The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-13
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Fire In jersey City.
Gen. OSband Speaks for himself.
The Pacific Rail Road.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Fire In Jersey City.
Gen. Osband Speaks f0r himself
The Pacific Railroad.

NEw YORK, Feb. l2.-The veteran volun-
! teers lett Savannah for New York on sun
/ day last, and are expected 10 arrive il this
| city tomorrow.
Yesterday afternoon Kelly 4 Sons drug
/ mills at Jersey city were destroyed hy fire.
I Lo.s $500 600.
The Herald's san Francisco correspond
/ ent states tina. the scheme OF MeA-a j. Mer-
Ger, to transport the widows aud orphan
| daughters cf soldiers from the Eastern %
the Pacide states, with the proposed objec;
Of procuring them homes and employment.
and which be has lately carried into effect
b. taking from this city on the steamer
Continental a number OF lady emigTants,
received severe eo-demna.iaa 10 California,
Oregon and Washington Territory. The
entire eXpedt on is p.onuuced worse than
III advised and fanatical, as the market Of
labor suited for these families is said 90 be
no better there than here. A proposition
recently made in the Washiugttn Legisla-
ture 10 appropriate three thousand dollars
for their benefit was defeated.
The Herald's Washington special says
General Osband, formerly OF the 4th Illi-
nois cavalry, aut now located in Alssis-
sippi, has written a letter coutrad.cting the
report that he was, a short time ago, mur-
dered by Southcners. The Geueral saws
Mississippi is safe TO law and order and the
Uhion, and that the residents sre as loyal as
those Of any country Of the same size IN the
North.
The Trbune's Washington special saws;
Benz amin F. Butler has Just closed uegoiia- |
uOns for a valuable mill property on the /
James river, near Richmond, intending to
erect extensive cotton faction factories. The |
Cox farm containing $500 acres, through |
which runs the Dutch Gap canal, has been i
offered to General Butler, and be has IN con-
temptation its purchase. New England !
families and mill operatives viii settle upon
it.
The Northern Pacific Railroad, Of which /
Gen. Smith, Oh Vermont, is President, is or
ganizing for a vigorous prosecution Of their
work. They hope 10 secure the same IA
vorable legislation that has besu extended
10 the great Central Route.
The Fribune's Washington special says
the soldiers Of Hancock's corps are being ]
out daily, as the PERIOD Of their
enlistment expires, and Dy the LIST Of MAY |
IF what constitutes its regiments there will
be barely enough u organize q company.
JEFF. Davis's private secretary, confined In
Fort Delaware, has beea allowed the free
Tom Of that institution.
PTTsTUEg, Feb. y, noon The river is S
eet inches by the pier mark, and rising.
Weather wet. Il has been raining since
ast Saturday night
Nav lOEE, Feb. l2.-Uoid opened and |
.loseI at lae'4. Cotton quiet al 4jc.
WAsHiSGroN, Feb. I2.-Brigadier General
Daniel Jlman has been brevetted Major !
General for meritori0us services Colonel
ohH b. Jones has been brevettel Brigadier
General for the same. He commanded one
.f the eolored regiments OF Major General
jlman's divisiOo.
B1sroS, Feb. IA dispatch from n
ord reports much excitement among the
directors and stockholders Of the Concord |
3silroad Corporation, caused by develop
Ieuts said % implcate passenger c0uddc-
ors and other parties with ombzzicmeut and
he issuing OF spurious railroad ticke s.
property 10 the amount of $4,000 belong
ng 10 the legged delaulters, has been 81
ached and legal proceedings instituted.