The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-08
BY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

recommended 10 the Uofer1MeH' a' WISH
ington.
The Board Of Supervisors met to-day, and
elected John X. Hackett Recorder.
A special to the Commercial Advertiser
saws that General Fremont, Robert Dale
owen aud others are urging Congress to in
dorse the Mexican Loan
The belief is general amoug the best in
formed members Of the ba- OF the Supreme
Court. that the trial oil civilians by military
coumi sions will be pronounced uucoDstitu-
tonal in the test case now being argued.
In the United States District Court to-day
the Jury brought in a verdict in favor ofthe
Government, IN the case Of tue United
States vs.. Caynary and Mora. The defend
ants in 1865 exchanged a cargo Of mer
chandise fwith the reOels for l16 bales Of
cotton, at Brownsville, Texas, and brought
the same TO this city. The authorities
seized the cotton, and by the decision to-day
It is condemned.
ST. LoUIs, March 6-P. M-The sensation
Of to-day is the publication Of the testlmo-
ny given by the United States Express rob
bers. The startling idea of Their obbery was
first suggested by detective policeman Ne
Kee, coming from Chicago to st. Louis, and
when the matter had been arranged they
had also to buy Cd detectives Egton and
Broomdeld. The latter deny the Story and
/ EeQuE1L a s45Dtl5ly4 u BAgtAC VkAIANA hhAA
further investigation. The testimony IS
very lengthy, which goes TO prove that a
former attempt to inveigle the United states
Express Messenger into an Office had failed,
when the officer beckme very impatient
and undertook to frighten The plotter Of the
/ robbery man named Johnson. A meet
ing was arranged subsequent TO the robbery,
at which the detectives were present to d
vide and receive their snare OF the plunder,
but meanwhile other officers got on the
scent and arrested the thieves, and found
the money. Two Of the accused make the
| same statement, having been separately ex-
ahmed, and having held accommodation
with each other since their arrest. The de-
tails ale given in with great accuracy. The
! d smissal of the detectives from the Police
Department, gives color to the story that
the evidence against them is too conclusive
to admit OF any doubt
The meeting held by the Republicans in
Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday evening
10 indorse President johnson, was very
largely attended. The Courthouse was
| densely packed, and hundreds went away
because they could not gain admission.
President Mills, on taking The chair, made
a clear address IN favor of sustaining the
Administration, which elected great sp-
plause.
Colonel Colkins, Chairman Of the Com
mi.tee on Resolutions, reported a series OF
resolutions III substance that President
| johnson Is entitled to the thanks OF the
American people Tor being the originator Of
the Homestead law, for distinguished ser
vice in the councils Of the nation, for has
sympathy with the masses Of the people,
tor his answering devotion TO the Union
during the terrible civil war, for has un-
compromising hostility TO treason, and for
1 HI. g~T.faI uarf0rt Ia raCfnra the Southern
States that we indorse and approve the
veto message and other acts and measures
Of IA present National Administration.
The meeting was addressed by Chauncey
Abbott, Postmaster Keys, William VII
Iiams, Of ~Seboygan; Ii. a.. Webb, oil nau-
shara, and j.. C.. Hopkins, of Madison. Inc
officers and speakers were all RepuOHcans.
CARO-, March 6, p. ma family named
Frazer, consisting Of father, mother anu
eight children, together with Mexican ana
another man, name unknown, came down
the Ohio river in a canoe for the purpose OF
going out to Illinois to work on a farm. On
landing here last night, they were drowned
under the guards Of the steamers Atlanta
and SouLherner. The father, q grown
daughter and three children were
drowned. One Of them was only three
wears old. The proprietors OF the st. Charles
| Hotel took the sufferers to their hotel, where
they were humanely treated. All their
personal effects were lost, and they were
lett destitute.
The large City Hotel at Mound City was
burned down yesterday morning, together
with most of its contents. The building was
valued a. $4,000. The fire broke out in d
room which had not been occupied for some
weeks.
Capt. Ben. Howard Of the steamer Lock
wood ia here. He saws he was IN the en-
cine room FIVE minutes before the explo-
| Sion. and saw the engineer try the water in
both outside boilers, where 1t was plentiful.
The steam gauge only indicated 10 pounds.
The water was not tried IN the center boil
ers. Capt. Howard says that not more than
twenty-hve lives were lost, buE that OF those
who were scalded, of whom there are about
twenty-five, will probably die.
INDUSTRIOUS, March Ga terrible ira
gedv occurred at Bed ord last night. Dr..
BENJAMIN Newland came to the knowledge
of ths fact that Prof. Madison Evans, for
merIv a elergvInou and Lincoln electOr IN
the Third district, had seduced his dGugh-
ter, q Young girl sixteen years Of age, and
that shesEas e~ncieute b. him. The Doctor
armed himse f with a revolver and dissect-
ing kniie, and sought the seducer. He
went 10 the house OF Evans, who was not at
home, aud informed his wife that be would
kill him On signt. " Aewland subsequently
met Evans. and to be sure OF his man in
auirsd who be was. Newland then fired
MS revolver. wounding Evans in the hip
severely, but rot fatally then drew his
dissectng knife aud nearly cut off the head
Of his victim, and continued stabbIng nam
until death eusuei, Evans begging Tor his
life. IL appears rom subsequent develop
ments that Evans had been attempting the
seductiol of the girl for three years New
land aud Evans were n~eighborsi hence the
atrocitv Of the deed. Evans was a Camp
| bellite preacher, and for several years has
been engaged in teaching, and tor some
time was professor D. the northwestern
| University here. The Grand Jury were IN
! sessf on at Bedford at the time of the homi-
| eide. but Newland hsd not been arrested.
! The parties TO the tragedy have a large CIR
| Gle of relatives, and the affair has caused
intense excitement.
Evans, a short time ago, went OF with the
vile of a Mr.. Johnson, OF Bedt,rd, and was
caught in bed with The woman at Greencas-
tie. nut the affair was hushed up. He lie
not, however, profit by this lesson. New
land is q quiet maa, and nothing but gross
provocation would have caused MN thus TO
vindicate his honor and justice
CTvcINNArI, March 6-P. "A coroner's
inouest WAS held to-day, on the body OF an
old woman so years Of age, named Gosswin,
the wife of a small farmer residing on the
Harrison PIKE, about six nj es from the
city. Last night, the farmer on returning
home, found his wife lying on the floor,
with her feet tied 10 the bed-post, having
evidently been strangled TO death. The
house hsd been r0usacsed from top to bot
tom. No clue TO the perpetrators was de
velopci by the inquest.
Nfw Youg, March G.-The Posts Wash
/ ipcton snerisl saws that Mr.. C0ukliug, Of
New York. intends to offer a substitute for
the Tennessee joint resolution when Itoomes
up in the House.
The Ways and Means Committee has been
eugaged to-day discussing a bill intended to
take The place ofthe reciprocity treaty. An
effort will also be made to procure its consid-
Grafton by the House