Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-09

rTss,rIr on PoIdcEMEs.-0n Saturday
n;gbt last there was negro ball in govern
r,ent building Just beyond the Nashville and
Chattanooga Rail Road bridge, crossing
Snr.ce street. Two of the City Guard made
49, 80 .nnesrance on the premises forthe par
,,n 's ~ prs~eryine order. Some members Of
r. 17,h II. 3. CT. who did not wish to
-, ,be tsddler.S endeavored to create 2
dlps,y,rhance when the members of the City
G go. bofore mentioned, endeavored TO
o,,;at ,bem A party of some eight on ten
,oa,rc soldiers thereupon assaulted the guar
49, - he peaee, and for time seemed to
49, 80 he ascendency. Some negro guards,
r-ho w s nresent, finally came to their res
c ~n0 and the CITY Guard were glad to escape
without serious injury.
One If The assaulting party had mlsche-
v;ous looking weapon, about two ieet long,
consistingcf a leather sack hlled with lead,
and othcrs 81 the party had clubs OF various
lengths loaded at the ends: -.
II i aid the negroes in this locality
principally soldie-s-are getting to be very
inro1blesome and have threatened several
times 10 take the life Of any policeman who
undertook 10 interfere with them. Not only
A.. II Al, ,,,,a0e in affairs Of this sort but all
sorts Of robberies are committed by them,
and the citizens living in the vicinity make
many complaints of their conduct.
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Cgo,,,be, of Commercial regular meeting
NJ The Chamber of Commerce was held yes
to-day afternoon. at p o'clock.
In the absence of the President X, b.
! og,as,han,- Vice President, took the chair
Sf,ar reading the minutes Of the preceding
meeting, report was presen'eu Dy 'ile Gun
mittee appointed to make arrangements lor Z
banquet and on motion the SUBJECT was pos'-'
poned until Monday o..
A. S. Chadburn Co., carey ohli'ii :
and ]. NJ. Hawkins were elected members Vi
the Chamber by ballot. -.
The sale of desks at public auction was
postponed until the mex. regular meeting. ;,
Mr.. Mccain requested that guager ana
inspector for the city might De appointed by
the city council. ,i ;. AZ,
On motion the Chamber adjourned nli
next Monday evening, at 2 O'Clock
JoHN g. BRANsFoRD, General Agent OF
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, au-
yertises to carry cotton cheaper by ran 70
Louisville and Cincinnati, and IN quicker
time than il can be carried by boat he al
so adyertises a general reduction Oh the
rates on freights, and is authorized TO make
special rates on shipments. s00E %
THERE is said to be not less than 500,
600 counterfeit 500 greenbacks IN circuia-
ton. They are well engraved, and can be
detected only by experts. A report was re-
Gently made 10 the Secretary OF the Ireasury
ON this subject, which is said to contain
some astounding disclosures.
lPalroad Accident GouernOr BrouTatoio IN
jurTed.-On the morning OF the 18th ult, Mr..
M. Burns, President of the Nashville "
Chattanooga Railroad, rendered special
car 10 Governor Brownlow and party OF
his friends, for trip to Knoxville, giving
them the privilege Of retaining the car at
that place until they desired toreturn. ? The
Journey ont. 20 far as we are informed, was
made safely, but on Friday last the party
left Knoxville for this city, and after pro-
ceeding about twenty five miles, the trucks
came apart, causing the car TO run OF the
track. bruising the Governors left ankle
and foot. Other members of the party es-
capped with but slight injuries.
This happened on the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad, while the cars were run
ming at the slow rate of six miles an hour,
and over very smooth track, although the
train was rounding a curve at the time the
accident occurred. ;,
On examining the special car, it was found
that all the nuts had been loosened; and
but for the unusually slow rate of speed, the
accident would in all probability have been
much more serious.
The party reached this city on Saturday
Last and the Governor, though suffering
from lameness, is able to walk about has
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