Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-31
Trial Of JEFF. Davis.
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WAsHIsGroS, Jan. 30.-SESATE-Mr. Fessen-
den introduced resolution which was adopted
authorizing the payment Of $1,000, or so much
thereof as is necessary to defray the expenses of
the joint Committee ON Reconstruction.
Mr.. Harris presented the petition of men in the
Signal Corps asking to be discharged fromthe SER
vice. which was referred to the Military Commit
tee.
Mr.. Trimble, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported resolution that John p Stockton is
entitled to a scat in the Senate as Senator from
New Jersey, which was ordered to be printed
HoUsE.-By majority of thirty votes. the
House refused to pass the resolution admitting
Messrs. Byers. Kyle and johnson. from Arkan-
sas to the privileges Of the floor till otherwise or
dered; in other words. refusing to extend to them
the same courtesy extended to the gentlemen
from Tennessee.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, reported a bin for supply
Ing deficiencies in certain expenditures for the
year ending June. 1866.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 30-The steamer Miami. hence
for Little Rock on Saturday night, when six miles
up the Arkansas river. exploded her boiler, tear
ing away her forward boiler deck, when she took
fire and burned to the waters edge and sunk
She had On board fifty cabin passengers, one
hundred Company B. Sd U. S. Cavalry, and ono
hundred and fifty persons on deck. including the
| crew.
Messrs. Lusk and johnson. clerks, were lost;
also the wife and child of the former.
After the explosion, corporal and a citizen
were seen to draw pistols and blow out their brains
to escape burning. The details of the affair are
| horrible.
The steamer Harry Aa,es, hearing of the disas-
ter, went to the rescue and rendered valuable as
sistance.
One hundred and twenty-five sthe lowest cs-
timate placed on the number lost
| ]. E. Rankin and DR.. Jenkins are the only pas
sengers known to be saved
CINCINNATI. Jan. 9O.--The steamer Missouri: ex-
ploded her boiler this morning at o'clock, at the
mouth Of Green river. The wreck floated down
and sunk mile and half below Evansville, In
diana. Her officers and crew numbered about
100. Areport from Newburg says that only TWEEN
y survivors were taken off. including the
wounded.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The message of the
President in answer to Senate inquiry relative to
negotiations in 1861 with Mexico, for the purpose
of marching United States troops from Guayamas
to Arizona through Mexico, inclosing papers on
the subject from State Department from which it
appears, under date of May 4, 1861, that Senior
Romero called the attention of Mr. Seward to a
project Of Southern sn,sn for seizing Mexico and
establishing slavery therein. and declared that
Mexico conquered her Independence through the
blood Of her children. and would maintain it to
the last against any invader who attempts to take
it frSm her, and she will never consent that any
human being should be reduced to slavery within
her territory. 1t is free country. in which no
man is born q slave. and liberty returns to those
who may before have had the misfortune to lose |
it. Hethercfore wishes to arrange between Mex |
leo and the United States treaty which shall |
guarantee the boundaries of the Mexican Repub- |
lie as now agreed upon to prevent the introduce
ton Of slavery into Mexico. He would make an |
indispensable condition to such treaty an arrange
ment that no European power should participate |
therein, lest 1T might become matter for the in
teryention ofother countries in the affairs of the /
Republic.
CAIRO. Jan. 3O.-New Orleans papers of the 9th,
says the interior Mexican papers are filed with /
accounts of the movements Of troops in pursuit
of guerrillas from the sea ceast to the mountains
They also report the summary execution of
guerrillas, in accordance with the Emperors
decree, which was exasrerating the people,
and the country was never more unsettled than
since the organization of the Imperial Govern
ment.
The plot for overthrowing the Government
State Of Michoan. has been discovered. The /
Liberal. a Mexican paper. published at Browns
vile. states that the thirteen prisoners taken from
Certincz were executed privately at Matamoras
All the prisoners taken at Bagdad were liberated.
Additional forced loans being imposed by the
authorities at Matamoras. and all communication
with brownsville intercepted IN consequence.
Tha kos I. |
cree granting to Ramon Sengronize the exclusive
privilege for seventy five years of constructing and
working the railrDad between Vera Cruz and /
Puebla, via Jalspa and Perote A company was
formed in Tuscany with a capital of one million
francs rthe purpose of sending Italian emigrants
to the Emperor. portion of the money has al
ready arrived and some purchases Of land were |
made. Monterey is garrisoned by traitors. M& /
amoras was considered in danger by French
man Of war being ordered thither. The forcs of |
an earthquake was felt throughout Mexico on the l
18th. Ewas severely felt in South America on /
the 10th. Oscillation from East to West. The /
destruction of the city Of Caracas by an earth
quake was confirmed.
New YoRK. Jan. 30-The Posts Washington
special says the House Committee on Public Lands
have agreed to the bill which brings all public /
lands of the South under the provision of the |
Homestead act
The House Committee on Freedmen's Affairs are /
ready to report back the Senate bill concerning
Freedmen's Bureau. with few amendments One /
of them was adopted to satisfy Gov. Aiken and |
others who make exception to the bill as it passed
the Senate. The amended bill provides that when
ever theta are restored to their former owners
upon the agreement of the occupants, the latter /
shall receive from the Government 10 acres out of
the public lands
The Committee or Ways and Means have not /
yet taken vote upon McCuilochs loan bill. 1t /
has been laid aside temporarily. and new bill has
been drawn up. The Secretary il willing that /
notifications should be made to his bill. There /
is ne conflict between the Secretary and Commit /
tee. There IS prospect that the new bill will be /
so framed as to meet the appreciation of both.
NEW YORK, Jan. S0-The sutIbrousht by Mr. |
Thaddeus y. Curtiss to recover $4,000 damages,
from the firm of Leloa & Wainwright, Wall |
street Brokers. brought to close this morning.
having occupied the attention Of the Court for four
or FIVE days.
1t was claimed on the part Of plaintiff that de-
PENDANTS held 400 shares Of Harlem stock. and |
$1,000 in Buck County Lead Mining stock without |
notifying HIN. by which he sustained loss of |
$4,000 in the rise Of stocks.
The defendants set up the plea that when they |
made the agreement with him they reserved the /
right to sell him out Whenever the stock held by /
them for him fell below the margin Of 10 per cent;
that they notified him Of the decision Of Harlem.
through the only channel they had. his postofEce
address. Not having heard from or seen him, |
they sold his stock.
The plaintiff alleged that It was only bOsu
sale. and il was done to deffaud him.
The jury returned verdict for desendaEt.
EVANSVILLE Jan. SO.-Fron a gentleman from
Newburg Ia. we learn that the steamer Mss,oar; |
exploded at 10 minutes before o'clock this morn
ing. opposite RobertsOn's saw-mili. half a mile |
below the mouth Of Green River The explosion
was distinctly heard all over the city and at New
burg. The steamer Dsetutor was near the Me-
souri at ahe time. and ran alongside and took of
the survivors, The Dictator touched at Newburg
and took on board Dfs- William and Robert |
Slaughter. but LEFT no list Of those lost, and but
few particulars The wreck is in possession of the
Evansville and Cairo Packet Company. From a
gentleman who got of the boat here last airht.
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