The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-21
Afternoon Dispatches.
Coal Miners Strike.
Terrible Disaster at AspInWall.
Bills Approved by the President.

Bills Approved BY the President.
NEW YoRK, April 20.-The Times Wash
ingtOn special snys Yesterday an officer,
| apparently Of the staff Of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, entered shop on Pennsylve-
( MIA Avenue near 11th street and asked to
! see pistol, saying he wanted to purchase
one. The youth attending the shop show
cd him large revolver which was loaded.
The et1eer to0k It from the eounter, and
placing his thumb on the trigger and the
muzzle in his mouth, fired and fell dead
| instantly. The body has been identified
! by several gentlemen as that Of Lieutenant
/ Louis Ohrens, Veteran Reserve Corps, of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and attached to
| General HOWard's staff. He was a native
of Hungary, aud it is stated that he was of
noble family. He was recently on duty in
North Carolina, and leaves a wife in Mich
| igsn. No one is able to assign any reason
for the act, but his friends say that for sew
eral days he has threatened suicide.
All payments Of naval prize money on
| lists upon which no sums have vet been
/ paid have been suspended for the present,
until certain rules for the payment shall be
determined By the decision Of The Supreme
Court before which several prize cases are
now pending.
The Worlds Washington special saws
| The Ways and Means Committee have
| finally overcome the obstacles which pre-
sented themselves relative TO imposing a
tax Of five per cent on cotton. The bill was
agreed upon to-day, and viii be reported
as soon as is can be arranged The difficulty
has been in regard to collecting the tax, but
this has, in the minds of the committee.
been obviated. The general tax bill, with
all its reductions and notifications will not
be ready 70 report before the first of next
week. It is q very elaborate bill, and has
cost the committee q vast deal of time and
trouhles and it is made as near perfect as
suoh measure can be.
The Tr6une's Washington special says
Defective Baker has made q very vOluminOus
report in reference to the bounty-iumpinR
frauds perpetreted under the calls for
troops. He traces the jumpers from the
time Of being sworn in till their reaching
the field. He shows that of the 900, ,00O men
called out and sworn in by the Government.
only l6S, 600 reached the field as soldiers,
although thousands Of others received their
boUnties, This wholesale system Of ffaud
IS shown to have been perPetrated in nearly
every loyal State.
The concurrent testimony of the custom
! officers stationed on the Canada frontier
shows that, notwithstanding the predictions
OF many, smuggling operations have de-
creased since the termination Of the reci-
procity treaty.
CINoINEATI, April 2O.-A large meeting
was held az the Merchants Exchange last
/ night for the purpose of rendering aid to
the Cincinnati and Chattanooga Railroad
Nearly 5000 900 was subscribed.
NEW YoRK, April 2O.-The steamer Old
i Colony, Captain Brown, which left New
Il LIT y. n = I
| here at 80 this morning, having on board
her usual full complement of passengers
| from Boston, and also one hundred and hfty
| passengers from the steamer State Of
Maine, which she took of at midnight in
Long Island Sound, off Bartletts Reit. The
| following facts were obtained from Captain
! Borden, Of the State Of Maine, and also
| from Henry L. Boen, clerk of the same
steamer, and 7. N. Turner, conductor Of the
| New London and Worcester line, From
| the statement Of Captain Borden it appears
that on the trip from New York 10 New
| London, the steamer State of Maine ran on
the rocks OF the Eastern Point, going on,
| however, 50 easily that even the passengers
on board knew nothing of the fact until she
had lain there nearly an hour. The rock at
the place where she struck is quite shelly
ing, and apparently no great damage was
done. s-
Afler lying there for about two hours, the
steam ferry boat plying across the river
from New london pulled the steamer of,
and she landed her eastward bound passen-
gers at New London. On examination,
Il Captain Borden found tbs steamer was Leak
I jng slightly, from The fact that her fore foot
was 81 it about three feet below water line.
| Canvass was placed over the leak outward
ly, and other measures taken TO prevent
4 any further leakage While lying at her
dock during the day on Friday the leak was
hardly perceptible. So slight did it appear,
that Captain Borden did not think It nee
essary 10 take further steps at repairing
until after be should have arrived at New
York, On the arrival Of the Boston train at
New London the passengers went on board
and the State Of Maine left at about 1890
for New York. After being out an hour
from New London, it was found that the
steamer was making water considerably
faster, and the steam pumps were put to
work.
Some eighteen inches were then in her
hold. After an examination Captain B0r-
den deemed il best 10 stop and await the
passage Of some one OF the Sound boats, to
whom 10 transfer his passengers. The
steamer Old Colony, Of the New York line,
soon after was signalled by means of rock
cts and hauled alongside. At the request Of
Capt. BORDEN, Capt. Brown, of the Old
Colony had every thing ia readiness and
promptly took every measure prompted by
The anticipation Of what may prove 10 be a
serious MISTER on board Of the State Of
Maine. Theue were one hundred and fifty
passengers On the clerks list, including
thirty ladies cad some ten or twelve in
fants and children. At the time Of parting
company with the State Of Maine there was
but four inches Of water in her, and it was
found that while lying still the leak was
hardly perceptible. Capt. Borden decided
TO follow on 70 this sity under easy steam.
The strike Of the car drivers is ended.
They are to receive 81 for ten hours SER
vice.
NEW ToKE, April 25.-From the British
West Indies We have adviees from Antigua,
March 24th, and Hamilton, Bermuda. 70
! the 10Th Of April. The vessels Of the Eng
glish North American and West India
= squadron we're active, moving TO and from
( Halifax 70 Nhe islands, and ships we're ex-
pected from England with marines and
war supplies.
The Colonial Parliament met on April
l0lh. Mr.. Bayne is to assume the Govern
ment Of Grenada. Msj. Mundy is appoint
ed Governor Of British Guinea.
2 Breadstufs and provisions had advanced
Z in the Jamaica market.
EEw YORK, April 20.-The Tribune,
3 | kastport special says; There is no border
, I war and has been none; no fights occurred
at Calas, nor did the Fenans capture auy
/ English hag There is no excitement on
this side Of the boundary. The presence O
q a few Fenians organizing Circles, coupled
j. with the Provincial Confederation schemes
] Is the i0undation for the sensation, and IN
7 special dispatches sent to the New York pa
q pers have been villainously false, and theJ
e have drawn hither many straagers VIII,
; come 70 Join in the strife. Gen. Meade, h,
[ arrived this morning, will officially explod,
: the bubble.
grand demoustratioR took place las
;. evening in C0opar's institute, in aid Of th,
] American Bible Society fund.- being the an
! niversary Of the signing Of the protest bl
g Martin Luther and his associate reiormers
!. The occasion was referred 70 10 strong anS
q imPsssionsd language By the Severa
speakers.
' Gold opesed at 1881, and closed at I275l
{ Cotton duh and at SIC.
: CLEvELASD, o., April 20.-The tanks O
9 Harley Cos pipe line at StraPper, Pa.
5 with les0oo barrels and several LADEN cars
q were burned to-day BY teamsters out o
q work.
! PHnADElFHIA, April 2o.-The coal tad
q IS Richmond, Pa, is suspended IN eonse
: quence o. tho determination Of the laborer
: % resist any reduction Of their wages. ~
y disturbances yet,
, EEw YoRE, April 2o.-The steamer Ari
: z9aas from Aspinwall, has arrived viii
ls S2oo,ooa IN specie.
D terrible disaster occurred at Aspinwal
Il on the 81 inst. There was fearful explo
p sion en- board the steamer European, De
a atroyiug tle chip aud four hundred feet o
I ahaaa MuH a II Il l. a