The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-20
Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
The Test Oath.
Seizure OF Q blockade Runner
The FenlaHs.
Opposition TO Confederation.
Smuggling at Boston.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Seizure Of q Blockade Runner
opposition to Confederation.
Smuggling at Boston.
Mexican News,

Mexican News.
NEW YOaK, April I9.-The Tribune
Washington special says; Col. WynkOoI
/ Special Indian Agent, stationed at Fort Lar
annie, Kansas, reports to the Commissions
/ of the Indian Bureau that mail travelhn
across the plains without an escort is no,
| attended with no danger, the Indians alOn
/ the various routes being peaeeably dispOoed
I The agent states that, IN his opinion, if tn
Government viii only fulfll IL pledges, th
Indians hitherto hostile viii continue {
comply with the provisions of recent treat
les.
The Worlds Washington special says
The House Judiciary Committee yeste.Gal
had under consideration the question re
Gently submitted TO them, or inquiring int
the exPediency Of repeating the test oath
The President, few days ago, sent specia
message 10 Congress upon the subject, trans
mitting letters from the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Postmaster General
strongly urging some legislation upon tn,
subject, and giving the reasons therefor
The Committee, after a abort discussion, di
rected the Chairman 10 report against ans
modification Of the oath whatever. The
Chairman viii present an elaborate report
upon it, going into the whole question, and
attempt 10 vindieate the action of the
Committee by quotations from the Presi-
dents record. Mr.. Rogers viii present q
minority report in favor of its repeal, as de-
sired by the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Postmaster General.
A Washington dispatch says Walter B.
Scales, formerly appointed Adjutant Gener-
al to General John A. MeClernand. has been
appointed Collector Of the port OF Chicago,
Uice luther Haven, deceased.
The Herald's Washington special says:
Acting upon information supposed to be
suficIent, the Treasury Department, few
weeks since, seized as Con federate property
the steamer and blockade runner Coquette
then lying at Baltimore. The vessel is al
legged 10 have been bulls in Scotland, unaer
a contract with Mallory, for the Confeder-
ate States Navy, but is now claimed as pri-
vate property. The Department has finally
decided 10 hold the vessel as confscated
property, and to proceed against her &C
eording to law. She is valued at about
Sl5O,O0O.
NEW YoEK, April 1s-The Herald's To-
ronto special says The examination Of the
Fenians at Cornwall is still progressing
with closed doors. The prisoners cannot
be convicted unless more proof is obtained
than has leaked out.
A mass meeting Of the car drivers was
held in the City Hall Park last evening,
when a series of resolutions were adopted,
expressing a determination not to return to
work until the advance they ask for is
given. Speeches were delivered by Messrs.
Corcoran, Nc Masters, Luke, F. CozanO and
others, aud several donations of money
we're received from sympathizing friends.
Thirty-six conductors we're discharged from
the Seventh Avenue line yesterday, for re-
fusing TO act as drivers. Two assaults on
the new drivers were made, one Of them
slightly wounded in the leg. One Of the
strikers was arrested. Considerable riOting
occurred along the line Of the Third Ave
nue. road last evening. One driver is sup
posed TO be killed. A torpedo was placed
on the track at q late hour last night, which
exploded upon q car passing over it. The
car was very much damaged and the pas
sengers narrowly escaped.
Last evening large meeting Of the Rob
eTts-SWeeney Feniaus took place ut the
Cooper Institute. Addresses we're made by
Mr.. Callahan, Mr.. Roberts aud Mr.. A. d..
Morrison, Of Missouri. Mr.. Roberts stated
that this was the last public meeting that
would be held by his party before the final
blow for liberty was struck.
NEW YoRK, April i9.-The United States
gunboat Desota, Capt. Charles S. Boggs,
the flag ship of the lying squadron, 10 do
duty in the eastern waters will sail from
the Brooklyn navy yard to-day for last
port, Maine. The Don and Ashuelot Will
sail in few days. Capt. .Boggs will com
mapd the squadron, and will for the time
be Acting Rear Admiral.
Gold opened at l275I and closed at ZIG
MS.
The Herald's Fredericktown cOrrespon-
dent states that the discomfort Of the people
of New Brunswick at the legislation now
being forced upon them, and the adoption
Of the Quebec COME deIatIon Scheme by the
Provincial Parliament, in spite Of the large
vote polled against it in 1885, Is Increasing
The minority in the upper house have pre-
pared q protest against the adoption Of the
Quebec scheme and the address TO the
Queen, in which the difficulties and grew
auces under which the peopleilabor are set
down with great force.
From St. Stephen we have the intelli-
genoe that the Confederation Scheme has
been pushed through the Parliament Of
that province.
Nav YORK, April I9.-The Worlds Vera
Cruz correspondent Of the Sth inst. says !:
The merchants Of that city were complain
ing bitterly Of the addition of thirty per
cent. to the tariff. They claim that il
should not extend to the merchandise i'm
ported before the publication of the decree,
but Macmillan has declared not only that
they must pay the additional duty upon
such gOOds, but in case they do not render
a full account Of the merchandise on hand
in three days, they would be compelled TO
pay sixty instead Of thirty per cent.
The Heralds special City Of Mexico cor
respondent, dated April Sd, says: The dis
agreement between Ortega and Juarez, has
become alarming, and the Liberals see no
way Of adjusting the difficulty. Ortega
claims the Presidency and denOunces Jua-
rez
The Indians were still making raids upou
Sonora, and committing great outrages.
NEw YoRK, April I9.-The Tribune says
that during the past year a smuggling trans
action by the leading merchants Of Boston
was settled by the payment Of 1926, OO0. Il
afterwards became known that the firms
paid Sl57 900 to settle the affair, and the
Government is making a legal investigation
70 see who received the lubTicating $50 200.
FoRrREss MONROE, April l9.-Tne riotOus
demonstrations attending the negro process
sion yesterday at Norfolk, TO celebrate she
passage of the Civil Rights bill proves 10
have been more serious than at fret report
ed The disturbance originated with q
number Of the rowdy element jeering al
the procession and few negroes maddened
and indamed with liquor. Firearms were
frequently discharged, and innocent specta-
tors are sufferers. One person was killed
and several wounded.
SAY FRAscIsCo, April 16 Dispatches da-
ted March g, received TO day from Mazet-
Ian, state that French army, 100 strong
reinforced from Tepieo, attacked Generals
i. s. Corroud and Ruby, three miles from
Mazetlan- After q severe fight, the French
were entirely defeated, with seventy killed