The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-09
Visit OF General Townsend to
Fortress Monroe.
Mrs. Surrall's COunsels' Fees.


NV YoRks Aug. s The Tgibune's Rich
Inond CORES spondent sass the evil spirits of
men have been let loose on US since the uD-
csremonious and justly deserved fate Of tho
late election was pronounced. The young
citizens seem to feel it daty ineumbeat on
thom to assault snd woylay every colored
man, while older heads have universally
adopted the plaH OF lighting cur soldiers,
ard a. the same time kissing in their ears
the bitter denunciat ons Of the negro. The
NEST straight orders of Gen. Terry are inse-
equata 10 meet the case Of this growing
abuse, excited as it IS By soldiers utter
ly devoid Of every principle Of patriotism
and morals. Among the volunteers the
grestsst dissatisfaction exisls. Six .; eight
months dues, no quartermasters' stores to
draw, and dubious expectations in not be-
ing mustered out, they are found willing iu
the hands Of bad dialoysI men, who ply the
whisky freely, 10 undertake and execute
most any acts. On the night Of August "a
four soldiers bFoke in Nelson Van DerwOod's
house, and while he lay in bed ons stood
over him and his wife, threstening to blow
out their brGins if they moved, the three
others pillaging the house Of money, under
clothing, Watcho', &c. The same night the
guard At the New Msrkst confined Ed Web
ster in the cage, aud in tho nextesn he
could hear The guard sbusiag and NAL
treating women. Their screams were
frightful almost every night.
Washington Brown and Peter Watson
were ruthlessly beaten. by the police on
Franklin street on the morning Of August
Ist, and left on the street for dead.
The eolorad citizens have held 4 meeting
and adOpteda petition to Gen. Terry. Among
the abuses they complain of was the follow
ing; Samuel Rowney wss attacked in the
street by two soldiers, in defending himself,
be was knocked down, arrested and taken
to New Market cage and locked MP. In the
adjoining cen he could hsar the guards
scufaiBg, abusing and prostitating the coli
ored females confined therein.
NEw YoRx, Aug s.--The Herald's Calves
ton correspondent says Gen. Merritt's cav
airy command had arrived ct Austia on
tlseir march across the country from shreve-
port Louisia "a, and had replaced the Ra-
tiOnal dag over tho State Capitol, whore it
had not before waved in four years.
Provisional Governor A. J. Hamilton
reached Galveston ON the 2ist ult., when be
issued his proclamation 10 the people, an
nouncing hiB appointment by the President,
and foreshadowing hi, designed course Of
procedure in the performance Of his duties.
He axes no time for the election or eonven-
tion, but a!es they would he held IS soou
as practicable. He admgnishes the Texans
to dispel The delusion under which many Of
them are laboring. shat slavery still exists,
and informs them that it is effectually dead
and that fthey attempt to treat the negro
"a less than 6 white msn their representa-
tives will in vain seek admiss on into Con-
gress. He does not as some Of the other
provisional Governors have done; reapPoint
county officers who acted under the rebel
regime, but states that he will make tie
necessary appointments to fll their places.
The Governor also further explained the
coutse which be designs TO pursue in ap-
pointmsnts in an address which he mado to
the people Of Galveston in response to
Their iHvi.stion.
NEw YoRK, Aug. Son Saturday night
lat, q party Of several young men made an
attack At Rock Neck on the house occupied
BY eolored man namei ". II. Davenport,
who IS married 10 sn Iri h woman, with the
avowsd intention Of inAisting puni'hment
on the negro and his wife for their indalg-
ence in the matrimonial amalgsmstion-
After the young men had been several
times warned TO leave, the mother Of Dav-
enport, an cd Esgro woman oifisy or sixty
years Of age, who was also in the house
fred on them, killing their leader, named
Ludlum Chard. A coroner'a investigation
on Sunday. The jury, il their virdiet, JUS.
t.fed the shooting a. having been in solf
defeuos. end the old negro woman and hel
son were discharged.
The Times special has the following: Th'
Bureau Of lreeimsn,s affairs daily receive
reports ofgfOss Outrages PeFPetrated on col
orsd people By their former owners A msT
named Alsop, in Stafford county, Va, 70
Gently armed himself snd Threatened hi
servants with death if they attempted Il
leave. He also defed the authorities e
! take them. A guard or soldiers was necss
sary to relieve the colored people in the in
terror Of the South Slavery is a,iil main
tanned with q dissemination oa The part O
plansers 70 make as much as possible out Q
/ their servants before the authorities reach
them.
Brig. Gen. Haskins has besn sasigned 4
the eommsnd Of all She troops in the fort
ground Washington.
II is reported that General Townsend
visit % Fortress Monr5e was in connection
with Davis approaching trial.
The Commissioners 10 visit the Indian
VII leave for tbeir destination on the lsih
! Col Parker, Of Gen. Grants siai, and Chic
Of the Six Nations, viii accompany III
commission.
Col. Osborne, Commissioner Of Freedmen
I Aaa'u for Florida. has recovered from b
accident, and will seon start Cor his field q
operations
The l3th Cavalry have turned over iheI
/ horses, prepsTsioTy . going home.
Mrs. surrstt's counsel. who wers suppose
- have done ssrvics grsiuitously, obtaise
from her an acknowledgement ior Tire
thousand Eve hundrsi collars previous
her execution.
The Hsrald's Washington special ssys,
aa- a. the negroes are under the diFeciiSn
~. eov.rnmeus authorities IL Mississippi