The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-04
Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
HIteFHUOO DlspaIUHos'
OHIe UNION CONVENTION.
Mexican News.
Cholera in New York.
Yellow Fever on the Kearsarge,
From the West Indies.
OHIe UNION CONVENTION.
Cholera in New York.
Yellow Fever on the KearSaFge.
From the West Indies.
Riot In Memphis.

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CINCINNATI, May 3-A call for a Union
State Convention, to be held at Columbus,
June 20, for the nomination of candidates
for Secretary of State and Judge of the Su-
preme Court, was made yesterday by the
Union Committee.
NEW YozK, May 3.-The Herald's Cor
respOndence from the City Of Mexico, 1lth,
says the siege of Matztan still continued,
with occasional skirmishes. The Liberal
commander, Mendez, was found while sick
by the French. On refusing to surrender,
he was shct in his bed. Three of the most
influential citizens of the neighbOrhood
were also shot, and heavy fines imposed
upon others, among whom were the sons of
the murdered Mendez.
NEW YoHE, May 3.-Intense excitement
prevailed yesterday in Wall street, owing to
the discovery of a number of forgeries of
railroad bonds and checks to the amount of
nearly $500, 600. Several banks and promi-
nent business men are reported to have
been victimized by the operations of the
burglar, who is supposed to be Mr.. John
Ross, lately doing business as broker in
Exchange place.
The Office of Messrs. Gottsberger & Co., So
New Bowery, was on Tuesday night robbed
of three certified bills Of exchange payable
in gold, amounting in the aggregate TO $15,-
347 72 and 500 in Treasury notes. A
nephew of Mr.. Gottsberger's partner, named
Duany, was arrested, and portion of the
stolen Treasury notes found in his posses
sion.
There were two new cases of cholera yes
terday on the steamboat Virginia. There
were one hundred patients in the hospital
yesterday. The patients were rapidly i'm
proving.
New YoRK, May 3.-The United States
sloop-of-war, Keersarge, was at Lisbon,
Portugal, on the 18th of April. On her
passage home from Sierra Leone seven
officers and seven men died of yellow fever,
as follows Surgeon Benjamin Vrulland,
Second Assistant Engineer Joel A. Rullard.
Third Assistant Engineer Josephs, Richard
F. Edwards, Elisha r. Tyson, Mates Sam
ual Davis, Samuel Paine. The names of
the seamen are not given, There was on
the 18th but QEe case on board that was not
convalescent.
Advices from Rio Janeiro, April Sd, state
that it is believed the issues of the Bank of
Brazil will be increased, the Government
guaranteeing it, and the ten millions of
gold in its vaults to be withdrawn to meet
expenses of the war.
Two Peruvian iron -clads had arrived from
England. They captured the Spanish
schooner Dorothea, using the United States
flag. A Peruvian iron-clad was daily ex-
pected from the United States.
News of an attack on Pasa de Patria and
crossing into Paraguay was hourly expect
ed. 1t is rumored that the Paraguayans
had advanced into Missions to attack Bra
zilian division under Paron de Parte Allegro,
NEW YoRK, May 3.-The Times special
says: The fate of the reconstruction report
is sealed.
The Committee have agreed to report
against the missiOn to Greece, the law net
justifylng its establishment.
Havana dates of the 26th ult. state that a
| cargo Of negroes had just been landed at
the south side of the Island. Several ships
were expected from China with coolies.
There was very large stock Of sugar on
hand. Freightsge for the United States was
| brisk, at about previous rates.
| We have also late advices from the French
West India Islands by the same route,
dated at Martinique and Guadaloupe. Fifty
members of the Colonial Legislature had
| determined to demand from France the
same laws and legislative power as are en-
| joyed in the mother country. In Guada-
loupe the deaths from cholera average
seven and one-fourth per cent. of the popu-
lation. The disease was less violent.
The immense production of beet root
sugar in Europe, alarmed the planters OF
the Islands.
Our advicss from st. Domingo City are to
| the 14th of April. The late revolutionary
movement on the southern portion of the
Island, induced, at the very moment of its
| suppression, large ipsurrectionary party
to rise in another portion, and suddenly
seze the towns of San Costobal, Bani and
| San Jose de Oeoa, The Government acted
promptly and with energy. Troops were
| marched rapidly from different points and
! concentrated so judiciously, that the in
surgents were dispersed. Two of the most
active of their leaders escaped, and ogder
wa restored.
After the l4th of April it is optional with
| the importers of merchandise in st. Do
mingo,to pay the duty on gold, silver, or
| Treasury notes, the gold ounce value being
taken as the standard when the latter
named currency is used. The news from
| Venezuela, dated April 7th, intimates that
/ the Republic was very likely to sympa-
| thize with Spain in the war against Chill,
| the Venezuelan authorities recollecting
| that their ports are completely defenseless
| and the people remembering that their
| poorer countrymen were received in the
| Spanish West India Islands as priviged
refugees during the State troubles at home.
/
| yield sbundantly. Military squabbles about
State rights claims disturb the Territory at
some points.
NEW YoRK, Msy s.-Gold opened at 12714
and closed at l27%,
Cotton dull at s3@34.
| WASHINGTON, May a. HOUSE. Mr..
! Bright withdrew the motion made by him
| yesterday to lay on the table the motion
to reconsider the vote rejecting the army
| bill, in order to move its recommiital to the
| Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr., Chandler renewed the motion, and
| called for the ayes and noes.
Mr.. Wright asked the Speaker whether
| the success Of that motion would not have
the effect of killing the bill.
| The Speaker answered Automatically. but
said that was a matter for the House to de-
| termine. '
The House refused to order the ayes and
noes, and the motion TO lay on the table
| was lost.
The vote rejecting the bill was recon
Mr.. Wright then moved to recOmmit the
bill to the Committee on Military Affairs.
/ Ar. Moss moved that Instructions be
| given to the committee to report q bill for
| an army of not more than IS 900 men.
Mr.. Schneck said that would turn adrift
about 5000 men Of the present regular
army. He hoped no Instructions would be
| given.
Mr.. Ross molten was rejected, and the
| bill was then recOmmitted and ordered to
| be printed as amended.
Mr.. Stevens asked leave to introduce the
/ following resolutions
ReSOlped By TIE Senate azd House Of Repre-
SsHtatiyes n Congress assembled, That the
| Congress of the Uaited States Of America
/ hss learned with deep regret the attempt
made upon the life Of the Emperor Of Rus
sia by sn enemy Of emancipation. The
Congress send their greetings to his Impe-
rial Majesty and 10 the Russian nation, and