The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-28
THE LATEST NEWS.
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: frequent Bradford, whose disappear
snce | mentioned in my last report,
! was found on Saturday, riddled with
|, balls
, A Mr. Floyd, Of this county, was xii
! led yesterday. His body was found to-
day He left here yesterday afternoon
, for his home, some eight miles below
: town, and was waylaid and murdered
Detective Pickett started last. even
ing from here to 20 to Platte county.
and when some eight miles below the
city stopped at house for information
LIE was fired upon as soon as he stop
ped, and returned the fire, the rebel
then grabbed him, when a woman came
up and presented pistol TO his breast
He took hold of the revolver IN time
to throw it over his head and save his
life His comrades then came up and
the rebel ran for the woods, but was
soon stopped He was brought in this
morning with three bullets through his
body.
Judge Herren, District Judge, has
Just returned here from Platte county,
where he had gone to hold court He
opened court yesterday morning, but,
becoming satisfied from the represen-
tations Of citizens that trouble was in
tended, he adjourned and came here.
lie had but ten men to protect him
On Saturday night, at Camden Point,
six miles from Platte City, the guerril-
las made a raid and carried away forty
odd stand of government arms, besides
a number of private arms
The excitement below is high Ru-
mors are flying through our streets
hat Platte City was visited yesterday
and all arms in the place taken. There
S no longer any doubt that the organi
zation is very formidable, and some
thing terrible may be expected.
The militia are being armed TO q Ger
tain extent, but the State authorities
,eem to be backward. Our local an
.horities are doing al in their power,
)ut their means are limited. North
western Missouri is now in worse con-
lition than ever before.
| 1t is reported that Gov. Hall had pos
lively refused to commission the off
GERS Of the loyal militia, and in Andrew
| county he has commissioned the rebel
Singleton in place of Col Bonham The
oval men with be 10th to endorse this
action.
There are fears of a raid on this place
and measures are being taken to guard
against it.
CAIRO, May 26.-The steamer Allan
| tic which left New Orleans on the 2lsl
and Memphis on the 26th, evening, ar
rived with 22S bales of cotton for st |
Louis
The steamers Columbia, Havana and
Cromwell were TO sail for New York on |
the 2lst
The transport Cahawba had arrived |
with the Goth Massachusetts regiment, |
and government stores.
The officers Of the Atlantic report that /
Banks, with a portion Of his army, ar-
rived at New Orleans on the DIST Ii
was not known that any new move
ments were on foot for the present Ia
moving across the country on the re
ueat from Alexad ia, Banks left Red |
river It Fort DeRussy and struck for
transport, where he crossed at Chief
Bay, and then marched 10 Forganza, on
the Mississippi
a j. Smith's command also marched |
to Semsport and there embarked on
board Of q transport
a naval officer, VINO left Pensacola on
the 10Th, says report was just receiv-
ed there of another mutiny in the gar
rison at Fort Morgan, Mobile; no par
tieulaTs
CAIRO, May 26.-Admiral Porter pass
ed up 10 Mound City on the steamer
Black Hawk yesterday.
The Platte Valley from Memphis,
r. - DO Ill /
of cotton on board
Memphis papers Of the 9th contain
little news Two brothers named Fer
guson were executed at Helena for
murder committed some three months
since.
General Tuttle came in on the Platte
Valley, en- route to report to General
Sherman, having at his request been
released from the command Of the post
at Natchez
NV YoRk, May 26.-The will Of John
Butler, brother to Major-General But
Ter, has been offered for probate in the
surrogate's office in this city He left
an estate, the Express says, valued at
100000, Of which one-half is be-
queathed to the Msior-GeneraL
FoRTREss MoNRoE, May Is. - The
steamer George Washington, from
Bermuda Landing, reports that yester
day, at two o'clock, Fitzhugh Lee, with
1000 cavalry, attacked orr garrison at
Wilson's Landing, and came near over
powering our forces. though they fought
yaIantly, with the aid of one gunboat
At four o'clock reinforcements arrived
from Fort Powhattan
The fight continued with great Sc
verify until seven o'clock, when the
enemy were repulsed in great disorder,
leaving two or three hundred wounded
on the field Our loss was forty
wounded
The steamers George Washington,
Mayhower, and Shawnee were fired in
to, wounding the captain and mate of
the Mayfower. They were brothers by
the the name of Robbins. One rebel
major was killed, and ten rebels were
captured
PHILADELPHIA, May 26-The Bulletin
has the following despatch
WAsHlSGToS, May 26.-The steamer
State of Maine arrived this morning
with about 400 of our wounded from Port
Royal, where they were Transferred to
her from the Geo. Williams, which
brought them down from Frdericks-
burg, and these, it was thought could
be removed last night
All the stores, &c, at that point were
rapidly brought of, and it IS probable
that the place is completely emptied.
At Port Royal. pontoon bridge was
being thrown across yesterday after
noon.
The steamer State of Maine reports
that no guerrillas or Instructions were
encountered along the Rappahannock,
our ganboats being very vigilant IL
patrolling the river.
WAsHINGToy, May 25-An ARRAY oc-
CURED yesterday st the National Hotel,
between Senator Chandler and Hon. D.
W. Voorhees,, of Indiana, in which the
latter slapped the former in the face
A tnssle ensued, when Hannegan, q
friend Of Voorhees,, interfered, and was
in turn assailed by Mr.. Chandler
Hannegan struck Chandler with
pitcher, and, dragging him TO the floor
by the hair, cuifed him until the affair
was stopped by the interference of the
bystanders. The fight originated ia
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