Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-23
SUNDAY. DECEMBER IS. Isee.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Forneys Washington Chroaiols dshounees the
United States Supreme Court as a nest Of trea-
son."
The sugar crop in Caha will be from fsssn TO
twenty thousand hogsheads lasger this season
THAI last.
Judgs MeCunu. a New York. has decided sub
stantiaiiy thst person losing money in gaming
il not entitled 70 recover By law.
The national Democratic resident COMMITTEES
Of Washington. have agreed 10 take steps for the
celebration Of the sth Of January.
A Washington dispatch 70 the Cincinnati Con-
saercial says: "A number Of Southern public
men have united in personally requestip r, d.
T. Hunter. Of Virginia, to come out in favor Of
the constitutional amendment"
II is stated that the Americas institution Of
horse railways has been introduced with Eresi
success in Hamburg. and that the effort TO secure
street railways IN Liverpool are 70 be renewed
st the approaching session Of the British Pariia-
laeut, when acts authorizing them viii be in
tr0duced.
Lieutenant Generl Sherman arrived In New
Orleans on toe 2Dth inst. from Brownsville. BIZ
mission having proved failure because OF the
refusal Of the Imperial authorities to grant him
pass across their lines to reach chihuahua. He
Jeff Minister Campbell at BrsHEsViile. but the
latter is expected 10 arrive in New Orleans this
morning. Gen. Sherman and Minister Campbell
viii undoubtedly beth proceed North on the
Susquehanna aftSr the exchange Of dispatches
with the Washington government ..e4
mysterions murder Is exciting the people Of
New Orleans Miss Dora Hendricks. young
lady Of unusual beauty. who was boarding in the
family Of a Mr. MeLinn, and attending school in
a.. n-oA
early on Sunday morning the 18th inst and she
was struck behind the osr with bluut inFtru-
ment. from the elects Of which she died. Moth
ing is known Of the perpetratOr.
The Washington correspondent Of the Cinein-
natl Ga-eae says In his dispatch Of the 10Th inst
Chief Justice Chase has under advisement an
application for a writ Of hobeas corpus TO pre-
cure the discharge Of zach Of the assassins as are
nov confined at the Dry TOrtugas. The applica-
ton Is made under the late decision Of the su-
preme Court The Chief Justice has not yet de-
oided thas his court has IurisdictiOn.n the case
Every Rebel element represented in Washington
d in exiacies over the late and confidently e1-
pecied judicial decisions"
The Senate COMMITTEES on the Judiciary have
egreed 10 the House bill. with slight verbal
amendment, providing that In addition TO the
present regular times Of meeting Of Congress.
there shall be a meeting Of ths fortieth Congress,
and Of each succeeding congress thereafter, at
u o'clock sheridan. on the 4fh day Of March,
the day on which the term begins for which the
Congress is elected. except that when the 4th Of
March occurs on Sunday; then the meeting shall
take place ct the same hour on the next succeed
ing day. No mileage is TO be allowed 10 my one
who was a member Of the preceding Congress.
The Washington correspondent Of the Cinein-
natl Gazette makes the following statement,
which We give for what It is worth: In view
Of the strength which the movements for terri
torial governments are assuming, the COnserYa-
tiysa are taking alarm. and have sent messengers
and dispatches into the South to induce the Lee
rislatures to ratify the amendment, promising
immediate admission, The argument that the
test oath win probably be set aside is also used
but as the test oath was considered by all at the
last session as much part Of the plan Of resto-
ration as the amendment ITSELF If the Supreme
Court shall Get the former aside, few in Congress
would feel bound to Adnit the Representatives
ofthe Rebel States. even II ell ratified the amend
mani