The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-15
Telegraph.
NIGHT DISPATCHES
Union Majority ID Pennsylvania,
2S0O0.
Later from New Orleans
About The Southern Mail Routes.
From South Carolina and
Florida.


'N-A tl-lttl tA9 COUNTIES show q Luioi
gam Of @o,5eoi thirty two counties vet I
neei ifonl VII probabiy Increase the gain 81
a, 70 make the actual majority IS .8aa o,
25,0e0.
ST. LouIs, 0ct. IA dispatch iron law
renee, Kansas. SAYS the commissions an
pointed by the President o. report on Is,
I nioa Faoihe RailFaad bad 3 meeting bat
eoold a . agree, tue repoyts Wal be q ma
yeii'y report against three minority ia IA.
toi o. accepting the road. Passenger and
!se,sht trans sre making regular trips over
NV 1oRE, OF. l4.--The steamer Cr6rn.
veil grlngs New orleaus udvicss te the ith.
MAJ. zen Ashboih, whose heallh would not
permit sea voyage. has left for Washing
Ton. Gen Carlishur has returned from thc
South, having completed his mission. A
hunh Of Southern mail routes are ordered
70 opened today. A dispatch from Raleigh
says % Is probable the North Carolina Con-
Nentlon VIII finish business to-day.
The tribune's special dated Dcsmoines
ioWa' to-day. says the msjority for Gov
stone who boldly advocated negro suffrage,
vii be i50a.
PHuADELrHiA, Oct IA the Episcopal
Convention this morning Hon. Horatio
Biuny following
Resoiuea, Fhas this House. in most cordi-
] .
luton Of the House Of Bishops appointing
day Of thanksgiving for return Of peace .
the country and unity 10 the church. most
/ respectfully express 20 the House OF Bishops
its most earnest desire that in religious ser
| wee % De- appointed for the day and special
thanks be offered % Almighty Cod f5r The
| re-establishment Of national authority over
| our country, and for the removal Of that oc-
casion Of national disssntion. and 70 which
our troubles are due.
Judge Chambers moved 10 lay the resolu
/ ton on the table and the Pennsvlvania
/ Delegation called for yess aad nays
Mr.. Binny said there are truths 20 which
/ no utterance have yet been given.
Mr. Biuny was loudly called 10 order.
Or. Goodwin asked If the question had
been taken, if it had he called lor its recon
sideration
Judge Bittle, Of New York. moved 10 Law
the resolution on the table. The Hon. Blu
nett tried 20 ask q question, but was also
nicely interrupted. Rev. Goodwin asked II
such course as was proposed would not
settle the question. The Chair decided that
i could not be brought up to-day, but could
hereafter. The ayes and nays having been
called for were taken, the question being on
the motion to lay the motion 70 reconsider
on the table, the result Of which would
be to prevent the question being taken up |
again during the session. Theresult Of the |
vote BY dioceses was as follows Clerical 20 /
ayes, nays; Lay, IS ayes, nays
NEw 4OEE, Oct. 1.-The steamer D. IL. I
Mount, from Jacksonville, Florida, haa ar |
rived here. The Union contradicts the re- |
port Of the prevalence Of yellow fever in
that city. .I4 W
Judge 7. 7. Long, IN accepting the nom
nation Of the STATE Convention, urges the |
acceptance Of the situation, letting bygones /
be bygones, and Union in future.
The steamer Grenada. from Charleston. |
on the nth. has arrived
NEW YoRE, Oct i4.-Cotton fine. 60a6l i
middling -four less active and no change In |
prices. Gold opened 90 If95 = and closed a.
l443s Exports Of specie t5-day amounted /
TO S60602. Government stocks some lover.
Freights % Liverpool steady at 81.
New Orleans papers Of the 5,h contain
the following items
BTigadier General Baird, who supercedes
Mr. Conway at New Orleans in the manage
ment Of the Freedmen's Bureau, received
his appointment fro n the President himself.
not from General Howard. The TACT in this
is quite important
Cotton az Jefferson, Texas, comes iu brisk
The shrevesport Herald, Of the 2lth ult,
says the receipts Of cotton for a few davs
previous had been light, owing 70 the price
Of freight in New Orleans.
The correspondent Of the Bulletin saws
now that the war is over Mr. Moore accep
the situation in sincerity, believing il 10 be
his duty 20 labor as wholly 20 restore order
and good government. In appointing him
private secretary, Gov Hamilton rays q lust
70 Mr.. M0ore's well known hon
esty Of character, and one that is more ap
preciatsd than would be an appointment 10
3 more prominent position
NAV YORK, Oct. l4.-Thrae horses at
tached to a heavy wagon, aud one OF Mr.
paper makers with the driver.
were run over this morning b. a Morris and
Essex Railroad train. TEo of The horses
were killed, and q man, name unknown. 90
badly injured that he died.
A Shreveport paper Of the 11th reports q
heavy rise above, and pruspect Of plenty
Of water from Jefferson down.
The military order closing the Alabama
churches is still enforced A Mobile cor
states that although tho Rev.
Mr.. Mitchell, rector Of the Episcopsl
Church in that city. his been IN the habit
81 praying for the President Of the United
States, there is no service in this church To-
lay. Il is hoped bishop Wilmer will re-
scind his instructions, or q general Conveu
ion Of the Episcopal Church South viii be
issfmbled 10 take action on this and other
matters
Gov. Wells has written a letter accepting
he democratic nomination for Governor.
he SAYS. I am happy b perceive in the
esolutions adopted 81 the Convention,
nh, free, and frank recognition Of the dec
aration on our part, 10 the effect that the
leoPle Of LouisiGna accepi the settlement
& the question Involved In the late strug-
he that We haVa renewed our alleFiance In
,Ood faith, and intend TO render our honest
upport 70 the Constitution and Union Of the
ltatss.
WAsHINGros, Oct. l4.-The Wirz Commits
ION rsassembled to-day. Judge Advocate
lhipman made some remarks sxculpatng
Dr.. Mudd from the charges made against
lin BY the witness Selby Yesterday, that he
Mudd) in two instances removed his thumbs
rom the arteries Of the prisoners 90 as 20 al
Ow the blood to spirit IN the lace Of the doc
or assisting han, and lsuEhsd az it Is Il il
vas something funny. It was not his Chip
uan's) intention, nor that Of the court, 10
rtach blame too Improperly TO anybody.
'olonel Chapman then offered IN evidence
he consolidated returns Of Andersonvills
,rison, dated Sept. ilth, 1884, with the view
{ removing the idea that Wirz was sbseut
turing that mOnth.
Ed. Wellington, Of the Ia9d View York
'olunteers, testified that he was a prisoner
9th SO Belle Island and Audersonville.
he latter was better THAI the former. The /
.risoners carried with him from Belle
sland were sick end some died on The way.
The rations az Andersonviiie became
mailer as the number Of prisoners increased.
he bread was bad burned on the outside |
nd raw within. The prisoners sometimes
te it Grd sometimes threw il away. The
amp was improved aner be arrivsd f5r two /
hfee months. when rising for breakfast,
here was q general count % prisoners.
fer the hundreds on the north side hal
cen counted they were dismissed % their
uarters. but instead Of proceeding thithsr,
hey went % the south side, and ihe conse-
uence was the ratious had 30 be stopped
ll the count could be innde correctly, oh
rise from eco b 2.Q0o more utions would
ave been required. Capt. WIZ said %
hose who spoke % him on the subject
You know why ! stopped the ratious. 1 [
-as obliged 70 do g." some of the pris n
Is had small supply Of mtians from the .
ay heinTe. Witbess never heard Of Wirz !
ssaulting prisoners.
Wirz appealed 10 the prisoners 10 helpen-
lrge the Blockade, said 10 give them Zen
.et instead Of four :
During the proceedings Baker made re- 3
iar<s % which Chipman replied that the
lunael has assumed e. . fact that which is
o. true.
Bsksr ssid chat Il TIE truth ala not show
is fact Is he had stated. be would not ~
mother question.
Col ChiPmsn-Tha burden is on counsel
show IL 1
Baker sad hat the Govsrumsnt hsd rs.
sed % subP0ua Mr.. Bowl 9
Col Chipmsn sad that va falsa.
Gen. Wallace hsrs intsrpossd-sav shis I
'ntr versy must close n
Baker, ask TIE court q
ssn- haliaes-Ias ezplaHaiion has gone y
Baker, viii not have en- assertion rasde :
Is ia Fr5ng, and not be allowed % cor Z
cfiG B
Gen. Wsllaco-Taka y1ur seat
baEer--ls il right 70 ask the couFt q quss-
Gen. Wslses-Obsy orders of ihe court \,
ID take your sest, or I viii have you taken
Z Of the court 4
Baker resumed his seat
Be ker-l must asE the court q qurBffan. =
Wallace asked question Of ths witness
baker-I vii correct the statement cut a.
COL Chipman--I VII meot ypn on any
casiou and Is auy place h.
Mr.. 3 II 10 not Waaf 81 meet Tou outside n
~ SAID what vas not true Tbs eannat q
tolerated.
en- Wsllacs 10 NJ Bsksr-Your course 20
becoming inioierahis. Do yea Wiah ~ \
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