Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-27
ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

At meeting Of the now Board Of Directors Of
the Mobile & Ohio railroad. held at Mobile on the
10Th inst. Hon Milton Brown was unanimously
reelected President
The Lake Superior copper company presented
to Congress on Wednesday. a petition with $500
names. praying increased duties on copper.
- Nineteen thousand men have been recruited
Tor the regular army since last October
The superintendent Of fortifcat.yrrs n the
Lakes Of the North has written a letter urging
that the appropriations for that purpose is insult
hcient.
Congress is disputing over the question of
Who is entitled to the award for the capture Of
Mr.. Davis.
A bill regarding claim agents Is 10 be intro
dnced iriO the Senate. fragrant dishonesty has
been discovered among that class, and Il is pro-
posed 10 surround the business with restrictions.
-Ketch'im, the great Wall street forger is keep
ing books in Sing Sing prison. lie is allowed
some liberties there that small actors in his line
not have.
II Ne effect Of high rents is beginning 70 tell on
the Irospe ity Of Chicago. Quite a number Of
Business men have left and are leaving the city.
for tho reason that they find it impossible to sus-
tain themselves under the pressure Of the enor-
nous rents cxactcd both for business places and
dwellings
The General Assemblies Of the cid and new
school Pre- byterian churches both meet in St.
Louis on tie 18th Of May.
Phillip Embury the pioneer Of American
Methodism. was reinterred at Cambridge. Wash
ington county, N. Y. last Friday
- The tributaries Of the upper Mississippi are
all high and rising. A food may be expected
along the whole course Of the river
Governor Patton, Of Alabama, has issued a
>proe amation declaring the new penal law Of the
State in force on and after the first day of June.
The law Furnishes horse and mule stealing with
death
In the Methodist General Conference on
Wednesday, the Committee on Centenary Of
Methodism decline holding any anniversary at
this time, regarding the organization Of the
church in 1884 the beginning Of Methodism pro-
per, and propose to defer the matter until 1884.
The Committee on Charges made final report
and were discharged. The report upon the Pub
fishing House was then taken up. and, after
long discussion, it was resolved 10 continue it at
Nashville. Tennessee. The Conference amended
the report Of the Committee on Episcopacy by
striking cut Xix and inserting four as the number
Of bishops TO be elected.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Sumner offered the follow
ing amendment to the bill to admit Colorado as
o State which was rejected. Ayes :, noes y.
Provided, that the act shall not take effect ex-
'cept with the fundamental condition that within
the State there shall DO no dcnia Of the elective
franchise or any other right on account Of color
race, ami all persons shall be equal before the
law. and the voters of the Territory shall by
majority Of the voters at public meeting, pub
licy convened by the Government of the Terri
d Al - Il.
condition.; and the Governor shall transmit 10 the
President an authentic statement Of such assent,
whenever the same shall be given on receipt
whereof be shall. by proclamation, announce the
fact, whereupon. without any further proceeding
IN Congress this act shall take effect
1t Is said that General Palmer late commau-
der in Kentucky. and Major Coyle late Judge Ad
yocate at Louisville are retained for the defence
Of Isham Henderson before the Court Martial
now in session in this city.
From the Louisville papers Of yesterday we
learn thar Isham Henderson petitioned for the
writ orhpbeas corpus before Judge Ballard Of the
Federal Cortland thai the Judge issued the writ
and ordered notice 10 be served upon Gen. Davis.
Gen Davis declined TO obey, citing the order from
military headquarters of this department aud
furnished the court with the pcrcmptory order
from Gen. Thomas. requiring him 10 hold Hen
derson q prisoner for trial Judge Ballard
adiulgcd the answer Of Gen. Davis as insufficient.
aud again issued orders that the body of Isham
Henderson be brought before him. The srier
was refused and returned by Gen. Davis, and
thcrcup0n. Judge Ballard opened court aud issued
writs for the arrest Of Gen. Davis and Major
Coylc for contempt Of court. Those writs were
answerablc yesterday and the result has not been
learned.