Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-10-03
FROM NEW YORK.
Secretary Seward and Canada--Meth-
Odist Episcopal COnyentIOn--Arrest OF
an Arkansas Vigilance COMMITTEES
uaau--FIurderer Executed.

| Secretary Seward and Canada--Meth-
Odist Episcopal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
an Arkansas Vigilance Committee
man--Hurderer Executed.
New York, Oct 2-It is believed by
those high in authority in Canada that Sec
rotary SEWARD has used his diplomacy to
bring about the league between SANTA ANNA
and the Fenians.
The session of the National Methodist
| Episcopal Convention was held yesterday
| in the morning afternoon and evening. A
resolution expressing sympathy for, and
promising aid to the Methodist Episcopal
/ Church in Ireland was passed. The day
was principally occupied in the transaction
of business and the evening in addresses and
| devotional exercises.
GEO. II. GODDARD, a secession vigilance
| committeeman Of Arkansas, was arrested in
| this city Yesterday afternoon on q warrant
issued by Justice CLARK, of the Superior
Court The complaint was made by WIN.
| NJ. NEWMAN, of this city, who alleged that
the prisoner, with others, composing vigil
ance committee at Camden, Arkansas, seized
his stock of goods, worth $4,000, and turn
ed it over to the Confederate government.
The prisoner was ordered to find bail in the
sum Of $4,000.
S. B. CHITTENDEN was nominated for
both the long and short term of Congress by
the Third District Republican Convention
of Brooklyn last evening.
RICHARD THARwELL, one of the muir
ers of JAS. A. HENsEMAN, of Fayette coun-
ty, Pa, in April last, was executed at the
above named town yesterday.
The coroner's Jury in the CoNIMANIPAU
drowning case were discharged yesterday
without having agreed upon a verdict. The
coroner will submit both sides Of the case
to the grand jury, MENATAU, in the mean
time, remaining in custody to await the re-
suit.
The Tribune says the Republican Union
lists have carried almost every town where
they seriously tried, including quite num-
Der of towns that went against them last
spring. There is scarcely town that does
not show a decided Republican gain in the
popular vote.
Yesterday, RoBT WALKER, the well
known trainer of trotting horses, who kept
a hotel adjoining the Centreville course,
Long Island was found dead upon that
track, with pistol ball through his head.
No person had been seen in the neighbor-
hood at the time, and the affair is surround
ed in profound mystery. He was training
horse.
The Herald's Poughkeepsie special says
A heavy robbery was perpetrated at Cold
Springs, n. Y, yesterday morning. The
thieves entered the store of Mr.. COOLEY,
and took away large quantities of ribbons,
silks, velvets, etc, to the amount of $1,000
Mr.. COOLEY has offered reward of 5000 for
the apprehension and conviction of the
scoundrels.
The Hudson river, between New York
and Albany, is infested with large gangs of
thieves, who ascend the river in small sail
ing crafts, committing depredations on the
route along the banks. STAFFORD, recently
shot while attempting to escape from Sing
Sing was leader Of one of these gangs. Re
ports reach us from up the river that harness
from stables, clothing, silverware, etc, from
the dwellings are being frequently carried
away; and in nearly every instance strange
looking crafts have been seen in the vicinity
where the robberries were perpetrated the
day previous.