The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-08
By Telegraph
Afternoon Disptches.
General Sickles In Washington.
Treasury Receipts.
The U. s. Court at Norfolk
Dr.. 6Win PaFOled.
Later ffom Europe.

New YoRR, May The Herald's Wash
ington special says: Mai Gen. Sickles ar
rived in this city from Charleston this
morning, accompanied by Col. Moore, Capt.
| Basse', DR.. Smith, Of his staff, and Col. Tot
ten, Inspector General Of the army. The
General has been summoned from South
| Carolina to confer about the appointment
as minister to the Hague, which it is ru-
mored he will decline.
In relation to the cholera on the steamer
| England the American Consul proceeds to
| state that he cannot learn that there is or
! has been a single case of cholera in England,
and therefore he concludes that the disease
was not the result of infection taken from
any locality in England. Newspapers ssv
that cholera is on the Rhine in some locali-
ties in Spain and France, but not alarm
lngly prevalent in any Of those countries.
The Tribune's special says: The Comp
troller Of the Currency makes statement
which shows the actual receipts for the cur
rent fiscal year, to April lst, were $4I0, ,042,-
232, and at the same ratio for the next three
months, will amount for the year to $780,
100000, to which may be added $40, 600 600
for income tax. Increased taxes are ex-
pected to be laid next year on several i'm
portant articles, and some revenue will be
derived from the Southern States, Mr..
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revenue will not iali below this years. and
that, deducting expenditure as now esti-
mated, there will be a balance to the credit
of the Government Of $246, 1000, 900 on the
3Oth of June, 1867.
The Times special says: The query now
is, will the President veto the bill admit
ting Colorado as a State? Some say he will
sign the bill because he committed himself
in favor Of the admission Of that territory
In a communication to Congress some
weeks ago the President did not, in that
message, undertake to decide any question
involved. On the contrary, he unmistaka-
bly, declined to take upon himself the re-
sponsibllity of deciding anything, and sub
mitted the whole matter to Congress for its
action. still adhere to my previously ex-
pressed belief that the President will veto
The bill admitting Colorado on the ground
of inadequate population, if on no other
consideration.
The United States District Court con-
venes at Norfolk, Virginia, tomorrow,
Judge Underwood presiding. Chief Justice
Chase declines to preside until he can be
assured that martial law is abrogated in
Virginia, as there have been conflicting
opinions in the War Department and by
the commanders of military districts as TO
the effect of the peace proclamation in re-
gard to the restoration of civil law in the
states lately in rebellion. The Chief JUS
tice does not feel that it would be seemly
for a Judge Of the Supreme Court to attempt
to hold court whilst a Coubt exists as to
whether martial law i5 abrogated or not. l
can say, upon good authority, that the
President does interpret the peace proela-
nation as ab9Ogating martial law where
the rebellion was declared to have ceased.
in all matters in which civil courts have
jurisdiction. II is understood that a dDta- |
tory resolution to that effect will be issued !
by the President in day or two.
An immense amount of work has been |
done by the Committee of Ways and /
Means since the tax bill was first reported, |
and the recommitted bill to be reported to- |
morrow, will be, in many respects, a new |
bill. They have nearly doubled the num- |
Der of sections of the former. The following |
are some of the important changes that |
have been made by the Committee: Rail- !
road iron has been placed on the exempt |
list, also cOlbats, pickles, yeast, powders. |
yarns and warps used for braiding and /
manufacturing purposes exclusively; also |
statuary and works of art. The former ac-
tion on tobacco and snuff has been re- /
scinded, and uniform rate on all smoking |
tobacco, whether made of stems or leaf, OF |
two cents per pound. No repeal on the tax /
this bill, as has been generally stated in /
newspapers. The spirit and beer law, as /
reported by the Revenue Commissioner, has |
been adopted in the list of the essential /
features, by the committee.
The young gentlemen who are so perti-
naciously seeking an appointment in the |
Naval Academy are not, perhaps, aware 4
that it is about as difficult to get out of the
service as it is to get in. The cost to the |
Government OF each graduate at the time /
of graduating, is about SIS, 600, and large
number Of cadets fail to graduate for lack
of capacity, etc. The Government is 10th
to part with promising student. One of
this class sent his resignation to the Secre-
tary of the Navy few days ago. The Sec
Tetary replies: ''The Department declines
to accept your resignation. Midshipmen
must distinctly understand that they can
not get an education at the Government ex-
pense and then quit the service without rem
Cering some equivalent.
The New Orleans cotton case, which has
been on trial before United States District
Judge Durrell, and in which conflict of
civil and military authority has grown up,
has been brought officially to the President,
by order Of Gen. Candy. The cotton in
was seized by soldiers, at the in
stIgation OF party interested in the prop
erty, and the order of the Court was resist
ed. Judge Durrel refused to proceed with
his Court so long as it was thus menaced BY
the military. The President has directed
the Secretary Of War to instruct General |
Candy to rescind the order complained of,
and to allow the Court unrestricted author
ity in the matter.
The Worlds special says the President
has ordered the release of Ex-senator VIM.
NJ. Gwynn, now confined in one of the forts
below New Orleans. Prominent Republi
can Senators indorsed the application for his
release.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, May IA break oc-
cured in the Erie Canal, near Adams Ba-
sin, thirteen miles west of this city at an
early hour this morning, the water is most
ly gone from this level, and the breech is
probably bad one.
HALIFAX, May The steamer China,
from Liverpool 2Sth, via Queenstown, ar
rived this morning. Her dates are two days
later than received. The steamer Propon-
.ius arrived at Liverpool on the oath OF
April with the passengers Of the steamship
City Of Washington on board. The latter
had her machinery disabled and would
proceed under sail.
It is stated that Austria has definitely de-
.ermined upon adopting energetic military
measures in Venicia.
The Reform bill has passed the House Of
Commons by a majority Of 5.
German news is conflicting. There is con-
Iiderable uneasiness as to the relations be-
ween Austria and Italy, but the Italian
government denies having any warlike in
entions.
Foreign Markets.