The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-06
BIZ LAST G HAIL.

NEW Y0zK, March 4, P. N.-TLe Times o.
this morning SAYS that about two weeks
since, vessels sailed from a port down east
takiog our se7er1l hundred packages ol
cannon powder and more than q score oi
ordnance, ranging from 30 TO 100-psunder
rifles and al Necessary accoutrements for
guns. A large supply OF stores were Oh
board each vesss!, and It Is surmiscd the
whole were Intended Tor the Chiiian Gov
eminent. The SpaIish authorities knew
nothing Of the affair.
the European & Is report that there was
q crowded meeting ia Exeter Hall, Lon
don, on the l5th uf., TO celebrate passage
Of the Constitutional amendment DO lsh
ing slavery. The Chamberlain Of London
pre- Ided. Addresses we're delivered By
Rev. Newman Hal and others, expressing
heir desi e fcr amicable relations between
Englabd ard America. Contributions were
takea up for tue Freedmen's AID Society j
The Cn!t-d ates and Jsmalea.
NV Y0LK, March notwithstanding
the circular which the ArchbI-hop Of New
York sent 10 the Roman Catholic churches
on Saturday, and caused 20 be read in ell
the churches Yesterday, adm0nishiug them
in regard % Jones WQods meeting, there
was an immense meet ng Of FeniaUs at the
place named by the Head Cen er 100, 600
people were on the ground az 5 o'clock, and
it was consequently one Of the largest meet
ings ever held on this continent. Upwards
Of two hundred circles were represented.
-Four stands we're erected for SD akers.
Judge C'nnolly presided at the principal
stand. The speeches made by George Fran
els Train, Col. O'AuhOuey, Judge Connolly,
were nearly all Of the same burden-mon5y
wanted. The enthusiasm was unbounded.
There was no serious disturbance.
NEw Y0RE, Mar. Am spite of the pro-
ties. o. Arch Bishop BicClosky, an immense
Feuiau meeting gathered st Jones' Wood,
to-day. O'Mslony, Kilian, and others ad
dressed immense crowds. The former said
there W uld be en- army lsndsd in Ireland
within six weeks.
N~AsHrNGroS, Mar. At viii be recollec-
ted thzt several weeks ago the House OF
Representative passed q resolution declar-
lug it iueEpedIeut at this time to i~egislate
for the payment of C aims growing out Of
properly appropriated or destroyed by the
Union armies IN putting down the rebsilion.
Practical effect was given TO this resolution
recently when the Committee on Claims
was discharged from the consideration of
the resolution OF the Legislature OF West
Virginia, asking aid FROM Congress to repair
bridges, etc, oestr0ye ed BY the Federas as
@ means Of safety. THIS committee also re-
I lNA WI AVA NAENAL NA NAAN go ~ A9NEA
aud adjusting claims against the Govern
ment for the injury or destruction OF prop
etty by the rmiss of the United States or
naval authorities during the rebellion, and
the bill was laid on the table.
The Committee was discharged from the
consideration OF a large number Of petitions,
including forty for damages arising from
the rad IN July, 1864, by the rebels, in the
vicinity Of Fort Stevens. There are agents
10 washing on who have il their posses
SION claims of persons residing inihe south
en State, for indemnity amounting to mil
lions of dollars, but the prospect OF legisla-
tive action on that subject Is certainly far
remote.
The funeral ofColonel Browning, formerly
Private Secretary OF President johnson,
to k place to-day. Among those in attend
/ arce were the President and his family,
The pa'l.bearers were Coils. S. Moore and
| Bves, and Majors Morrow and Loup, of the
| Presidents staff, DIT. Duhamel, Joseph Il,
Bradley, Jr., and a.. ". Els.