The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-20
By Telegraph
NIGHT DISPATCHES
COlOred Celebration at Wash
iBgtOn.
The Strikes.
Congressional News.
The Fortress Monroe Riot.
The Steamer England Sails for
New York.
NIGHT DISPATCHES

Two regiments Of colored troops, and various
cOlored civic associations, with many other
eOlOred citizens, assembled in front Of the
Executive Mansion, making q dense mass
of colored faces, relieved here and there by
few white ones. After the firing of cannon
and the playing Of several national airs
three cheers were given for the President
Of the United States.
BALTIMORE, April 19.-The Cumberland
Civilian says the strike among the coal
miners stih continues. The companies first
proposed reducing the price Of mining from
Is 70 50 cents per ton. The miners refused
to accept this price. Sixty cents was then
offered, which was also refused.
Was rumOFed a few days since that q COM
promise had been effected, and that the
work would 60 on ct So cents. The result
Of this state Of affairs Is an entire stagnation
in the coal trade. Hundreds of boats are
| lying idle at the whsrves and boatmen are
getting discouraged and seeking other pur-
suits.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Morris Of the Ju-
dietary Committee reported back bill 10
regulate the terms Of the United States
Courts in the Eastern District Of New York.
Considered and passed.
Boyer offered a resolution to print for the
use Of the Members Of the House, for distri-
Il n
II. Stephens, before the Committee Of Re
construction.
Mr.. Rogers moved to make the number
$4,000. Referred to Committee on Print
/ ing.
Lynch introduced bill to provide for
military instructions in Agricultural Col
leges established under the act Of July %,
1862. Read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
/ Mr.. stearn, from the Committee on Ap-
| propriations, reported bill making appro-
priations to supply deficiency in the appro-
pristion for Public Printing for the year
ending June 1866. Read twice and referred
10 Committee Of the Whole, on state Of
Union and made special order for to-mOr-
row. The bill apprOpriates $3.50, 1000 to sup
ply the deficiency in the appropriation for
printing, $4,000 for paper, $4,000 for
binding.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, inquired Of
StearnS how many of the ordinary appro-
pristion bills Of the session had passed.
! United States Marshall Geordine and his
private Secretary, Col. VIM. G. Moore, ad-
dressed the assemblage as follows:
My Colored Friends: have nothing more
to say 10 you on this occasion, but to than <
| you for this compliment you have paid in
/ presenting yourselves before me on this
/ your day Of celebration. / come forward
for the purpose Of indicating my approba-
ton and msni6esting my appreciation of
the respect that is offered.
/ thank you for the compliment, and /
mean what / say. / will remark in this
connection, that the time will come, and
that too before a great while, when the
colored people viii find out who have Sc
lected them as a hobby and pretense by
| which they can be successful in obtaining
L and maintaining pnmar and bovo
| been their true friends, aud wanted them
to participate and enjoy the blessings Of
| freedom. The time will come when it will
be made known who contributed as much
as any other man, and who, without being
| considered egotistical l may say, eontribu-
| ted more in procuring the great national
guarantee Of the abolition Of slavery in
all the States, by the ratification of the
amendment TO the Constitution of the
United States, giving a national guarantee
that slavery shall no lOager be permitted
to exist, or be re-estsblished in any State
under the Jurisdiction of the United States.
l know how it is TO cater to prejudice, and
how easy il is to excite feelings Of preiu-
dice and unkindness. I care not for that
have been engaged in this work in which
my all has been periled.
was not engaged in it as a hobby nor
did / ride the colored man for the sake of
gaining power. What l did was for the
purpose Of establishing the great principle
Of freedom, and thank God 1 feel and /
know il to be so, that my efforts have
contributed as much if not more in accom-
plishing this great national guarantee than
those Of any other living man in the United
States. Enthusiastic applause
The following are the names of those
killed and wounded in the riot at Fortress
Monroe; Robt. Whitehurst, killed; his
step mother mortally wounded John
Whitehurst, dangerously wounded VIM.
MOseley, a City Waterman, badly beaten
and his son so dangerously injured that his
life is despaired OF. L. Hamilton, (colored
man. who was seriously wounded by a
bayonet in the hands Of Of the negroes
The blame of the whole affair is divided
between the municipal and military author
tiles for allowing negroes TO carry firearms
and other deadly weapons with them in !
the procession,
Major Stanhouse, commanding cOmpa- |
ny Of the 18th U. S. Infantry appeared |
upon the scene in the height Of the melee |
and succeeded, with the aid Of his force, in |
quelling the riot.
Considerable anxiety was felt by many
citizens over the events Of yesterday, and a |
general outbreak was deemed not impossi-
bic; in the meantime, as a precautionary
a detachment Of the 9Th U. s. artillery aud
the l2th infantry, to meet any events that
might possibly transpire.
WAsHTSGTOY, April l9.-The President |
has approved the Navy Appropriation bill. !
The aggregate amount for the Boston Navy
yard S277 500 for the New York yard $685.
SEQ, including 800, 900 for the Ruggles pro-
perty; for the Philadelphia Navy yard
Sl45, geo; for Portsmouth Navy yard $780,
0O0j and for the purchase Of Lewis Island
SIO5, 900.
ToEOETo, C. W., April l9-The volun-
teers which were sent to the Lower Canada
frontier have been recalled, the Fenian
raids being no longer feared.
The examination Of Fenian prisoners at
Cornwall continues with closed doors. 1t Is
understood the examination will be closed
10 day, when they will be remanded to
avail the Srrival Of an important witness
Resolutions in favor ofthe Confederation
of British American Provinces have been
received.
HALIFAx, April l9.-The Steamship Eng
land sailed last evening with the GONZALES /
cent passengers for New York. She has
had no new cases Of cholera.