The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-12
THE NEWS.

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Of which he took occasion TO throw
some hot shot among his old political
associates, upon the question of the
policy Of our Government.
Upon the Mexican question he I'M
qualifiedly affirmed the Monroe doc
trine He bitterly denounced the Radi-
Gals and the usurping Rump Congress,
and declared his firm and determined
support of President johnson and his
policy. He favored the Immediate
admission of Southern representatives.
The speech was p success throughout
but gave much dissatisfaction to the
malignants.
On Petite Anse Island, in the South
ern part Of Louisiana, there is a bed of
rock salt covering one hundred acres,
which, during the late war, supplied
nearly the whole Of the trans-Mississip-
pi district. Twenty-one million pounds
were taken from it in three months.
Yet it is reported that but very small
portion of the deposit has been cut
away. Immediate steps are now taking
TO develop the mine.
1t is reported from Japan that an IN
lucky native engineer, who purchased
for the Tycoon an iron-clad war vessel
which proved a failure, instantly ex-
plated his offence by the summary pro-
cess of harikari.
The Detroit Tribune after a thor
ough investigation of the condition of
wheat in that State, is compelled to
conclude that the aggregate crop for
1866 viii fall below the average yield
OF past seasons.
The Atlanta Intelligencer Of the 9th,
says:
For several days past, we have been
engaged in collecting all the informa-
ton we possibly could, relative to the
prospects of the present growing cotton
crop in our State. From all our sources
Of information, the conclusion has
forced itself upon US, that the result Of
this years planting will prove TO be a
most Improbable one for our farmers
The crop will turn out TO be an exceed
ingly short one, if the half that has
been reported to us be true-which is,
that most of the seed planted has
proved to be imperfect, the plant itself,
after its appearance above ground, al
most invariably failing TO take root and
sustain its growth
At the last soiree at the Tuileries, a
romance by Nine. de Rothschild was
sung with great success. After the
| concert Mile. Patti was presented by
the Emperor with a pair of diamond
ear rings.
Gen. John NJ Corse, late in command
at St Paul, and formerly one of Sher-
man s commanders in the South, has
returned to his nome in Burlington,
Iowa, and now counts himself a civilian.
The Wisconsin Union, of Madison,
/ insists that there is a deficiency in the
public accounts of Wisconsin, in tie
sale of war bonds, amounting TO $780,
600 1t charges, also, the last Legisla-
ture with corruption and bribery.
The division lately established in the
Freedmen's Bureau by Major General
Howard for the settlement of all claims
upon the United States for back pay
and pensions due to the widows and
heirs of deceased colored soldiers, is
now in successful operation. Major
| Fowler has received 900 claims, many
Of which are in process Of adjustment
The London correspondent of the
| Philadelphia Gazette says that on Eas-
ter Monday, when the Bots de Boulogne
races came of, Napoleon and his En-
press drove in separate carriages, but
the point dc mise of all observers was
the carriage which contained the Duke
and Duchess de Mouchy formerly
Princess Ann Murat), whose first ap-
pearance in public since their marriage
! this might be said to be. The Duchess
was looking exceedingly pretty and
smiling, and all eyes we're fixed on her,
the carriage proceeding in truly royal
style at ioot's pace for the benefit of
the Cazers on either side of the avenue.
| With very good taste, she has assumed
her husbands title and dropped her
own; and has succeeded, by her pleas
ing, unaffected manners and lovely face,
in conciliating to herself the sympa-
thies of the Faubourg St GeTmaine of
her husbands family, at 6rst supposed
TO be averse to the alliance.
The President has approved the bill
| extending the time for the completion
of the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern
Division, until the 9th of June, 1866.
/ The time for completing each succeed
| ing section of one hundred miles is to
! be reckoned from that date This bill
| also extends for two years, the time for
commencing and completing the North
ern Pacific Railroad, and ali its several
| sections.
The National Bank, at Usage, Mitch
ell county, Iowa, was entered by bur
glars last Saturday night, the vault
blown open, and money and bonds
taken 10 the amount of $50, 400 The
robbers escaped.
Two defaulting Treasury Agents,
| from San Antonio, Texas were arrest
ed Yesterday, on the steamer Ruth, at
Memphis, and shipped to New Orleans.
Their robberies amount to $4,000
According to reports of the speech by
John Bright in support OF the Freed
mems Aid Fund, in London, on the
26lb nit. cS0OO0 had been sent TO EX-
eter Hall for that purpose, and more
was on the way.
The indications are that the House
will GUST another Demoorat-DaWson,
of Pennsylvania-from a contested
seat
1t is denied that the President in
tends TO issue supplemental procla-
nation on the habeas corpus suspension
in certain States.
The President will certainly veto the
hin admitting Colorado into the Union
az a State He is now at work on the
veto message.
JefFerscnville, Ind, has been desig-
mated as the principal depot OF supplies
for the Quartermasters Department,
and the depot heretofore existing at
CITY Point has been given up.
The remains Of seven Ohio soldiers,
belonging 10 General Mitchelis famous
aRailroad Expedition, who were hang
ed by the rebels, have been removed
from Atlanta TO Chattanooga, where
they have been properly buried.
The Post office DEPARTMENT has made
a contract for the conveyance OF the
mails from New Orleans, via Galveston,
10 Indianola, and back, three times
week.
The Rev. E. B. Fairchild says that
whilst in Palestine he met on the