The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-16
Henry S. FOOte In Canada.
Internal Revenue Decision.
From Panama.

FROM P&nalaas
NFw YoRK, May l5.-Ths Tribune says
d. 5. Foote, Of the rebel Congress, who
was sometime since released from prisoa
On parole. was, few days since, notified
that ne must stand trial for treason, or cult
The country, and he is now supposed to be
in Canada
s me IFIbuno's special says: The report
that was in circulation in regard to the cir
euiatiOn in Germany of cOunterfsit [. S.
Bonds grew out OF the jealousy Of the pop
ularity Of these bonds. There are now
Aeld in Germany alone, over SOC, 06O, 900
dollars, aud four 5 20 bonds, and the de-
maad has been 80 great for weeks past, sx-
change has been 81 per cent. in our favor.
It Is source Of gratIfcalion to our GOV
eminent. These European capitalists who
have had confidence of our success, have
lived to see the securities which they
purchased freely for 45e, rise in the Lon
don market, to 65e. Netting them, as
profit, on their earlier investment, nearly
so per cent.
The steamer Ocean, from Queenstown, |
brings Panama dates Of She 5th.
Gen. siokles had pubic audience in
Boyata, with President Murillo.
JEFF Davis will reach Washington the
middle or latter part Of the week. He will
tOnce be placed on trial, probably before
| the committee now in session. The cir
eumstanTial evidence duplicating him in
the conspiracy is becoming more complete.
Positive testimony from Richmond will not
be wanting, as skilIful detectives are IN
ravelling the movements of Curralt, who
was in Richmond shortly before the uur-
der, and had more than once interviewed
with Davis and Benjamin.
The Posts Washington special says the
prevailing impression among officials here
is that Davis will be tried for high treason :
before the United States Court Of the Dis :
trict, and that he will not be arraigned be- 6
fore the military committee now trying the Z
conspiracy. Nearly all the morning ses-
sion today has been occupied in receiving [
testimony. A delegation from Indians c
waited on the President to-day, urging a
communication Of the death sentence Of the
consPiratOrs, BOwles, Milligsn and Han :
sey. !
The advance of sherman's army is at e
NV FoRE, May Is, P. H.-There has 8
been no excitement in the gold market,
though there is decline from the latest
quotations of Saturday. The price opened
at l2s7< and rose to ISO5S, and fell again to :
100.
WAsHINoTON, Nay I5.--It appears from
he minutes Of the militar court that Oh .,
Saturday Samuel Harold, through his I
counsel, Thomas Ew ng, IT,, set up the
plea that the military court has no power
o try him on the charges preferred, for
he reason, that in those times Of peace re-
ort should be had to civil tribunals The N
curt, after deliberatIOn, oYerrulsd the ~
Plea. Harold then asked TO be tried sepa-
ately from others, but this request was
lso denied. O'Laughlin has procured
ounsel and is represented by Mr.. Walter r
OK, and Col. VIM. f. Foster appears for -
-tzurat and Payne. The charge against
he prisoners is in substance as follows:
'or, between the 9Th Of March and the 18th q
April 1855, cOnsPiring with John Atzu.
at, J. Wilkes Booth, JEFF, Davis, George g
7. Sanders, Beverly Tucker, Jacob Thomp-
on, VIM. c. Clesry, VIM. C. Clay, George
IarPer, George Young, and others IN
nown, to murder Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ent Of the United States, Andrew johnson,
ice President, VIM. H. Seward, Secretary :
State, and Lieutenant General Grant, &c
I. ga. pei
HEw YoRE, May 1.-THE assessors Of ore
Internal Revenue have been setting under rie
Misrepresentation concerning the deduc- Ne
on permitted. The following letter to
itiEen will set them right.
REAsURY DEPARrHEST, IEFERNAL Rev.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1855.
sIR.--YOur letter Of May Sd, in regard
, deductions from income is received. I
sPly that where the owner of property &C.
upies the same he is well entitled to de-
uct repairs, taxes, insurance and interest
n membranes on such property, as il II
be same were rented ard produced income
nd he his the same right e
INV YoEx, May 1O.-Ths steamer Ocean
.uesn brings Panama dates 70 the 9Th. The
ews Of the assassination Of the President
7aI received on the Ist, casting a gloom
yer the entire community. large meet a
og was held at the American Consulate, at
lhich appropriate resolutions were adopted
nd half hour guns ordered to be fred.
of one dollar each, we're also 70
tarted. The English war steamer, Dsvas-
alton, and the United States steamer, CT
enc, lowered their flags and fred halfhOur
-uus. 2
The new contract Of the Panama Railroad -
las passed its hrst reading in the Bogsta
congress.
Merrillo has consented as mediator be
ween Costa Rica and other Central Amer
can States.
The 0. S steamers Lancaster and Corna
we're at Acapulco on the goth ult.
About fifty arrests have been made in
Panama Of persons engaged in the late dis a
urbance there.
Spain has made claims against Chili's '
munitions Of war having been sent south lec
BY Chill to protect places likely to be at
.scked.
The troubles between Chilli and Paragu a
not yet settled. The revolution in Peru
lss progressed but little, and it viii be put "a
Town.