Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-25
BY TELRGRAP I.
NOON DISPATCHES
NEW YORK DISPATCHES.

FROM HAyN4-Ene NJ. HnOInhs AUhtf-
New England Society Celebration
Committees In COnsuItaiIOn-COnst
nationality of the Reconstruction
Laws 10 be Tested, etc, etc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The Herald's
Havana special says Advices from Hayti
of Dec. I'd state that an action had taken
place between the Dominicians and the
Baizist revoiutionisls, in which General
balances, of the national army, was killed.
The Baizists abandoned Fort Platte in CON
sequence the victory, and advanced their
sphere of operations further into the in
terror. Gen. Paiances' remains were
brought to st. Domingo city and were in
tered with great pomp. Senior Preiol is
still at Santiago. He was expected here
yesterday Saturday. He is 10 offer the
lease of SOwina for SO years at an annual
rent of 100000 In the Legislative Cham
hers of st. Domingo the ten millions francs
loan, recently negotiated in Paris, was dis
approved. r...... es
have it from high source that Consul
Savage delivered telegram from the
American Consul at Santiago de Cuba, on
the strength Of which he has telegraphed
to Secretary Seward, advising him to defer
further proceedings in relation to the St.
Thomas purchase.
A later telegram from Santiago de Cuba
states that well informed persons there
doubt the news of the defeat of Gen. Ca
braPs forces in st. Domingo, as well az the
announcement that pronunciamento had
been made in favor of ex-President Bratz.
The new Captain General of Cuba has
given a magnificent reception to the
foreign consuls at Havana. Other recep-
tiOns are to follow.
Advices from the capital of Venezuela
to the 9th have been received. The press
were vehemently demanding an explains
ton from the government concerning the
arrest of citizens for alleged political
ofenses, at time when tranquility reigned
throughout the republic. According to
official accounts sundry shocks of an earth
quake were felt at Camoca on the 10Th of
November. The oscillations were to the
eastward, and at Laguira the sea rose six
feet above high water mark. Provisions
had been sent from Laguira to st. Thomas
for the relief of the sufferers. Ten thou
sand dollars, the amount of subscription
for the same purpose, had also been sent
The New England Society celebrated
the anniversary of the landing of the Pill
grims in the customary manner, at Del
monico's, yesterday. Speeches were made
by Henry Ward Beecher, Generals Sher.
man and Sickles, and others.
The report of the Excise Board, which
gives statistics of the working of the Board
since its organization in April 1856, pub
lished during that period, 1868 licenses
have been granted. The gross amount re-
ceived in payment therefor being $685.
588 0S, Of these licenses 999 were revoked.
The Times special says of the claims of
| American creditors upon the Russian gov
| eminent, that common rifles and powder
were purchased by a Russian ordnance
officer and put OF shipboard When the
| Crimean war was brought to a close, the
| property was then delivered and ultimately
refused by the Russian government, on the
| ground that written contract was entered
| into. Evidence thus far elected by the
| Ordnance Investigation Committee, in
cludes many startling facts regarding frauds
ii contracts to supply the government
| with arms and ammunition The report
| of the committee will not be ready for
several months.
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| members of the Ways and Means and
Finance Committees have been in consul
tation with the Secretary of The Treasury
recently in regard to financial matters.
Senators Morgan and Sherman have had
long interviews with him, with view OF
eliciting his views on the Sherman measure
The Secretary has not indicated his ideas
on the subject fully, but he is known to
favor that portion of the scheme relative to
foreign loans. In regard to the four hun
bred million proposition he has very grave
doubts, and is not at all convinced of its
advisability at the present time. He is
understood to believe that law of that
character would interfere with the banks
and cause a large withdrawal of their de-
posts. From conversations of different
members of Congress, it ia inferred that
a majority of the House is in favor OF
taxing the bonds, and it may be confidently
stated that bill Hooking to that object
will be introduced after the holidays if the
proposition meets with general approba.
ton, and there is no doubt of the passage
ofsuch a measure. A bill will be introduced
at an early day, in the House, providing
in future that all appointments of Internal
Revenue agents at the South shall be con.
firmed in the Senate before the nominee
enters on the duties Of his office. This il
in order to prevent, as far as possible, the
appointment of unprincipled persons tc
such important positions where there is sc
large a field for speculation as in interna
revenue. The reports show a gradua
daily increase, and the lowest estimate fol
the fiscal year does not fall short of two
hundred millions; thus far the receipts
amount to over $90,0O0,000, and to day
they were 100000.
The Herald's special says: A case il
preparing TO test the constitutionality o
the reconstruction laws. 1t is the case o
Mr.. McArdle, editor Of Vicksburg paper
who was arrested under Gen. Ord's lat,
orders, received at the War Department
from headquarters of the fourth militar,
district.
Gen. Ord has ordered boards of arbltra
tion to be appointed for the protection o
laborers, when asked for; laborer VIII,
complains that his share of the crop i
wrongfully withheld from him, or wher
called for by the landlord or merchant
complaining under oath, that the plante
had fradulently assigned to the laborer al
undue share of the crop, to the injury @
the complainant, is to be referred to thi
board. Gen. Ord also gives fall instruc
tioAs for the guidance of such boards il
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