The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-09
LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL

NEW YoRE, Nov. The details OF
the news by the America is as follows:
The London Post says: The recent
auction sale of war material furnished
to China and sent back attracted con
siderable attention among the Federal
and Confederate agents. The sale was
comprised of Whitworth guns, breech-
loading rifles, bayonets, shot, shell, and
other materials. The prices were mere
~ nominal
A Turin despatch ssys: Everything
is quiet. All the Senators and depu-
ties have arrived The tone of the
journals is conciliatory.
Sweden has commenced her monitor
feet
The feet of Russia works satisfactoN
rily
The followingis the latest by the City
Of Baltimore:
PAms, Oct. "a, P. M-The Emperor
has left for Nice
1t is stated that project is under Sc
rious consideration for establishing q
public work fund for the city of Lon
don.
The Bourse has again been unsettled,
and rentes. closed at 64f zoe, or Toe
higher.
New ORLEANS, Oct 3l.-All is quiet in
Texas. Our forces are fortifying the
island of Brazos Santiago.
One Slaughter has succeeded Gen.
Dayton in command of the rebels in
that section. Only 800 rebels are there.
Cortinas didn't accept a Generals
commission in Maximilian's service -
He surrendered on condition he should
not lose his treasure, and is now veal
thy.
+ A private gentleman in Matamoras
says that the French paid the greatest
attention to the Union officers who
have visited Matamoras The United
States Consul has a French guard to
protect him wherever he goes
A large fleet of merchantmen are off
the mouth of the Rio Grande,. and
large trade has been opened with New
y ork. Our troops are in good health.
The steamships Nevada and Guiding
Star arrived from New York on the
30th.
New Orleans accounts from the Goth
ult to the lst inst from Texas and
Mexico conflict with those sent yester-
day. Cortinas, it is now asserted, has
been sent on an expedition to Camargo.
Meiia is in supreme command.
A three days fandango took place in
honor of Max's established authority.
No Mexicans participated, except Me-
jia officers.
The Rebel troops are deserving in
sduads of 20 TO 40 from Brownsville.
Several hundred are in Mexico,
Great frauds have been discovered in
the printing bills of the late Conven-
ton. The matter is being overhauled
Gov. Hahn is accused of knowing too
much Of the affair.
The militia are enrolling rapidly.
The merchants of Vicksburg have
contributed 1000 to the Illinois SAM
tary Fair
The wives of Generals Candy, Hurl-
burt, Dana, and jeff Thompson are
coming down the river.
CHICAGO, Nov. This afternoons
Journal says that yesterday kilograms
were received by John Wentworth an
nounced the coming of large numbers
of bushwhackers. Col Sweet, COM
at Camp Douglas, was commu-
nicated with, and orders were at once
issued for the arrest of the desperadoes
upon their arrival The fact leaked
out, and the faithful found means to
apprize their friends. The bushwhack-
ers left the train at the city limits, and
scattered through the city in various
directions The military and police are
coursing the city, and have
picked up hundreds of them. A pro
peller, with nearly a hundred suspi-
cious characters, arrived here this NOR
ming from Canada The military and
police are after them, and they win all
he captured.
Col Sweet for some time has been
aware of the existence Of the rebel plot
TO release the prisoners at Douglas and
burn the city His detectives have
been at work, and with success; and, |
though the evidence obtained is not
sufficiently conclusive TO warrant the
arrest Of these one hundred conspira-
tors, il was deemed necessary to strike
at once such ones as were unquestiona~
bly, reasonable Captain Nelson. of
the City Police, was despatched to the |
home Of DR. Edwards to arrest Col /
Vincent Marmaduke, brother of the /
rebel General at the same time 8 |
party of the military proceeded to the
Richmond House and captured the reb-
el Colonel 6. ST. Ledger Greenfell, Nor /
gan's Adjutant General, and J. I. 4
ShanlIs, an escaped rebel prisoner B. 4
S. Morris, a man noted for his hatred |
20 the North, was also arrested and Is /
now confined at Camp Douglas
In the despatch 10 Gen. Crook this |
morning, Col Sweet says / have com /
plete proof of his having assisted /
the rebel prisoner to escape,