Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-15
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jubilant over the elections in Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio.
The Superior Court Of New York, on
appeal has decided the Gardner will case
ia favor of Mrs. Tyler.
Several missionaries sailed for California
in the steamer Henry Chauncy, which left
New York on Friday.
The sugar crop of Louisiana, according
10 the estimate Of the New Orleans Bee,
will be double last years crop and will
reach $4,000 hogsheads.
The Supreme Court of New York has
given a woman $1,000 damages, whose hus-
of fire works in a store.
Gen Schofeld reports to Gen. Howard
that it will be necessary to supply aid to
some Of the freedmen for the present, and
authority for that purpose has been giveu.
The health officer Of Memphis reports
ninety-four deaths for the week ending at
noon Saturday, thirty-one of which were
from yellow fever. Weather very dry and
cool
General Babcock, of General Grants
staff, goes TO Mexico with Senior Romero,
Mexican Minister. They left New York
on Monday. Babcock expects to be gone
FIVE or six months.
Hinton Rowan Helper, Of abolition no.
torieiy, is in Washington. He modestly
claims that his late efforts against the negro
have inaugurated the reaction to which it
had been thought the Ohio Democracy laid
some claims.
The Baltimore American raises Grant's
standard, and the Washington Star says
the results of the election renders bis nomi-
nation inevitable. It predicts that every
Radical State Convention will indorse
Grant. Ii is clear, unless Grant refuses 10
run Chase's chances are slim.
The Paris Presse Of the llth inst says
that the Pope, while confident of the
ability of his forces 70 successfully resist
the struggling parties Of invaders greatly
fears that the Italian government will
yield to the popular outcry and order its
troops, now concentrated upon the Papal
frontiers, to march upon Rome and occupy
the city.
Gen. Imboden, of Richmond, who APP
piled for registration under the last am
nesty proclamation of the President, upon
intends testing the validity Of the recon-
nesty proclamation. He will apply to the
United States District Court for a manda-
mus to compel the registering officer to
register his name. 1t refused, he will APP
peal to the Supreme Court.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says a startling propo-
sition is discussed in political circles, viz ::
Ihat the Legislature Of Kentucky will con-
slider the propriety of passing an act making
il penal TO collect United States taxes in
the State until il is represented in the Con-
gress. 1t emanstes from amember elect of
the Kentucky Legislature, who was former
ly Senator from Indiana.
Money is very stringent in Memphis. and
business is consequently much retarded.
There is much dependency in mercantile
circles over the low prices of cotton, which
will not be Hufhcient 10 pay the tax and cost
Of producing. Many predict harder times
inths South next year than ever experienced.
There will be little cotton raised unless
Congress removes the tax. The impression
is that the present low prices Of cotton are
caused to some extent by a bull move
ment in New York and Liverpool intend
ed to work upon the necessities of the
Southern people.
Ex-President Pierce was serenaded at
Concord, n. H., a few nights ago, and said
IL warn you, my friends 10 note the fact
that these triumphs, whatever they may be,
are no party triumphs. the people have
risen in their majesty, with a conscious
ness Of their power and disregarding party
lines and party aspirations, have been si-
lently considering what belongs to them,
their children and their country. think
the great battle has been fought and won.
If the results are significant in nothing
else, they are in this, that the white race is
our race, and the German, Italian, French,
Irish, Scotch and Anglo-SaXon people are
still 10 be the controlling power on this
continent"
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says in his dispatch of
the llth instant There was meeting
to-day of the political friends Of Chief
Justice Chase at the banking house of
jay Cooke q Co. Gen. Grant was invited
and was present He was in conference
with them for several hours. The result
has not transpired, but it is surmised they
endeavored TO induce him TO not contest
the Radical nomination for President with
Chase. There are other Republicans who
are disguised with negro suffrage, particu-
larly since Ohio voted, and who are for
running Grant without any platform.
They urge that Washburne's explanation
Of Grants position and his alleged sympa,
thy with Congress is sufficient evidence of
his Radicalism, and, at sill events. he
would be elected and save the party from
ruin. The Endorsement Of Grant by the
Maryland Radical convention is said to be
the initiative movement"
The Memphis Post of the 18th instant
says: "ln the Millikin habe1s corpus case,
in the United States Circuit Court, Friday,
his Honor, Judge Trigg, announced that
his was ready TO give his decision in the
case on the motion TO discharge the prise
oner, and was about to render his decision :;
but upon the suggestion of Judge Barbour
Lewis that il was understood that Judge
Swayne of the United States Supreme
Court, would be here in a few days, and
that then in case of divided court on the
question in issue, il could be carried up 10
the United States Supreme Court by GER
uhcate from the Judges, THAT being pro-
Nlueu iof by the Htatute OF 1coi, ana the
only way in which case Of habs1s corpus
can be carried up Judge Trigg remarked
that this would be very acceptable to him
IN every respect. He accordingly APP
pointed "Wednesday morning next as the
time when the case would be called mp for
decision. 1t is generally understood that
Judge Trigg will decide against the mo-
ton 70 discharge aud sustain the arrest.
But IL is inferred, from what he said on
the bench, that be viii permit the counsel
for the prisoner to amend their pleadings
and make full denial Of the facts charged
against the prisoner. This viii be resisted
vigorously on the other side. If granted,
il will open up the whole case on an issue
Of fact rather than Of law, and will per-
haps cause some startling developments"
--
How IT WoRKs--Since the recent elec-
tons, to-wit on Saturday, 10Th inst, the
Cincinnati Gazette, in a leader Of a
column and more, argues that the process