The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-29
By Telegraph
Afternoon Dispatches.
LOuIslsns Lands.
Affairs In Western Virginia.
No More OflcerS TO be Mustered
Out al Present.
The OH Creek Railroad Disaster.
Affairs in South Carolina.
The Suffrage Question.
JeE Davis don't Know WeFtz.
The SaHrage QaestIOn.
JeE Davis don't Know Wertz-
Later from Europe.


NEE YORk, August 2s.-The steamer City
Of Washington, from QussnstOwn The I5th,
IS coming up.
The Herald's Baton Rouge correspondent
says improved cotton and sugar lands in
Louisiana can be purchased at a very low
figure, some Of the plantations being en-
tirely deserted by the original proPristrrs
aud eOnfscatsd BY the Government. Others
are so heavily mOrtgagsd that they have
been abandoned in despair, which can be
bought for mere tribe. On many plsnta.
tiona the owners are so disgus;ed with the
negroes having been freed that they will
not attempt agricultural operations with
them. Under Yankee propristors it is said
the freedmen work willingly and industri-
Ously, but they are very suspicious Of the
promises Of those who were formerly their
masters, and are rather reluctant, in some
cases to enter into contracts with them.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Her
aid says grave difficulties Of a military
! character have trahspirsd in this depart
msnt, near the line Of Tennessee. In the
district Of Maj Gen. n. N. Curtis, it is
known that General Curtis hsd become sp-
Prised Of the existence Of a large number Of
cattle in the vicinity Of the difficulty be-
longing TO the late Confederate Government
and consequently without any other owner
capable OF pretending q claim Of legitimate
ownership. Gen. Curtis sent a small force to
capture the cattle and we're successfully re-
PEELED By the bushWhaekers and guerrillss
Of that section. Col. Sumner has been dis
patched to the scene Of the Outrsges with an
adequate force and it's certain that NJ 'j0r
General Curtis will mako exceedingly short
work OF this business.
Within twenty-five days it is thought
that another batch Of general officers will be
ordered 70 their homes to report 10 the Ad-
jutant General OF the army.
An impression prevails for good reasons
that no more Generals will be actually mus
tered out Of service until aIter the meeting
of Congress.
NEW YoRK, Aug, 28.-Thero were no fur
ther developments yesterday in the Ketchum
defaleation case. Edward R. Ketehum ia
still confined in the cell in the rear Of the
detectives room, at police headquarters,
where he received on Sunday several Of his
friends. He il still in excellent spirits, and
conyerses with great freedom on all sub
! iects, whether relative TO the frauds in
wh:sh he is implicated or on other matters.
The coroner's jury Of inquest relative to
the fa.sl collision on the Oil Greek Rsilroad,
Penns sylvauia, on Thursday retained a YER
dict charging that il resulted from negli-
genes on the part Of the engineers and con-
duetcr of the freight train, aud requesting
the coroner TO issue warrants for their aP-
prsheision. It is said that lives are eou-
stanly in risk on this road in consequence
! u its insufficient accommodations.
NEW YoRK, gust 2s.-The Herslds
Washington special says the statementof the
Evening Post that the naval authorities
have made no adequate preparation 10
resist or capture the Shenandoah in the
Pacific, is without foundation. In fact,
when the naval officer st San Francisco first
heard of the pirate in that direction, he
telegraphsd to the Admiral commanding
in that quarter, and the saWanee and an
other cotton clad were despatched from
Acapulco some time in July.
The sale Of Government horses and mules
has been stopped at the different military
posts, for the purpose of ascsrtsining the
magnitude Of Indian dePredatiOns in the
Western States and Territories. The total
destruction Of over five miles Of the West
ern Union Telegraph line in Utah, at a sin
gle point, and the hostile attitude Of the
savages in that region, mAkcs il important
10 despatch an additional mounied force 10
learn how formidable they are beyond.
A special to the Times says From highly
intelligent southsrners, direct from South
Carolina, we learn that the question Of suf-
frage may prove somewhat embarrassing
to the South Carolina politicians in set
Ting the basis Of representation in that
State. A strong party viii be in favor Of fix
ing on the white basis. while the lower
country interest have, heretofore, controlled
the legislative interests Of the State BY their
/ preponderance in slaves, 10 insist now on
negroes forming any portion Of the basis Of
representation will be more or less eompro-
missing the question Of negro suffrage.
On Friday last an officer Of authority
called on Jef. Davis. Davis announces
himself Is in very good health, the only
drawback being q carbuncls over bis night
eye and a slight touch OF erysipilas. u
speaking Of WersE, Davis said be had never
/ seen or heard Of him before his arrest add.
ing, shat from what he knew Of Winaer,
having been class mate Of his at Weai
Point, he did not believe be would b. guilty
Of such awful acts Of inhumanity ss are laid
70 mis- charge.
seerstary stanton VIII visit saraiogi
Springs before his return to Washingtoa.
EEw YoEE, Aug. 2S.-Franklin Tuthill
formerly ssioeisie editor Of the New YorE
/ Daily Times, and for two years q membci
Of the Legislaturs, once from SUFFOLK county
and once from Bfoollyn, died at his rssi
dsncs in The latter place on Saturday.
The City Of Washington from Liverpoo
on the lsth, ard Queenstown on the i7th
arrived this morning. The cattle plague
continued the prominent topic in England
the disease is spreading. The cholern con.
Gnued its ravsges As Areonia and Consiaa'
tinople. Il had increased ssl deaths in on'
day. The weather oo5tiHuss unsettled
heavy rsins iuterfsrsd with harvest opera
tons.
Lipsrpool Ang. 1.-THE Great Easlsrr
arrived a. Crooks Haven this morning.
FAnTHEn PoisT, Aug. 2s.-The North
America with Liverpool dates Of The IVA
via Londonderry ls.h, arrived this morn.
ing, one day later than the City Of wash.
ingt0n.
AtEew York. the cable spEospeets are gan
orally regarded as hopeful. Quotations o.
shares have improved x per esnt. ItH
thought that sErAngemena viii be mad,
i0r the Immediate reaswsi Of efforts % rs
cover fhs cable
Lfvnroot. Aug. ls.-Cotton duli with
decline o. half q "a per pound on Amer
can. Brsa1stufs dun, With downward tsa
dsney
Weather improved Gna more favorabi
for erops.
The Atlanta IntelligenceF has bee
enlarged Il Is one Of The ableut an
spiesss nswsPaPsEl IN tAs staie