The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20
By Telegraph
Afternoon Dispatches.
National Military aud Naval
Asylum.
Inc War In South America.
Mail Service In Texas.
Miscellaneous

NEE 4osE, oct. ls.-The Tines sp...,,l
rom washington saws the lne-nh,-s - -
board Of Corp0rators Of the Nqtioo.f ~.
iary and Naval Asylum iar ths rsilsr,r ~.
totally disabled officers and men of ~. ~
ehlecr iorce Of ths ln.ied Staios. ulet ~
e-s =. tue smithsonian Institute. when Be-
w. ssAia ioana NAT there vas ~ quorum
Es-F only twenty three persons rs-
sp 'ndlag 90 their names. whereas Be- -. -.
lsty-one 70 constitute a guorunl 81 -, -
I hundred members. Or motion of Ss--.-.-
general Barnes. secfe.arv staniru 49,
+ CHOSEN Chairman, and A. Davis. D,ro-fir-
secretary. secretary stanton then -
lloaheed The oaiect Of ths meeting. ana
ne names OF those present. were rausI
I Uea- Barnes then said that Ia a8Iai,r h,
nose present be bed heard from tEentv-rs-..
osneF Oosporaiors, al deClining io attend
among whom were two deaths. Gen. B-fIr-
men addressed the meeting. slu3inr H. I
,ne io-mer attempt az obtaining q au5-a1 7
der the circgmstauccs.
It was impoliue. yol he ihasrbt 4, ,,i,,.-- 2
over unii the arrival Of other meuabs.s. 49, /
az tne'ciose submitted a resolution which I
Ai.efset'ins iorth the imprtcticabilitv q l.ral Z
.ulnlef % thc corpoTafors recommendef I
lAa' tne meeting rroccei 90 a nr1vis.oaal I
organi-aton ard that = comm ace af ssvs-
De appointed 60 memorable Con rress Il, BE- /
game tnef provisional seton and ID leeafrs 4
such Regulation by reducing the nura5er of I
9Ipoi@tors and otherwise, as viii enable I
ne PROJECT 70 oe carried out according 90 I
we des gn Of the act. This was aupu-Ftss I
BY chief that The resolutions be arae-.is.ib b, I
sdaiog that tbs court proceeds 90 male bv.
laws, rules, and regulations. aud subn,lt ~,
same 70 adjourned meeting @. the coruc-a-
tors 10 De acid subsequent To- che aetIts III
ngress proposed % D. asked .of on thf.
subject. Adapted
Hon. 3. s. Foley submitted a rssoruts,
requiring The committee thus appointed b,
mem2fialze Congress fora stated snur.-
pr'ation IN aid Of the work. instead ol 'reIy.
ing on me charity Of The public.
me act would Dc soon provided o. &C. could
10. Pc commenced ull s5aoo had been sub
scribed and paid.
Gen. Butter said ihat the funds provided
~ The act ior the endowment Of the srv-
lun Arising nom fines by court marital. ior
i9.ieiture OF payt ior decision unrslicd.
Prize money, Ac., already amounted % be-
tween slice goo and Seuu zoe
Atter further discussion, Mr.. Sobe, q. ...-
eiut.on was adopted
The names ai chs Committee under Gen
bfter's resolution are. Gen. Butler. III. ..
By nlone, Gov, smith, Mr.. Stuart. Ex-Gav.
, =. tatSei Admiral Davis, Gen. RaFnes. Gen.
Meade, aud Gen. Grant
On molten oi Nr. Ravurra lie r,r,-,,ti
zee were instructed 90 petition Coae~ess to-
p repeal oi the restrictions oil the r-t ofI
tongreas, la the sixih section.
On notion Ql Gen. Butler. 90 wa arrsef
ihai the meeting adjourn unuI eaHrd u-
gothCr hy the COMMITTEE.
ne gentlemen as5emblsa td-dav eShlbr-
cd much carnctuess in behalf III the M,
ieet aug q VIII doubtless PROVE b ssearts.
NV loGg, Oct ls-Ihs war iu s.Yfh
Amcllca has commenced in real earnest
4 Ae iicralds correspondent aud ncws fI,s
s.te details OF tho recent battle at sofa
ana shows the sauguuary character which
.he struggle Is likely o. assume. 0B ~
l4th Of August the sllicI force, s.5O0sirorr
under Gems. FLORES end Banners sneou6
.tfeo Lice Pagaguayaus under Duarte. ON
ne right bank Of The Uruguay river. The
fafagueyaus were uurr1yidcd with arfif- |
'ery ana outnumhercd two o. orr. A .r,l
mons was sent thcm 20 surrender. but ther
applied, BY the messenger. Or trrcs oil
1ne and hslt hour, which was denied
hem. Ihc Pgrasuayans me. Che ferrr AZ
'aults ei the allies w,th a desperate rss.si-
incc, neither asking nor receiving the quar-
cI winch their a1sallauts were httie dis
2oaea 20 accord thcm. At she Cud of that
i ne thcy oroAo and dcd 90 toe river. pur-
'ued oy 4,tot cavalry, Here a Slaughter
COX P ace which ouc OF the victorious Gen
.rals characterized the regular bat-hrrv.
scarcely one of the defeated army ss-ap.I
They lcit l,4oa dead Ga the 6e. a and s1iv SOC
Wounded conc usIvs proof oi the fearful /
nature OF the struggle Their leader. Dug
ole, rud j 300 OF bis mon fell into thc I
5Taz.iian'i sad al ihoir stores were can.
ursd.
The allies stated their losses 81 $50 killed
lnd wounded. Another detachment ofI
oragers 1000 strong GA She other sid1 ofi
ne river was prevented by Brazil.ah ann
3oais rom Reinforcing Duarie. aud % lart
lhtes they were securely hammed in rf i
raqaasra by an immense Superior farce
As set of against these successes en- cu.
il reported between the Pamsu-
vans batteries sud the brazil,au daet. in
! nicl The latter vas seriously handled.
oioWing The eXample 40 unnecessarily set
lurng err var. The Paraguavaua have |
batteries al0lc the Panama
% prevent De release OF the 1ett. I1 -un
liug past these batteries the ueet suIslaf
much damage.
A Wa hingtoa special says that the Post.
has ordered iuto operation
'li 'ne niaii services In Texas which IS al
present defIueg al luY importance.
The New Hampshire Infantry has been
uerr-d mustered out
Juo- Efoaih2adi Comptroller OF the Trfa-
.ury5 announces a decision b} The Attorney
GENERAL which allows tho uaemsut gfI
county G. OH c0lored folders. e1cerg thott
slo entered between The ASH of Jaue ara
July Arb, ls04
General Grant issued another order a.
igning regular roops to garrison duty .a
'arious pats of he Union.
40 tho Democratic Ratification Necuna
sas night speeches were delivered b. Gen.
'loeum5 Montgomery Blair and John San I
Buren, President Johnson reconstruction I
1'lcy was endorsed. Negro suarure Wa
lenouucedr and the necessity OF euiorciug /
ne Monroe doctrine ia regard 10 Mcxico I
was maintained.