The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-27
Nashrllle 8nion.
BH. CAxEBoy 3 co., rubllsAsr,
SATURDAY, MAY q, 1865.
News Items BY nails.

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vance was the frat Of our war vessels
to visit that port since Capt. Collins
captured the Florida there. The Su-
vance was received in q very friendly
manner, and her officers we're told that
e. t5e time Of the capture the Bra.
hans did not make any fuss about
1t, but we're melted by the resident
English, who asserted that Brazilian
neutrality had been violated, and their
honor was noz at stake" with all this
and great deal more; but when the
Eletter Of Secretary Seward came out, it
pleased them SO that they raised pro-
cessiOn Of over thousand people, with
the American ensign between two Bra
zilian Gags at the head, and marched
through the street, crying out, ''viva Ia
A"ericaP which of course displeased
the johnny Bulls very much, but
their displeasure amounts TO nothing,
as they are not liked by the Brazil
ians.
The EMPREss EUGExA TO Mas. LIN
coLN-The Empress received Mr.. and
Mrs Biglow on Sunday, the 10th inst.
Her Majesty, after expressing her pro.
found emotion, at the recent sad events
in Washington, announced that she
had addressed a private letter tender
ing her sympathy to Mrs. Lincoln.
The circulation in France of the news
paper Z E'rope, published in Frankfort,
has been prohibited, on account of an
article which appeared in that paper in
defense of political assassination.
A private letter from Richmond says;
"The people, as a general thing, are
poor and even penniless, and there Is
no business doing except in the bare
necessities of life. Fege .ables are very
scarce, and l have not seen an egg or q
fowl on the tables since my arrival"
The GoYernorsGeneral of Cuba re.
plies to the protests of Consul-Geueral
Minor that he has received no new in
structions from his home Governments,
and he shall permit the Stonewall to
repair and coal and III order her to
sea. She IS closely watched by our war
vessels
1t is estimated that the amount of
freight shipped from the Missouri
River and transported 10 Mexico, Utah,
Colorado, and intermediate points, du'
ring the last year amounted TO 10000.
600 pounds To transport this i'm
mense amount 5000 wagons were re-.
| quisite, drawn by $1,000 head Of cattle
and l6 00J head if horses and mules.
The employees are estimated at 10000
Lieut-Gen. Grant has presented to
Col a H. Markland, the agent of the
Post Office Department, who has been
during the whole war with the armies,
the Grimsley saddle, ridden by Gen.
Grant in all the battles in which he mas
been engaged, from Fort Henry in
F. 1862 to the surrender of Gen. Lee.
A correspondent Of the New York
Herald, speaking Of bread riot al
Augusta, Ga, says:
believe it has not been stated thst
one Of the principal sufferers by the
late riot was one Pierre Gustav TOutanl
BeauTegard, a Franco American gentle
imam, of African descent He happened
20 be passing through tins city from his
late camp IN North Carolina, with q
lpas3 from General Sherman in hi
lpocket to show dat he wss out as the
darkIes say, " by permission" when the
rot occurred. His private baggage wa
al the depot and the mob made 1
thorough examination and approprla
ton Of it, contents much to lbe dis
gust OF the gentleman be came her,
expressing himself much depressed a
the prospects of the southern cause
and went away still more depressed a
his own personal prospects. The goot
wishes of no honest man went witt
him.
The same writer mentions the arres
Of Mr. Stephens, the rebel vice-Pres
dent and says: "The fate of Nj
Stephens is deplored by no men NOR
4 heartily and tearfulIy than the Unio
men of this State. BE has been tn
protection of thousands OF Union men
has kept them out Of the army, an
J lotherwise aided them. The organizt
ton Of the State Guard of Georgii
which has been the great loop-hole b,
which to escape from JEFF Davis cor
scription, was due to the genius of II
Stephens. Ills well known hostility {
D Davis-they never speak to each othe
grew out of this disposition on n
= Stephens part to oppose the conseri
ton Of his people.
Miss Slidelrs husband-"Bsron E
lsnger r'-turns ont to be no baron 8
all, but scrub Of very low degre
She can comfort herself by the reae'
ton that her grandfather was a tallo
chandler, apd was great on penn
dips"
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. is trying h
T. hand at the oil business. He is an OF
Ger of a company operating in Il
Green rver country, Ky.
Humphrey Marshal has written
Gov. Brsmlette fer permission 10 retu
- to Kentucky. The Governor rsferTD
him 10 the laws Of the State proyidil
for the punishment Of treason.
It's calculated that BY the stoppa
Of the draft and the reduction Of d
= army and navy expenses, a saving
! over 5000 600 900 has been made in t,
estimates of the current yesr.
u A dispatch from Indianapolis 20
the current Of publis opinion is turni
around IN reference 70 extending iart
er c!emency to B3wles and Mt.ligs
and desire 70 let justice be done
= general The guerrilla outrsgss
Monroe and Putnam counties have e
- pecIally contributed to such result