Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-10
TENNEssEE STATE NEWS.

TENNESSEE STATE NEWS,
GALLATIs.-A Council Of Royal and
Select Master Masons win be opened at
Gallatin to-day.
The negro garrison was relieved last week
by another "of the same sort" from Bow
ling Green, KY.
NOTWITHSTANDING Monitor is much
enlarged and improved. 1t is one of the
best weekly publications in the State.
The town has been divided into Wards,
and r. d. Reed elected Mayor, and ID. D.
Wendell Recorder Day and night police
have been appointed, and g city court"
organized
The disgraceful scene on Christmas day,
wherein negro prisoner was rescued from
ths saiaboose, is attributed to the advice and
lead Of the Quarteamaster of the Ill T. s..
c.. /. The riotops conduct of the negroes
was promptly suppressed by Gen. Hazen,
who sent military force to the scene of
disturbance
LEBANoN.--The Register and Herald have
been consolidated. w. H. Neal retires tenn
porarily, and the editors and publishers are
now Wilkinsin and Wade
The Herald and Register heartily urges
upon the people of Wilson county the im-
portance Of direct Railroad connection be-
tween Nashville and Knoxville, and calls
for an early meeting of the citizens to give
their influence and aid to the enterprise.
This is sensible
Mr.. VIM. Branch of Green HILL was re-
Gently drowned while crossing the Tennessee
river, near Chattanooga.
Rev. I. c. Blake is still engaged in Sc
curing the means to rebuild Cumberland
University, which was destroyed during the
war. He states that his prospects of success
are good.
The Herald and Register states that an oil
well at WATERFOWL, Wilson county, gives
every indication of yielding large supply.
A pump was put in few days ago, but ac-
cidently broke before the capacity of tie well
was tested.
CLARKsvILLE.-The Chronicle says:
Last Monday. New Years day. was a large day
in our city. We have not witnessed such a crowd
upon the streets since the days of Wing and Dem
ocratic conventions. Nearly every class, color
and kind were represented. Planters were busy
hiring and contracting for laborers, which gave
Major Bond. Superintendent of the Freedmen's
Bureau. plenty Of exercise for one day. Pedes-
frsa Il taulr -.
along our great thoroughfare. Franklin street. 70
the honor of the living mass assembled on that
day, be i said, everything passed off quietly and
pleasantly.
CHATTANooGA.-We gather the following
items from the Gazette:
We learn that number of colored soldiers Wis
tied the residence of Capt. Spiller, OF the north
side Of the river day before yesterday and grossly
insulted Mrs. Spiller. They claimed to be search
ing for arms. We learn that steps are being taken
to put stop to these kind Of proceedings. The
breaks cannot be put on one hour too soon.
Major Bill Bean announces himself as a candi-
date for sheriff of Hamilton county.
General Fisk hasissued orders disseminating the
practise of furnishing Government transportation
TO freedmen. 1t has been used for parties to come
to Chattanooga for instance employ lot of freed
men, and have them transported free of cost to
Memphis and other points. We are glad that the
thing has been stopped. White laborers are not
furnished transportation Let those who en-
ploy the colored laborers pay their passage TO
whatever place their services may be required.
EAST TENNESSEE - CLEvELAND.--The
Banner, which is as plain spoken as it is
well spoken, has the following in reference
to negro suffrage and testimony
Niger on the brain is disease that some ed
itors are badly troubled with nowadays. We
get paper from across the mountain, printed
not a hundred miles from Nashville, whose ed
itor is worse off with the disease than Massa
Greeley ever was 1t seems that his cotempo-