Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-09
~ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3. Ises. !
NEWS OF THE DAY

The Paeihe Railroad IS now completed three
hundred miles beyond Omaha.
The total number Of deaths In Chicago In Oe-
tober was LILO: in November, 3s2.
The eolored people in Canada observed the Sd
inst. as a holiday. in commemOralion Of the
execution Of john Brown.
John B. Champion. a grain dealer, disap-
psared from Chicago on Wednesday night. His
too con6dinr friends are interested in him to
the extent Of $4,000.
The jackson Ohio Standard says that the
corn crop Of jackson county is perhaps the
largest that was ever raised there It is selling
At isy cents bushel. delivered.
Il Is rumored that the Hon. James Guthrie
has expressed his willingness to resign his scat
inf the Senate II thereby he can promote the
election Of Union inan 10 the Senate this win
Ter. t
The receipts from Customs and Internal Reve-
nue. have sensibly fallen OF within the last
month. The receipts on the 7fh inst amounted
TO only S5l6.950.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany has subscribed 10000 to the branch rail
road to Cincinnati, 10 be built By the Louisville
and Frankfort Railroad.
A special 10 the Mobile Times, dated Mont
NoLEAN AhA IN 4asA- AAI A1AAeAAAAAN IHIttttl
the constitutional amendment BY a vote Of q TO
3 in the Senate and 6s to IS in the House.
General Grant has received a Dispatch from
Gsnsrai Sheridan confirming the report that
General SsdgVick had crossed the Rio Grande
The dispatch adds that sedgWick has been rs
Heved from command and placed under arrest
Secretary Seward has received from Minister
BgeloE a Satisfactory reply 10 his cable Telegram
on the French evacuation Of Mexico. The
troops are 10 leave in the manner heretOfor'
stated.
The constitutional amendment was brough
up IN the Senate Of Virginia on the TN inst. OF
q motion 10 refer that part Of the GoTernor'
message relative thereto TO Joint Committee
After desultory debate motion 10 suspend tn
rules for Immediate action was defeated. Subse
quently the subject was referred to the seRat
Committee on Federal Relations.
The Supreme Court. on the TIN inst, agrees
upon a decision upon the constitutiOnality Q
the test oath. The question came up on case
presented In regard 10 the sxaction Of the oall
for attorneys, Of which there were several unde
consideration which were argued last summer
The court decided by Eve 10 four against tn
consiitutionAlity Of the test oath. The Opinion
win probably be read Monday next. Itisunder
stood that each Of the Judges will render a sepa
rate opinion ia this case
Letters from Fort Phil Kearney and For
Smith. dated Nov. lst, give accounts Of variou
murders by Indians daring the past fall. Sioux
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes were the depreda
tors Large parties are trayersing the road iron
the North Platte TO the Yellowstone river. a dis
tsnce Of four hundred miles. and have even pene
trated into the mines Of Montana. murderin
miners and driving OF stock. Three men Wer
killed on the Yellowstone a short time since
and one hundred and twenty mules. City horse
and four hundred and thirty cattle we're stole
from within rife ch0t Of For. Hill.
In response 20 notes from our Government rel
atlve 70 the Fenians tried BY the Canadian Gov
eramont. addressed 10 the British Minister a
Washington. Sir Frederick Bruce has responds
On behalf ofthe British Government. stating tina
the prosecution was not conducted in a win
dictiFe OF har1h spirit. and says be is authorizes
% state that the Anal disposal Of the c0nYicte
prisoners has been referred 70 thchome Govern
ment, which wiz certainly be animaled By de
sire 70 deal with the question in manner to Sc
cure peace and harmony between the pepula
tionuiving in immediate proximity. and sepa
rated BIZ a long frontier. a section easily ira
Versed.
Horace Greeley has written letter to Gov
Perry. In which be says that the true basis Of .
settlement Of cur national difficulties is univer
sal amnesty with impartial suffrage. He WOul,
have all disabilities on recount Of the rebellion
or color totally abolished. and trusts that such
basis Of settlement win be fixed in Washington
this winter. Gov. Perry, IN response. says tina
the S0Ethurh people win never consent 10 impair
tial suffrage. as it would degrade the right o
suffrage and dsmoraliEe the Government an,
society 10 allow the blacks 20 vote The Gov
ernor thinks q compromise 10 enfranehise tn
negroes who could read and write and had pro
perry qualifications. without DISTINGUISHING whit
persons. might with reason and prOpriety be &C
cedo 10 by the Southern States.
General Rankin stated at a meeting Of thu
House Committee Of Foreign Affairs, on the 5tl
inst. that the object Of sending General Sher
man was for the purpose Of giving assurance t.
Macmillan and Marshal Bazine that IN carry.
ms out she arrangement for the withdrawal o.
the French troops by detAchments, no fears need
be entertained that French troops French prop
erty and French citizens would not be fully pre-
tectsd-that the Government Of the United
States would see that Il was done. This. il will
be remembered, was one Of the principal obee-
tons the Emperor raised when be asked the
pOstponemsnt Of the time until December and
January