The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-26

negro troops here. A plot to rise and
murder every rebel in Memphis, IN re-
venge for the Fort Pillow massacre, was
discovered last night, and white troops
we're put on guard. During the night,
the negroes attempted to come out OF
the fort, but were met 10y the white
troops, and after a sharp skirmish IN
which twenty were killed and wound
ed, they were driven back; and are
now under strong guard.
Nstchez datos OF the 18th nays that
General Farrar had Just returned from
an expedition 70 Harrisonburg, where
he captured the entire rebel garrison.
The New Orleans True Delta Of the
10Th publishes a report that Kirby
Smith has been sssassinated by Major
Meker, with whom q difficulty, grow
ing ont Of cotton speculations, had oc-
Cured. The rDelta of q late date says
that the report is confirm ed by a rebel
soldier from jackson.
The telegraph from New Orleans to
New York, was, on the 10th inst, with
in three days of completion.
General Heron has occupied Clinton
and Osyka, and is rebuilding the tele~
graph to the former place, from whence
the rebels have line working north,
almost to our line.
The utmost good feeling is exhibited
throughout Eastern Louisiana. The
people are overjoyed st the termination
Of the war. 81. -..
The railroad between Bayou Sara
and Woodville is being Immediately re
paired.
| A dispatch from Washington daSed
the 2lst says;
It's stated that General Sherman IN
! answer TO a remOnstrance from trIendr
as to his former hostility to newspaper
correspondents in his army, mentioned
an instance of the effects Of premature
disclosures, that in the march through
North and South Carolina he was ielgn
ling to march on Raleigh, and so made
lJohnson believe, although his real des
tination was Goldsboro, where he couio
procure his supplies; but while the
movement was 10 full and successful
Operation, Johnston learned througI
northern papers that the War Depart
lment was sending supplies TO Goldsoor6
via Morehead City. Instead OF deieno
ling Raleigh, Johnston, through this IN
formation, massed his army ana at
tackled Sherman at BentOnvllle, anc
though Johnston was repulsed, th'
Union army lost lIO6 men
| Mr. J. W. Conway, Superintendent
| Of Negro Labor, informs the New Or
leans True Delta that the army worn
has already made its appearance oi
several OF the Government plantation
IN Louisiana.
In the trial Of the assassins last Weel
q Mr. Thomas testified 20 q fact whicl
is sufficiently Important to be noticed
The witness said that some week
since. before the murder of the Pres
dent, ne had = conversation with ID
Mudd at a Mr.. Downeys when Mud,
asserted that the President Of tn
} United States was an abolitionlst, an
that the whole Cabinet we're such, an
that the South would not be subjugate
under abolition doctrine lie said tn
whole Cabinet would be killed with
SIX and seven weeks, and every Onlo
man in Baltimore.
Adyices from Columbia, S. C., stat
that Gov. Blagrath still keeps up a splr
Of resistance. He has ordered Il
mastering Of all males between Il
ages of fifteen and sixty years OF a
p 10 form a State force under Wac
HAMPTON. The latter now reoognlz
no authority but the State and N
grath. The people, however, are an
; ious for peace, and the arrival OF Il
United States troops.
Henry S. Foote has written lol
letter TO President johnson, from Mo
treal, complaining Of the treatment
), has received, and reciting the leadi'
events of his public life down to t
time he abandoned the South. It
pears that he asked permission to
toCslifornia, where he has four CHI
dren, eight grand children, an OF
y sister, and several relatives re
ding In response to this request I
following order was handed to him
Msior-General John A. Dix II
President directs that you inform !
Foote that his letter, asking leave
the President to 60 to California,
N been received and the application
fused. The President further dire
l. that you notify Mr.. Foote that II
does not leave the United States witt
forty-eieht hours after receiving t
notice. ne will be arrested and de
with for treason and rebellion sgall
the Government Of the United stat
You will report whether he compl
with the orders of the President
-E EDwIN II. STANTON
Mr.. Foote Immediately left for 9
ada
The municipality Of Palermo, lu
Y. have determined that one of the str'
of that city shall be named after z
ident Lincoln.
A newspaper correspondent who
JEFF Davis and party at Port Ro
o., s c, says Stephens, Reagan and
iers seemed % have no proper appr
Stion Of the position in which {
were standing. Davis himself sssel
that he has no idea that sny thing
yond banishment will be his lot.
phens thought the proper way to s
II the civil Government again WoulC
to institute measures for the repes
the ordinance of secession, and by
''h means restore our original relati
Regan thought there would be no {
Guilty in bringing about good feel
providing Acknowledgement and COZ
cation were not carried too far. No
expected slavery 70 es saved or "a,
sumption ofthe rebel debt, but thOl
- that the rebels who had held ofhcia
sitions must not be deprived Of
olds votes or property.
1Be, A vessel passed through the d.
51s.. Gap Canal on Sunday. This work
I ~; - no good during the war, bat il
a prove valuable IN peace.
-f~' Luis de Arroyo, Afaximilians q
at New York, writes 70 the Time