The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-29
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olutiOn Of Congress, asking for inform
alton why JEFF Davis has not been
brought to trial TIE ground taken
viii embrace legal Difficulties hereto
fore sanounced as il the way Of civil
trial
PHLLDELPmA, Dec. 27-To-day Pat
rick Mclaughlin and his family, con
sisting Of his wife, three children and |
niece, were poisoned by drinking q
large dose OF lsudanum, which was |
placed in their coffee Mr.. MeLsugh- |
lin aud one daughter came nesr losing |
their lives. The latter is still in pre-
earious condition.
WAsHEGToN, Dec PIP M--The par
don business appears 70 have wsned
considerably, and consequently the
Executive Office is no longer thronged
daily BY repentaat rebels.
An effort was made to-day TO procure
the release OF DR.. GEin, who is still
confined at Fort jackson. The matter
was considered in Cabinet meeting yes
ierdsy and it was decided not 70 grant
q release ct present
Through the intervention of General
Grant nearly all the civilians confined
in various State prisons, under sen
tence Of Court Martial and Military
Commissions, have been ordered TO be
released.
IEDI.SAPous, Dec. 27-lt Is reported
that Gov Morton has been commits
stoned Minister TO England Hollo
way, his brother-in-law, who this
morning retired from his Excellency
organ, the Indianapolis Journal, will
accompany him as his private seere-
tary.
It Is understood that the State
/ Democratic Convention will be held on
the last Thursday of May, by order OF
I the Chairman OF the etate Central
Committee, instead of the lst Of
March as heretofore published The
/ prominent candidates before the Con
Vention will be David Turpie, OF White
| county, for Secretary Of State W. Z.
Vance, Of Montgomery, for Treasurer;
Augustus Bradley, of Floyd, for Audi
! tor, and J. R. Coffroth, Of Huntington,
the leader of the late House Of Repre-
/ sentltives, for attorney General
NV YoRK, Dec. q. The sea race be
tween the gunboats Algonquin and
Winooslzi will take place soon. The
Algonquin is lying at the navy yard
taking in necessary stores for voyage
AdYices from Charleston say that the
| South Carolina Legislature has passed
laws giving the election Of Presidential
electors directly to the people, for the
organization of the State militia and
creating thirty -three new district courts
for the trial Of cases IN which negroes
are interested,
The question regarding the payment
of the rebel war debt was given to q
committee with instructions TO report at
the next session.
General Tobin, one Of the largest
planters of the State, is making the free
labor system progress very satisfactorily
on his plantation. He says the chief
difficulty in the way Of success of the
system is the conclusion on the part Of
a majority Of the planters that it will be
failure.
WAsHSeroS, Dec 26.-Secretary Stan
ton. in reply to Senator, states that
no one has been employed by the Wal
Department who has not taken the
/ oath prescribed by Congress, except
those who have been appointed by
Provisional Governors of the States
recently in rebellion, who have receiv-
ed compensation out of the contingent
fund OF the War Department, at the
same rate allowed Andrew johnson,
Military Governor Of Tennessee, under
his appointment, March 81, 1862,
namely $1,000 per snnUE,. w. II. Hol-
den, Provisional Governor of North
Carolina, 81, $50 B. F. Perry, Provision
al Governor of South Carolina, $3.50,
Lewis & Parsons. Provisional Governor
of Alabama, 81 600 James johnson,
Provisional Governor Of Georgia, 81 600
SANDY Hook, Dec 27.-The steamship
City of Washington, from Liverpool on
the 18th instant via Queenstown the
l4th, has arrived Her news is four
days later.
London, Dec 1.-THE Fenian o Don
: oVan, owing to q criminal connection
six years ago, has been sentenced to
penal sergitude for life.
The Joint note of England and France,
proposing certain terms for the settle
ment of the Chilian difficulties, was re-
: ceived at Madrid on the 9th. Result
unknown
: Liperi DOL. Dee l4-Cotton sales to-day
10000 bales, inducing 900 to specula-
tors aud importers The market closed
huoyant, with further slight advance.
Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Provi-
sions quiet Bacon fiat
London, Dee l4-COnsuls closed at
79a87l American seourites-U. S
. Dos 63!a72; Illinois Central 50; Erie
554a5T!.
Alta meeting Of the court for the tri>
al of Fenians the entire day was Occu-
pied by Mr. O Donovan in his address
to the Jury in his own defense. He
commenced at the opening Of court,
and did not desist until six in theeyen
ing. He insisted that he has done
nothing criminal, and asserted that his
case had outraged all law, and gave it
as his opinion that Ireland would never
be free without fighting His bearing
was insolent, and when he remarked
upon the court, his language was Of
fensive and saucy.
There is rumor that the governor
of Richmond Bridewell had abscond-
ed. Gov. Eyre had been suspended
from his functions in Jamaica, and Sir
Henry Stsrke temporarily appointed in
his place
The draft Of the Commission for the
above supplement is published in
the London Gazette Ii recites that
great disaffection is alleged to have
prevailed in Jamaica; that grievous dis
| turbances had broken out, aud that
excessive and unlawful severity had
been used in their suppression; and,
whereas, it being urgent that full and
impartial inquiry should be made into
the origin, nature and circumstaees Of
/ the said disturbances, and the meas
ures adopted for their suppression, the
powers vested in Governor Eyre are
hereby revoked on the ground that it
may be adv sable that he should be
present during the inquiry, but for the
suficiency of said inquiry, the powers
of Governor should be vested on some |
other person. Sir n H. Sloan is &C
oordingiy temporarily appointed Gov
ernor OF Jamaica
London The discount market was |
/ light and the demand for money at |
bank was very active, in view of an ex-
peeted advance in the rates, owing to /
the continued drain of gold. Bonds
were still dropping. ConsOls, at noon /
on the 18th, closed at S65sS7s
LirupaoL Dee l3-The sales Of cot /
ton for the last three days, including \
Wednesday, amount to 5000 bales, in
Guiding 1900 to spectators and ex-
porters. The market was strong, with
an upward tendency.
The Manchester cotton market wss
strong and firm Flour inactive and
unchanged Wheat in limited de
msnd Corn fat and in some in
stances 81 lower.