Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-03
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NEW YORK DESPATC HES.
FenInnisIn in IreIand--Mexican News
-Fr0nl PanaRa-Judge Holt Before
the Judiciary COmmitiee-PaTis Ex-
position. Etc, Etc.
New York, April 2.-The HeraId's
ireland correspondence says there will be
another Fenian rising Immediately after
the intensely severe weather moderates.
| The snow had fallen without days inter-
mission for fifteen days and nights.
| The Herald's Mexican correspondence
| says the Liberals have advanced so closely
upon Vera Cruz that the Imperialists fire
upon them from the walls. A surrender
! of the city had been demanded, and re-
fused by General Gomez. Il was reported
that Diaz had partially occupied Puebla.
/ The Herald's Lima and Peru correspon-
dence says there is prospect of a speedy
settlement with Spain, as it was believed
that Chill was about to break the alliance
and make terms for herself If this was
done it was feared there would be war
| between Peru and Chill.
The village of Bolivia had been visited
by a terrific thunder storm, destroying
more than two hundred houses and killing
about one hundred people.
nC 4ACA diu L dlldl4td COIIGSJBDu6IL
says the required extension of the Panama
railroad charter will probably be granted.
The New York Times special says the
diary taken from the body of Booth will
be given to the public in a few days.
Judge Holt bas testified before the Judici-
airy Committee that the diary was given to
him, together with the other articles found
on Booth, Immediately upon the arrival of
the captors Of the assassin in Washington.
The book has been in his possession and
control ever since that time. 1t has not
been altered in any particular from that
when it was first handed to him. Eighteen
leaves were cut out The diary commences
from April l4th, the dale ofthe assassination
and the first entry states that on that day,
he Booth had prepared a communication
and sent it to the National Intelligencer.
giving an account Of the purposes of him
self and his confederates. The remainder
Of the diary consists of a gIorifcation of
himself Booth, whom he likened to Bru-
tus, and in denunciation of his victim,
whom he called a tyrant
Judge Holt further testified that in his
Judgment the diary shed no light upon the
case, and he did not deem it proper TO Of
fer it as evidence The publisher of the
Intelligencer testified that he had not re-
ceiVed the communication Booth pretended
to have sent to that paper, and there is no
evidence that Booth ever wrote line in
the book other than that which is found
there.
The fate of the Russian-American treaty
in the Senate is problimatical as being
piece of Mr. Stewards diplomacy. A num-
ber of leading Radicals, including Mr..
Stevens, favor it. as the great commercial
advantages secured By it are universally |
admitted
The Herald has the following special |
from Paris, April lst: The great Paris |
Universal Exposition was formally opened |
this morning. The day was observed as
holiday by the entire population. At |
eleven o'clock the doors were opened, and |
by the time the Emperor arrived there |
were FIVE thousand persons inside, and out
side at least one hundred thousand people /
had assembled. There were eight thou |
sand police on duty, and the order was ex-
cellent. Every carriage in Paris seems to
have been employed. The grounds of and
around the exposition building are in
lamentabIe state of confusion. Not one
tenth of the goods are opened and ar
ranged, but the French department is in
the best order, next to that the Russian,
and third the English, all the other depart
ments not vet being ready. The American
department is one of the most incomplete
of the commissioners. Exhibitors and |
Americans generally in the city are very
dissatisfied with commissioner BeckWith,
who appears to be totally inefficient. The
only goods which have been damaged on
the voyages are American.
At one o'clock the invited guests as
sembled in lie art gallery, where America
made a fine picture, being exhibited and
well hung but the English display was
much greater. When the guests gathered,
however, the superiority of the American
ladies was conceded, they we're the bellies
of the day. A brilliant company, blazing
with diamonds and orders, filled Central
Hall, to welcome the Emperor and EN-
press, who came precisely at two O'clock
They drove up long avenue covered with
a velvet canopy Of green and gold, decora-
ted with flags, and lined with soldiers.
They alighted at a splendid pavilion,
specially built for the Emperor, who i'm
m mediately reappeared and gave his arm to
he Empress, and proceeded on foot to the
main door, preceded by the chamberlains
The party passed around the extensive
gallery, nearly mile long, when the En-
Deror spoke few words to each of the
Commissioners, but at the American de-
1artment he stopped with the Empress and
3owed to the crowd, who were cheering
heartily.
The Exposition will not be ready till
Nay. One half of the space is allotted to
France, and that is not complete. The
English are very strong in machinery, beat
ng the Americans in that department
There are nothing like so many strangers
lere as were expected. The 'pumber of
Americans is not much greater than usual
very season. Prices have gone up fear
ully. The hotels will raise their charges
- per cent. after this week. 1t is useless
o come to see the Exposition before May.