The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-01
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Mexican Items.
congressman GOing TO See Their
"UncleS."
Correspondence on Information.
al Difficulties.

EEw YoRK, March 3l.-The Herald
Washington special says: A proposition ha
been made by agents Of Macmillan 10 pro
mineut politicians here, to give them
contract TO collect revenue In Mexico, for
term Of Eve years, upon condition tha
they would prevent the government from
doing anything in behalf of JuaFez and tn,
republic during that period. The per cent
age which they offer to give on the amount
collected, furnishes a wide margin for {
lobby fund 10 use upon Congress 10 prevent
aciion.
W1sHrxsrox, March 3l.-A special to the
/ Tribune SAYS that orders have been re-
! ceived to muster out by the lst of May
every colored soldier in the service.
/ General Hancock's Board, now engaged
! in the examination of models for breech-
| loading firearms, is still in session, and
/ will continue to receive new improvements
for several weeks.
In view Of the possibility Of the occur
renee Of difficulties between British and
American fishermen off the New Found
land coast, in consequence of the termin6-
tiOn Of the reciprocity treaty, the monitor
Miantomah has been dispatched to the fish
ing banks 10 protect the interests Of AIneri-
can citizens.
The Herald's Washington special says A
large number Of Congressman have taken
advantage Of the short recess, aud have
gone North, intending to be here again on
Monday. There is, Consequently, Iull in
speculation as to the probable action Of Con-
gress upon the civil rights bill.
NEW York, March 81 The body of Seua-
tor Foote arrived in town last nigh in charge
of several United States Senators. At an
early hour this morning it was sent to Rut-
land, Vermont.
The New York Advertiser states that
Senator Wright is still confined to his house.
Il is doubtful if he ever resumes his seat in
the Senate.
An English paper says Sir Morton PetO is
unable to attend to his Parliamentary du-
ties, or To any business in London, by an
attack Of illness of some severity, which
detains him in the country.
NEw YORK, March 3l.-The Tribune this
morning publishes the further dispatches
from Mr.. Seward TO Mr.. Adams. Ia the
first the Secretary of State refers to the an
tieipation on the part of European Govern
ments Of retaliatOry measures. he again
reviews the grievances of the United States
against Great Britain, as well calculated to
produce an expectation Of retaliatOry mea-
sures, but deprecates any intention on the
part Of the United States to go to war on ac-
count Of these grievances. More important
- dAOknGA 4A1buNS4 VI lLHENu Aalf tOu
eating TO Nj. Adams a copy of dispatch
in cipher, from a rebel emissary in Canada
to JET. Davis. 1t gives an account Of the
endeavors of the rebel agents in London
and Paris to find out on what terms assist
ance or negotiations could be obtained. 1t
seems that their agents were instructed TO
intimate that an armistice might be con
cluded between the two belligerent parties
in North America, for the purpose Of un-
dertaking conjointly foreign warrior in
stance, 70. the expulsion Of the French
from Mexico. The hint was treated in
England in the usual unsatisfacsOTy, non
eommittal manner, but in France at once
met with the declaration that no such al
lance could be permitted that the Empe
ror would punish any attempt to enforce
the Monroe doctrine, and that if it could be
made to seem that the Federal Government
was pursuing such a course, France would
promptly recognize the Southern in0epen
dence.
NEW YORK, March 3I.-In the case of the
recent distillery frauds in the Internal Rev
enue Department in this city, some very
heavy assessments-one or two as high as
$780, O,000--naYe been made, but defaulting
parties profess an inability to meet the de-
mands Of the Government. The Commits
sion is still at the Astor House engaged in
matters connected with defalcations.
Arrangements for a grand mass meeting
to advocate the eight hour labor movement
were completed last night