Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-09
Circular 10 the Fenians.
Secretary Mallory to be Tried
by Civil Tribunal.


cord to be official.
The resolutions introduced in the Senate
on Wednesday, have been incorrectly inter
preted as having special reference to en-
ployees in the Treasury Department, but
they are directed against the class of officers
who should not take the prescribed oath and
those who were appointed without warrant
of law. This includes among others some
| of the Provisional Governors appointed bv
the President
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The HeralFs Wash
ington special says that Senator John A.
Logan has Just reached here from the West,
and had an interview with Secretary Sew
ard.
Gen. Logan has not fully decided to ac-
cept the Mexican Mission.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will take
up the case of Senator Stocklin of New
Jersey at an early day.
The protest against the legality of his
election, is being urged by some members of
| the New jersey Legislature.
About 300 2nd lieutenants are to be ap-
pointed in the regular army; the number
will be only apportioned among the Con-
gressional districts. All applicants must
have served two years in the volunteer ser
vice and been hOnorably discharged there
from.
A board is in session to examine the tes-
timonials of candidates, and select such for
| personal examination as may seem fitted
New YORK Dec S.-Mr. gladden., the Of
| fcer attached to the Ccnrt of Sessions, who
was shot in an affray on Wednesday by
bar tender named Dwyer, died last night
The Heralds Washington correspondent
says legal documents will soon be published
showing that the list of English rebel bond
| holders, which has been given to the public
was in the main correct, the list is divided
into two classes, those who drew interest on
| their bonds, and those who did not, but were
content to await the establishment of the
! Southern COnfederacy before making any
claim upon the fund.
New York, Dec. S.-Senor B. Oycuna,
special envoy from the Republic of Chill, to
| the United States, gave a sumptuous BAN
| quet at Delmonico's, on Wednesday night to
a number Of South American gentlemen and
| others. The Monroe doctrine was strongly
advocated, ard English interference in the
continent strongly denounced.
| New York, Dec. S.-The HerdiPS Wash
ington dispatch says official news from FL
| Paso, Mexico, has been received here up to
the 9th of November. President Juarez
would sail for the city of chihuahua on the
| 18th
The United States officers at Fort Blass
were to give grand ball to Ps.sident Jul
| arez on the 1lth.
The news from the interfsr of Mexico is
| reported as most satisfactory and the Ma
| tional Liberal cause as gaining ground.
| The ITibunGs Washington special says the
| English Minister finds the passage in the
| Presidents Message about the conduct of
| Great Britain during the war Objectionable,
| but does not believe it will lead to any bad
| feeling between the two governments, while
| the French Minister thinks that the aflirma-
| ton of the Monroe doctrine, as put forth in
the Message, will not stand i'll the way Of a
| pacific solution of questions now pending
between the United States and France.
New YORK, Dec. S-Jno. O'Mahony,
President of the Fenian Brotherhood, pub
| fishes the following card to the members of
| the order, dated 18th:
"1ou will have seen published in the pa
pers the self written and self published con-
| demnation of the long-timed malcontents,
who have met in this city without legal au-
| thority. The existence of so small a num-
Der in'so large a body as ours, should create
no anxiety, although it may justify regret
The brotherhood by a congress to be held in
! January next, will show its capacity to over
come domestic faction, instigated by corrupt
motives or British gold, as it has demon
strated already its power to respect law and
! further human freedom. British prisons are
not secure against us local factions must
give way"
New YORK, Dec. S.-The HerdlPs Wash
ington special says it is stated beyond a pro-
liability of contradiction that at the Cabinet
i .. I Al NJ
Mallory, ex-Sec.' ry of the Rebel Navy, now
in confinement at Fort Lafayette, should be
tried by civil tribunal within the next thirty
days. 1t is understood that the matter was
brought up for decision by reason of the eff
forts that have recently been made by the
family connections of Mr. Mallory to obtain
his release on parole.
WASHINGTON, Dec'S.-The official papers
from El Paso publish two important DEGREES
dated Sth Of November. The first declares
that as an election for President has not been
possible on account of the French invasion,
therefore, by virtue the extraordinary pow
er with which Congress had clothed the Ex-
ecutive, and by virtue of the existing aoom
alous circumstances, the Executive declares
that the Constitutional term of the President
is extended until another popular election
can be had.
CAIRO, Dec. $50 bales of cotton pass
ed up for st. Louis, and 40 up the Ohio
river.
Daniel Gibbons, Boston Treasury agent at
Mobile, committed suicide by cutting his
throat on the I'd inst.
New YORK, Dec. S.-The Commercials |
Washington special says General Logan will |
only accept the position of Minister to Mex |
leo if assured by the President to-day that |
the policy of this government is to be de- |
cided.
A reaction has taken place in relation to |
the exclusion of the Tennessee delegation !
from Congress. They will probably be adj
mitted.
General Grant will return to Washington
tomorrow
New. YORK, December S.-The following |
poster is displayed at the Fenian headquar-
tiers in this city:
at being deemed advisable to keep dis |
honest persons from the Office of the head |
quarters Of the Fenian Brotherhood, as well I
as the enemies of the Fenian Brotherhood, /
from its immediate valuables, the following |
persons are excluded for periidy until further
notice: James Gibbons, Phil; Michael Dun
ken, Chicago; &. +. Fitzgerald, Cincinnati
p. o. Ronrke, \. Y; 2. Borson, Louisville; |
W. CuiIiN ar llilii, Va W H. L AeINlng, Troy
y. v; Polk j. Mahan New York city.
:" BY order. JNo O. MAHoNEY."
MCGREGoR, Iowa, Dec. S. A fire this
morning consumed the Post Office, the Nc
Gregor House, the Moseart Hall, and some
wooden buildings on the opposite side Of the
street. Loss estimated at $4,000. Insur-
ance unknown.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-A fire this morning
destroyed five buildings on the corner Of
Clark and Jackson streets. The lower floor
was occupied by liquor stores, dry goods and
furniture stores, about twenty families were
residing in the upper stories. Loss $685.
The Farewell Baptist Church, on the corner
of Jacksan and Perry streets, was dedicated
yesterday, and destroyed by fire in the after
noon. Loss $4,000.
NEW IoRK, December S.-Wm. Chase
Barney was held to bail in the sum Of S.
600 on three indictments found by the
grand jury to-day, charging him with forg-