Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

IL Is reported that Major }. II. Gee. former
aommandant of the Confederate prison at Sails
Iury died recently IN Mobile.
Rislori went across TO the Canada side on sun
dav aud had her photograph taken at Niagara.
The officers thereupon sarrested the artist Tor
breaking the Sabbath.
Leslie c. Graves, Of Lexington. Nv. member
Of the City Council and % large dealer m 1--we
stock, committed suicide Thursday night, by
shooting himself in the head.
The Governor Of South Carolina estimates that
lOO0 people in that State have not tasted meat
in thirty days. The desttution is great, and
several cases Of starvation are reported.
The registration of voters in South Carolina
will be commenced as soon a. sufficient numbers
report themselves who are qualified to act as
registers; but few have done go yet.
Northern advices received az Columbia. South
Carolina. indicate considerable emigration of
farmers from New England, New ork and
Pennsylvania.
The report that Beverly Nash had purchased
The Columbia South GtrOinioH. intending 60
make il an organ of the Conservative freedmen,
Is cOntrndicted.
Hon wilkinson Call one Of the Senators elect
from Florida. has written q letter from Washng-
ton 10 the people Of his State, advising them 10
promptly submit 20 the Congressional plan OF
reconstruction.
The majority for Rice. Republican, for Mayor
Of Chicago in the election on the 10th inst, was
:sis. The total vote in the city was l9,SSO-being
al7G less than the vote OF Cincinnati m the ctty
election the other day.
Adyices from New Orleans state that General
Sheridan has organized a military commission
for the trial Of men for crimes Of which the local
and State officials have taken no notice. One
case of n white man. charged with shooting
culored man is under consideration
Senator Morton. Of Indiana. addressed the
freedmen Of GeOrgetown. who were celebrating
the anniversary of emancipation in the District.
liz gave them much good advice, and said that
the impartial suffrage which now prevails m the
South. should be extended throughout the coun-
try.
Advices from Mexico state that many Of the
men Of the Liberal army are now armed with
Spencer rifles. taken cut from New York some
time ago. Imperial enlistments at Havana have
been stopped; and Il does not appear that
MACMILLAN gets aid Of any kind from foreign
countries.
General Rufus King our Minister to Rome,
writes 10 Secretary Seward, denying the tTuth of
the history published in American journals, that
since the removal Of the French troops from the
papal dOminiOns. the American Protestant
Church has been ordered without the walls OF
Rome. lie says the Pope has done nothing OF
the kind.
The heavy rains on the 10th inst. have done
some damage to the railroads in the eastern part
Of Ohio and in Pennsylvania. McComb's
bridge on the MabOnlng river, Is considered I'M
suie and trains do not cross It, Three culverts
gere'washed out near Alliance and the track in
iured in some places, causing slight detention Of
trains At latest accounts the damages were
nearly all repaired
pocket-book in ST. Louis, some time ago, aud re-
turned IL 10 Madame Callahan. who claimed 10
be the owner There was but twenty dollars in
Il when returned and Mrs. Callahan, claiming
that there was 5000 in il at the time it lost.
caused the arrest of the finders They were III
tmately discharged; and on the 18th inst Mrs.
Scott received a verdict of s3om damages for
false imprisonment.
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial says There Is considerable
rejoicing in certain quarters, over the fact that
the Senate on the 18th inst, confirmed Alex.
Roed as Postmaster ut Toledo, IN the face Of the
vigorous protest Of Ashley. of Ohio. The Cam
atlrrctal says: " Two Of OhiO's hest fighting men
General John W. Fuller. of the famous - Ohio
Brigade" and General A. ). Commager who
led the sixty-seyenth Ohio in the assault on
Fort Wngnor-wcre rejected for the same posi-
ton within week or two.
Accounts from the upper Missouri say the
high wnter of the Platte river has done great
damage 10 the Omaha branch of the Pacific
railroad, and no trains are running nt present.
The track for forty miles is under water, and the
bridges over North plattee and South Fork are
50 badly damaged as to be unsafe for crossing
The Chicago and Northwestern railway across
Iowa is also badly damaged by the overflow of
water. and trains are unable 10 run.
A largo meeting of freedmen was held at
Mobile Wednesday evening. Over three thou
sand persons were present. Radical speeches
we're made by both blacks and whites. and rosO-
party, and demanding the right for blacks 10
sit on juries, hold office. and ride on street
ears" The meeting adjourned at "A late hour
Most Of the colored persons present were armed,
and great number of shots were fired into the
air after adjournment.
The Senate judiciary Committee have ad-
dressed a note 10 Secretary Browning asking him
boy what authority he directed the late Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. B0gy, 20 proceed 20
New York, TO purchase all the material needed
60 carry out the treaty stipulotions with the In
dams and 10 do other acts within the special
jurisdiction of Commissioner Taylor. The facts |
are that although BOgy was rejected by the Sen
ate and Taylor confirmed. that Browning had |
virtually authorized Bogy 60 perform all the |
more important duties of Commissioner.
IL IL very evident that nothing will be done by |
the Senate relative 90 filling the Austrian mis- /
zion. A resolution was prepared and reported |
on the 18th inst. by the Committee on Foreign |
Relations. which will probably pass, declaring |
that the position is already filled aud that Mot |
ley has not legally and fully resigned. This was |
discussed for some time. but not voted on. The |
President looks upon the case as virtual va |
cancy, and ifthe Senate adiourns without con |
Hrming Raymond, anew appointment will doubt /
less be made