Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-17
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Radical Convention. etc, etc.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The Herald's
! Florence special, in an account of the en-
| gagement at Verola, says that after obtain
| ing the first advantage the Garibaldians
advanced from the town, and the retiring
soldiers of his Holiness were driven to
| Monte Maggorie in disorder. iif ~
! The Paris Moniteur ia its issue of to-
day, the 18th, says the Papal troops ope-
rating in the pontifeal provinces on Sun
day last the 18th inst, attacked and de-
feated large force of Garibaldians, who
were posted in good position, where they
barred the line of advance to Monte
Liberate. -5s-s srgssa ssfae eFsFq
The Times special says the President
has returned Gen. Sickles' application for
a court of inquiry to the War Department,
with his disapproyal and his reasons
therefor The principal one is that Gen.
Sickles has already appealed for redress to
the bar of public opinion, and if it gives
him a hearing, if not satisfied with the
verdict of the public, the President inti-
mates that he may demand court. As
the public has generally sustained Gen.
Sickles, it is not likely that he will ask
any further vindication at the hands of
the President.
Gen. Fitzpatrick, Minister 70 Chill, has
sent in his resignation of his position in
the army, which is Captain in the First
Artillery. His brevet rank is Major Gem
eral. This is the third time he has ten
dered it, and it will be accepted
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make their appearance, in quest of apart
made arrangements with a view of perma-
nent occupancy.
The Heralds special says: Maj. Pierce,
the officer who recently destroyed print
ing Office in Camden, Arkansas, for some
offensive article published by the editor,
has been sentenced by the court martial
to forfeit his pay for one year and to be de-
graded in rank to a captaincy, and to be
reprimanded in general orders.
The recent trouble of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company with the
government has been settled, and the COM
pany will go on with the election Of officers
A row occurred recently at Radical
nominating convention in Williamsburg,
Va, between D. b. White, Radical
stumper, and an ex-Colonel of negro
troops and a candidate for the convention,
and negro named DR.. Norton, another
candidate. Norton's friends rushed on
White and he was compelled to escape
through a window. He was followed by a
crowd of negroes, who cried kill him. He
got away and obtained a warrant for the
ringleaders, and had them bound over to
keep the peace.
The Tribune's special says that Governor
Orr, in his letter to the President asking
him to revoke Gen. Canby's recent jury
order complains that the order which con-
stitutes as competent jurors all persons
who have paid taxes and registered, and
excludes all persons who have been dis
franchised under military reconstruction
acts, is cruel and unjust, and should be
Immediately set aside No action has
been taken as yet.
The purpose of the visit of Gen. Beaure-
gard to the President and Gen. Grant was
10 have restored to him certain lands which
he owns near Memphis, and which are now
occupied by Freedmen's Bureau officers.
Propositions to raise a subscription for
Mrs. Lincoln's benefit has received her
sanction. About five hundred letters have
been addressed to prominent politicians
and colored clergymen, calling upon them
for donations. A book has also been
opened in Mr.. Brady's rooms on Broad
way, here her wardrobe is on exhibition, for
the same purpose. The sum of one huns
dred and fifty dollars and ffty-fve cents
was subscribed yesterday by thirteen in
dividuals, inamounts varying from twenty
cent? to fifty dollars