal
of the new fractional currency are un-
founded.
The President to-day was presented
with a magnificent gold watch by the
ladies 10 charge of the Sanitary Fair in
Chicago, through the Hon. Mr.. Arnold,
member of Congress from Chicago. The
President made suitable acknowledge
ment.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. The steamer Even
ing Star, from New Orleans ON the 28th
uls. aud Havana on the 1st inst. has ar
rived. Among her passengers are Gen.
Van Der T, Col. Slack, Major Vedder, and
Major Argus.
On the 18th ult., Gen. Lee, with 500
Federal cavalry and section of artille-
~, attacked the 4th Texas and I'd Lou
isiana rebel cavalry and drove them from
Camp Pratt TO within four miles of YER
million Bayou. Here the I'd and Sd Illi-
nois cavalry made gallant sabre charge,
and broke the eHemy's ranks, capturing
commissioned officer and 50 privates,
mostly from the 4th T,xls, with their
arms and horses. Eight rebels were
killed and large number wounded.
A few days previously, Gen. Lee sur
prised and captui officers and 35 mer,
and large number of horses and arms,
belonging to the 1st Louisiana mounted
z uayes. Two r, bells were killed.
No news from Texas.
The steamer Brazil, from ST. Louis, was
fred into above Bayou Sara on the 18th
ult, and received about 40 shells. The
negro cook was injured, but no injury of
Consequence 90 ths boat.
The steamer. Black Hawk was fred
into near the mouth of Red river on the
2lst by six or seven rebel cannon from
the west bank of the Mississippi. She
took FIRE. and was run to the opposite
side Of the river, when the flames were
extinguished by the crew. The gunboat
Choctaw soon after arrived and saved the
boat, and her heavy guns put the rebels
to Fight. Two persons were killed on
the Black Hawk, two wounded, and the
boat badly damaged. She reached New
Orleans under escort from our gunboats.
ALBANY, Dec. 6-The steamer Isaac
Newton exploded last evening about III
o'clock, when opposite Spuyten Dayoet
Creek, just below YonkerS.
The FIRE from the furnaces was blown
into the cabin, and wood work immedi-
ately took fire. The flames spread with
rspidity, and in few minutes the centre
Of boat was burning fercely. For,u-
nately, two tow-bo1ts near by immedi-
ately went 10 the rescue OF the p4s-
sengers. All the unirjured were taken
of, and it is believed that all who were
not instantly killed were saved. The
baggage. master, Wilson Ludwick, must
have been blown to atoms, as he was in
the bsggage-roOm between the two
boilers. Fwo fremen, Christopher Smith
and Richard Layman, must have been
instantly killed, as their bodies were
seen in the bo.lsr-room, AID could not be
reached on account Of tie flames.
The head waiter informs us that he
saw the bodies of three men believed to
be deck passengers lying in the gangway,
bn: they could not be reached, owing TO /
the rapid spread of the flames. A man
named Thos. Surdin died after reaching |
Yonkers. George Welles, of Rochester |
had bis face and hands scAlded, but not |
seriously. Thomas Dauham and his |
brother, Of COhOes, were very seriously /
soaldsd. Michael Mclaughlin, fireman,
was badly injured; also j. Pendergrast, 1
another fireman. Twelve or thirteen of 1