The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-10
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Late News nom savannah,
Death Of Hon. 4. Winter DaVi;
Gen. Mercer TO be fried Imme.
dlately.

NEE YoNE, Jan. s.-The steamer Hunter
from ssysnnah On The All, has arrived.
The Savannah Herald states that Iudg,
Hsrdee had been pArdOned BY the Prssi
dent, aud he'd resumed business here. Tn.
Savannah and 0geechse canal has been re-
paired. Vsgrant and toavict negroes sr,
put into c~hsia-gsngs and made 70 clean IN,
streets. Several saw aud plaAing-mills are
being erected in the Vieiaity Of savaunsh
The Ayeat of he re. dmeH's Bn;caa a.
Mscca is taxing csrv Of ths negroes. sad
sending them 70 such pla>esss need their
labor.
Order hsvs b-eA reviewed st S.rsnBaato
proceed wirh he triafoi Gen. Mer.e-.
Lona0a-The Globe highly eulogiz,s Gea.
Grants official rel ort. aud says il Is 5 clear
and strikinsly modest document, frankly
sdmittiug failures, and does full justice TO
his spp ne Is.
C5rk-On the 2ht Of December Charles
Underwood O'CoaHell Was found guilty Of
treason aud felony, aud wss sentenced 70 ten
years penal ss-viiude. o'Coaneu made an
eloquent speech, and after being sentenced
expressed an earnest hope thai there would
be an exchange OF prisoners before his sen
tence expired.
WAsHISeToS, Jan. An informal meet
ing Of the members OF the House Of Reps
sentatives wss held in the Hall yesterday;
snd immediately after the adjournment
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, Mr.. Clay Smith
Secretary, on motion Of Mr.. Stevens,
COMMITTEES Of six was appointed to prepare
resolutions expressive Of The feeling o. the
members relative to the desth OF Hon. II.
Winter Davis. The Chair appointed
Messrs. Stevens, ofPenp., Geo. Field, OF o.,
H. :. Low. Of No, J.. Brooks, Of n. y,
sndJ r. Dawson, Of Penn.
The meeting adjourned 10 convene again
on Monday Rext.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-SESArE--Sumner
presented q petition from the Clerks in the
State Department for al Increase Of pay.
Referred 70 tho G0mmittSe On FoseIgn RelA-
tons.
Sumner presented q memorial asking ior
. donation Of public land Tor educstiOaal
purposes in the States lately ia rebellion.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Public Lands.
Mr.. Foote offered q resolution which was
adopted appointing wm. J. Mcdonald chief
clerk Of the Senate, vice Hickey deceased.
Henderson presented s memorial Of the
St. Louis Chamber Of .ConmeFce asking for
AZ appropriation for the improvement Of
the Mississippi river. Referred to The Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr.. sumnar presented the following;
WHKREAs, 1t is reported that persons de-
elsred free BY The Proclamation OF Emanci-
patton, and BY the recent amendment Of
the Constitution, are now kidnapped and
transported 10 Cuba and Brasil 10 be held IS
slAves, and that IN this way q new slave
trade has been commenced OF our southern
coast; therefore,
ReSolred That the Committee on Judicia-
~ be directed, if further legislation is need
ed TO prevent kidnapping OF freedmen and
renewal Of the lave trade on our Southern
coast.
Ar. Sumner read a letter, from q gentle
man in Alhbams, setting forth the fact sta-
ted in the shove preamble. as a~etually sK
isting, and that Federal officers we're aiding
the guilty parties. !
Mr.. johnson called for the name Of the
author Of the letter.
Sumner-I have been requested not TO
give the name Of the writer bat he ia well
known in the other House.
Mt. Sumner then read 4 letter Of a SINH
lar purport from tho United states District
Judge Of Merida.
Mr.. Davis said be had no doubt that the
Yankees we're endeavoring TO reopen the
slave trade. He knew they would do 50 If
they could make any money out Of it, he
was in favor OF the resolution. Il was
adopted.
Mr.. Wade called up tbs bill 70 give the
consent OF Congress to the annexation OF
the counties Of Berkeley and Jefferson, Of the
State of Virginia, to the State Of West Viz
ginia. The bill was read and, al the sug-
gestion Of Mr.. johnson, was postponed until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that be would To-
morrow introduce a bill to increase and tx
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the number OF men in the regular army.
On motion Of Mr.. Foote the Senate went
into an executive session, and soon si.er adj
journed.
NKw YoRK, Japuary 9.-Rev. Robert Min
turn died in this city, this morning st two
O'Clock, from the effecIs n psrslectic stroke.
wAsHISsroS, January 9.-HorsE-Ihe
Speaker appointed the following COMMITTEES
90 Military and Postal Railroads between
Washington and New Yo,k: Stevens OF
Pa, Garfield Of ohio, F. Thomas Of Nd.
Brandigee OF Conn Starr Of y. J., Grinnel
aud Bedford ofN. 7.
Wssburne OF H., brought to the at!eu-
ton Of the House a Washington letter writ
ten by Mr.. Baldwin Of Miss. in reply 10
letters and papers 70 the Worcester spy,
saying that the purpose Of passing The bill
to facilitate commerce etween the States
was to release the Illinois Central Railroad
from it, obligations TO carry the malls
ETC.. tree OF charge, in consideration OF GEN.
Grants explanations followed from several
other Eents.
Mr.. Baldwin maintained that such was
The legal construction Of the bill. While
Mr.. Washburns diielzmsd any sueh intsn-
ton. Finally the senate wss requested to
return the bill, whiea vas passed under >
misrepresentation.
M. voorhees,, Of Indiana, msds 4 speech
10 support Of the restoration policy Of Presi-
dent johnson, combating the proposition Of
ar. Stevens, that the Southern States De
stroysd themselves by var.
CaIe4sO, Jan. s.-The Clarendon House,
and building sdjoinin, occupied b. school
keef Brothers, dealers in groceries and pro
visions, were destroyed By FIRE this morn
ing. schoolksePs loss in building and stock
amounts 10 Ss0,00 insurance $4,000; total
loss about 100000.
PaILADkLPHIA, Jan. 9-Pstiti0ns are be-
ing signed here ssking Congress TO amend
the law 50 IS to equslize The pensions d
officers and priystes, aud their respective
families, making them uniform with
cut regard to previous rank; asd that the
pay Of each officer aud private be not less
than SIS per month.
SEE ToEE, Jan. s.-The Posl's Wsshiag-
ton special says: Ga Friday the Judiciary
Committee Of the House viii consider The
proposition to amend the Constitution.
The Reconstruction COMMITTEES held an
other meeting this morning, bat the pro-
eeeaings we're not made public.
All the general appropriations viii be re-
ported from Ways sad Mssns Committee
next week.