The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-12
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NIGHT DISPATCHES


ToRoSTo, c. W., April 1.-THE examina.
4 ton Of the Fenians arrested at Cornwall,
] begins here to-day. Hon. John D. Melon
aid has been engaged for the defense. The
K Globe Of this morning has the following
There is no longer any doubt. 0'MahO.
I ney is c, concentrating q force near the New
I Brunswick frontier. This is clearly in viO-
I lation Of the neutrality laws Of the United
/ Ststes and the Washington authorities must
/ take speedy action upon the subject. We
are anxious that the American Government
I should act hurriedly. In q free Govern
ment time must be allowed for talk, and il
/ is not well for any Government to oppose :
movement which commands measure OF
! popular sympathy without clear proofs that
the law is not being broken but the NOV
ing Of armed men towards the frontier IS an
act of war, which the American Government
must suppress if they intend to do their
duty towards their neighbors.
HALIFAX, April ia steamer is sig
nailed in the east, it is probably the Asia,
with two days later news from Europe.
NEw YoRK, April 1.-THE election yes
terday: Jersey City-Cleveland, Democrat,
chosen Mayor by $40 majority. Aldermen
equally divided between the Republicans
and Democrats.
Hudson City and Hoboken went Demo-
cratic.
Bergen elected the whole Union ticket.
WASHINGTON, April u.-Mr. Holmes, Of
New York, presented a resolution of the
House of Assembly Of the New York Legis-
lature, declaring that the action Of the New
York Senators on the Civil Rights bill was
approved; and requesting the New York
Representatives to vote for the bill, not
withstsnding the Presidents veto.
Of anwav1rroufo u,oda q mar
sonal explanation relative TO his absence
when the vote was taken on the Civil Rights
bill.
The amendment was agreed to and the
bills passed.
Messrs. Washburn Of Indiana, Wash
burn Of Mass DilOns and Thornton pre-
scented large number of adverse reports
from the Committee Of claims, which were
laid on the table.
MrFAngg, f. ON the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported back the bill to estsb-
lish land Office in Idahoe which was con
sidered and passed.
Mr.. Sehenck, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back, with 8 sub
stitute, the bill to regulate the pay of the
army, and asked it be postponed and made
a special order this day fortnight and until
disposed OF it was ordered
Mr.. Bundy Of Ohio, offered resolution
which was adopted, reciting that VIM. Mer-
Ger of Ross county, State Of Ohio, had fur
nished seven sons and one grand son to the
army Of the United States during the late
rebellion, some Of whom were minors and
were killed and died in service and that Mr.
VIM. Mercer and his wife were aged and
infirm and without the necessary means to
support themselves in their old age and
instructing the Committee on Invalid Per-
40 20 hn fafr oF III,
ing the name Of Vim. Mercer on the list of
invalid pensions.
Mr.. Davis Of Mass, offered q resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire whether any legisla-
ton was necessary TO make shares in a Ma
tional Bank liable 10 attachment or levy of
execution under State law, for payment Of
debts of the owner.
Mr.. Eckly Of Ohio, offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the Com
mittee on Military affairs 10 inquire into
the expediency of allowing three months
extra pay TO the returned prisoners who
survived the fate of the steamer Sultana--
came as other returned prisoners are al
lowed.
Mr.. Rice of Maine, offered a resolution
reciting that a morning paper had an
the fact that the Manhattan Club
Of New York proposed to give to James |
Brooks public dinner, and that Messrs. |
Stockton and Voorhees, were expected 70 be |
present and requesting that the chairman /
of the Committee on Elections, and such |
other members Of that Committee ss may |
be invited, be granted leave OF absence to |
attend such meeting and dinner.
Mr.. Harding, Of Kentucky, wanted to /
move an amendment, but Mr.. Rice with |
drew the resolution.
Mr.. Ingersoll rose to personal explanation, |
and that he was represented in the Baiti- /
more American as having been engaged the |
other day in making a motion to prevent a |
vote on the Civil Rights bill. He dis
claimed doing so, leaving the credit of such /
motion TO his friends from Wisconsin.
The Senate has confirmed the following
named Brigadier Generals to be Major Cen
erals by breyet Thomas II, Neill, Benja-
min J. Spooner, Morgan H. Christian and
Wharton L. Mcmahon.
PHILADELPHIA, April I2-Mr. John Has
son has resigned the position Of Center Of
the Philadelphia Circle of the Fenian Bro
therhOoi. His successor has not been elected.
NEW YoRK, April 1.-THE following is
the decision in the affair Of the Receiv-
ership of the Columbian Insurance Com
pany:
"The Court thinks the interest Of the va
rious persons interested in the distribution !
Of the proceeds Of the Company will be
benefited by the appointment of a man
who has had experience in the manage
ment OF Insurance Companies"
The original intention was that two should
be appointed to act. They were so appoin-
ted, but one has resigned.
EAsTPORT, Me-, April II The Feniaus
have hired the Town Hall for three days to
hold meeting. There is an open session to-
night.
There is another large British steamer oil
Camp Bello, with q large force of men
ashore at work.
A number Of Fenians have left on a sail
ing vessel last night secretly. largo
steamer, with the American flag, and pri-
vate signals, has just gone up the river
towards st. Andrews.
SECOND DIsPATCH.-The excitement con-
tinues. The Fenian public convention is in
session. British war steamers are continu-
ally arriving, and patrOling the harbor and
st. Croix river. Fifty Fenians have left in |
q schooner. Destination unknown.
A suspicious steamer, showing the Ameri-
san colors, has just passed into the st.
Croix Tiuer.
There are Fenian arrivals continually.