Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-19
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Firemen,s Riot in GaIVestOn-Mary-
land Constitutional COnventiOn-Gen.
Ord in Little Rock, etc.
New YORK, May 1S-The Herald's
New Orleans special says Gen. Sheridan
telegraphed yesterday to Gen. Hartzutf,
from Galveston, as follows:
''Bet the 6reman's festival 60 on. Hold
troops in readiness to suppress, if necessa-
ry, riot; keeping the custom-house your
base of operations. And if necessary, call
on the naval commander to place his ships
opposite the foot of Canal street. The
foregoing instructions are to be carried out
on the supposition that trouble in the city
is anticipated"
Gen. Mown addressed the rioters yes
terday, when two hundred passed his head
quarters, on their way to the New Basin,
brandishing clubs, and threatening to lynch
the contractors, as follows;
"If you feel yourselves wronged, you
must apply to the proper authorities forre'
dress, and you shall have it; but if you
take this thing into your own hands, you
may lose what rights you already possess.
If you go on with this, by the eternal God,
| will throw grape and canister int you.
Now disperse, and go to your homo or to
your work"
The mob Immediately dispersed. here
was a small affair ofa like character L. day,
being au attempt on the part of the mob 70
prevent others from working. The police
made several arrests. The military was
reviewed to-day, and gun boat has been
ordered in front of the city. All is quiet
In the Maryland Constitutional Conven
ton to-day the Committee on the declara-
ton of rights reported a bill of rights
which provides, among other things, for the
admission of negro testimony in the courts
of the State. The bill was made the special
order for Wednesday next.
The Herald's Little Rock, Ark, special
says: Gen. Ord has arrived here. He
came to complete an arrangement for the
appointment of Boards of Registration in
the different counties. Boards are already
appointed in six counties but there will
probably be delay of two or three weeks
before registering commences. Everything
looks favorable for general registration of
those entitled, on Wednesday. Gen. Ord
returns to Vicksburgh.
The Herald's Cincinnati special says
Frank Woodall, one of Ardams Expres
Cashiers in that city, has been arrested on
a charge ofstealing $500.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen took place yesterday at which
the annual report of the Comptroller was
received, showing the actual debt of the
city to be S622, l42, ,245; the receipts of
last year to be $23, ,736, ,S2l, and the amount
paid out in the same time S2l 642,62I
Thomas Healy, deputy Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the first district, who is
charged with embezzeling S7375 of the
government funds, was yesterday held to
bail in the sum of $4,000 to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury. Healy announced
that he did not intend to defraud himself,
and reiterated his declaration that he either
lost the money or give credit to parties for
more taxes than he had received.
The Times special says the long expected
opinion of Attorney General Stanberry re
gardng the extent of the disfranchising
clause of the military reconstruction act,
was read and will be made public next
week 1t will be sent through the Adju-
tant Generaps Office to the district COM
manders in the South, and through the
medium of the associated press for the
public generally.
The Worlds special says developments
made to-day leave no doubt that the leading
Radicals are determined if possible to Sc
cure July session of Congress. They
have added TO the Impeachment the hue
and cry that thenatiOnal financial situation
demands legislation. Judge Spaulding, o
Ohio, who it will be remembered violently
opposed summer session, is now claimed
as having been convinced that one is needed