The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-10
By Telegraph
NIGHT DISPATCHES
Latest Accounts from JEFF. Davis.
The Death Warrant Of PrObst
How he Received His Senteuee.
Congressional Proceedings.

FoRTREss MoSRoE, May 9.-Since the ar.
rival Of Mrs. Davis here she has tenderiy
looked after the failing state Of her hus-
bands health, and entertains, it is said, Sc
Fious fears Of his ultimate recovery, should
he be attacked, during the coming summer,
By one of his periodical spells Of intermit-
ting fever, or eongestiVe chills.
The general health of Mr.. Davis remains
comparatively good, and it is only the long
imprisonment that he has been subjected to,
and the many anxious fears and doubts
which have weighed SO heavily upon his
mind, that has produced the very noticea-
BILE change in his appearance during the
past year.
BosTos, May 9.-In the Supreme Judicial
Court, in the case Of the AtchisOn j Pixies
Railr ad Company, VS.. J. W. Wheeler, for
alleged nisappropriatiOD of 100000 worth
Of bonds, the arguments of the counsel
closed yesterday, and the decision was rem
dered.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-The death war
rant for the execution Of Probst on Friday,
the Sth Of June, was received by the Sheriff
this morning. The Evening Telegraph
says that the prisoner received the an
nouncement quietly, seeming entirely un-
moved. He had previously told his confess
sor he believed that death was the only ex-
pation for his crimes, and he was willing
to suffer. No person, except his eonfessor,
will hereafter be allowed TO visit him. To-
day three years ago Probst landed in this
country.
HARRlsBURG, Pa, May 9.-Secretary Sc
ward passed through this city to-day en-
route for New York.
NEw YoRK, May 9.-Steamboat Columbia
1. IL 81.
French steamer LaFrsEee arrived at Ha-
wanna on the 5th for Vera Cruz with troops.
Five mea were killed by explosion Of boiler
of floating dock at Havana. Gen. Dulce is
still at Isle Of Pines. Gunboats Stars and
Stripes arrived from Philadelphia. Heat
excessive at Havana. News of lombard
ment at Valparaiso and the sailing Of the
fleet TO destroy Calico produced much ex-
element.
NEW YoRR, May 9.-Fhe Commercials
Special says the Secretary of the Treasury
ordered Gen. Terry to regard the Presidents
peace proclamation as doing away with
martial law in Virginia. Judge Barnard
granted an injunction to restrain the Health
Board from removing stands in and around
Washington market.
WASHINGTON, May a. In the Senate
Chandler introduced bill to regulate the
referred to the committee on commerce.
Henderson introduced bill to regulate APP
pointments and removals from Office. The
bin was ordered to be printed. A bill to in
corporate the National Theological Institute
of the District of Columbia was passed. The
object of the Institute is the education of ne.
groes for the Christian ministry. Mr..
Grimes introduced a resolution instructing
tbs Finance Committee to report on the ex-
pediency of providing by law that no public
Officer shall deposit government funds ex-
cept in the regular Sub Treasury, when
such exist, and in the regular Treasury al
Washington, which was adopted.
The House resolution appointing Com
missioner to select site Tor the New York
Post Office, was passed.
The bill to prevent the introduction o.
cholere was taken up.
WASHINGTON, May Am official decret
from the government of Chill declares thai
neutral vessels which communicate with
the ships of the Spanish squadron, or which
furnish them fuel, provision, ammunition
or any supplies, will not be permitted K
touch or load in any port of the Republic.
The Department of State has been official
ly informed by the Spanish government
that fossil coal, the product of the mines Of
Chilli, declared to be contraband of war BY
the commander of the Spanish squadron OF
the Pacific, will only be considered as such
in of its being despatched from Chiliar
ports for the enemy's ships.
The Post Office Department has made q
contract for conveying the mails from New
Orleans to Mobile and back daily in suita-
BILE steamers also to carry the mails from
New Orleans via Galveston to Indianola and
back in suitable steamers.
Tho President has apnrovad fba hill n
encourage telegraphic Communication be-
tween the United States and the West India
Islands. 1t provides that the international
Ocean Telegraph Company incorporated
under the laws of the State of New York
their successors and assignees, shall HAYS
| the sole privilege for IA years to lay, con
| struct, maintain and operate the telegraph
/ cables, or magnetic line, in and over the
waters, reefs, islands and shores over which
the United States has jurisdiction, from
| the shores of the State Of Florida Il
the island of Cuba and the Bahamas, either
or both, and other West India Islands. Tn,
company shall at times give the United
States the free use of said cable to a tele
| graph operator of its own selection, t,
transmit any message to and from its mill
tary, naval and diplomatic agents; and th,
company shall keep ell its lines open to tn,
public for the transmission for daily publ
cations of markets and commercial. Re
ports and intelligence and all messages
| dispatches and communications shall b.
| forwarded in the order in which they shall
be received and the company shall not b
permitted to charge or collect for message
transmitted through any Of its sub-marin
cables more than the rate of three dol
lars and fifty cents for messages o
ten words; subject, however, to the power 0
Congress to alter and determine said rate
provided the International Telegraph Com
pany shall, within the period Of three year
from the passage Of this act, cause said sub
marine cable or cables TO be laid down, tha
said cable or cables shall be in successful
operation for the transmission Of message
within said period of three years, otherwise
this grant to be null and void. Congress re
serves the power at any time to alter or re
! peal the above act.