Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-05
From the Plains.
Friendly Disposition Of the Indians.

Il
General Goez is now President of the Republic
Ex-President Cabrol has accepted military ofiC
under the government, of which General G. Gull
Ions, who seems TO have managed the whole n
fair, is practically the head. The revolution
| fearful.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Assistant Secretary of tn
| Treasury Chandler and Hon. II. n. Wattersor
have reached Wilmington. 1t has before bee
stated that their business is to examine into alleg
| ed cotton frauds South.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Fenian Stat
Convention held here on the LIST instant, declares
| unanimously in favor of President Roberts an,
General Sweeny.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 4-Governor Cony was in
augurated to-day, and delivered his message t,
the Legislature.
The London Morning Star says the first Feniar
prisoner who was put upon trial at Cork, was {
Capt McCafferty, who had served in the Confed
crate army, and who was a subject of the United
States. He was arrested on board steamer from
America, and brought ashore in custody. Hi.
counsel objected. He was an alien. who, in his
own country. could not commit the offence with
which he was charged. and who had not set foot on
our land, so as to become guilty, when arrested
The judges held that this objection was fatal to the
government The jury. under direction returned
verdict of not guilty.
Owing to the cattle plague, the Mayor of Col
chester has closed the market in that town for
eight weeks.
The London Daily Neacs says a committee has
been formed under the title of the Jamaica Com
mittee to watch the progress of the official inquiry
about to be instituted by the government, in the
recent events in Jamaica, to bring about a
parliamentary inquiry into the past and present
condition of Jamaica, and to provide Mr.. Gordon
and others, who may have unjustly suffered in
Jamaica, with competent legal assistance etc., to
conduct their personal cases before the committee
The London Times esteems Secretary McCul-
Ioch's report very able document. 1t isremark-
able among similar documents of the States, of
being grounded on sound financial principles. We
recognize in Mr.. McCulloch, real fnancier, but
the point in his scheme which must strike Eng
lshmen most forcibly is confidence, which he in
vites in the action of the executive. He asks for
unlimited power in the way Of pending paper cur
rency, and asks a surplus, commencing at 10000
and gradually increasing to 100000, may be en-
trusted to the Government for the time being.
That such things should be asked for is surprising
willing to grant them, we may be well astonished
whatever may be the course of financial discussion
in the States during the recent session of Congress
may be watched by us with advantage, as those who
are in much the same position may learn from the
experience ofothers.
Geo. Ii. Stokes, recently appointed Governor Of
Jamaica, sailed for that place on the 18th. The
Jamaica Commissioners were to sail by the next
The Times Paris correspondent says Gen. Scho-
field has returned to Paris after a years absence,
and he proposes spending the winter in Paris
He seems much pleased with his visit to England.
Augusta, Me-, Jan. 4.-The newly elected Gov
ernor was inaugurated to-day, and delivered his
message to the Legislature. Referring to the mil
tary of the State during the rebellion, he says
Maine furnished 1853 men, being more than one
tenth of her population. Five regiments and one
still remain in the service. The record
exhibits the fact that of the soldiers furnished 46
perished either being slain in battle or died of
wounds received or disease contracted in the SER
rice.
He believes that some testimonial is due to the
memory of the dead, and equally to the more
living, in token of State appreciation
ID in honor of the former and medals, with suit
lble inscriptions be struck and furnished the latter
Who have been honorably discharged. But this
will not satisfy the public conscience for the duty
# the State is thus but part discharged. Here
S thing which can and shall be done, and that
to enact law that no soldier of sober habit in
apaciated by injuries received in the discharge of
lis duty while in the military service, or his fam
ly who shall require aid from any city or town,
hall become paupers or subjected to any disabil-
ty in consequence thereof. The State expendi- |
ures for war purposes $7,3557,57S. The amount
dyanced by cities and towns for aid to the fami-
les of soldiers to January LIST, 1865, was 81. 1885.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-Semmes' counsel made ap- |
licaton to the Secretary of the Navy, yesterday,
o fix upon day for the trial of the accused. |
The Secretary declined doing so, alledging as a |
eason, that there was not sufficient number Of |
Ulcers of the proper rank at present unemployed.
The counsel engaged for Semmes are Hughes, |
'eck, and Lenoir, of Washington, and Pendleton |
,oston, of Boston. Semmes is confined in a room |
I the Navy Yard. closely guarded by sentinels. |
nd his meals are brought to him from q neigh |
oring restaurant. No person, except one of his |
ounsel, is allowed to speak with him, yet he is |
ute cheerful, and is only anxious for a speedy |
rial.
George L. Little. special Treasury agent, lately |
eturned from the South. reports that Southerners
ave an abundance of money, received from |
Northern spectators in exchange for Southern |
taples and landed property.
Brevet Brigadier General W. F. Smith. late
iajor General of Volunteers. has been granted |
tx months leave of absence on account Of poor |
ealth.
NEW York, Jan. 4.-The steamer Vera Cruz, |
rom Vera Cruz of the 9th has arrived.
The Hcralds correspondent under date. Vera |
ruiz 24th, writes that the Empress Charlotte /
cached Vera Cruz on the 10Th, on her return from |
Ter visit to Yucatan, which was pronounced to be |
cry satisfactory.
The Imperiaiists claim another victory over /
Iepuz NEEDS Perferiero Diaz, on the fourth near
,omtilifo, in which the famous leader Tomaz |
ouchez was killed.
Max had appointed Don Louis Arrago. Assistant |
secretary of Foreign Affairs. and Don Manuel B. |
'onhua Reia. exclusive Superintendent Of the |
Introduction into Mexico of Coole laborers.
General Quintinalla and his favorite Secretary |
Fere assassinated ON the 18th Of Noyember,on one |
f the high ways by their military escort with the
,bjeet Of plumber.
The Republicans have taken possession Of the |
own Of La Paz, in Lower California.
The announcement is made Of the final preva-
ence Of peace in the Department OLA Sierra and |
Iuasetica.
Eight hundred French troops whose terms |
4 service had expired were 70 leave Vera Cruz on
be 2ith The arrival there of others from France |
vas daily looked for:
1t is reported that Maximilian's Foreign Affairs |
Minister recently stated the only hope of the I'M
'erial Government rested ON the success Of its
oan in the London market.
The University Of Mexico had been suppressed. |
nd public Museum of Natural History Of Ar |
hacology established instead by Macmillan.
NEw YoRK, Jan. 4.-The Tines Washington |
peeial says: The designations Of Generals Kill |
'atriek. Minister TO Chill Cox. Governor elect Of
)hio. and Davies. Public Administrator Of New
| ork. has been accepted.
Brevet Colonel Cuyler. Surgeon United Ststcs
Army. has been assigned to duty as post surgeon.
o Fort wadsworth. n. Y. Harbor.
Brevct Ii. Col. Bailey. Surgeon United States
Army. has been assigned to duty at Port Warren.
Boston Harbor.
The rendezvous for returned soldiers in the
states of Connecticut. Rhode Island. and New
Hampshire are broken up. as all troops Of the
States have been mustered cut.
Four companies Of the 5th United States Cav
Try. serving at Cumberland. Maryland. have been