Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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county in that State, and christened it Dixie"
Trains are running from Knoxville 10 Chatta-
no0Fa, Atlanta and Bristol. The transfer is
made at strawberry Plains by boat,
A bill has been passed by both houses Of the
Maryland Legislature appr0priating 500 600 for
the relief Of the destitute people Of the South.
The Legislature of New York has passed the
bill calling State Convention 20 revise the con-
siituton, with the negro suffrage clause stricken
out
Two schOolhouses in Brighton, Mass, we're
burned wednesday night by incendiaries. II
this had occurred in the South the military would
have made the citizens rebuild them.
The Alabama river steamer Coquette, plying
between selma and Montgomery. blew up on the
night Of the 18th inst. The express messenger
was killed. No other particulars.
A Fredericksburg correspondent Of the New
YORK Herald mentions n meeting Of negroes in
that city, 40 which the Radical doctrines Of Hun
nicutt were denounced by q coored orator
petition from the strong minded women Of
one was scented to the United states Senate
on tho 9th inst, asking for extension of suffrage
without regard 10 Sex OF color.
A proposition is before the Wisconsin Senate.
having passed the House Of Representatives. to
refer the question Of female suffrage 10 a vote
Of the people.
By the way Of San Francisco we have an ac-
count OF fearful gunpGwder explosion at Hong
Kong. Two vessels were blown up, and upward
OF forty lives lost. Four English runboats living
The inner and main levees surrounding
Columbus, Kentucky, broke ut o'clock We'd
nesday morning, completely iuundating the
town. All the buildings on all the streets are
hlled with water. The damage is very great.
There Is not the slightest abatement in the
number Of ofice-seekers in Washington. Every
rejection Of nomination by the Senate seems
70 bring half dozen applicants for their va
caucy, % say nothing Of the various delegations
10 urge their confirmation.
A resolufion was algUfaI in tbo U,yzo q
Representatives on the 10Th inst. instructing the
Committee on Foreign AAars 10 investigate the
facts connected with the imprisonment of the
Rev. John Mcmahon, who was cOnyicted ms one
Of the Fenian invaders of Canada.
General Castelnau. who was sent from France
20 Mexico 90 procure the abdication Of Maxi
milan, has returned to Paris, having accom-
plished nothing. Max. was intractable he won't
leave but threatens 20 publish 10 the world the
duplicity OF his former patron, Napoleon.
Blnunt county suffered severely from the over
TOW Of the Little Tennessee river. The rich
bottom lands are badly washed. Large hocks of
sheep aud hundreds Of cattle were drowned ;
mills and dwelling houses barns and bridges
were washed away. Mrs. Parker, who owned "a
very large farm, lost flock of sheep, all her
horses and cattle, and most Of her grain.
-Four or Eve Of the leading insurance com
pauies at New York. among which are the Ger
mania, Manhattan and Republic, having lately
lost quite heavily ON property owned by jews,
have issued "a circular TO their local agents or
drrng them 90 take no more risks ON Jewish
property. The rabbis al New York protest
against the prescription.
The ladies Of Matarorda. Texas. have pre-
scented General Griffin. by whose order fine Gtne-
raj of General johnson was prohibited, with an
oval leather medal. about five inches long aud
three inches hrOnd, bearing on one side the in
scripti0n: " That the memory OF General Grit
I'm will be ombalmed with that of Beast Butler
and his spoons" The diverse side bears the
date Of presentation.
The recent town elections in New Jersey show
Democratic gains. The Democrats have carried
Bordentuwu, and have elected twelve out Of
twenty-five Frecholders in Burlington county,
gain Of four Democrats since last year Ia Salem
county the Board Of Frecholders stands eleven
Democrats and ten Republicans. The Democrats
have also elected their candidate for Mayor in
Mlllvlllo by iorty-threc majority.
The supplemental reconstruction bill was sent
80 the President wednesday afternoon. Sena-
Tor Hendricks and two or three Democratic
Representatives think il may be signed under
protest Judge Patterson says il will not be
signed, but that the veto viii be a very short
document, referring for further particulars 90
the last veto. Expectation was quite general
that the veto would be sent in yesterday OF to
day.
Ia the Louisiana Senate on the Dist inst. d
Joint resolution was offered recommending all
citizens, white and black, entitled 20 vote, 70
register their names and take an active part in
the reorganization Of the State. The report
nom the special Impeachment committee re-
commencing that no further steps for the i'm
establishment otmilitary rule in the State would
render such action uugGt0ry. was adopted.
In the United States House Of Representatives
on the Hst inst, when the Senate resolution
uppropnating Sl,OUOOD for the relief of the
people Of the South was taken up, Mr.. Bingham
offered an amendment 60 strike out of the Joint
resolution the words apprnprintiuE one million
dollars. ana inserting these words. And 90
that end the Secretary of War Is hereby author
igcd and directed. through the Commissioner of
the Freedmens Bureau, 20 apply so much as he
may deem necessary, for purposes aforesaid. of
uueXpendod moneys heretofore provided TO sup
ply refugees and freedmen with provisions or
ratlOns.
The House has had three reports from the Com
mIttee ON Elections. relative 90 the Colorado
delegate contest. Mr.. Hunt Conservative has
the certificate OF Governor Cummings dated last
September, and Mr. Chihcott Republican, that
Of the acting Governor Hall, dated last month.
The point referred 90 the Committee was, which
gentleman has the pviHs0 tBrie right Go q scat
while the contest goes on p The majority report
against giving Il % either ull foil examination
has been made. A minority Of three reported in
favor of Hunt. Mr.. Cook Of Illinois, alone, re-
ported Ia favor Of Mr.. Chilicott. The House,
sitter debate. endorsed the latter recommended
uUn. and gave the seat 20 Mr. Chihcott
A Washington dispatch 20 the Cincinnati
GdEetic dated the 10Th inst. SAYS The propo-
sluon % give one million dollars for relief Of the
south b dead, though ID has not been disposed Of
hy the House. General Howard was consulted
by the friends OF the measure this morning and
be stated that the Freedmen 5 Bureau had money
0nough to supply an the destitute in the South
ul December. but he could not use IL without
some changes In the law creating the Bureau
The Efforts of Mr., Bingham and his associates
were 10 bring about the required modification.
~ that funds now In hand can be used for the re-
let OF All classes. Il b. not certain that the
House wall grant even tlus. but the one million
dollar project hn- been abandoned"
Senator sumner reported from the Committee
On Foreign Relations ON the 10Th inst Joint
resolution prohibitng the representatives OF tins
government nt foreign countries from wenring
ans costume uI uniform not heretofore author
iEed BY law. The resolution was adOptgl and Is /
intended o. break up the custom now become
very prev alcut among our Ministers. of toadyiur
70 The demands OF court etiquette 60 such a de-
gree thai TIE American citizens are entirely lost
siEht Of The only costume which this law viii |
permit VII be that of plain American gentle.
man, OF IL the representative has been i'm The
military service the uniform OF thehirhest Grade
which be may have attained in that eer,iee ne
wearing Of which by cN officers on rtqtc grS
public occasions was authorized by the md con
gress.
Read the appeal in behalf of the
orphans by Rev Dr Rryson, and con-