The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-06
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

! stroyed NO feDel tOFce has appeared
this side of Watauga river The rebel
cavalry, 1900 strong, are threatening
the railroad between Loudon and Chat
tanooga, at Charleston
MEMPHIS, April 2-Forrest was at
! jackson, Tennessee, at last accounts.
/ apparently arranging to travel South
Chalmers is reported to have a consid-
| erabie force at Grand Junction and
| Bolivar. Grierson's cavalry are all out.
and viii give Forrest some trouble.
/ In the fight near Sommerville, Tenn.
Col Hurst, of the 9th Tennessee caval-
~, reports the loss of three officers.
/ and seventy-fiye men killed wounded.
and missing.
Adyices from Vicksburg of the 10Th
report all quiet No news from the
| Red river expedition. Lee and Writ
/ Adams are reported near Canton Miss,
/ with their commands.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Maj. Gems. Buell..
/ Ord and Ayerill and Brig Gems. Curtis,
Sheryor and Ford are here tonight.
/ Gen. Buell. viii 90 TO Knoxville
The train tonight from Washington,
was full Of suffers and army followers,
who were ordered to leave the Army OF
/ the Potomac.
Several seeesh ladies, guilty of cor
responding with parties in the South,
went to Fortress Monroe by last nights
boat, to be sent to Richmond There
are many more here who will receive
! the same treatment.
Persons from the Shenandoah Valley
say all is quiet in Sigels Department.
There is no rebel force nearer than Har-
r:sonburg
WASHINGTON, April An the SUI
preme Court to-day, c. Field, appellant
against the United States, the opinion
of the court was delivered by Justice
Nelson, establishing the southern and
eastern boundaries of Fossett's grant
The eastern boundary is the straight
line Of the eastern base of the Low
Dell, thus throwing the mine on Eos
sett' s rancho The Court orders a de
cree confirming the survey of 1860, and
filed in the January following. There
was a large attendance to hear the de
cision in this quicksilver case, and on
the delivery Of the opinion, the par
! ties rushed to the telegraph office to adj
wise distant friends The excitement
was only equalled by the whiskey and
gold bills.
CAIRO, April 3.-There is nothing new
from below and nothing fresh concern
| ing the movements of Forrest.
The steamer Graham arrived here
late last night, bringing Memphis dates
up to the afternoon Of the Ist The
following is the only thing of any i'm
portance from that vicinity:
Persons arriving from the interior
report detached bodies Of rebels oceu-
plying positions in Tennessee in num-
bers, and that this should awaken the
attention of the citizens to the impor-
lance of preparing for selfdefence
Chalmers force, though not himself
arrived, was at Grand junction on Sun
day last and were there on Tuesday
morning in numbers stated to amount
to 300 1t was also reported that
Nicely was, at the same time. at Bolivar.
with from 800 to 1000 men
In Somerville and other places Con-
federate soldiers had made their ap-
pearance. Some depredations lately
committed on the fernando Road, lead
to the belief in the presence of guer-
rillas Several residents have lost val
liable horses and mules
The steamer Armada has just arrived |
from Paducah. Her officers report all
quiet there.
\ report was brought here to-day
from Memphis that a skirmish occurred !
during the last week, between a portion |
Of Forests command and the 9th Ten |
nessee cavalry, Colonel Hurst, which
resulted in disaster to the latter. Lo-
cation and date not definitely given.
Hurst lost ten killed and wounded.
Ten officers and one hundred privates |
belonging to Colonel Hawkins 7th Ten |
nessee Cavalry, and captured by Forrest |
lately, ut Union City, have made their |
escape and in part reported at head |
quarters They say their comrades are |
daily seeding from rebel rule, and it is |
probable that many of them will final !
ly get home. Lieutenant Garay one of |
the escaped officers, arrived here to-day. |
Lieutenant Bradford, who escaped from |
Libby with Colonel Straight, was among
the lucky ones as well as a son Of Col /
Hawkins, and Lieutenants Margan and |
Gray. Seven hundred rebels, of Faulk- /
ners command, occupy Hickman du- |
ring the day time, retiring in the even /
ing. They have thus far made no de-
monstration.
ST. LOUIS, April 4-Incomplete re- |
turns indicate the election of James s. |
Thomas, the radical candidate for May /
or, by 1000 majority. The new Coun- |
ell will have from four to six of q rah |
cal majority. At the election in Lea |
venworth, Joseph Mcdowell and his |
ticket was elected by from 600 to 800 |
majority At noon Mayor Anthony is |
sued proclamation closing the polls, /
and calling on the citizens to assist him
in preserving the peace, which was dis
regarded. The voting continued Riot |
ing was INDUCED in to a considerable |
extent, and several persons, including |
Mayor Anthony, were beaten and driy- /
en- from the polls.
The Democrats Leavenworth special /
says: At the election to-day the polls |
were seized by mob in the interest |
of Mcdowell, the Carney and Copper /
head candidate, and Mayor Anthony
and many of his friends knocked down 1
and brutally beaten. The City Mar
hal was assaulted and dangerously
wounded Armed men took possession
OF the polls early i'll the morning and
dehed the city authorities The mill
tary was called on by the Mayor to
preserve order, but assistance was re-
fused. Gen Davis district command
en- issued aStringent order that the sol
diers at the Fort should not visit the
city unless entitled to vote, but the or
der was openly violated Gen Curtis
is absent Intense excitement exists,
and the best citizens denounce the
election as a farce and a fraud The
Copperheads are jubilant Other des-
patches say that Anthony tried to ex-
cite mob, and closed the lst and 4th
Ward polls, but the people compelled
him to open them again
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has determined to IS
sue TO parties preferring them 1910
bonds, bearing interest from the date
of subscription, thus avoiding the ne
cessity OF paying accrued interest from
March lst, a. required under former in
structions This arrangement extends
TO all the agencies for the sale of this
loan.
Gen Grant, accompanied by General
Rau-lipS and Col ('or,sfocl- arrived Z