The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-10

BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL,

NEw YoRK, March S.--A' Norfolk let
ter reports General Pichetts Whole
rebel division at Suffolk. It is supposed
they are on a grand foraging expedi.
ton and to enforce the conscrip-
ton
Ransoms command which infested
the line of the Albermarle and Chesa-
I peake canal, has disappeared.
Tho Posts Washington special says
the fndingo of the court of inquiry in the
case of Gen. Buell. viii soon be publish
ed. The committee does not attach
any blame TO Buell.
A special TO the Commercial says
some fears are entertained that con-
Aict of Jurisdiction will take place be-
tween Mr.. Allen, agent of the Treas
ury, and Gen Thomas, of the War De
partment
Admiral Dupont is in Washington to
appear before the Committee of In
vestigation of the attack on Charles
ton
The Commercials Fortress Monroe
letter of the 5th says: Gen. Peck is
besieged at Newbern and nearly every
post in North Carolina. Kilpatriek's
veteran horsemen are a God-send to
this department, and may accomplish
more than twice or thrice their number
of infantry, and feel certain General
Butler viii retain them
The election in this city to-day passed
off quietly The total vote cast was
%, 2S3, of which 1884, were in favor of
the amendment to the constitution al
lowing soldiers to vote and {, S79 against
WASHINGTON, March 8-The state
ment that General Sickles has preferred
charges against General Meade before
the committee on the conduct of the
war is erroneous.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-A special
dispatch TO the Bulletin from Cincin-
matt to-day says that an officer arrived
at Cairo yesterday, direct from Vicks-
burg, who corroborates the Confederate
stories regarding the return of Sher-
mans expedition to jackson. He says
that a portion of Sherman's force is
marching already for Vicksburg, with Ia
small army of negroes, and large lot
of mules, horses, hogs, cattle, DC. These
are the spoils taken on the way.
Rebel rumors say that Col Forrest
was killed in an engagement with
Shermans expedition
3 WASHINGTON, March 8-Lieut. Gen
Grant, accompanied by his son, and
Gen. Rawlings and Col Comstock, of
his staff, arrived here this evening.
While quietly taking his dinner at his
hotel, Gen. Ross announced to the four
or five hundred guests who were at the
tables that they had among them the
hero of Vicksburg, whereupon the di-
ners arose to their feet and enthusiast
tically welcomed the hero with shouts
and waving Of handkerchiefs
CAIRO, March 8.-Passengers by the
steamer Luminary, from Vicksburg
on the Sd, say that Sherman and his
army are there.
CONCORD, n. H., March s, 1890, P. NJ
-Seyenty-seven towns give Gilmore
1880; Harrington 1899; scattering
I8. Gilmore is elected by 1000 ma
ioritv. All five of the Republican Com
missioners are elected Probabably
nine of the twelve Senators elected are
Republicans There has been heavy
Union gains in every town heard from.
Few YORK, March S.-Priyate advice
from Bombay express fear that the
American ships Naples and Southern
Rights from that port have been cap
tured by the Alabama
COLUMBUS, March Lieut.. Col. Geo.
Bowman,of the l02d Ohio, has been
dismissed from service for using re-
proachful and insulting language in
regard to an officer Of a Tennessee
colored regiment, and speaking in
contemptuous manner of the colored
troops in the service.