The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-15
TIE LATEST NEWS
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


Legislature organized yesterday by the
election of Anti-Lane candidates for
Speaker, Clerk of the House, and Secre-
tary of the Senate.
New York, Jan. 13--The names of
Bishops Baily, Timer, and MeClOsky,
have been sent to Rome for successors to
the Archbishoprio.
BosToN, Jan. 12.-The Traveller
states that letters have been received in
who established himself in Charleston
with his family but short time before
the rebellion. He gives the touching de-
tails of the anguish and suffering of the
inhabitants of that place, many Of whom
hope and pray fsr redemption even at the
hands of the Yankees. In bis opinion
the time is rapidly approaching when it
will be found necessary to give up the
city to save the people from actual
starvation. OF course all that can leave
the place will but many have not the
means, Tor have they any place of refuge.
PHILADELPHIA, Jsn. 12.-Gen. Meade
was serensded this evening ct the res
deace of Mr.. Gerhard, South Fourth
street, by the Berryfield band. A large
crowd of citizens was present. Ger.
Meade made brief speech, urging his
hearers TO rise and use every effort 10
FL I'D the ranks of the army before
spring as the only way to put an end to
the rebellion during the present year.
He promised for himself to do every
thing in his power to crush out the
traitors in arms against the Government.
New York, Jan. 13.-TWO Virgiuians
supposed to be rebel spies, we're arrested
yesterday in Brooklyn. They are now
in custody of Gen. Hays, awaiting an
examination of their case.
Samuel L. Sears, q merchant, lately
doing business in Park Row, died yester-
day in the office of a dentist, from the
effects of laughing gas, which he had ia
ken just before having some teeth extr1c-
ted.
Aspecial from Washington to the Tri-
bune says protest against the nOmin a.
ton of Gen. Schofield to be Major Gener-
al signed by sixtyfour members of the
Missouri Legislature, and also protest
of the Missouri members of the House,
were laid before the Senate at executive
session on Thursday last.
The United States Marshal for tie dis
trict of Columbia has seized for confisca-
ton the property in Washington belong
ing to Ex-senator Polk, and also the es-
tate of Smlthson, late banker of that city,
now in the penitentiAry for reasonable
practices.
The Commercial says: We regard the
reaction to-day as a healthy indication
of the feature of the stock market. The
large rise of yesterday necessarily
brought on heavy reslizstions, the bust
ness Of the day footing up something like
sixty thousand shares stock. Money is
decidedly easier to-day frst-class hou-
ses. The banks are lOaning to holders,
the interest bearing legal tenders to their
own advantage and that of the borrow
ers.
A Washington letter of yesterday says
there are rumors that Longstreet, joined
by Ewell, is preparing for fresh as
sault on Knoxville, and the object of
Gen. Grants sudden departure for that
point is said 10 have been with an eye 10
this. 1t is doubtful however, whether
any assault upon Knoxville is at present
intended.
The message of Governor Barker, of
New Jersey, received to-day, discusses
the question of pscifcatiOn. He says
the war should be prosecuted by all con-
stitntionsl means TO destroy the power
of the rebellion, and to re-establish the
national authority over the whole cOun-
try. BE disapproves of the plan of the
Presidents amnesty proclamation, argu-
ing for conciliatory measures and q res
tOratiOn of State government as it exc
listed before the rebellion. He also dis
approves of the emancipation proclama-
ton as an obstacle in the way Of peace.
Tue war should be prolonged no longer
than is necessary to effect its legitimate
object, and the Governor srgues at length
that the old Union and the old Constitu-
ton alone are its legitimate object.
The Post says late news by private
letters and otherwise from Italy, gives
information of sn extended agitation
there on the Venetian question. GSrri-
baldi has issued . proclamation from
Capris, urging the people to be faithful to
the leadership of Victor Emanuel. The
Italian army is permeated with the idea
of a speedy war for the deliverance of
Venice. During the past winter the
opening of the spring of 1864 has been
looked to IS the signal for the beginning
of the great effort to make Italy free in
fact IS well as in name, and the Dsxt few
months may bring us the most exciting
intelligence from Venice and Rome.
WASHINGTON, Jan 13--The State De-
partment has evidence satisfactorily re-
futing the abs1rd stories recently copied
By our press from European correspond
ents in Paris, OF the appearance in France
of Monsieur Superville on . political
mission from the rebels, aud treaty of
negotiation between the rebels and
France.
The entire tone Of The foreign news ia
improving, but new and grave difficult
ties are likely to occur between japan
and the western powers.
In the Senate the following nomina-
tions have been msde: John A. BioghaO,
Of Ohio, TO be Judge Advocate, with the
rank Of Major, for the Department Of the
Sulquehannab; John Hay, Of Illinois, to
be Assistant AdjutAnt General Of VOlun-
teers, with the rank of Msjor; Henry L.
Moss, 10 be Attorney Of the United States
for the District of Minnesota, aud Abra-
hamsDsWson, of Wisconsin, 10 be COM
missioned Consul General Of the United
States 10 the Republic Of Liberia.
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