Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-26


prayer in view Of the threated visitation Of the
cholera
Gen eIcELEs has been nominated TO the
senate az dinicter 10 the Hague in place Of
-ghn g. Pike resigned. The salary is 6 .JJ per
-Enum.
o. Il Is rumored that English. the recent Demo-
cratic and Conservative candidate for Governor
u Connecticut. intends TO contest the election.
HAWas only defeated by about 600 votes and il IS
said that II Buckingham. the present Radical
Governor. had done his duty under the law. in
regard to the voting Of Connecticut soldiers not
yet mustered out Of service, the polling Of the
votes Of one Of the regiments would have elected
English.
800 Iukh Springs are again open rtho reception
q visitors. The hotel has been reopcned
A special dispatch 10 tho Globe. Toronto.
Canada. from Kastport. Maine says that General
Meade announces determination 20 line the coast
WITH fifty thousand men. if necessary. TO rrcvest
Feuian mischief
- difficulty occurred in Huntsvillc Oh Friday
between Mr.. ErskiSe and some negro soldiers,
in which stones and brickbats were freely used.
The negroes returned in force 10 renew the dis
turbance threatening all whites who opposed
them. but they were quelled by a detachment Of
the white troops stationed at that point.
Mr.. John Scott. Of Frazier county. Virginia
announces work under the head Of Partisan
Life in the South" giving an account Of the e1-
ploits Of Mosby and hil men.
80 From a private letter from Columbia, S. c.
clip the following: II. @. De Fontane. Of the
South CuoinidH. which paper is now published in
Charleston. Is about establishing a branch Of his
paper here. under the editorial supervision Of J.
Sperry. of Tennessee, and II. Timrod, Of 5. c.
Hon. Geo. ii. Pendleton, Of Ohio. vice pres
idential candidate on the Mcclellan ticket in
1854. is to attend the great Convention Of Ken
lucky Conservatives on May LIST.
The bill TO regulate the hours Of labor known
As the Eight hour bin, was rejected by the
House Of Representatives Of Massachusetts, on
The 10Th. by a vote Of 100 to 50. The Boston Ad-
oerfi4cr says Of the bill: 1T is clear as any
proposition in political economy. can be. that
TO make eight hours the legal limit for. days
work would either be imperative, like the legal
rate Of interest OF that lift formed the basis Of
contracts between tho laborer and the employer.
il would occasion a change in the nominal rate Of
wages sufficient to make the dollar in payment
represent the same amount of labor as now"
The Knoxville Commercial, Of Tuesday, re-
ports the smallpox prevailing at that place.
There are several cases on the main business
streets.
Among the notabiltics on the floor Of the
senate Monday were the Marquis of Lornes,
.on Of the Duke Of Argyle; Hon. Mr.. Arthur
Street, son Of Lord Bepre. and Mr.. Hyatt
Thompson. who has recently offered to establish
an American professorship at one of the Euro
pean universities.
The late freshets have destroyed the bridges
over Bear Creek, on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad.
A private letter received on Monday from a
cabinetof in Washington. 10 an official in Gin
cnnati says that the trial of Mr.. Davis. for trea-
son, in the United States court, has been deter
mined upon. Chief Justice Chase will preside,
and the trial is expected to be lengthy.
M. j. Odell. late member Of Congress from
New York. was confirmed as Navy Agent of New
York City by the Senate on Tuesday.
Two Radical Congressman, Conkling aud
Blaine, had quarrel on the floor Of the House
un Tuesday. The term falsehood was made free
use Of
On Tuesday evening, in Louisville, Officers
Bgh and ShanEs arrested Henry Bruner. whose
trial for defrauding the Government is now pro-
crossing in this city. just as he debarked from the
ears. lie was taken TO the Military Prison,
When arrested he had n handkerchief around his
head. which partly concealed his face. 1t is pre-
sumed that the arrest made upon telegraphic
orders from this point, and evidently points to
attempt on the part Of Bruner 10 escape.
\ correspondent writes 10 the Chicago Times,
from Washington City, that General Grant sides
with the President; that, although he is more
reticentnow than ever 'ho has said enough within
two weeks to convince all who hear him that he
IS the fast and firm friend aud aiUscr of the Prss-
deHt and that his only complaint on this score is
that II pagsf1oaf L,,ss a.g fg..g
- James Watson Webb. a nephew of the celc-
DRAFTED New York editor, and now Minister to
Brazil, died in Minnesota the other day lie was
n man of promise, so said.
- Two men named Newman and Fcastcr set
their premises fire in Memphis the other night
ia order to obtain the insurance They were ar
rested.
80 There was n great letting of mail contracts at
Washington ON Tuesday. Three thousand routes
have been contracted for in Tennessee Kentucky.
Indiana. illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin. Minncso-
IA. Dakota, Iowa. Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska.
- The James Raymond exploded her boilers on
Tuesday morning eighteen miles above Memphis
The first engineer was drowned by jumping over
board. negro fireman was fatally scaldod and
several others less seriously. She old boat
with defective boilers.
- The Georgia Baptist Convention is in session /
at Macon and is well attended.
Alexander H. Stephens has returned to Gcor-
gia, Admiral Semmes is at home in Mobile. and |
&. c. Clay is his way to his home in Huntsville.
- The Methodist General Conference on Tues
day declared the action Of the IIolston Conference
null and void in certain cases where ministers
were expelled without form or trial The subject
orthe Publishing House was under discussion. II
was 20 have been decided Wednesday. Sew
rral members arc leaving and goine home on ac-
count Of sickness
The cholorn is the all pcrvadinV question in
New York city now. The Health Board have
been granted extraordinary powers. aud are pro-
ceeding 20 cleanse aud purify the city. No eases
had occurred among citizens
Walter Goodman. first President of the Mis-
,issippi Central railroad died in New York city
on the 10th inst.
zen Thomas Jordan. Adiutant General on the
staff of Gen. Boaurogard durnc the late war, and
author Of paper in Haypcrs Mogusinc publish
ed last summer. which created some notice when
it appeared, is now one of the editor, Of the Mem
phis Appeal.
Geo. Wood. Of the Broadway Theatre, New
York. announces that he has made an engagement
With Adah Isaaos Mcnkin, at five hundred dol
lars per night. to appear on the boards Of his
theatre This painted Jezchel whose reputation
a. a wanton is world wide. receives per night
sum that would make any Paor family in the
country comfortable for year
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