Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-19
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

EDWARD LAMBERT, 2sth Louisiana In
fantry, rebel, who was sentenced to b
| hung for murder on Friday next, has haC
ten years Imprisonment in the Peniten
tiary. a. rsvffF rgFfsef
For the proposed Lincoln monument al
| Springfield, Illinois, six acres ofground have
been purchased, and Government engineer
engaged and authorized tolay outthe grounds,
The vault for the remains is entirely COM
pleted.
The New Orleans True Delta speaks in
highly complimentary terms of General
Sheridan, saying he is another illustration OF
the fact that charity and chivalry are always
combined. He has issued an order directing
the quartermaster's department to supply the
widows and orphans and public charities in
that city with fuel. ..- f.-s
Samuel W. Nix, ESQ.,, of Amite county,
Mississippi, was killed in the parlor of his
father-in-law recently by Henry Fish. Mr..
Nix has filled various public positions of
honor and trust.
Mr.. GREELEY is not respectful towards
his brother Republican Brownlow, whom he
Governor"
Colonel Roberts has issued an inaugural
addressed to the Fenian Brotherhood. He
says it is criminal to waste time in idle dis
cussion. Action must be the order of the
day. Our means, energies, and whole thought
must be directed toward the military arm of
the Fenian Brotherhood, through which
alone we can accomplish the freedom of
Ireland
The Brotherhood must make their mark
on other fields than those they have hereto
fore battled on. Every energy must be
given to aid the veteran soldier who directs
the military affairs of the Brotherhood
England must meet privateers on every
ocean, and Irish foes in every cline.
IT seems that the loyal people about
Knoxville have become dissatisfied with
General Stoneman. The Knoxville CORES
pondeut of the Cincinnati Gazette says in
his letter of the I'd instant: at is rumored
that Major General Stoneman will in short
time remove his headquarters from this
place to Memphis. The manner in which
the General has lately expressed himself in
regard to certain damage suits instituted
against Rebels by Union men, together with
other circumstances, has rendered him very
unpopular with the loyal masses, and his
departure will not be regretted by them"
RICHMOND, Va. Dec 8, 1865.
On the assembling of the Legislature this
morning the Committee on Courts of Justice
in the House reported bill favorable to the
removing of all structures upon white voters
of the State as contained in the third article
of the Constitution, which was Immediately
taken up, passed, sent to the Senate and con-
CURED in, by which none are now hindered
from voting or holding office who have been
members of the rebel Congress or of the
State Government during the late Rebel
lion neither are voters required to take the
oath prescribing their support of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, as also that of
the Alexandria Legislature, and of repudi-
ating the action of the Secession Convention
of 1861.
A resolution was introduced looking to
the passage of an acti placing voters upon
a property qualification, and a necessary res
idence in the State of two years, and in the
county one; also, resolutions to provide in
each county negro poor-houses to be sup
ported by tax to be levied upon every ne
gro, and that every negro now living upon
the peninsular in the vicinity of Williams
burg and Yorktown who were not residents
there previous to the war shall be removed
to their former homes, counties or States. As
the number settled in this locality is esti-
mated at 60, 000 and the majority were fol-
lowers of Sherman's army from Georgia up,
the task will doubtless prove herculean
one, and the Inauguration of a series of SIM
liar acts by which this State shall rid her
self of all the negro element.