Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-22
ITEMS OF GENERA. NEWS.

members 10 discuss n, and It VIII 10 doubt occupy
the attention Of the House Cor some time unless
Cas is now believed there is majority in favor of
it. In that case they win probably call the pre-
vious question" at once. and thu, shut of ali de-
bate.
The Ckiefof Police Of Indianapolis has received
a dispatch from an official quarterat Washington.
asking the names Of the leading Fenians in that
city. What is wanted with them, gives rise 20 con-
siderable speculation.
- Statements of a very contradictory nature are
in circulation, in regard to the position Of the
Government towards the Fenian movement. On
the one hand. it is said that the British Govern
ment has made nc rcmonstrance whatever on the
subject and in support Of this view the recent
speech Of Mr.. Gladstone. Chancellor Of the Ex-
cAequer in the English Parliament. is referred to-
On the other had. it Is asserted by persons whose
opportunities Of knowing the facts are excellent.
that tn most vigorous remonstrinccs have been
received at the State Department on the subject.
direct from the British Government through Sir
Frederick Bruce. the English minister, accom-
panied by peremptory demands for the arrest of
all the known leaders Of the movement. 1t
is said that this demand is based upon the allega-
ton that these persons fitting out armed exc
petitions for the conquest Of Canada, a fact well
known 10 our Government and il is added that
the official intimation has been conveyed TO the
latter thatit viii be held responsible for whatever
military movements on the soil of Canada the Fe-
mans may now make.
The Washington Star says thar Secretary Nc
culloch has written letter to several leading Re-
publican Congressman. in which be says he feels
much anxiety about the political situation, and
very much desires that something shall be done
TO restore harmony between the Government and
the people Of the Southern STATES. He thinks
that one step in this direction would result from a
full and free conference between Leading Northern
men and leading Southern men now in the city.
He suggests that the persons TO whom his note is
addressed invite call from Governor Parsons,
among others.
The United States Supreme Court has now
before il for argument the cases Of DIR. Cummings,
Catholic priest. who was indicted and convicted
by the Circuit Court for Pike county Missouri, of
performing the dutiesof his calling without taking
the cath prescribed by the second article Of the
new Constitution Of the State and med $500, with
imprisonment until paid and that cf Mr. Cares
sehe, a lawyer who was excluded from the prac-
tice Of his profession because be would not take
the oath. The judgmen, in DIR. Cummings case
having been affirmed by the State Supreme
Court, both were brought nj on a writ Of
error TO the United States Supreme Court.
One Of the clearest proofs of the returning
prosperity Of the port Of Charleston South Caro-
lima. is that the receipts from customs at that pol
In the month Of February last were $3l, Gls Il.
The business men Of Chicago are impatient to
have q competing line Of railroad 10 the Mssissip-
pi river. and have called meeting to hasten the
construction Of the Northern Line"
The steamer U. s. Grant, bound FOR tho Upper
Missouri. sunk. on Sunday. in an ico-gorge. near
the mouth Of Platte River. All the passengers
wore saved. Loss estimated at Sl5O.OO0
Quite revival Of religion has been going on
at GAINESVILLE in the Presbyterian and NJ ethodst
Churches. There never was time when there
was greater demand for active effort on the par,
Of the ministry.
. Judge Doe, of New Hampshire has declared
that the Supreme Court Of the United States has
no more power TO command the State Court than
the State Court has TO command the United States
Court. Our Republican neighbors have some re-
collection Of State Rights" it seems
The number Of soldiers present at the last
reception at the White House was unusually
large.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention win
be hold at Columbus on the cath Of May.
The number Of pardons granted by the Exc
cutive to persons. under the $4,000 cnusc. in the
State Of Tennessee. is ninoty-thres. and in the
State Of Texes two hundred and sixty-nine The
total number Of pardons that have been granted
under the thirteenth exception in all the South
ern and border States. since the pronunciation Of
the amnesty proclamation. lie sevcnty-one thou
sand nine hundred and seventy two. Maryland
IL the only State in which none of its citizens
have been pardoned under the above exception.
- The Boston Pilot in a well written and can
did review of the Presidents position closes thus
Amid all these combined attacks. the President
has stood firm, unninching and undaunted. lie
has appealed from party TO the people; from lead
ers TO the masses and he stands to-day. the stan
dard bearer Of tho Union. the defender Of the
Constitution; the one man on the watch
tower Of his high Office to defend both from
assaults, and TO sound the notes Of danger to
both"
We notice in recent letters from Italy that
the sculptor, Ball, has designed monument TO
Mr.. Lincoln. In which that great man is rcpresen-
ted In the act Of browning negro with the Phry
gian cap, and the accessories of a slave auction
block, whippihs-post. and the American Aag are
introduced.
"A most mischieyous report has gained cur
rency in private circles 10 the effect that General
Grant and the party with him were untuly hila-
rious on the day that Colonel Bowers was killed
on the Hudson River railroad. This is Of piece
with the story that President johnson was not
sober when he made public speech in Washing
ton, on the POD of February last.
The President has appointed General +. p.
Bisir, Jr Collector Of Customs for the Port Of st.
Louis. Gen. Blair is now In Washington, stopping
at the residence Of his brother, Hon Montgomery
Blair. There viii no doubt be some opposition TO
his confirmation by the Senate b. GratI Brown
and Henderson. Senators from Missouri, are both
Decentralization men.
1t is reported that the War Department will
issue an order shortly 10 muster out about forty
thousand negro troops, now stationed in various
parts Of the South. II is known that the pres-
cnce Of negro soldiers in that section has very
damaging effect on the cause of the Government.
and lserves to keep alive that Enimosity which
otherwise would soon die out.
The coin belonging to the Richmond banks,
which was seized after the surrender Of the city,
still remains in the vaults Of the Treasury. The
banks have made application for it, but for some
reason il Is withheld. and il is understood that
testimony is being taken by the department rels-
tive 10 the real ownership of the money.
A Joint resolution has been introduced into
the Senate Of the United States sppropIiating
$1,000 for tho publication of the medical and sur
gical history Of the rebellion, which was referred
10 the Committee on Printing,
A son Of BRIGHAM IOUNG is in Washington
urging the admission Of Utah = State.
The Baltimore correspondent Of the New Or
leans Pscayune in a recent letter says; Jefferson
Davis, as / learn from passengers direct from
Fortress Monroe. still enjoys good health and fair
spirits Much Of the surveillance heretofore ex-
creased over him has boen sbAted. lie now enjoys
more liberty and intercourse with his friends. He
speaks freely in appreciation Of President JoHN-
soN's policy. l again reiterato my impression
that he viii never be brought TO trial. When the
South Is fully admitted the Union reconstructed.
aud old animosities dia out he will-mark my,
word-be set free to go where he pleasos"
- The United States Consul at La Rochelle
France. In his dispatches 10 the Department Of
State, dated FEBRUARY %. recommends that rigid
quarantine be enforced against all vessels from
the portsI Of Caen. Brost. La Rochelle and Bor-
deaux. lie says the cholera appears 10 be NOV
ing along the western coast of France. and is now
nj the Stables D'oloune. From presentappOar-
pearanees he thinks Il win pass along the coast
through La Rochelle and Bordeaux, into Spain.
The Department Of State has received dispatch
&c from car Consul Mt Tobacco. Mexico dated
January 3. 1856. in which he communicates the
discovery Of the ruins Of two ancient cities. which
have remained unknown since the days Of the
conquest. The arst. he says. from the topograph-
ical situation he is led TO believe is the one
pied by corte1 at the time Of his invasion Of To-