The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-17
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
Attempted RObberIes In New
York and Philadelphia.
Another Railroad Accident.
Congressional PROCEEDINGS.
Vote OF Thanks 10 Mr.. Bancroft.
He Furnishes i Copy OF His
Address.
NIGHT DISPATCHES

Nav FORE. Feb. lG-The passenger an,
freight IRAN on the Hudson railroad whicl
ieit Yesterday at O'Clock PM. was trowr
irout the track near Cold Spring. Capsd
cradle lalury occurred 20 several cars by
Ire which was communicated froGa a stove
N one OF The ears. IL IS reported shat one
LADY was hurG.
Is s. man with $500, 00o in a bag was
leaving one Of the banks this MORNING he
was attacked by a thief. Who p.dersoSt ~
snatch the bag from his hands. The man
resisted, witeFeupon the thief drew a kpite
ana cut ed one OF the handles Of the bag
and was about 70 cut OF the other, when tbe
man having charge Of the money gave his
assaiant a kick, which staggered him. AMI
The man with the bag made his es,sna
No arrest was made.
The Commercials special saws Inausp
tai politicians are endeavOriag TO effect a
compromised the Freedmeu's Bureau Bin
upon the basis that if the President signs
the bill the Tennessee delegation will bs Al
once admitted.
PoUsHEERPsIE, Feb. l6-The ice boats
Minnehahs, Snowflake and Ieell, with l20
TO l4v gentlemen, lett here this morning for
Albany. The river between here and that
city Is covered with one c%ontinuous sheet of |
smooth ice. and the wind "a blowing from
the west. The speed OF the boats will sur
pass that Of the ears on the Hudson River
Railroad. On the arrival Of the excursion
lsts at Albany they will be properly received
by Hon. Mark Miller, membero Of the Legis-
lsture from this district. The expedition Is
q novel one, never have been attempted be-
fore.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. I6.-The safe Of the
County Treasurer Of Berks county, in Read
ing, was blown open lat night with gun
powder. Il contained SI00, zoe. The bur-
glars were disturbed before they secured
the money and fed, leaving all their tools
behind them.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I6.-Mr. Merrill. Of N. +,
in a speech which he delivered in part I
last night, defined the political character Of !
the President, and maintained that the d
OF the Committee could not be cal
led out at that early period, because Of the Y
OF slavery. The emancipation 4
proclamation made many citizens Of those
have been set free, which involves the B
Of suffrage. States have no power 10
ieeede, and therefore were not out Of the
anon, and we call upon the reconstruction
to report IN favor Of admitting
he tennessee representatives, and other n
states sending loyal representatives. Al
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-HoUsE-Mr. Stain II
a bill to reimburse the loyal States u
or expense incurred in suppressing the re-
)ellion.
Mr.. Washburn, Of Illinois. from the Joint
committee on the memorial received on the
eth inst, reported that they had been
placed in the hands Of Hon. Geo. Bean3r. "a
# the Monument Association.
Resolutions Of the two houses, expressing
he thanks Of Congress for the appropriate
.ddress delivered by him on the life and =
eryices OF Abraham Lincoln, and Mr.. Ban 4
roft, in reply, says he values the action Of
as a verydistiuguished honor. and r
omPlies with the request by furnishing a
oPy OF his address. The correspondence
las laid on the table and ordered to be
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