The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-01

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NEW York, March 3aLIt is stated
that the Secretary of the Interior has
rdIselef e0Hsiderationa PROPOSITION max
ing the National Banks Government
agents for paying pensions
The Commercial has received Rich
mond papers of the 2jth The En-
qurer states that official Information
has been received at the War Office
confirming the landing of large force
of the enemy under Gen. Burnside in
Washington, n. c. The recent heavy
fall of snow, it is says, may stay any
move into the interior for some days 2
The Lynchburg Republican says the
Yankees in East Tennessee had re-
treated to Straw berry Plains. There
is now prospect of q fight
The enlistment OF colored troops IN
Middle Tennessee goes, on rapidly; at
Shelbyville and Lebanon there are
5000 men.ready for the field.
r. DAIrON, GA, March l4-Gen. Pillow
has been placed in command of the
cavalry in North Alabama. The enemy
shows no disposition to engage our
forces They have retreated from the
front, and their recent movements are
supposed to be. only q reconnaissance,
A heavy snow fell last night
MAcoN, March 22-I'he Supreme
Court of Georgia to-day unanimously
confirmed the constitutionality of the
Confederate aptisubsttute Law. y-r.
The crops promise well -....s NOM.
Gen Finhetan has Sent cavalry, in
fantry, and artillery'to meet the Yam
KEGS at Pulsslli,-.Allquiet in the neigh
borhood Of jacksonville. The pielSets
report most OF the enemy's troops
gone '-T @1.'9'' o. H0n' % -"
A heavy gale prevailed to-day -oar g
a number Of outward-bound, vessels
are anchored in the lower bay and
North river awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to proceed to sea. s' ~
r. WAsHNGroN, March 50-The Com
mittee Of the House viii probably re-
port against allowing the New York
Bank Of Commerce to become a Ma
tional Bank with complying with all
the conditions of the National Banking
Law r.rc .....-,. .-.-..,.. ..,r.
The statement that manufactured to-
bacco will be taxed Soc per pound in
the new bill is simply guess work
There is no prospect that the committee
will arrive at any such conclusion.
The Navy Department has. received
information from Mosquito Inlet Fla,
that the u. S. schooner Beauregard cap
tured the schooner Linda, from Mass au
TO New Smyrna, Fla, loaded with salt,
liquor, and coffee
+, The Senate Finance Committee re-
ported amendments to the House bill,
paying the expenses of the legislative,
judicial, and executive departments,
and reducing the appropriations for the
agricultural departments from $4,000
to $1,000 .,.. .re a.... f.srao- .,..
Phe Senate in executive. session con
irmed a number Of surgeons in the
volunteer service.
CHICAGO, March 30.-A special to the
Chicago Tribune from Mattoon Illinois,
last night, says that 400 men Of the
oath Illinois regiment will leave for
Charleston tonight to attack the rebels,
who are said to number coo, and are
under the command of John J. O,Hair,
the Sheriff They are intrenched at
Galesday Mills, ten miles northeast Of
Charleston 4 portion Of the 54th is
at Mattoon; that place being threat
.ened from Shelby and Moultrie couE-
ties. Two companies OF the invalid
corps, en- route for Springfield, have been
stopped at Charleston for garrison duty
Piekets are on all the roads In the
fight on Monday, four of the oath and
one Union citizen were killed, and Col
Mitchell, five priyates, and two Union
lists were wounded Two cOpperheads
were killed and wounded
NATION III, March 30-On the re-
ceipt Of the news Of the riot at Charles
ton, 200 Of the 54th Illinois, rendez-
yoUsed here, went to Charleston The
copperheads having left town before
their arrival, pursuit was made, and
about thirty prisoners were taken and
brought to this place The copper
heads in this and adjoining counties
Immediately commenced mastering
forces with the avowed purpose of res
euing prisoners,
Reports from different sources say
that there are from 1909 to 1900 cop
porheads who intend to attack the
town tonight Every preparation la;
been made to give them a warm recep-
lion 1t is bel eyed that with TIE united
efforts of citizens and soldiers still here
that the place will be held till the az
rival of reinfOrcements The tele-
graph west and south has been cut. A
force of 900 rebels are reported fifteen
miles from MattOou.