Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-12
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NEws or THE DAY.

General Cook, United States Secretary
Of Legation in Chill, died recently.
Haighfs majority in California is about
5000. The rest Of the Democratic State
ticket is elected by less majority.
Official figures show that the total num-
Der Of whites registered in Virginia is
ll5,l57, to To-, ago colOred.
There we're forty-two deaths from yellow
fever, during the twenty-four hours ending
at six o'clock on the 10th inst, at New Or
leans.
The Sultan has again intimated to the
European powers that he will not admit
any interference in the affairs Of Gambia,
and declines the proposal for a commission
Of inquiry.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer states that Judge
Black, 80 far from advising the issuing Of
the amnesty proclamation, was opposed to
granting amnesty now.
A number Of colored men in New York
have written 10 the President, urging him
TO appoint Fred. Douglas as the successor
Of General Howard in case Of the latter's
removal
The slight difference between Turkish
and American civility, as developed by the
treatment Of an American Commander off
Crete, has been brought to the notice Of
the Turkish Minister by Mr.. Seward.
The Sandersville Georgian reports great
deal Of sickness in that section-nothing
like it ever known before. There is not a
family in that village without some mem
Der Of it sick, and in some cases all are
sick.
A telegram from Farmsville, Va, reports
a fight there on the 10th inst, between
some soldiers Of the Dist United States In
fantry and the town negroes. The soldiers
had beaten a colored man for refusing to
sell them liquor last night; and this morn
ing was about 10 beat another, when the
negroes rallied, and a street fight ensued.
The citizens closed their stores, and a COM
pany Of soldiers sent in from camp restored
order. One soldier was stabbed in the
melee, and about a dozen soldiers and. ne
groes were badly beaten.
s. Caruthers, Teller at the Central Rail-
road Bank, at Savannah, Ga, absconded
with eight or nine thousand dollars, on
Saturday night, the 9TH inst. One thousand
dollars reward was offered for his appre-
hension, and he was captured on the 10th
1t was found that he had shipped on board
the schooner VIM. Gregory, as mate, for
Havana. The boat was overhauled by
pilot boats, two miles ont ct sea. in leak
ing condition, with FIVE feet Of water in her
hold. The boat was insured in the West
ern Phoenix. Caruthers says that he had
allowed a friend to overdraw his accounts,
but had not hada dollar himself
There are about FIVE hundred applica,
tions for pardon, for participation in the
rebellion, on file in the Attorney Generals
Office, on which action has not been taken.
About three hundred Of these are covered
by the general amnesty now granted. The
other two hundred remain 10 be considered
specifically. Very few applications have
been made since the passage Of the recon
struction act last March, and during the
last four months the President is said TO
have granted less than one hundred par
dons. Two long but partial lists of names
Of persons pardoned have been laid before
Congress, and the record of the remaining
NAMES is being made up for presentation to
the House in November. Ii is thought at
the Pardon Bureau that the whole number
of persons individually pardoned up to this
date is about 5000.