Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-17
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Mexican News ws-Rum0rs of the Re-
opening Of the Registration Offices
Secretary MeCHITueh's Retention
.Urged-Death Of cen. Griffin, ete.
NEw York, Sept. 16.-The Herald
City of Mexico correspondence of August
25th says, considerable canVassing and ex-
citement followed the call of President
Juarez for a general election. Factions were
active, and the opposition neglected no OPP
portunity to diminish the chances of Presi-
dent Jusrez. The latter is in favor of SO
amending the Mexican constitution as to
make it ike that Of the United States. He
is also in favor of allowing the clergy to
vote and be voted for, of having two Houses
of Congress, and making the Ministers re-
port TO the Executive as is done in the
United States Santa Anna's trial is daily
expected to take place. His counsel will be
the same gentleman who defended Maxi
milan, The general impression is, that he
will not be executed, but that his estate will
be coRfscated
The roads are being successfully cleared
of robbers, and a large condueta of specie
had gone down to Vera Cruz. Lasedean
had surrendered to Corrunna and Escobedo.
A~OPCL kAAG tAdAAAAg - Q1iiik AiAH DEHA IL
his own way, to leave his mark ia history
A Washington special says there is good
authority for believing that the President
intends attempting to reopen the registra-
tion in the Southern States and postpone
elections.
Collector Smythe and ex-Collector Bar
ney, of New York, who have been here for
several days, have, in their interview with
the President, urged the retention of Secre-
tary McCulloch in his present position, and
both have received assurances from the
President that he had no intention of dis.
placing him.
Gen. Howard, in order to reduce the ex-
penses of the Freedmen's Bureau to the
narrowest possible limits consonant with
the views of Gen. Grant, has issued an i'm
portant letter to the Assistant Commission
ers calling for the reduction of the number
of employees wherever it can be enforced.
Gen. Grant has issued an order Of co-opera-
ton, directing the subordinate Bureau
officers to take the place of those dis
missed.
The Times special says Gen. Griffin was
only taken ill Wednesday, and Saturday
morning his symptoms were reported more
favorable, but the disease took bad turn
Saturday night aud he died before noon
Sunday
Gen. Grant has assigned Breyet Major
General Joseph J, Reynolds, now on the
ltiO Grande, to the command of the district
of Texas, thus made vacant, and Brevet
Maj. Gen. c. Mower, who is at New Or
leans, to the temporary command of the
Department of the Gulf.
Gen. Frank Wheaton, who is sick with
the yellow fever at New Orleans, was re-
ported better yesterday
Gen. Hancock has not yet arrived at
Washington, though daily expected. He
comes at the Presidents request, for Gen.
Grant has not summoned him
Sheridan, who left Leavenworth Saturday
night, is expected here in about a week
He will make brief stoppages in Chicago,
and his old home in Ohio, and in New
York.
The World's special says: Returns from
registration in the South show that it has
been completed in Virginia, Alabama,
Florida and Louisiana, and that the district
commanders are ready to give the requisite
notice for a revision of the list of registra-
ton.