The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-19
BY Telegraph
MIGHT RJsPATOB SIS.
Freedmen Of North G. roIiDo
Petition the PresIdf inf
Great InuHdatlOn ID fine Mis-.
SisSlppL
Capture Of Gen. 60 deOn ]. Pillow.
DEAN OF tho Rebel General |
Forrest.
KILLED by His Own Men.
governor Brown OF Georgia Goes
TO Washington.
UOVeFnOr Brown Of Georgia Goes
TO Washington.
Kirby Smith and MAMMALIAN.
New FORK HaFAets--Gold l29 ia.

Ne" ToaE, Nay Is.-The petition eiro,
lated among the co,ored people Of Mort
Carolina, TO be presented 70 President job,
son. after referring to the friendship Of tb
late President Lincoln, and the proverbi,
kindness Of President Johnson, and refer
ing TO their services for and under the OIL
flag, ask the elective franchise to be ex
tended to them, saying they can't see tn
Just1ess Of denying that privilege to thos
wac Raye been Sighting tor the country
while it is SO freely given to men who hayI
just returned from four years fghtin,
against 1t. They call attention TO the fac
that up to ls35 free colored men voted with.
out dstriment to the public interests.
NES OELEASs, May Is, via CAIRO, Nav
l5.-Generals Candy aud Osterhaus arrived
IRON Mobile yesterday.
Par0led officers Of Gen. TayIOr's army are
oyerrunniDg Mobile.
Thirteen steamers, the rebel ram Nash
vile and the guuboat Morgan arrived at
Mobile from Big Bee river, whittier thew
were taken by the rebels on the evacuation
Of Mobile. Eight other captured steamers.
with the blOckade-runner Heroine "a fac
ship Of officers in charge, expected here TO-
night. 1t is feared the blockade runners
Red Gauntlet Mary, Virgins and Eatehez,
VIII not get down the river, IS they are
above Demopolis and the river falling.
Gideon J. Pillow was captured near Sell
ma, but was afraid 10 60 home on sccoant
Of guerrillas.
The steamboat 1Iinnehaha and the tug
boat Brooklyn were burned last night and
some shipping injured.
The Mississippi river has forced the
lsvees and now covers an immense area
from Fed river 10 D0naldsonviIIe and Gulf
YariRg, Of from thirty to City Eliles in
width. The suffering aDd destruction of
property is beyond description.
Cotton holders demand an advance with |
no sales.
NEW YoRE, May Is.-Gold dull, tending |
downward, quotations averaging 1921 this /
morning, with a fair demand for export.
The Commercials Washington special
saya John L. Brady, one Of tae Commits
sioaers appointed toinvestigate the charges
Of corruption in New Orleans, has arrived
there, and his report viii show sad con-
iition Of affairs in that city. Some high
names are implicated.
The Posts special says it is known that
he Emperor Macmillan aud rebel Kirby
smith have recently been in negotiations.
t is no longer expected that Smith VII,
urrendeF without further EghtinR.
It g taought hat witnesses will be pro.
.uoed in tie conspiracy tr iaI this ?. n, 70
IDENTIFY Payns 81 the man who attacked
eward, and show that Booth and O'Lauzh-
IA had mysterious correspondence.
Mrs. surratt seems to be breaking down.
''Lagghlin seems hardly able 20 hold mis- {
cad Up since the production Of the evil c
ence tast duplicates him.
Nearly all Of Gen shcrman's troops are
,oving into camp on the other aide or Iae
otomac.
WAsHrsGToy, May 10 "A telegraph
peratos residing in Brooklyn, L. L, i1en-
fed dispatch handed him by Booth At
b e. Nicholas hotel AID sent 70 Z. D.
7echtman on the ia March. II simply
.ys, cell John % telegraph the number
nd street q. once" The witness then de- ?
Yered the message 10 John EgrratJ, wao. u
, response tc Wech.man's question, "gbat p
ras he aboat9" said, "GeE'g be so ID
leuisitiye" Witness boarded at Mrs. q
urratts house IN Washington after the 4.h (
T March. De said Booth, John surratt,
syPs, Alisorat, WITH several others, who
al all been riding 01t, returned very much n
<citsd, and noticed that some Of them q,
zero armed. surraH said his prospects
7ere oiighled, and be was 10 az extremely
Z hunor. Witness said or the morning Of -
he sssasaination he thought it his duty 10
arrender 20 the Government. He ass .stsd
a discovering and arrgstiHg the guilty
arties. lie mentioned q woman coming 70 I c
Irs. surratt's, whom the latter said va b.
Irs.Sistger, o French woman and blockade
9nner, AID wa net AFRAID Of The oonss- !,
ueaces, because she could invoke the
rejection Of the French minister.
CAIRo, May I5.-Ths Memphis Argus
ss reliable Information that the rebel Gen.
'orest was killed ~ Alabama on the 18th a
y four Of his own msn, 70 avsnge the
cath Of Elk o. their c9mfldel waom Gen.
forrest ordered shot the day befo-c for ez-
.lting oYer re usw5 Of JoaBston's surren-
.sr, which revs Forrest didn't believe.
C.ycissATI, May 5 --Cgfos STEADY a. .
% Sugar 10 70 l5e. Gold l2s.
Nav ToEE, Nay ls.-A special Washing
on dispatch seys mat the recent changes
made b. Gen. BzEks in New Orlszus, are
sesiyed by the sdm.listration 90 very ,u-
lcious, and are heartily commended.
FHuaDsLFHlA, May ls.--Asrricks foua- Z
~, which occupied q whole square On 5sh
al fth Washington and Federal streets,
agght FIRE in the paisl shop 10 the centre ,
4 ne building, aud m5ss Of the buildings ,
l 5.h street wrrs destroyed. The room
ontsine- valuable 3EaH.r g. and wero de-
troyof. &c .s impossible % estimate the
arage, but from the ozleht oftEe Gre It
lust b. large.
HIEEnavzs, p, Gay Is,-Goy. Blown
4: George, Passed through this city Tor
: ash gton, tE.- morning.
It 10 reported ihst JsE Davis vii soon
aas through fora Ike 1e...ratiou.
The camp for Eg1stsriag out Ire troops Of
be central sac-.3l d tE.s State. viii b. lo-
atsd a. York Or Cgubssiaud COUNTIES.
Mrs. Lincoln and family ars expected %
ass taroUgR bare OF q gPse.al tra.s o.
sorrow, r. t4s.r nsv nome h Chicago.
Dr.. T.. Richard Jones has reduced prices
, suit The -aes, and warrants satisfaction Z
D 81 casss. Bee general ~ ssrt. ssnsBt,
ID call ~ he oG-@, No. - Ds4fzfick
trsst, arst 63or ups airs. aayl7 u
10 Strangers and CiuEeas. 2
VIZ DO rot profess % BE- tbs only Physi-
--u n tnr ~.fg 81 Hhn nay - fr.-f-N - d.