The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-03
THE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


sacola for the last few days, and would
leave on the 9th for the Texas coast
The operations at Fort Powell, near
Mobile, are suspended for the present.
a paymaster had left New Orleans
for Matagorda to pay of the Western
troops
Gov Yates, of Illinois, was in New
Orleans.
The health Of the city and troops is
good
Gold G3la63l. Cotton-Sales of low
middling at 66lc
French war steamers were daily ex-
pected at the mouth of the Rio Grande
to blockade Matamoras
COrtinas was leyyIng contributions on
the people Of the city, and proclaims
ais intention TO take the field against
the invaders The people were ship
ping their cotton aboard of foreign YES
sells to get it out Of the way of the
French
Gen. Hahn had letter from $50
Louisiana prisoners from Camp Morton
asking his intercession TO secure their
release. The letter says that they see
the folly Of their way and desire to
make Louisiana free State
BALTIMORE, April 1.-The American.
of this city publishes this afternoon
neutrality-suspicious. between Gov.
| Bradford and Major General Wallace in
regard to the prevention Of disloyal
/ persons being elected to the constitu
! aonal convention on Wednesday next
| The General addresses the Governor.
| furnishing him with official copies OF
papers, a glance at which, he says, viii
doubtless satisfy him that persons dis
| loyal 20 the Government Of the United
| States are candidates for the COnstitu-
! tional Congress, the election for which
| takes place April 9th and asks the
Governor whether the legislation III
prescribing an oath of loyalty, to be
administered to the delegates before
taking their seats, was not also intended
to provide a method for register at the
polls OF the votes Of disloyal men, and
the power to judicial authority
with which the judges Of elections are
clothed was really the mode adopted
by the laws for the accomplishment OF
that purpose and he asks the Governor
to give him his views as to the extent
Of the authority possessed by the judges
Of election, and especially as to whether
! they have power 10 reject vote on ac-
count of the disloyalty Of the persons
offering
Gov Bradford replies at some length.
giving a review Of the law Of the State
on the subject, IN which he says: You
Will agree with me IN believing that
there are entirely sufficient if faith
fully executed, as | have every reasOl
to hope they viii be, TO exclude disloyai
voters from the polls The duty of our
Judges OF Elections is, in this respect,
clearly enforced and adequately en-
forced by the Convention. And it is
provided that any Judge OF Election
who shall refuse or neglect to perform
any Of the functions required Of him,
shall be liable for Indictment for such
offence, and on conviction thereof,
shall. be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and be sentenced to a fine OF
not less than $4,000, and to imprison-
mcUt in the jail of city or county where
such offence may have been committed,
for term not less than six months
Among the documents submitted to
the Governor is Il correspondence be
tween the General and Els, Kilbourne,
one Of the candidates on the disloyal
ticket in Ann Arundel county, who
was. it will be remembered. Speaker of
the House Of Delegates at Frederick in
1861 The result Of the question by
the General is, that VIM. KiIbourne
acknowledges his disloyalty and de
ciines beinga candidate.
NEW York, April Later Texas
news says: When our troops evacuated
Indiauola, March 18th, several Union
families left with them, taking the llrm-
Der off their houses with them In
crossing bayous 81 men were drowned
by the swapping of pontoons. They
belonged to the 69th Indiana infantry
and eth Michigan battery
Gen. McClernand had gone down the
coast to visit Aransas Pass and Browns
Vile
The receipts of gold at the Custom
House today were $4,000, Of which
1000 were certificates Government
price for gold was 81 60 The Assis-
tant Treasures report Of the receipts
for the month are over $4,000 0JJ, Of
which S7,670,0O0 were for customs. The
balance in the Sub-Treasury Is $50, 49,
600 There will be large shipments Of
Government Bonds to Europe to-mor-
row, including St00,00Oin 52Os, TO sin
gle house in Amsterdam.
The Posts Washington special &C
April lst says: Gen Meade was before
the Committee on the conduct of the
War, to-day, giving evidence in refer
ence to the battle of Gettysburg His
testimony was clear, and left a good
impression on the members Of the Com
mittee
The Newbern Times of the 23d is re
coiyed, but contains no news in refer
ence to the denial of the rebel news
papers of the recent hanging at Kin
ston 1t contains u report Of one who
saw the hanging Of % soldiers Of the
ID North Carolina Union Volunteers, /
and was within 200 yards Of the scat
fold at the time
BALTIMORE, April An enthusiastic
meeting OF the friends of emancipation
was held at the Institute tonight
Among the speakers were DIessrs Bout /
well, Of Mass, Kelly, and Myers, Of Pa, F..
Davis, Of Md and Gen. Wallace Da- /
VS. stNAA COalth 81 NlAvuSAS t4I4t.ilCt )tilO4I
without compensation.
CHATrAXooCA, March 23-Mai. Gems. /
Buell., Negley, McCoek, Crittenden. |
Newton and Sykes. and ten Brigadiers. I
have been ordered 10 report to General /
Sherman for duty in his division Buell. I
viii likely succeed Schofeld III com .
mand OF .he Army of the Ohio. and 1
Schofeld have a command suitable to .
his rank
CAIRO, March 3I-Persons who have
Just arrived from Mayiield, report at
these headquarters that the rebel Gen
Faulkner has Joined his force with that
of Forrest, and that the combind com
mand is located in the vicinity of May
field They have from eight TO twelve
thousand men. They have made no
demonstration.
WASHINGTON, April IA letter from .
the army of the Potomac says The I
rebels for the past two days have been f.
busily engaged in digging Iiae-pits 4
along the south side of the Rapidan, in I
the vicinity of Raccoon Ford 1t also as
serted by deserters that they are tear .
ing up the railroad between. Fredericks- I
burg and Hanover Junction.
RETURN OF Az ExLE-Mrs Ada T
Haynes. one OF the sympathizcrs, who T
was banished with the other secesh I