Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-07
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FOR GOVERNOR
EMERSON ETHERIDGE,
OF WEAKLEY.
NEWS OLE TIE DAY.

The President and party left Raleigh for Chap
ol Kill on the morning Of the 9Th inst.
Rev. Joel Halves, the oldest pastor in Cincin-
natl died at Hartford on the 9Th inst, IN his
seventy eighth year.
During the month Of May there wers two hun
dred and forty one deaths in Chicago, thirty
four less than during the same month last year.
The Cleveland Leader and the Wooster lOhiol
Republican are both cut for che nomination OF
Salmon P. Chase for President.
Sarah Turner has just obtained a verdict of
$4,000 damages against j. W. Side IN the
GAINESVILLE Ohio Court of Common Pleas, for
seduction and breach Of promise
A white man named Kerns, who was recently
committed 20 jail in Charleston, on the charge
of nttempted rape on colored girl, hung him
self in he cell on the night OF the 4th inst.
seen. Samuel Fessenden, Of Maine, brother
Of the Senator from that State, declines the pO-
sition of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
which has been rendered him. He prefers his
position in the Patent Office.
Accounts from the iplains state that the In
dians have become 50 troublesome running of
cattle, attacking working parties and cutting
telegraph lines. that it is feared work on the
Union Pacific railroad will have to be suspended.
The official count Of votes for Governor cast
at the last New Hampshire election has just
been announced, as follows; Whole number,
Gs602; scattering, 1856; Hartman, (Rep.) $500;
Sinclair, Dem.) 32,657; Harriman's minority.
s,Gl6.
During the month Of May. just closed, there
were lost by FIRE, wreck, collision, or other disas-
tiers at sea, forty-fve vessels, valued in the ag-
gregate at S2585,600 Of these. three were
steamers. seven ships, seven barks, three brigs,
twenty-four schoOners, and one slooD.
An enthusiastic bridegroom applied in Mobile
the other day, for the services Of the military
band TO play at his wedding. The commanding
officer did not feel at liberty 70 lend the band,
but thought he could send file Of men to fire
over the house.
Gov. Wells published letter addressed TO the
President. protesting against his removal, and
another very caustic one addressed 10 General
sheridan. in which he says that there rs not
word of truth in the charge that he was impen-
ding the execution Of the laws of Congress.
Gen Longstreet publishes a letter in a New
Orleans paper of the 9Th inst. which contains
the following paragraph; The military bill
and amendments are peace offerings. MeIhould
accept them ms the starting point from which
TO meet the future political issues as they may
arise"
The Maryland Democratic Constitutional
Convention has disposed of the negro testimony
question, by adopting provisiOn declaring that
no person shall be incompetent as q witness on
account Of race OF color, unless hereafter so de-
cOred TO be by act Of the General Assembly
This, il will be seen, throws the whole matter
into the Legislature
The large balance in currency shown by the
public debt statement, is caused principally
from receipts from miscellaneous sources and
internal revenue near the close OF May, as well
rs the necessity 20 prepare for the interest fall
ing due in a few days on thirty notes and
the principal Of compound interest notes and
interest thereon and also to meet the requisi-
tons expected IN few days from other depart
ments,
A Charleston dispatch of the 9th inst says
Considerable depression prevails in this com
munity, owing TO the recent orders Of General
Sckles interfering IN municipal affairs. During
the last two days city stock has fallen l0@l5
per cent The Board Of Trade has passed re- o.
luton deprecating some Of the provisions of
order No. 81 as injurious 70 the city. and ap-
pointing a committee TO confer with Gen. Sckles
in relation thereto"
A correspondence has Just been completed be-
tween Secretary Seward and Baron Stookel
wherein the purchase the Russian possessions
has been formally acknowledged by both gov
ernments, although the money has not been
paid over, and will not be until an RppTOpriR-
tion Is made by Congress The Russian Minis |
fer has informed Secretary Seward that the Off
.fals 4, P,,ss;a,, A r,o,;ca 6ad baoo ;st-,stS -
admit all United States vessels 20 their ports
free Of duty. |
The Council Bluffs Nonpareii of the 4th inst |
says Late last evening, we learned that In /
diRns attacked and captured n stage on last |
Saturday near Fairview Station. One passenger |
was aboard who escaped by getting under the /
bank Of the river; On Sunday night they took /
twenty-five head Of cattle from Lacy and /
Thomas, contractors on the Union Pacific rail /
road. ten miles west of Fort Sedgwiek. and the /
same night ran of Jack MOnroe's herd and cut /
the telegraph lines on Laramie plains. Ii is H
feared that Indian troubles may cause a tempo
rary suspension Of work on the Union Pacific
abroad.
At the election in Washington on the 3D. inst
the aggregate number of votes poiled was not /
quite Ia COO which is more than 1000 less than /
was registered. At one precinct nearly 600 men
ere in line waiting for a chance to vote when |
the polls closed. and at each of several ether /
precincts there were over 100. The Republicans |
carried five out Of the seven wards. electing all
of the officers on the general ticket, sixteen out
of the aggregate oftwenty-One councilmen, and /
five out OF the eight Alderm en-, voted for at this
election. The Democrats carried one of their
wards by ITO majority, and the other by about
275. The Republican majority on the general 1
ticket ranges from 1912. the lowest. to 1895, the
highest.
Chief Justice Chase arrived at Raleigh on the
Eth inst. and was met at the depot by about two |
hundred freedmen, with banners and the ma |
tional dag flying. bands playing and the Assem-
blage cheering Justify. A procession was formed
and he was escorted through the principal
streets to the hotel, from the balcony Of which,
in response to vociferous cheers. he made the |
speech =" My friends / thank you |
for your kind reception, on behalf of the citizens
Of Raleigh. and rejoice that have az opportu-
nifty 20 meet you. and TO meet you with all men |
on an equality and equal before the law. We |
have passed through n hory trial. hut with |
peace which has followed, we have freedom, |
and let as ALL without exception Of color. aid in
our whole country That has ever
for the kindness Of your reception" Mayor |
Haywood introduced him, and be was accom-
panied on the balcony by the Rev. Mr. Bradiz |
a color ed clergyman. The crowd, as he retired,
rave him three rOusing cheers.
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