Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-22
TUEsDAY. OCTOBER ~. 1857.
Largest Circulation in City and State
News or Tna pAv.

The city of Alexandra, Va, has 1890
white voters and 1881 colored voters
The Howard Association of New Or
leans has sent fifteen nurses to Memphis to
attend yellow fever patients.
Napoleon has made a peremptory de-
mand on Italy to maintain the conditions
Of the treaty of last September
Reinforcements of volunteers, recruited
In France and Spain, for the defense Of the
Pope, have arrived in the city Of Rome.
Governor jenkins is in Washington en-
deavoring to get Gen. Tillson, command
ing the sub district Of Georgia, removed.
An order has been issued by General
Pope for the assembling Of the Alabama
State Convention on the 9Th of next
month.
Vincent Cody, convicted of the murder
Of Professor J. X. Livingston, in New
York, has been sentenced TO the State
prison for life.
Two white men and one negro have been
nominated as candidates for the conyen-
ton by the Republicans Of Wilmington,
North Carolina.
II is reported that the Fenians have 1000
stand Of arms at Pottsdam, Canada, and
lot Of saddles. A raid just before election
time is anticipated.
Rev. +. NJ. Wherry and wife, Rev.
Charles b. Newton, and Rev. Francis Heye,
Jr., Of Pennsylvania, sailed from Boston on
the 10th inst, for Calcutta, to engage in
the missionary cause.
The Sub~Treasurer at New York has
made several demands upon parties from
whom he received counterfeit 7-30s, that
they shall make them good 1t is under.
stood that they all declined to make recla-
nation. What the Treasury Department
will do next in the matter is not yet known.
A man named Cooper has been arrested
in Brooklyn for passing counterfeit ma
tonal bank notes. Col. Wood, Chief of
the Secret Service Division of the Treasury
Department, identifies him az one of the
men he has been searching for, suspected
Of connection with the counterieiting Of
the 7-30 bonds. Ii has been ascertained
that Philadelphia was the headquarters of
the bond counteTfeiters.
Caleb Cushing and Richard Merrick are
engaged in preparing some cases looking
toward restoring the former Rebel owners
all the property sold in the District Of Co
lumbia under the confscation law. These
sales we're made after the admiralty trials.
Some of these cases are now to be taken
up from the District Court TO the Supreme
Court in Error, under the plea that Con-
gress had no power TO extend admiralty
jurisdiction over cases that were in reality
revenue cases, and so demanded the inter
position Of jury.
IL ia now given out that the detectives
of the Treasury have satisfied themselves
that the counterfeits were not made in
Europe, as at first supposed, but probably
in Philadelphia. They are very certain
that they have got clue to the parties
who put ont the notes, and possibly to
those who made them. Three or four ar
rests have already been made, and Others
are daily expected. There seems to be
some doubt yet whether the plate was or
was not electrotyped from the originals in
the Printing Bureau.
Registration in North Carolina sums up
one hundred and sixty thousand voters. 1t
is estimated the negro vote for a conven-
ton is forty-five thousand. 1t would there,
fore require thirty-eight thousand white
votes additional to call it. Advices state
that the Conservaties have power to defeat
the measure, either by not voting or voting
it down, but if the convention assemble
they can control it, and it is probable in
that event, the constitution may be found
acceptable to white people.
Judge Miller, Of the United States Cir
cult Court, at ST. Louis, in the case of
VIM. Murphy, who has been confined In
the Missouri penitentiary for the last two
years. under sentence by military commits
ion for boat burning on the Mississippi
river during the war, discharged the pris-
oner on the ground of the unconstitution-
ality of the tribunal by which VIM. MUIR
ply was tried and sentenced. The Judge
also declared that the prisoner occupied
the same position now az though he had
not been tried by the military tribunal,
and could be arraigned and tried upon the
charge by civil court
The restoration of valuable painting,
stolen during Sherman's march TO the sea,
has led TO an expose not complimentary to
the American soldier. Much plumber Sc
cured was refused transmission by express.
under military orders, and finally reached
the Postotice Department. Mr.. Dennison
was indignant that the Department should
become a receptacle for stolen property,
and turned over to military authorities an
inventory which was taken of the articles.
comprising every description of plate, rich
Jewels, costly laces and silks, and down TO
baby clothing. Most Of these found their
way into the Freedmen's Bureau, which
disposed Of them. What became of the
fund realized is not ascertained. This one
painting alone was restored to the owner.
who thanks the Department in a touching
letter. The balance Of unfortunate victims
who lost their valuables have no reclama
ion.
The Portsmouth naval court martial has
been concluded, and the sentence imposed
upon Assistant Engineer Geo. +. Sawyer,
is approved by Secretary Welles. The
charge against Mr.. Sawyer was that of
using disrespectful language toward the
President of the United States. Ii appears
that he snd two or three other officers on
duty at the navy yard, were talking one
day, and finally got into a political dis
cussion. Congress was denounced "a an
unconstitutional body, guilty ofusurpation,
and Of enacting unjust and tyrannical
laws and in the heat of argument Mr..
Sawyer responder by saying that Con-
gress would fail of its duty unless il i'm
peached the President This remark was
reported by the other officers TO the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, who made haste 10 have
Sawyer court martialed. He was found
guilty, sentenced TO be reprimanded by
the Secretary, and suspended from duty
one year, on half pay.
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