The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-05
Telegraph.
Afternoon DispstChes.
Medicines and Liquors.
General Amnesty Soon Expected.
The Fishery Question Causing an
Excitement.
Those Terrible Canadian Vol
umteers.
About Canadian independence.
Death or the Proprietor OF the
Cincinnati Commercial.
Late News from Mexico.
Conservatives Garry st. Louis BY.
5000 Majority.
Conservatives Garry st. Louis by
5000 Majority.
A. II. Stevens on the South.

a. II. Stevens on the South.
New YORK, April 4.-The Tribune's Wash
| ington special says: Senator Wright, from
New Jersey, was 50 fstigued by his journey
here, that he was yesterday unable to 20 to
the Senate, and it is extremely doubtful if
he can be got there when the vote on the
Civil Rights bill comes up. Senator Dixon
is somewhat better. If il should be rainy
when the vote Is taken, neither can be ex-
pected TO be present.
The Secretary of the Treasury Yesterday
issued a circular TO custom officers, in which
he states that large amount of spirituous
liquor is imported into the United States
purporting to be medicine, but in reality
being but slightly tinetured with essences.
they must exercise unusual vigilance in the
detection and prevention of such frauds on
the revenue in every instance where such
merchandise is entered, and there must be
thorough inspection to satisfy themselves
that the liquors thus tineured are intended
for medical use.
Republican Senator remarked to~day
that he was we'll assured a proclamation Of
universal amnesty will soon be issued.
The Hon. L. A. Rollins, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, yesterday decided that
all persons who are required to take out
licenses under the Internal Revenue laws
must give new bonds before receiving Ii
censes for the ensuing year.
The Tribune's Washington special saws:
Another invoice of goods, amounting in
value to $4,000 from the Freedmen's Aid
! Society of Bedford, England, and CONSIGNED
to the President of the National Free5-
mans Relief Association in New York. has
just been received by the Secretary of the
Treasury, who has directed their admission
| into port free of duty.
The Times Washington special saws. The
/ House Committee on Commerce will to da,y
consider Mr.. Eggleston's bill further to pro
vide for the safety of the lives of passen-
gers on board Of vessels propelled by steam,
and TO regulate the salaries of steamboat
inspectors, etc. few unimPortant amend
ments are suggested, but the hill will likely
be reported BY the Committee substantially
as II was introduced By Mr.. Eggleston.
Inc Worlds Washington special saysi
The questOe Of protecting the rights Of
| American nsheIIAAn is already becoming a
| serious one. The Government has dis
| patched two vessels to The fishing grounds,
and will probably send another. Sir Fred
erlek bruce has had one or two interviews
with Mr.. Seward on the subject.
A statement has been published in .everal
OF the Paris papers TO the effect that the
United States had purchased of Denmark,
the island Of Santa Cruz, one of the AntiI-
les, with the object OF making it a naval
station.
Gen. Dick Taylor, brother-iu-law of JEFF
Davis, Mrs. JEFF. Davis, and Burton Harri
son, are all here, asking permission for
Mrs. Davis TO visit her husband at Fortress
Monroe.
NEW YoRK, April 4.-The Petersburg
lNa-l F.Wnraaa hoa inf.
Toronto, g. w., that John c. Breekinridge
IS residing there. He is weary Of exile and
anxious TO return to home and friends. Ex-
Governor Price, Of New Jersey, is going TO
| Washington to interce1e for him.
The steamer Moro Castle has arrived
from New Orleans with the lst Vermont
cavalry, Col. Foster commanding.
The mate Of the alleged Chilian privateer
the Meteor, was arrested on the charge Of
having beaten and cut open the head of a
seaman named William Williamson. The
name Of the accused is c. J. Bolinker. who
was admitted to bail before Justice Buiklev.
in the sum Of $500, TO answer the complaint.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Herald's To-
rontO special says: The order dsbapding
the volunteers has been rescinded. and
troops are still being sent to the frontier.
There is great deal of mystery in this mat
ter. The Government processes to intend
to muster men out, yet, under cover of
night, they send new companies to the from
tier. Last night four companies arrived at
| midnight in this city. This morning there
were no signs Of them, and the authorities
refuse to tell where they went. Many be-
lieve that the Government is endeayoring
TO make Americans believe that thew are
disbanding the troops, while secretly cal
ling out more,
An attempt was made to burn City Hall
at Ottawa, few nights since.
CINCINNATI, April an. D. Potter, senior
proprietor Of the Cincinnati Commercial.
died at his residence, in this city, early this
morning.
NEw YoRK, April A number of rssi-
dent Canadians held a revolutionary meet-
ing in this city last night, aud appointed a
committee to form society in this city, TO
agitate for Canadian Independence.
The case Of Simon Doran, charged with
having bribed E. H. Platt, an inspector o,
liquor, in order to induce the latter TO give
HIM the use Of ais brand on several barrels
of whiskey, by which act it was alleged a
fraud to a considerable extent had been per-
petrated on the Government, was up for
judgment yesterday before Commissioner
Belts, who decided that Doran should be
, discharged, on the ground that the law did
, not make It crime TO offer OF pay money a.
bribe to an officer to influence his action.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The recent controversy
here between the Chicago Evening Post and
the local press association, involving the
right 10 become a member Of the assoeistiop.
has been amicably settled by the partie.
immediately interested. The Post paws tbs
7 local association q bonus Of s., ,OO0 for ths
} ! right to become amember, and its publish
ers agree 10 conform to all the established
, rules Of the association.
: NEw YoRK, April 4.-By the arrival fin,
steamer Vera Cruz at this port. from Yer,
, Cruz, March p, and Havana 2s, We hav.
! news from the City Of Mexico to the 1911
/ ult.
/ General Ogason had proclaimed binsel
3 President Of the Mexican Republic. bv vir
D | tue Of the Constitution Of 1857, in the towl
Of Cutiacon.
+, The assassins of the Belgian Envoy wer
! | being vigorously pursued by the frenei
; police, under the direction Of Mr.. Maury.
} The lmperialists, under the command 0
! General MendeZ, had sustained 8 severe re
! verse in the Plains Of Urahan, where, il /
o stated, 200 prisoners were shot in retalia
: ton FOR the execution Of Liberals.
Under the recent decree Of Maximilian
secret agreement had been entered into be
= tween Macmillan and the children Of Itur
< bide, BY which the latter have been sol
q into exile.
p We are also infarmsd that French troop
. have been recently seat from France I
! Mexico.
: Adviees from Caracas, Venezuela, 1
> March 18th, had arrived thsre. Bot
. Houses Of the Venezula Congress assemble
on The "a. The President announced in hi
message that measures were in progress Il
e the adjustment Of the Spanish claims.
, Several shocks Of an earthquake, some 4
!, them violent, had occurred il various part
y Of the country.
n Adyicea from Antique, Wesi IndiE
u March l2ih, report the sugar aud cotto
Ie crops coming on pleutifuily.
lt ST. LOUIS, April 4.-The Conservative ma
n, loriiy On the general ticket yesterday
a. S9oD. The City Council stands twsnt-
:. three Conservatives % seven Radicals.
The Herald's Washington special say
~ Alexander II. stephens, Of Georgia, Is
2y The city, and speaks calmly but encourut
fe ingly 81 The condition Of society and n
er tone Of public opinion IN that State. n
labor question ia fast adjusting itself, AZ
- less snilno-ity exists between blacks a.
whites than Northern people generally su
- pose. AS an evidence Of this he cites q
fact thai The Georgia Legislature passed
act PFoTiaingI u isH words, thai fFsednI