Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-23
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY NJ, 1867.
Largest circulation in City and State
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Twelve inches Of snow fell in Chicago Tuesday

Twelve inches Of snow fell in Chicago Tuesday
night
The state Department at Washington has in
formation Of the evacuation Of the City OF Mex
leo Ly the French, and il occupation by The
Liberal army.
The New Orleans papers are very Dlller Oh ,ne
majority report Of ths special committee to IL
,,,stis,,e the riots Of last summer They ehat-
,.terize it as a partizau document
p..,rts from Washington state that General
Grant recently said, if Stevens military bill
.sssei or extreme Radical measures were adopt
"a for the government Of the South. that he
sboold at once order drsft Of 100000 men, be
..use he should deem such force absolutely
necessary,
The cholera prevailed a. an epidemic III S''
I.oui, from July 9th until Nov, 9th 100. Inc
whole number Of deaths from cholera, as oHcihi-
lyreported, we're 1921; by diseases resulting nom
cholera. 62s; making a total Of 4l55. There was
also n great mortality among the infants oil D.
I ,ni. last wear. Besides 374 still born, there
we're 97l0 deaths Of children under five years oi
age. ....-- A..
The Pennsylvania papers are agltauus Ihe
,,,,.stiop Of "A constitutional convention. Inc
,rs-eut constitution, they assert D. not sumcieh'
~ restrictive Of legislative abuse Corruption
,pd dizregari Of the interests Of the people are
,,,,,,,laiped of. In the new constitution they
vyould have provision that the ayes ana nays
.,.IIl.o tol,en and recorded on the final passage
-, RIM and that two-thirds vote shall be
-.-r.r.3 y, rive effect 10 any bill appropriating
-. rr,ro the Treasury The Legislature Of
peppsvIvania seems 10 be a sadly demoraIized
body but whether this H. due I" wees ih the
,.,,-titutiop of the State or in the constitutions
Of the members, H. not clearly determined.
The report made to the House by the Post
master General shows that during the last Con
rrsssional vacation covering the months Of Au-
gust September, October and November ne
made lGA removals Of podmasters, OF winch
1913 we're for political reasons The reeamtula-
ttop nv States shows that in Ohio III removals
were made. qj being for political reasons; m
illinois lg3 removals, leo being for political
reasons; in Indiana l43 removals, rs for pohh-
cal reasons in Michigan III removals, IA lof
political reasons; in Wisconsin 65 removals %
for political reasons in Iowa 81 removals h5 Tor
,,olitical reasons in Minnesota Is removals, ID
Cor politicaI reasons: in Nebraska Il removals.
IA for poIiticaI reasons : in Kansas removals,
2nrpolitical reasons; in Missouri a. removals,
A. FOR political reasons; in Kentucky. 2Oremoyals
for political reasons in Tennessee, u removals,
r for plitical reasons. etc, etc.
dow. BramIette has sent message 10 the Leg
islature oG Kentucky recommending that suita-
bic rewards be offered for the apprehension Of
certaiD uarticipator7 in the late Lynch law out
RACES in that State.
The citizens of Boyle county, Ky, held a
meeting nj DapyiIle on the Goth inst and de
ct
who sent anonymous notes 20 citizens Of that
rouuty ordering them TO leave and not return,
upd declaring that IL Is the duty of all good cih-
gsns to uphold the law by aiding in it, eNeru-
ton.
President Roberts has called convention "i
the Fenian brotherhood Of the State OF New
York. fer the Goth inst, 10 meet at Utica. Also
one Of the Brotherhood of Illinois, TO meet at |
Chicago, on the 18th of March. The Feniars OF
Pennsylvania will hold a convention early in |
April. and State conventions Of the Brotherhood |
viii soon follow in all other States.
John r. Surratt who denied his identity du-
rims the voyage from Egypt TO the United States,
has already signifed who he is by inquiring OF |
the warden Of the jail in Washington about his |
.ister speaking Of her in tender terms. and said
he thought she was dead The warden informed |
him thathe believed she was in Maryland, The |
warden told him that wss his duty TO keep him
safe but would grant him all proper privileges
asked If there was anything he wanted. SuTtt re
piled that he would Ike TO have the privilege OF
smoking and this was granted him. Surratt seems
in excellent health, sleeps well and eats heartily
He speaks little and only in regard to his per
soual wants. He can't see or have any inter |
course with any other persons and very closely
watched by tho guards. Il is now stated that |
Megsrs. Bradley and Merrick have been re- |
tanned as his counsel, and yesterday Mr.. Brad |
ley. Jr.. had an interview Of some length with |
him. The sister, Miss Anna Surratt, was last |
fall the governess in the family Of Captain b. !
awynne. in the lower part Of Prince George |
county. but for several weeks past has been in /
Washington with some relatives.