The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-28
Reported Success Of the Blair
Mission.
Prospects OF Speedy Peace.
Important Foreign News.
Rebel Pirates Denounced.

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MKADvILLE, Pa, Jan. 27.-All the bonds
stolen from the bank of Crawford county,
except $4,000, was found this morning in
a barn near the bank. The bank is doing
business a usual.
PORTLAND, Me-. Jan. 27.-The news of the
fall of Savannah caused an advance in
American securities, and q fall in rebel
scrip of 4 per cent, but the news Of But
ler's failure at Wilmington neautralized the
effect of the victory Of Savannah.
The British press contain high comPli-
ments to sherman's skill as General.
New YoRE, Ian, 27.-The gold market has
taken strong speculative turn, and prices
have advanced from 2OsN, opening figure,
to 2l3 at Pm
The CQmmercial's Washington dispatch
says: 1t is believed that Mr.. Blair's answer
to the letter from Mr. Seward to him, which
he carried to Richmond as quasi credentials,
will show the utter hopelessness of peace
negotiations.
Henry W. Meade, zone Of the firm of
Meade Bros, Photographers, committed su-
icide by taking laudanum.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 27.-Richmond
papers say that the unofficial reports which
reach US, and which we believe are in the
main correct, are most unfavorable. Il
seems that all went smoothly with the ex-
petition until the distractions were reach
ed, which the enemy had sunk in the river
last summer. In attempting to pass them
Drury a very small boat bearing two guns
got aground and was opened upon by the
enemy's batteries. a hundred pound shot
penetrated her magazine and blew her up,
The rest of the feet, excepting the Freder-
ieksburg, passed the distractions, and she
soon put back, it being thought unwise for
her to proceed alone. We have not been
able to learn whether the expedition was
then given up or whether an attempt to
carry it out was subsequently renewed.
Constant csnnonading was heard in the
direction of Dutch Gap during the morning.
It is said we suffered nc casualties by
the blowing up of the Drury, she, we pre-
sumo, having been abandoned before she
was struck.
Mr.. F. P. Blair was still in the city last
evening. He arrived on Saturday evening
and dined with the President on Sunday,
he has had several interviews with him
since, but what has transpired during these
interviews is positively unknown, the
President not having made any communi-
cation to his Cabinet on the subject. We
must await the return of Mr.. Blair to the
North and then scan the columns of the
New York Tribune for facts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Wilson
presented petition from the citizens of sa-
vannah, asking compensation for losses
sustained by the destruction of property by
our troops. Referred.
Mr.. CLARK reported against several petit
tons for compensation to individuals for
losses sustained by incidents of war. %,
Mr.. Wilson presented the following, which
was objected TO, viz: a.4.#.|
Resolued, That the committee on Conduct
of the War be instructed to inquire into and
report on the action Of Brevet Maj. General
JEFF G.. Davis in preventing negroes who
had joined the army from crossing creek
| known as Ebenezer's creek, near Savan-
nah, by burning the bridge after his troops
had passed on the night of the 9Th Of De-
eember. Many of these niggers had been
killed by rebel cavalry or drowned in try
ing to cross the river above.
1t was accompanied bye extracts from a
letter from an officer in Gen. Shermsn's
army, setting forth in detail facts connect
ed with the circumstances alluded To-.
Mr.. Pomeroy offered joint resolution
calling upon the President TO issue his pro-
clsmation, declaring the State of Arkansas
TO be no longer in instruction against the
United States, and authorizing the resump-
ton of commercial intercourse between that
and other States, and declaring that the
Senators and Representatives recently
elected in that State shall be recognized
and admitted to seats in Congress. Laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Convess presented resolution in
structing the Secretary of the Treasury to
enforce the regulations for carrying passen-
gers between New York and San Francisco
! on the Atlantic side.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--The President has
| approved the joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to give notice
to owners of the building in New York
City, known as Merchants Exchange, and
occupied as the Custom House, Of the in
tention Of the United States to purchase
the same for the sum Of enc million dollars,
in accordance with the terms stipulated in
the existing lease of the property to the
Government. San
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The TTibune's Fort
Fisher correspondent says the Navy has
made magnificent haul. On Wednesday
night three blOckade-runners werecsptured
OF Cape Fear Inlet by the feet, and last
night another one. Two steamers have
just come and anchored under the guns OF
battery Buchanan. They are iron steamers,
aud the swiftest Of blockade runners, very
long and sharp, with low bows forward and
aft, scarcely higher than the rail. Like
all the rest, they are painted light lead
color on light blue. They each have two
raking smoke pipes painted white, aud set
fore and aft E
Gen. Writings wound is in the right leg
above and near the knee. Col. Lambs
wound is in the hip, the ball still remain
ing. Both have to be moved on stretchers.
Examinations thus far made show that
the rebels have constructed breastworks
nearly from the ocean to the river above
cur lines, and are evidently preparing, as
beat they can, to contest our advance.
Nav YoRK, Jan. 27.-Recent discoveries
justify the belief that many thousand tons
Of the husks Of Indian corn will hereafter
be consumed yearly in this eOuutry in con-
nection with the manufacture Of paper.
The editors Of the leading daily journals Of
the country have secured control Of the
new discovery, 50 far as the same is appli-
cable TO the manufacture Of paper, and they
respectfully invite proposals. from every
town, county and State in the United States
for supplying clean, sound and wen dried
husks &c the same are stripptd from ripe
corn. Husks will be baied in even hun
dFsds Of pounds and delivered st railroad /
stations. Address D. II. Craig, Gen. Agent ]
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