The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-30
Telegraph.
NIGHT DISPATCHES
More about the Wertz Trial.
Smuggling on the Canada Border
Great Bank Robbers
100000 in Government Bonds
Taken.
Bad state of Affairs In Texas.
Commercial Affairs In North
Carolina.
More about the Long Island
Accident.

opsrasions on the Canada border. silk
sugars, drugs and other importaiions q
: which there is high rate OF duty, haV
= lately come into the country, svading a
= duty, in large quantities. The detectives
this Department are on the track Of nun
- bers Of suspected parties. The able com
missioner Of customs, n. Sargent, Rso., he
been dispatched by Secretary McCuIloch t
the osuada line, for the purpose Of givinl
his personal supervision to tbs matter.
WAsHrSeToS, Aug. 29.-oa most ferven
sntrsatiss of Capt. Wertz, Messrs. Schad
and Baker again appeared to-day, befor,
the Military Commission, as counsel.
CLEvErASD, o., Aug. 2s.-The Wellington
National Bank, at Wellington, was robbed
last night Of q, goo to lOO, 900 dollars in gov
eminent bonds, ali special depOsites. Ths
property of the bank was not touched.
No arrests.
PIrTsBUsa, Aug. 2s.-River three feet
eight inches BY metal mark, and falling.
Weather oleas snd pleasant.
NEE oRLEASs, Aug. 2s.-Ths steamer
= Msripoza has arrived from New York.
/ Nearly million in specie has arrived in
the last two days.
Texas adviees report the frontier in a
worse condition than ever before.
Austin and San Antonio papers arc filed
with accounts Of outrsges BY the Indians.
and highway rObberies. Steps, however.
are being taken by the military to afford
protection to the frontier settlers.
The telegraph is being extended from
Houston, via saE Antonio and Shreveport,
to vicksburg.
The condition of the blacks. with lew ex-
eeptions' is represented satisfactory. a.
The worm continues its rayages on the cot
tonin the lower counties.
At public meeting held by citizens
representing six counties, resolutions we're
passed accepting the situation and plsdging
their support to the National Government
and Governor Hamilton, also acknOWledg- |
ing slavery abolished, and requesting Gov.
Hamilton to cali a convention.
Hon. ". J. Jones, Judge Of the United
States Dictriet of AlaBarna, st the time OF
secession, and continued same position by
succeeding regime, was arrested in Mont
gomery and bonded in twenty thousand dol
lars.
EEw YoRk, Aug. 2e.-Gold active as far
as respects the regular demand with but lit
tie doing in speculation. Quotations OPEN
ed at i441[, but fell 70 49, and thea re-
mRined.
The POst'a Washington special says a reg
uinr Cabinet meeting was held to-day. The
new Commissioner Of Indian affairs tsIs-
graPhed yesterday to Secretary Harlan
from Fort Scott. They were just Iesving
that place.
The Evening Post Of. 24sh in an article
en- railroad accidents that occurred aimee
January 25th, ssys ali or nearly al Of them
resulted from earslsssRess
Aspseial to the Times, dated Wishing
ton, July 2sth, says Gen. Grant is not ex- :
peeted to return for some time, probably
two weeks. Great preparations are making
By the coiored people Of Alezandria for
great tournament to come of on the SIst.
It es expected to exceed anything that has
taken place this side Of the river.
The order mastering out certain Msjor
sud Brigadier Generals, which We tele-
grsphed TO the Times last Saturday, is IN
dergoing some revision in the War Depart
ment The name Of General Miller has
been stricken out BY direction OF the Presi-
dent, also General Briggs. These two Gen
erals ere, threfors, still IN the service. sud
s-s not to be included in the order when
completed, which viii be in a few DAYS.
Gen. Forbes has been breyeted Brighter
General in the regular army. While in
command Of the Winchester District Of the 81
Valley, he, by his coarse, gave general sat- G
isfaction to all. Gen. Ayers succeeds him in
c lmmand Of The post where svcry small [
force remains.
WAsHISeToS, August2g.- reports re-
eeiyed at the Department. Of Agriculture
warrant the statement that the potato crop
this year viii be one Of The largest ever
grown in the country.
The Post Master General has ordered The
opening Of the VARIOUS postofiees IN North
and South Carolina. '
Bu1UFoRT, n. c., Aug. 2s.-Fho leading ]
merchants Of Eewbern are sending goods in
large quanlties into ell parts Of North Car
olins, South Carolina, Georgia and South
eastern virginis, ana bringbg back cotton
and tobacco, giving emp nent 70 the rail-
roads, which are running night and day. :
An effort will be made this winter 10 obtain q
sn appropriation from Co0greas 10 connect q
Che inland waters Of North Carolina with e
the ocean. The Eeuss river will enable
the largest 0esan steamers term % New
hern.
CIEvELSAD, O., Aug. z9.-The Nalionsl
Bank Of Wellington was robbed last night
Of So 600 70 $4,000 in Government bonds,
The properly Of the bank was not touched.
No arrest made yet.
WasaueroS, August 29.--NOthing esps-
cialiy Of interest ELECTED By the ezamina-
ton up to This time, when the court took q
recess.
Several witnesses testified to the dsplora-
bic condition Of prisoners, the testimony
being siirnil ar % that hsretofore given, when
the court adjourned.
NEw YoEE, August 2s.--Tbe eoronsr's in
Quest in the matter Of the Long Island rail-
road collision is going on at Jamaica. 4 The
tssImony Is scnesilss coneietinf, but for
the most part show that the accident Wa
Tie result Of inexsasable eAFslesaness aud
ustlect % t1s part Of the employees o. the
railroad
TheprisOuerpzss brohght IN 70 amt at
bslf-past o'clock. Judge Advocate chsp-
man said be had communication from the
prisoner which read as followH
HWnnrxofoS CIR, D. ca
August G9th, So.
Col. n. 2. cbipmap: nostTsaPcctfally
ask the C5sAnnission, IS an here alone, 70
sssd nv eognslss, schad and Baker, al
uuasrslsna On ny most issvsnt snirssties !
thsy have consented to appear loE me-.
rhsv Understand ny whole azd lsow ny .
w.,nesssF psPsrs- Hoping Tie coRmi1siOn
vii grant my request.
FL sEa .usoss respectfully g0ur obsdsat
servsut, y. WrHTg,
Late Capt. Az G. C.s.
Mai. Gen. Wallses. said if thsrs wsB nc
oh setioa they would Be sens for, 10 obiso-
5b sing Bndssad shs nissios haing
iispossa ts asord everything proper f'r the
lsfense. IN orderly wa dispatched for
Nsssrs. Baker sud schade. Tie eeuFt vas
then cleared ior thrss-quarters q an hour {
ana Ehen tbe assls wsssoPeaed the rssordu
Of yesterday we're read Asssrs. sehads
saa Bsssr Eefe sgsin n cslgs Is counsel
COZ Wiris. The room wss esoEasd vita
spectators, many being lsdlss.