Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-31
Martin. Charged with Being
a New York Hotel Burner.
Discharged.
The strong Divorce Case.

Washington special says: Commodore
Shadrick will be President of the Court
Martial for the trial of Capt. Semmes
Gen. Grant will attend the wedding Of
Gen. Wilson, who captured JEFF. Davis, at
Wilmington, on Tuesday.
Considerable. annoyance was felt this
morning, by the employees in the Custom
House, ON account of the failure on the part
of the cashier to pay them off for the month
of December, as was expected. The pay day
has been deferred until Tuesday.
A communication was handed into the
Board of Aldermen this morning from d.
r. Bradford, late Public Administrator,
stating that the annual report for 1S65would
show deficiency of $4,000 in that office.
and confessing that this amount had been i'm
properly used by him while holding office.
and was lost in stock speculations
He says no one but himself knew he had
become improperly possessed of the funds or
derived in any manner any advantage from
effects and property of his wife to trustee,
to pay first his bondsmen, and then the city,
towards iquidating the deficiency which will
appear upon settlement of his accounts.
Edward B. Ketchum, formerly of the firm
of Morris, Ketchum, Son & Co., was to-day
arraigned in the court of General Sessions,
and was sentenced by Recorder Hoffman to
be confined in State Prison for the period of
four years and six months. The prisoner
entered the court room accompanied by his
father and three of his brothers. His face
was deadly pale, but he exhibited no ire
pidation, although his features showed he
had endured much mental suffering. His
4, l. e e
and his brothers were visibly affected.
The court room was crowded with specta-
tors when the clerk of the court asked, "what
have yon to say why judgment should not
be passed against you" He responded in
full voice, nothing" The Recorder then
passed sentence as before mentioned.
WORCESTER, MASS, Dec. 30.-An inquest
on the bodies of Artemus Ward and wife,
who were found dead at their residence on
Friday morning, resulted in a verdict, died
from inhaling gas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-Some of the pa
pers have enormously stated that Captain
Semmes is kept in chains. Ex-Secretary of
the Interior, Mr.. Usher of Indiana, is among
the latest arrivals.
OswEGo, N. Y, Dec. 30.-The Oswego
and Rome Railroad is completed and pas
senger and freight trains will commence run
ming on Monday next.
New York, Dec. 30.-Private advices
state that but portion of the crew of the
Steamer Constitution were saved, leaving 40
passengers lost, among the passengers was ].
Fitzgerald, lately attached to the Savannah
Herald. The Constitution had 720 bales of
cotton on board. She was 1000 tons burden
and was valued at Sl50,000
New YORK, Dec. 30.-Judge Leonard, in
the Supreme Court to-day, discharged Mar
tin the accomplice of Kennedy, on writ of
habeas corpus, from the custody of General
Hooker. Martin was then arrested by the
United States Commissioner on charge of
arson.
Up to six o'clock this P. NJ, no verdict
had been rendered in the Strong divorce
case.
New YORK, Dec. 3O.-A Washington
special correspondent says: A statement
with reference to the exact meaning of the
rumors concerning the withdrawal of the
French troops from Mexico, will be likely
to receive official confirmation in few days
When these rumors first appeared they came
originally from France, whereas the condi-
ton attending the withdrawal, and that con-
dition was an assurance from this Govern
ment to Napoleon his Emperor in Mexico
should not be disturbed.
Report says pledge has been given by
our Government that no interference will be
allowed. The reason of the Administration
this non-interference no doubt
is the result of a belief that the Liberals
will be able to make short work of Maxi
milan when once the French bayonets are
but we should not be too sure
of this. Macmillan will still have good
ly number of Austrian and Belgian troops
to fall back upon, and besides these, he has
a contingent of 1000 to draw upon yearly,
for several years to come.
WILMINGTON, N. c. Dec 30-The steam
er Constellation, Capt German, left Savannah
for New York on the 23rd inst, with "A pas
sengers and 700 bales of cotton she. Struck
on the southern point of Lookout Shoals on
Tuesday morning at o'clock where she re-
manned 4S hours, the captain with II of the
crew and one passenger, w. P. Long, of
Brooklyn, New York, was saved. They
landed at Cape Lookout light house at 4
o'clock p. NJ. Thursday, thence to Moreland
city. Forty of the passengers of this illfated
vessel persisted. The survivors left More
land city for New York this evening.
TORONTO, c, W., Dec. 30-Hon. Ferguson
Blair has accepted the vacant seat in the
Cabinet, pice Hon. Geo. Brown resigned
There will be no change in the policy Of the
Government regarding the confederation and
other important questions.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-The HeraiFs For
tress Monroe correspondent says that G. G.
Clay has recently been permitted by the
President to receive visit from his wife.
Mrs. Clay arrived there on Thursday of this
week, and was soon after admitted to ali in
terview with her husband in his prison.
The jury in the Strong divorce case are
still out and there is no immediate pros
pect Of their agreeing upon verdict
SAN Francisco, Dec. 30. A dispatch has
been received here from Portland. Oregon,
saying that the steamer Cdssade hid sue
ceeded in reaching Columbia river with
passengers who started overland, some of
whom were badly frozen. The River Is
almost clear to Astoria.