The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-16
By Telegraph
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Destitute Condition Of Florida.
ReOpeHlng Of Nails Throughout
the Southwest.
The Position OF John Minor
Bolts.
The appointment OF z. j. MeIgs
as Supreme Judge Urged.
The Feeling OF the South To-
ward JET. Davis.
DisaTectiOR Among the COlOred
Troops.
Negro Delegates from Richmond
In Washington.
Report Of Commander FIIzhugh.

The Post's special says the delesstion
known IS the George Union Club arrived
last evening, and hope to have an early in
tarview with the President.
General Grant reached Washington this
morning.
Postmaster General Denison is taking
active measures for the restoration of the
mails through the Southwest Mr.. Dill
worth, special agent for the Department,
arrived from Florida yesterday. He raports
great d~esttution in that State. There is
literal starvation.
JnO. n. Bolts is not opposed to the crsa-
ton of the new State Of West Virginia.
He accepts the abolition of slavery, but
doubts the stability Of a constitution franz
ed by eleven men, and asserts that General
Patrick has appointed disloyal men to Office
IN Richmond, and disapproves it.
Gov. Brown Of Georgia has returned to
Washington.
It is thought ne more testimony will be
taken BY the conspiracy court.
The Commercials special says a delega-
ton Of unionists is in Washington, urging
tho appointment of R. J. Meigs Justice Of
the Supreme Court, vice Catron deceased.
Parties from the South represent the PEG
pie thoroughly disguised with JEFF Davis,
and eheerfully acquiesce in the new state
of affairs.
FoPTRrss Novpo, L.
time q mutinOus spirit has existed in the
colored cavalry brigade belonging to the
25th corps, the men declaring the govern
ment had no right to send them to Texas.
On board one boat the disaffeetion took such
q phase that assistance had to be called on
approaching q vessel. The commander had
recourse to strategy, and dividing off his
men in parties of two and three at a time
they were all disarmed and returned to the
vessel. The effect viii be only to delay
the I'd part Of The expedition from sailing
as soon as expected.
BosToS, June I5.-George, aged 1s wears.
son Of Garvin Halliday, shot his father in
the neck with a revolver, INJECTING q Sc
we're and fatal wound, and then fed to the
woods, where he blew his brains out with
the same weapon. The act was without
proyocation, and up to the commission
young Halliday had been an industrious
and ah~ectionate son. The tragedy occurred
on Tuesday, in sawyer's, where Mr.. H.
carried on business as a sewing machine
maker.
WASHINGTON, June, ia delegation Of
niggers, who arrived here yesterday from
Richmond, were at the White House this
morning awaiting an interview with the
President, for the purpose of asking a spe
cial inquiry into their condition under the
military restrictions at Richmond, which
condition, they alledge, is no better now
than when they were in slavery.
Georgia and Mississippi delegations were
in consultation with the President to-day.
President JOhnson's daughter, Mrs. Pat.
terson, is expected to arrive here, next
week, to take charge of the White House
The Navy Department has received from
Commander Fitzhugh his report eoncern-
ing the surrender of the rebel naval forces
on Red river. Commander Fitzhugh in his
dispatch, which ia dated aboard the Ouch
ita, of Alexandria, Louisiana, June Sd,
says he started up Red river on the 2sth Of
May, with the steamers Benton, ouchita,
Fort Henderson and the Fanny Fern, in
company with Con. Heron, and his steam
er Ada May, in advance of the troops. He
encountered no opposition whatever. All
whom he met seemed well disposed.
On the morning Of June Sd the squadron
met Com; Hart, commanding the rebel ma
val forces Of the Trans. Mississippi SQUAD
ron, and received from him the command
or, Fitzhugh, that the Missouri is the only
naval vessel on the river or its tributaries.
The Champion, one Of the pump boats
captured in the late expedition, was turned
over to the army.
Tho Missouri has been brought below the
fall and is to be refttsd at the mouth Of
the river. Tho Missouri is reported to DO
& formidable vessel, and is heavily plated
with railroad-iron She resembles the reb-
Ell ram Tennessee. Her battery consists of
one eleven inch gun, one nine inch gun,
and two heavy % Founders.
Commander Fitzhugh has gone up to
Shreveport to secure such property as may
belong to the navy. Tho number Of naval
prisoners ParOled by him at,Alexandria was
Is men and six officers, including Lieuten-
commanding, J. ". Garter.
EEw YoRK, June I5.-The Commercial's
Washington special says ]. W. Waldron,
late Postmaster for the I'd district Of New
York, reported at Washington for trial, and
was allowed two days to procure counsel.
The court met on Wednesday and to-day,
but ne has not heard from it, and it is sup
posed has abandoned.
SAN FRAScIsco, June 1.-THE first Oil
we'll has been opened in Humboldt county
at q depth Of so feet. The flow is small, y
barrels per day, but the parties interested
think that it viii increase as rapidly as
they proceed deeper. Humboldt county is
in the extreme northern part Of the State.