The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-07
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CoLrMDg& April "A ccppsrhead
Grand jury oiJf'airfeld county have
Just shown theiF hands in the ease OF
old See. the murderer or two soldiers
of the 18th Ohio They. have indicted
See for rnanslaughter, and the soldiers.
whonaYthey brought all the way from
Che front as witnesses, for riotand arson
and assault and the copperhead officials
now ask the Governor to give the sol.
diers up to the civil authorities.
In reply to this demand, the Governor
sent the following dispatch this evening.
John IL Coaaei, Lancaster, O.
1T IS my purpose TO assert the SUI
preInacy Of the civil law in al cases
where haYe.control OF the parties
The soldiers at Lancaster are not on
private furlough, but under military
orders from Major General Thomas, in
Guiding orders to return in a, certain
length Of time. With those orders 7
have no power to Interfere any more
than if they came as a guard Of prison
/. ers on detached duty Any reqlHsition
for them must be made on General
Thomas.
But without he countermands they
must return in obedience TO his order
without the interference of the civil
authorities for offences committed when
they were here on furlough, and for
which they might then have been ar
rested, bat not now JoHS BRoUGH
WAsaISeTox, April 5-Gen Grant left
here to-day for the Army of the Poto-
mac, accompanied by Cen Sheridan,
formerly Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land, bat now ordered to the command
Of the cavalry IN the Army Of the Po-
tornac. .-r 4or
The Nayagoe indians Of New Mexico
having surrendered 10 the United States
forces, the proper authorities have ask
ed Congress for an appropriation of
$4,000, with which to procure them
agricultural implements and subsistence
until they can support themselves on
the reservation set apart for their colo
nization. The NaYagoes have been at
war for two centuries and the peaceful
plan now proposed is deemed more eco
nomical than the large war expendi-
lures heretofore incurred IN New Mex
leo. They number 900
CHATTANooCA, April 1.-The army is
in excellent health and discipline, and
look for the opening of the campaign
with much interest. Indeed, the health
of the troops was never better.
The enemy are very updemonstra-
tive, and not disposed to meet our cav
airy videttes
Desertefs report desperate efforts on
the part OF Johnston to inspire his men
with confidence in future success. and
widespread disaffectiOn in his ranks.
Three hundred refugees were furnish
ed with transportation north last week
NV York, April 5-The experiment
of firing fifty pounds of powder III the
l5inch guns proved successful aboard
the gunbOat San Augustin in the Della
ware river
The receipts at the custom-housc yes
terday were $20l eco OF which $4,000
were in gold certificates. The subscrip-
ton to the 1910 loan ut the first Ma
tional bank to-day were 100000. The
receipts at the custom-house were 1888,
600, of which S256, 900 We're in gold GER
tiicates The coinage of the Philadel-
phia mint for March amounted to l24,-
500 cents.
DAYTON, April dayton is redeem
ed Copperheadism and moboeracy
wiped out Vallandigham's home crew
crushed Gillespie, Vallandigham
mob Mayor, squelched Unionism, law,
and order gloriously triumphant Cap
tain Ellis, Union candidate, elected by
800 majority. All Union city officers
have about the same majority. The
Union party carried every ward for
Council aud School Board, except one.
WASHINGTON, April 4-Gen W. F.
Smith will not be connected with the
army Of the Potomac in the coming ac-
tive operations, but will have an indie
pendent command in quarter that
cannot now be indicated lie did not
return from Fortress Monroe with Gen
Grant to-day
HARTFORD, April j.-We have returns
from all but three towns in the State
New Fairfield, Chester and Roxbury.
The fOotings-up are Buckingham, 3S,-
AS; Seay, 81, 904 The Senate is IS
Union to 3 Democrat; the House l58
Union to 70 Democrat
CLEVELAND April 4-The election to-
day resulted in majority Of fifteen
hundred for the Union ticket Only
light vote was polled The majority is
the heaviest ever known on SO light
vote