Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-12
THURSDAY. DECEMBER Ie. 1867.
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Gratis; and the Common Council thirty eight
Republicans to twenty-five Democrats.
Mrs. Margaret A. Johnston died in 81.
Louis on the night Of the 9th inst. Her
husband, Edward William Johnston, had
died the day before.
The sale Of newspapers devoted to crimi-
nal news, and embellished with fanciful
and lascivious sketches, il now prohibited
on the cars Of the Pennsylvan Railroad
Company.
Schires, an agent of the Southern Ex
press Company at Batesyille, Mississippi,
has been arrested on the charge Of embez.
cling twenty-five hundred dollars of the
company's money.
The House Committee on Freedmen's
Affairs will report in favor of the continu-
ance Of the Bureau until after the South
ern States are admitted TO representation
in Congress.
The House Military Committee has de-
cided TO report bill abolishing all brevet
ranks in the army, and prohibiting any
further breveting Of officers except during
actual war, and then only for gallant and
meritorious service in face of the enemy.
One man who has taken advantage of
the bankrupt act, and fled his papers with
the Clerk of the United States Court, at
indianapolis, has neither debts nor assets.
He seems TO have an idea that he can here
after incur debts with IMMUNITY.
The House Postofice Committee has
agreed 10 recommend the passage of a bill
requiring the Postmaster General 10 permit
members of Congress to examine all recon-
mendations for removals or appointments
in postofices in their respective districts,
Cincinnatians in Washington charge that
Chicago is not only offering liberal COM
tribution of electioneering funds to secure
the location of the next Republican Con-
vention in that town, but is attempting 10
bribe individual members Of the Executive
Committee.
There was an interesting conversation in
Ben. Buffers room in Washington on the
10th inst, among the Radicals, in which
Wilson expressed the opinion substantially
that confscation is dead. Wade is re-
ported TO have said it was id now, bnt it
could have been carried a year'sgo.
A London dispatch of the 10th inst
says: Fenian sympathisers are making
extensive preparations for public funeral
in Liverpool Sunday next, in honor of
Gould, Allen and Larkin, but the Orange
men threaten TO break up the procession,
and il is feared there will be a riot if the
demonstration be attempted.
The special Committee on the Assissina-
ton, Of which Gen. Butler was Chairman,
and that on the Treatment of Union Pris-
oners in the hands of Rebels, of which
Gen. Shanks was Chairman, are extinct,
having died with the close of the first ses-
sion of this Congress. There is some talk
of reviving them, but no action to that
effect has been taken.
The New York papers again show some
concern about the cholera, inasmuch as the
ship Lord Brougham, just arrived from
Hamburg, bad, during the passage Of forty
eight days, not less than seventy-five deaths
from cholera, which is a heavier mortality
than ever occurred before on q ship arriving
at the port of New York. The vessel had
no physician on board.
Gen. Hancock has ordered the writ of
hdbeds corpus TO be respected in the case of
two men arrested in New Orleans upon 4
requisition of Gov. Fenton, of New York,
under a charge of obtaining goods under
false pretenses. He visited the Chief of
Policies Office in person, stating that he
would detain any train or sink any ship
attempting 10 take away the prisoners in
defiance Of the writ
Mr.. Theaker, the Commissioner of Pas
tents, will resign by the advice of his
friends. Political influence will not be
considered in relation 10 his successor,
az all parties want a practical mechanic,
thoroughly acquainted with the various
inventions, and who will be capable of ad-
vancing the interests of inventors.
In the Georgia Reconstruction Conven-
ton on the 10th inst, ]. r. Parrott, of
Barlow county, was elected President,
receiving one hundred and three votes to
forty six for J. L. Dunning and two for Mr.
Erwin. The election Of Mr.. PARROT is re-
garded as a triumph for the conservative
wing of the Radical party. Pending the
election for President an outside negro
attempted TO vote in the place of an absent
member. He was discovered and put ont az
an intruder.
IL is inferred from the tenor of a speech
made by Mr.. Rouher, in Corps Legislatif,
that the French Emperor has adopted
policy on the Roman question which CO.
incides with the views and desires of the
Church party. This impression was
strengthened by the tone of the French
press since the speech was delivered. The
Liberal journals are greatly dissatisfied,
while the Church organs seem jubilant.
The action of the United States House of
Representatives on the resolution for the
impeachment of President johnson excites
considerable comment in London. The
Times has an editorial, in the course of
which it highly praises the House for its
refusal TO impeach the President, and con-
sidsrs this result as the reopening of s
course Of practical legislation. The Times
expresses fear, however, that the President
will accept the act of the House as a new
Endorsement Of his policies, and from this
concludes that all hopes of sound recon-
struction mu st be deferred.
The special committee Of the Louisiana
Reconstruction Convention appointed to
confer with unknown capitalists 20 pro-
cure funds for the convention, reported on
the 10th inst. that they proposed that hall
a million State bonds can be cashed for
sirty-fve cents on the dollar The propo-
sition will undoubtedly be accepted
although its adoption was prevented on
the 10th inst. by the fIibustering of the
Conservatives. The session lasted until
dark and much disorder prevailed. The
issue Of the bonds at such ruinous discount
will, Il is generally admitted, greatly injurs
Radical reconstruction in Louisiana, but a
majority Of the delegates must and will
have money at any price.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
is giving earnest attention TO the question
Of protection duenaturalized citizens travel
ing abroad from our government Besides
the proposition Of Mr.. Cullom, Of Illinois
Judge Orth, Of Indiana, has submitted the
draft of a bill directly to his committee
which is as follows: LIST That our govern
ment does not recognize the doctrine o.
natural allegiance, by which European ma
tons claim that their citizens cannot alb
solve themselves from their first allegiance
"a. That naturalization Of foreign borr
persons in pursuance Of our laws, confer
upon them all the rights and privileges o
native born citizens, except as provided IN
the constitution in the case Of President ana
Vice President. Sd. That il is the duty o
the United States TO protect alike all he
citizens, whether native born or natural
lied. Members Of the committee are con
6dent that they will be able TO agree on
bill which shall take strong and unmis
taxable grounds against the whole European
Y,oaition ON the aflhiecf