Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-16
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SUNDAY. BRCEHpEE ls, 1855.
NEWS or THE DAY.
The internal revenue receipts on the lith insi.
amounted 70 S5ll.42
The gunboai with sdrrttf is expected in abOut
four weeks.
A son Of the Mexican Emperor Iturbide, died
in New York on Tuesday night
Union Club House, 10 accommodate six
thousand persons. is to be built at Chicago.
Hersohel Y. johnson has been reelected
United States Senator By the Georgia Legisls-
ture.
Meefinss have been held st Toronto and CHI
cago In furiheranee Of the Niagara Ship Canal
enterprise.
The New York.Herald says Ben. Wood, State
Senator. on Wednesday night, won OF Hon, John
Morrissey. $4,000 at faro.
The Supreme Court on the l4th inst. oyeTruled
the motion Of Sherwood. Hamilton an others Of
Texas, 10 re-argus the test oath question.
Memphis dispatch says nearly al the mer-
chants IN that city who invested IN cotton plant
ing thisyesr have lost heavily. A
There 3 decided and powerful opposition 10
II
or ANY other plan for rapidly contracting the
currency.
An Southern p0stOfices are 20 be discontinued
in the South where ths.possmasters have failedto
make returns Of tho stamps and money IN theit
haudf before the war.
The House COMMITTEES on Elections heard the
plea Of Mr. Thomas on the 18th inst. in the cont
tested election case from the sixth district Of
this State.
The House Committee is equally divided on
BoutWell's bill dirsctieg thesale % Two millions
Of gold weekly. Hooper has not yet declared
himself and Il is understood II practically lies
with him whether it shall be reported or sleep in
Congress5 .,s4.e..g. az 4
The Louisville Gouffsf says The suggestion Of
National Democratic Convention. TO be held in
Louisville early in 1857, has met with cOnsilera-
Bile favor. and It Is probable that an Invitation
to the Democracy Of al the States will be issued
BY the Kentucky Democratic Stale Conyeution.
There was a very improbable rumor in Wash
ington on the 18th inst. that Chief Justiee,Chase
will resign bis seat on the bench to accept the
Presidency 81 the Pscihe RAilroad. vacated by
General Dix being appointed Minister 70 France
The House Committee on Elections have
agreed to report bin providing that heFesfter
Congressional elections shall be held on the
same day in all the States. via On fuesda5 af5
ter the FIRST Monday in November iu 1868, and in
every second year thereafter. This + the day on
which the maioity of the Northern States now
bold elections. saHrtlf b
The statement in the New York Herald, ofihe
ssh INST, that the Senate IN the executive SEES
sion has confirmed the appointments Of General
Dix and other foreigh ministers WhoWsre ap-
pointed BY the President during recess, Is untrue,
as the Senate has held 10 executive session until
the l4th, ... r--. 4
While the general appropriation bin vas under
discussion in the House Of Representative on
the f3th inst. Mr.. Stevens. the chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations. paid high com
pliment 10 the financial management OF the
State Department He declared that in the
opinion Of the committee its sfairs had been
managed with more economy than those Of any
other department.
Miss Virginia Penny. a teacher IN the Third
ward School, in Louisville. was triea. on Tues
day. on indictment ifor assault on Adam Haag.
one Of hes pupils. The boy disoboyed the teach
er's orders, and she whipped him; was impudent
and she whipped him ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
prosecution claimed. The court ruled that the
y
Il the punishment was excessive, and malicious
" inflicted, the verdict should be against her.
The jury found her Guilty. and Miss Penny was
fined one cent, .tffsrutr
The side bar discussion in the Senate on the
18th inst, between Messrs Sumner and Wade is
reported in Washington as the most significant |
disc ussion Of the session. Those Senators stood /
facing esch other for several minutes Mr. Wade |
contendinE that Congress was hOnorably bound |
to consider the constitutional amendment. if /
adopted by the Southern States. as conclusive of
their right to representation. kr. Sumner as
earnestly denying that there was any such agree
msnt or understanding. Mr.. Wade said he |
should stand by his bargain. when Mr.. sumns
waving his hand AZ Mr. Wade. said Z there, sir,
We part company W ''
Il has transpired that the government has |
pending IN England and France suits amounting /
to about s20. O00OO0 for the recovery Of eOnfede-
rate property claimed BY other parties. and the |
House Of Representative on the 18th inst. |
granted the State Department a considerable /
sum Of money with which TO prosecute these /
suits 10 a conclusion. and also 10 defray The sx-
ponses Of hunting up and captuFlng john u. |
surratt. r.EtF rtst -rs HA
The protracted struggle IN Congress over suf-
frags Ia the District Of Columbia is practically 4
ended and at the next election in Washington /
all negro men will be entitled 10 vote. The bill /
which passed the Senate on the ash inst. pro
viaes for universal suffrage. without regard to
race or color. 10 this reepect Il does not differ
from the bin passed by the House last winter. II
is more stringent, however, than that measure.
IN that il provides for the registration Of all
voters. and disffanohises not only al men who
len there 70 aid the Rebels but also all Whs re
manned thore and openly ympsihiHed with the
rebellion. TIE vote on the passage was 30 yeas
10 ~ nays. the latter being Mesars. BuckaleW.
Cowsn. Davis. Dixon. D0Olittle Poster Hen
bricks. Nesmith. Merton. Patterson, Riddle.
salisbury and Van Winkls. The bin passed the
House on TIE 18th BY 9 vets Of ms 70 &C. The
vote in the Two houses assures its passage ever
he veto should the President fail TO approve