Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-28
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NEWS oF THE DAY.
The cholera at Havana has disapPeare

The cholera at Havana has disappeared.
Information has been received at the
War Department that the soldiers sent TO
Walrussia are in danger Of starving and
freezing before supplies can be got TO them.
A very serious accident occurred near
Riceville, on the East Tennessee and Geor-
eia railroad, on the 26th inst, by the
breaking of the axel Of the tender. The
passengers escaped unhurt, but the tender
and baggage car were badly wrecked.
The steamship Raleigh, bound from New
York to New Orleans, was burned at sea
on the Oath inst, off the coast Of South
Carolina. IL is not yet known how many
lives were lost, but it is supposed that the
number will amount to between fifteen and
twenty.
Among the members who are entitled
10 mileage for the nine days extra session,
are those from Kentucky, Tennessee, Con-
necticut and California If the House de-
cides 10 pay il, the California members
would receive about $4,000, each, for that
session, and the same amount for this
session.
The contest for Senator from Maryland,
III pace Ol htNtIhy JOhuHOu3 ~ BiONAhS
very warm. The candidates are now said
TO be Hon. VIM. T. Hamilton, Gov. Swami,
Hon. Benjamin G. Harris, ex-Gov. Thos.
G. Pratt, and Hon. VIM. Pinckney White.
The cable authorities in New York city
say that a telegram was sent from London
to W Washington in nine minutes, thirty seconds,
or in other words, il was received in Wash
ington four hours, fifty eight minutes and
thirty seconds in advance of the hour of its
leaving London.
Disturbances are reported to have oe-
Cured at varioas places in Alabama besides
Montgomery, on Christmas day or the day
before. Troops were sent TO Greenville,
Demopolis and Camden TO preserve the
peace. The negroes seem to have been
more demonstrative than usual this Christ
mas.
Reverdy johnson and James A. L. Nc
Clure, Esqs., have been employed as coun-
sci for George d. Wise and John Wise,
under indictment for shooting, with intent
to kill, Edward A. Pollard, in Baltimore
The trial Of the case is expected to take
place at an early day Of the ensuing Janu-
airy term of the court Messrs. Smith and
Wills are the counsel for Pollard.
The negroes we're out in force at Mont
gomery, Ala, Christmas day, contrary to
municipal regulations and military orders,
with guns, pistols etc, in full uniform.
No effort was made TO suppress the demon
stration. In the afternoon several thou
sand negroes were harangued in incendiary
language by Messrs. Barber, Brainard, and
other prominent Radicals. Late in the
afternoon Barber and Brainard were ar
rested by the military authorities.
One Of the long-winded United States
cases is before the British Lord Chancel-
lor, on an appeal from the decision of the
Vice Chancellor. The United States gov
eminent sued Mr.. McRae, who had acted
here as the agent Of the Confederate gov
eminent, claiming that the money and
property in his hands at the end of the
war belonged to them. Mr.. McRae sci
up plea, that the discovery prayed for in
the plaintiffs bill would expose him aF
well, under an act of Congress, TO the for
fixture of certain property which he owns
in the State Of Alabama. Vice Chancellor
Wood allowed the plea thus shutting the
United States ont from the testimony which
Mr.. McRae alone could give, and they
therefore appealed. The case is still UNI
decided. Judah p. Benjamin is one Of
Mr. McRea's counsel