Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-13
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NOON DISPATCHES
NEW YORK DTsPATCHEs

HunnIcuft and the Grand Jury-A New
Party and Ets Canditsate-Fursher
Particulars OF the Great Hurricane
Probable Repeal Ofthe Tax ON Cot
ton, etc.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The Herald's
Richmond special says the Common
Wealth's Attorney in the opening Of the
quarterly term Of the Hastings Court to-
day, called the attention Of the grand jury
to the incendiary speeches that have lately
been made by Hunnicutt and his SET, as
| palpable violations Of the laws of the
State, and witnesses are summoned to ap-
pear before the<ury tomorrow to testify.
If true bills are found, there can be no
doubt all who have made such speeches will
be put on trial, and if found guilty be
made to suffer the penalties Of it.
James A. Seddon, who obtained his par
don few days since, arrived in Richmond
yesterday, and to-day took the amnesty
oath required in the pardon
Gen. Schofeld will leave Richmond on
Wednesday for West Point, New York.
He will be absent probably Two weeks.
The Heralds New Orleans special saws
the Times tomorrow will contain a New
source, stating that negotiations are in
progress for a thorough organization of the
conservative strength Of the country, and
that the platform will sustain Johnson's
policy and that Gen. Grant will accept
the nomination of this new party.
the Herald's ST. Thomas correspondence
gives further particulars of the destruction
by the terrible hurricane There is not a
dwelling on the island that has not suf-
fered, and many houses have no roofs.
The small houses of the poor class were
leveled TO the ground, and there have
already been buried over one hun
dred persons, who were killed on shore,
and like numbers have been wounded and
manned. Every few moments the harbor
throws up the dead, and it is one continual
string Of cofiins through the streets. Over
five hundred persons were drowned. In
some places not a soul is living to relate a
word regarding their vessels.
The steamer Wye lost ffty-three souls. |
Steamer Rhone lost all but twenty-one out |
of one hundred and fifty. Spanish steamer
Camugy, whose heroic Captain saved
many lives, lost seventeen out of thirty. |
The American ship Charles Sprague had |
but the Captain and one man saved. In |
fact, hardly vessel but can report some of |
the crew missing. Men were lifted bodily |
from the shore and carried to a watery |
grave. Not wharf nor lighter is left. |
Houses were carried one thousand feet in
the air. Streets are six feet deep with |
bricks, tiles, shutters and doors. Nearly
every tree is aprooted. The English steamer
Columbian had just arrived with 5000
packages of drygoOds, and was sunk in less
than three hours after anchorage. Eight
million dollars win not pay the loss. Mer-
chants suffered heavily by the rain, as the
tops of the stores were off
Up to date three hundred and sixty per-
sons have been buried. This awful vista
tion has inflicted severe suffering upon all
the inhabitants Of this island, the poor es
pecially.
The World says In view of the fact
that the Illicit whisky business is not
checked by more seizures of the article,
the informers and officials securing the
lions share of the proceeds, it is understood
tn at before the close Of the present week
instructions, secret and otherwise, will be
received from Washington ordering the
arrest and trial of all who violate the pro-
visions of the law in relation to liquor
psOscCutlOubJ anu IL IL 10 luCluue IHe USUAL
forfeiture of whisky.
The Tribunes special says: From the
views of the members of Congress who
have been here recently, and others now in
the city, it appears that there is a strong
probability that the tax on cotton will be
repealed shortly after Congress eonvenes.
The pressure in favor of this repeal comes
in from all directions of the North,
from influential citizens, and it is almost ir-
repressible. From the same source it is
learned that there is also powerful inHu
ence of general funding scheme, covering
the whole national debt, thus extending
the time of payment of our ibilities, and
in the meantime providing for its gradual
liquidation by juaicious system of taxa
tion.
The Times special says Mr.. Stephens
health is such that he will not be /able to
perform active duties as chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and he will
therefore be made honorary chairman.
His most intimate friends have little hope
he will survive the winter.
It is reported by the, friends of the Presi-
dent that he will refuse to send to tire SEN
ate his reasons for removing Secretary
Stanton in violation of the tenure of Office
law. The friends of impeachment claim
that should he do so, it will be grayer
reason for impeachment than any yet ad-
duced.
The lighting men say Joe Coburn leaves
for Cincinnati to make the long talked of
match with McCool.