Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-15

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| New YoRK, Dec. 14.-The Herald.
London special has the following particu.
| lars of the explosion at the Clerkenwell
prison: =
None of the prisoners who were con
6ned in the jail have gotten out. The
street opposite, which runs parallel to the
prison, is narrow and built with houses
three. stories high. Twenty houses we're
almost literally demolished and rendered
untenahle by the crash. The fremen were
Immediately summoned and are now EN-
ployed, digging in the ruins for the dead.
Forty persons, men, women and children,
have been found TO be wounded, and foar
have already died s.-
A house which stood in the street, die
rectly opposite to where the breach has been
blown in the prison wall has long been sus>
pieioDed for some time as Feniah head
quarters, and the ruins of the dwellings
and prison walls are guarded bya strong
force OF police. The streets and Highways
have been ripped up toconsiderable distance
by the explosion, and the walls of the Jail
have fallen to some extent into the breach,
revealing the interior of the prison yard
No damage was done to the prison build
ing. The whole city of London it terribly
excited by the fact ofthis sudden and daring
attempt. Everybody feels alarmed, from
the serious fact that no one can foretell
when the next blow of this description NAV
fall. The government is becoming ex-
ceedingly active. All Fenian funeral pro-
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the Manchester convicts have been strictly
prohibited, and measures Of still more
stringent character are looked for on the
part of the Executive. It is feared, or at
least deemed very probable, that some
trouble will ensue from Fenian govern
eminent in Liverpool. The police force
in Liverpool, and perhaps even in London,
is utterly inadequate to deal with such a
crisis
Col. Burke, who is confined in the Clerk
enwell prison-not the man lately SEN
fenced to death in ireland and transferred
to England after Communication of his sen.
tence-is more than.eVer suspected of being
very active Fenian officer or agent. He
is at present charged with having taken a
permanent part, both in organizing and
directing the Manchester riot movement,
during which policeman Brett was shot.
Indeed it is alleged that Burke had charge
of the arms, and served them out to Allen,
Larkin, Gould and the the others, inst bea
fore the tumult commenced.
The Heralds Atlanta special says there
was great excitement in the convention to-
day. While seats were being drawn for,
Blount and Rose charged the convention
with conniving at fraud, and with being
determined to do wrong to the people of
Georgia. Great excitement ensued, and
although repeatedly called to order they
continued TO assail the convention it bit.
ter terms. When silence was restored
Mr.. Blonnt rendered his resignation, de-
clarlng that he would not serve in such a
body. The prospects are for a very stormy
session. The mulattoes are very insolent
to the whites, and fears are entertained of
fracas on the floor. On the test vote to-
day, it was seen that the extremists held a
majority of two.
Tom Sharpiey was yesterday released on
his own recognizance, Kelly refusing to
enter any complaint against him, and Lion
vas discharged. Sharpley makes depo-
sition that he had no charge to prefer
against him. '.a
A gentleman sitting in the gold room
recently had $4,000 in stocks taken from
his breast-pocket by an expert thief. r
The late storm swept with great fury
all along the Atlantic coast. The results
are told in the stories of shipwrecks that
are reaching us. The steamship Atlantic,
from Southampton, had a fearfnl voyage,
nearly all her upper cabins being crushed
in and her main saloon flooded by the
heavy seas. The sloop Maria was wrecked
off David's Island, in Long Island Sound,
and one men lost.
The Herald's special Gays a deputation
of loyal leaguers from Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina called on
Messrs. Stevens and Butler yesterday.
Mr.. Stevens said the time for impeaeh,
ment had passed. A to reconstruction,
he said he intended TO introduce a
bill providing that majority of regis
tered votes shall not be necessary to ratily
the new constitution 10 authorize a loyal
provisional government in each State, Civ
ing the Governors the appointing power
and power to make acquisitions for troops
when necessary, and that two-fifths of the
colored people who had no Congressional
representation formerly, shall be entitled
to elect Congressman at large from the
different States. He reiterated his views
on contiscation, and inquired particularly
the number of persons owning large es'
tates,.
Gen. Butler, after reiterating sentiments
heretofore put forth, said he would intro
duce bill putting all offices South into
the hands of loyal people only. He then
expressed the belief that instead of there
being four, there were seven millions o.
colored people in the South.
The National Council of the Union
League Association have adjourned, after
passing resolution nrging the National
| Republican Convention not to nominate
for the Presidency man who is not il
himself an irreversible guarantee that he j.
the true friend of the cause of Union anC
| liberty, equal rights before the law, and
| universal manhood suffrage.
The Worlds special says the Senate re
fuses TO sustain the Presidents suspension
| of Stanton. If this is persisted in, thu
| President will issue an order removing
| Stanton, and force him 10 resort TO the Su
| preme Court.
The President is preparing a veto on tbs
bill striking the word white out Of all law
relating to the District Of Columbia. Hi
views on the subject have been stated il
former messages.
The Tribune's special says Maj Gen
| Howard has decided TO retain in the serVic,
of the Freedmen's Bureau the officer
mustered out of service by recent order
| Application was made to Mr.. pohnson &
retain them on the army roll, bat he per
emptorily refused to do so.
1t is limited that new financial schems
will be presented, as a substitute for th'