The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-28
AsAAAA 4ASEAIO1AS.
Speaker COlfax RHd0rses The
President.
Destructive Fire Il MeadEIIIe,
PennsylEaalh
Preston King sun Alive.
Cholera In New York.
MatlnJ Of OOlerea Troops.
A Colonel Shot.
North Carolina Legislature.
News from Mexico.



BV5Talo, Nov. ia very disassroas E.
Scee'ei a. Asacviile, Pennsylvrnia, yestei
day, BY which an entire block OF v-ooSa
buildings OF Notre and Deck Streets ,ger
Destroyed They were occupied BY som
important business firms. Elevsa store.
several milliRer shops, aud The Jarrn.
printing once were DESTROYED Los EST
small
Nav YoRr, Nov. 27.-The Commercial,
Washington special has the fsllowins. 8
vel known contributor 10 the press = no
me only man who believes thst he Collect.
OF o. your port stu lives, and thata n,efho5
y MS maanesa enaeled him successfully &,
aseeiFe AZ friends and the public. lady
whose husband occupies high political rank
has written an ingenious pap,- On the ann.
lee- and forwarded il here. under iniune-
aoes q secrecy, As she endeavors h prare
.nat Adr- hing Is living unmoie5ie6 Ia = re
tfeat which he ras provided tor himaaif
ana VIII a few weeks recover his reason
/ Impossible a. this may seem at frst sivht
the theory is supported By curious So
which sre not generally known"
nEH 4oAK Nov. eT.-2dary 4. Cunniur-
ham, who vas on the steamer 81. John whtn
me explosion occurred, died last eveniur
IN consequence Of injuries received By seaId-
| ing
The Heraid's Washington special state.
that Herschsi v. johnson, Of Georgia. 81
nFed IN Washington this morning. He
: brings favorable accounts Of the return Of
Union sentiment among the people.
The Chronlcle to-day contains an article
I representing Ex-Speaker Colfax a having
endorsed the Presidents policy. This is he
construction that The friends Of Mr.. Colfsx
seek to put on his speech.
II i reported THAI there Is a case Of chol-
era On Greenwich street.
Wall street dull and bat little speculative
feeling.
The news from Mexico Is variousiy inter
preted.
The near approach Of the meeting Of Con-
gress, and the cOnficting rumors a. to Mr..
MeCuiloch's policy, and the alleg ed fact that
some Of the western buyers arc unable 10
meet 20 days bills for g0sds bought here.
tends 70 an increase Of general incertitude.
The steemer Constitution, from Savannah
on the sd, has arrived.
The Savannah Herald states that General
Gilmore has obtained pardon fol the rebel
General Elliott, who defended Fort Co1afort
against him.
There is Al order printed in the Herald.
cauti0ning children Of the whites in savan-
nah, to refrain from wronging aud maltreat-
ing negro children. The Freedmen oceu-
pying lands which have boen restored 70
Iheir former owners, have also been notified
to remove.
A letter, dsted November 10th, states that
& mutiny occurred IN the Fifth eolored /
troops, IN jacksonville, Fla, in quelling /
which, the Lieut.. Col. was shot in he hand /
and several Of the mutineers wounded.
he r.-I,a -.
vsnnah among laborers who shipped from 1
New York to work on the railroad, garrotsd /
Mr.. Cardes, IN his own store, and robbed 1
the store.
The Georgia Methodist Conference is in
session il Macon
Two revenue cutters have arrived in sa-
Eannah.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 27.-Ths Tribune's spe-
cial says Large quantities Of Governments /
lands are being taken and sold 10 soldiers /
discharged from eolorsd regiments.
NEw YoEk, Nov 81 Only ten days have /
elapsed since the depositing Of gold Tor Ger
Utica es commenced A. the United states
Treasury here. During that time Sc ,67g, CSC /
worth Of eertifeates have beer issued, and i
in the same period the redemption only 4
reached lis, 900. The $50 certificates /
have only 5sen issued three days.
A colored clergyman, Rolls Martin, gave /
he result Of his mission to England 10 OBJ Il
tain aid for the freedmen Of the South At /
the Presbyterian Church. He succeeded 10 1
collecting s60,oo0, but thoaght that the
freedmen mdst rely on contributions from
the North for relief. he found much SYM
patty among prominent Engliahnien, but /
there was general unEillingness 70 con
tribute pecuniarily from fear that they /
ght be considered impertinenly inter Il
fereing * our domestic cCncerna.
Nav Y0RE, Nov. 27.-Thc West India /
squadron is 20 be increased b. adding six /
war vessels, and is 70 BE- under command Of /
Commodore Palmer. The var steamers /
Rhode Island and SWRrtd are two Of tho /
vessels which have been selected. They /
viii keep watch over the affairs ia the Gulf /
Of Mexico.
ST. Louis. Nov. 27.-Col. Braos. Of the
Liberal army of Mexico, bearer Of dis
patches from Jualez 70 the United 81 tes
Government, arriTed at Kansas City last
Friday. and LETT for Washington.
Col Braos states that the Mcxicaus now
have $4,000 troops under arms, and %, 0s0
moe can be put ia the field a. soon Is the
means is raised, which viii Be speedily.
NEW loRE, Nov. 27.-In the Supreme ]
Court to-day an action Was brought, By Mrs
Ana Carran, sgainst the Warren Chemical
& Manufacturing Company 20 recover 5000
for the deatE Of ner son, which she a legged
was caused BY his inhalinF Carbonic Acid,
while in their employ. 4he case was not
concluded.
The Posts Washington special says. The
officers Of the Treasury pera-in1ent have
seized counterfeit plate, Of the 1910 boads,
Of the denomination Of $500, 80 Wsll erseu-
ted that spurious notes would have been
difficult Of detection.
General Grant started on a Southern tour
this morning.
Eleven hundred dollars have been paid
the widow of LEWIS WashiBrto1. > rebel
officer, in compensation for household pro-
peFty seized and sold during The var
WAss1NoTos, Nov. 2I.-Io-day the niili-
tary eomnission composed Of 5sns. Hitch
cock, Mott, and e. eiiiiams, met and ryan
lied. This commission j. ordered 70 inyes.i-
gate certain frauds alleged to hsvs been
committed by Boston agents, who. By fraud
and misrepresentation induced aad forced
German imuligrants 20 enter our army as
substitutes. The commission viii probably
il a short time move % Boston. where it viii
hear the evidence.
Robert Heth, who was committed 70 the
Old Capitol Prison. with Taylor, Tor appro-
| priating about so, oeo Of the specie belong
ing 70 the rebel Government, which went
into their haads after the capture Of Rich
Of the Secretary Of War. A. Hitchcc1k and
/ G. Moulan were also released and turned
over 70 the civil authorities.
Few Yisitors - the White House obtained
an interview with the President. owing to
press Of business. r. u. J. Hunter, ara
Rebel Brig. Gen. Rains, Of Arksnsas, we're
At the Attorney Generals ol51e. urging their
claims for pardon. On iDquiry Is saa seer
tanned but comparatively fsW Of the ere
dentisls Of members Of the House Of Rep
Iesentatives have been received, either from
late insurrsctionary or other staies, there
fore the Clerk hasn't prepared lisi Of mem
bsrs, and won't probable before Saturday
No credentials have been received from re-
bel states, except Virginia aud part Of Ten
nessee. When complete b. TIE Clerk. IL
viii Be understood ss follows. That be hss
merely 10 ndmiuistez the laws 81 63 ia
placirg names Of members elect, upon tbe
roll. His coarse on On doubtfh prees-
dents SCI By the House 10 silence Of Judi-
cial ruling IS 70 c1asiract.en o. law.
Whafever defects nay Be discovered can,
/ If right, Be remied b. the H5nss. IN addi-
ton to the validity and iorr1slity q
the credentials should these flrss appenr.
The other question whirn would occur,
would b. Wheiker States re- rehaliion are
nov q eli relation 70 other States, con
/ ;emplatsd b. The iags Ct the Unitsd stafss.
o. IN diferent language, uhother they A.
/ ccupieieiy restored % the rirhla ana Priv
leges IN the Union- The Question a. %
wkeiher ccrteiz members sect can Or can
/ not take he iest oath, WI not properly
occur until after the election 81 the arsalrer.
whose d1ty q j. % ad1linitfer i 81 chez
members before proceeding further % a1l1i-
nssa o. GrEaulsaliln.