The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-27
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

CAIRO. March 24-G esterdaY alter
noon, Gen. Forrest, with 1000 men,
and several pieces of artillery, arrived
at Obion river, near Union City driving
in our pickets. Subsequently they de
stroved a portion of the railroad, and
burned bridge about eight miles from
Columbus. THIS morning our forces at
Columbus went out to meet the enemy,
and firing was heard in the direction
Of Union City Gen. Brayman, with
several regiments, left here this morn
ing for Union City, but could get only
eight miles beyond Columbus by rail
road, on account Of the burning of the
ridges.
The garrison at Hickman was with
drawn to-day.
SAN FRANCIsCO March 25.-The Union
State Convention was organized at Sac
ramento. yesterday, by electing VIM.
II. Sears chairman, by 45 majority over
w. II. Parks. The latter was the anti
CONFESS candidate. The whole mum
Der Of votes cast was 30.
To-day the Convention unanimously
adopted a resolution, praising the ma
tional administration, declaring Lincoln
their first choice for the next President,
and endorsing CONFESS, Highly, Shan
non. and Cole, of California, the Con-
gressional delegates.
A separate resolution, in honor Of the
memory Of the late Rev Thos Starr
King was adopted by a silent vote.
Delegates to the Buffalo Convention not
yet elected
c NcINNATI, March 25.-The Dean line
steamer Alice Dean hence to Memphis,
ran into the bank, ten miles below the
city, about four o clock last night, and
sunk. Her bow lies on the shore and
her stern in twelve feet water Her
cargo is being taken off in damaged
condition by the Lady Pike, and will
probably all be off by Saturday. 1t is
thought the boat can be raised No
lives lost.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Tho Com
mittee on the Conduct Of the War find
no evidence against Gen Meade in
their investigations.
1t IS reported here to-day that the
Treasurer viii probably furnish the
New York merchants next week with
coin, or coin certificates, at specified
rates.
NEW York, March 25.-J. r. Coburn,
of New York, has accepted the chal
lenge Of J. NJ Mace, of England, to
fight him in Ireland, and leaves for
England Oh the lstof May
WASHINGTON, March 25.-GeneraI
Pleasanton has been relieved from the
command of his cavalry corps, and is
ordered to report to General Rosecrans.
General Sickles IS ordered to report to
General Curtis General Newton is or
dered to report to- General Sherman.
General French is-ordered to report at
Philadelphia General Meredith is Or
dered to report at Cairo. Generals
Pickett, Gibbons, and Wadsworth are
ordered to report to General Meade for
assignment to command Gen. Cald-
well is relieved, to enable him to set on
court-martial General Spinol& is Or
dered to court-martial Gen. Grant s
first general order is as follows
1t orders employees in the military
railroad service to prohibit the use OF
intoxicating liquors by any persons
when on duty in the military railroad
service AL employees Of the Govern
ment in this department detected using
liquor when on duty, or carrying it
with them on any military railroad,
will be dismissed from service
All along the railroad from Long
Bridge to Brandy Station, redoubts are
being erected for the protection of
commissary and quartermaster stores
This does not look much like an aban-
donment Of this route to Richmond.
KNOXVILLE, March 23-The Govern
ment is now issuing 1000 ratiOns daily
to INDECENT citizens They are offered
free transportation and required to 90
North within fourteen days, or cease to
draw ratiOns. There are now in store
here large quantities of rations in ex-
cess
Eleven inches of snow fell here yes
terday.
The rebels still continue the most ac-
tive preparations for their supposed
raid into Kentucky. They are seizing
horses in every quarter There is no
doubt their cavalry is in good condition
McLaw's division and Vaughn's brigade
are being rapidly mounted Others
will follow suit as soon as horses can be
procured. One thousand men have
been furloughed, under the promise
that each man will return with a
horse.
Longstreet is expected from Rich
mond soon.