Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-02
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY =, 1867.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The cold weather is causing great suffering
among freedmen in Washington and Arlington.
Mszzni has issued stirring appeal to the
Romans to rise and proclaim the republic OF
Italy
The government expenditures last week ON
account Of the War. Navy and Interior Depart
ments amounted 10 s7.Os0,S5s o..
Parties in Washington, protesting 70 be well
informed 10 the Mexican question. arc fearful
that the Matamorss trouble may lead 10 eora-
plieaiions with.Nspoleon.
The Investigation COMMITTEES, IL Is said have
found the frauds on the revenue in Philadel-
phia quite 81 great a in New York. The Com
mittee will visit the Western cities Immediately.
General Miller, for several years connected
with the Fenian organization, publicly de-
nounoes stephens as a humbug and cheat ana
warns his oountrymen against him.
CAPTAIN Daniel b. Turner, ofIIuntsville Ala. nj
one time a resident Of Memphss died in the for
msr city on the 18th alt. Captain Turner was
highly sstesmed hy those who knew him best,
aud was az excellent aud worthy man.
The following Is q record Of events IN New
York for the year Jest closed. There were thirty
Eve homicides. thirty-siK infantcidea, sixty
suicides. Ofthe latter twelve hung themselyes'
twelve used the pistol, five took paris green ami
one Costars rat oKterminatOr, two hundred and
thirty-seyen persons we're drowned and thirty
eight deaths resulted from burns
Mr. WitherspOon. who. until quite recently
practieed law in Memphis, became involved IN q
quarrel with his father-in-laW on Christmas DAY
near fernando. Miss. sud il is said that during
the progress Of the ARRAY, the iather-in law
puIiea ont a pistol and shot Mr.. Withenpoon
through the breast Death followed immedi-
ateiy.
A Washington dispatch says The President hn'
conferred with the Judges Of the Supreme Court
in reference tothe position assumed by Congress
towards the Southern States, and announced to
Commissioner wentherby. from South Carolina,
that the Supreme Court would declare the
amendment unconstitutional Il Is thought be
spoke adviseGly.
The following sensation story is told IN a Bos-
ton dispatch Of December 81 "A mysterious
and diaboIical affair has Just come to light. On
Friday a box wa shipped as merchandise al
Philadelphia for this port on the steamer Saxon.
and marked Edward Mason. p tland, Me. The
shipper said Il would be claimed at Boston. The
box was arcidently broken open here. and on
examination was found 20 contain three dead
bodies. two men and q woman, apparently aged
about SO years. Tho throats Of the woman and
one Of the men had been cut, but no marks Of
violence were discovered on the other. The
public believe they were all murdered. A dis
patch to Edward Mason. Of Portland. Ne, has
not been answered. At present the matter is
wrapped in mystery"
Il appears from the Raleigh IN. c. Standard,
Of the 2jth 'ult. that the bill lately introduced
in Congress by Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, Orthe
reconstruction Of North Carolina from the bot
tom to the top, is North Carolina idea; for the
Noadard says that TO put all doubts At rest,
We now state emphaticnlly that the bill referred
TO-. and which proposes gradually but finally 10
supersede the present State organization set up
under martial low. was prepared by Messrs. John
Pool. JAS +. Taylor and w. W. Holden. al the
request Of Mr.. Stevens. and was introduced in
the House by the latter on the 18Th Of December.
These persons are solely responsible for the
measure, and they are prepared TO stand or fall
by H."
The Maryland Legislature will meet on
Wednesday. January "a. The Senate stands US
follows Democrats. sixteen; Republicans, eight
the seat Of one Of the Republicans being con
tested. The House is made up Of sixty Demo
Gratis and twenty Republicans-f0ur Of the latter
occupying contested seats. The election Of
senator will probably absorb the attention Of
the Legislature until the second TUESDAY after
its meeting and organizing" January 18th,
When under the act Of Congress Of July. 1896.
al elections for S>sst9r are required 20 take
place. and By DiUa 0oce vote in both houses,
and not b. joint ballet as heretofore, except IN
case the same person fails TO receive majority
Of the votes in each house. when the members Of
both houses are 10 meet in joint convention and
take al least one UiD0 Uoce vote per day until
Senator Is elected by n majority of all she votes
cast, majority Of all the members elected being
present
The ocean yacht race for $4,000. was won by
James Gordon Bennett. IRIS. yacht Henrietta
which arrived at OOwos. Isle Of Wight at $40, on
Christmas afternoon. The Fleetwing arrived at
? o'clock, and the Yesta at $50. next morning
The Henrietta made the trip. calculating the
difference between London and New York time,
in thirteen days. twenty-thres hours and hity-
eiFht minutes, beating the Fleetwing eight
hours and hftoen minutes. and the Nesta nine
hours and forty-hye minutes. The best run the
Henrietta made IN one day was two hundred and
eighty miles, ana the least run in one day was
one hundred and thirteen miles She made the
entire passage across the ocean with but one
tack. and did not lose even rope. The Fleet
wing lost six men and her jibboom. on the 10th.
The Vesta got in albright. and would haze been
within tive hours q the winner but for an errOr
in her pilot The Royal yacht lsquadron invited
the American yachtsmen to banquet, which
came Of on Friday evsning.