Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-12
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NOON DISPATCHES
NEW YORK DYsPATCHEs.

Vice President Wade upOn the stats
Of tIse COHntry--TIle Alabama claims
ReyenHe Frauds Cabinet ,Speeufa
2 fi0ns--EaFKe CIaiEn Rejected--MatnS
o EIecIi0ns--PrObable Refrigeration Oi
gov. Flanders, etc, ~ 6Eg .g.ssiioo ~
NEW YORK, September ll.-The Her
aid special says Ben Wade made speecf
at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday and ther'
was not muck enthusiasm manifested
among his audience, which was composed
of about FIVE hundred persons. He ex
pressed his conviction that the country u
| in a perilous crisis. The President intend
ed to enforce his policy at the point Of the
bayonet.s In private conversation he after
wards remarked that the lateamnesty proc
lamation was war upon the Union, and
thar impeachment ought to be expected.
--Another batch of the correspondence
CONCERNING the Alabama claims has beer
published Lord Stanley, in his dispatch
dated May, 24th. handed Mr.. Seward by
Sir Frederick Bruce, while the two were
fishing at Auburn, during the summer, con
sents to arbitration, provided two distinct
tribunals be established to decide the re-
sponsibility incurred by the British govern-
ment in depredations committed by Rebel
privateers, and then to adjudicate general
claims on both sides. To this Mr.. Seward
in his dispatch, dated August 18th, objects
as unnecessary, claiming that ifthere should
be two tribunals as they should be clothed
with the same powers.
The excitement in Brooklyn is consider
able, over the alleged fraudulent opera
tions among high revenue officials. Deputy
Collector Allen has published a card, de
claring the whole charge as malicious, but
withholding further developments on his
own side of the controversy until his prin-
cipal, Mr.. Collicott, returns from Wash
ington.
Dispatches from Washington state that
the Secretary of the Treasury does not feel
authorized to suspend Collicott on the re-
port of the metropolitan board. He has
directed all the papers in reference to the
matter in possession of the board, be sent
to him.
The Herald's special sayst the fever is re-
ported as very bad at Key West, Florida.
Two more Of the gulf cable hands died in
the hospitals, also, that the third engineer
at Lenape had died. His body was refused
burial on shore, and was necessarily buried
at sea. There were forty-twO deaths in
New Orleans yesterday. ~ .
The Herald's Montreal special says Earl
Mayo succeeds Lord Monck as Governor
General of the Dominion next June
Gen. Chas. Wyndham, known as Redan
Wyndham, replaces Michel as Command
er.in-Chief of the army.
The Times special says the following is
list of persons either named or now being
pressed by their friends for Cabinet posi-
tions For Secretary of State-Reyerdy
johnson, Charles Francis Adams and Jerry
Black; Secretary of War-Gen. Steedman,
Gen. Mcclellan, Judge Hughes, of Indi-
ana, ex-senator Cowan, and Tom Florence
Postmaster General-old Blair, young
Blair, Ward Lamon, and Johny Coyle
Secretary of the Navy-a man named
Hanson, from Boston; Secretary of the
Treasury-JohnJ J. Cisco, Robt J. Walker
a Mr.. Price, of Boston; w. H. Groesbeck,
of Cincinnati, and Currency Printing Clerk
Attorney General Buckley if Stanberry
continues indisposed.
A claim involving 81 100000 has been
rejected by the State Department. 1t was
presented by Baltimore company through
Messrs. Block, Lamon & Co., of this city,
who'w to have twenty-five per cent. o.
the proceeds if successful. The claim issaid
to have been for an island in the South
Pacific, which the company claimed by the
right of discovery, but of which our naval
vessels subsequently took possession. Per
/ sons here are inquiring whether the reiec
tion of this claim has anything to do with
| the desire of certain parties for a change
in the State Department
A statement was freely circulated last
night among Cabinet matters that Hon
Charles Francis Adams had been tele
| graphed to know if he will accept the pc
sition of Secretary of State. This is a
probable as any of the pestiferous rumori
which are flying about here.
The Worlds Bangor, Me, special say
the result of the election Monday il
Maine which gave the Republican part,
last year 5000, has been nearly, if no
entirely overcome, and it will take SOM
days to decide whether the Radical candi
date for Governor is elected. The countie
of York, Knox, Lincoln, Washington ant
| Aroostock, has certainly been gained b.
the Democrts; others are in doubt.
The Tribune's Washington special says
| Advices received here from New Orlean
state that Gov. Flanders, of Louisiana
talks of resighiug. 1t is stated that tn
difficulties arising from Sheridan's remova
is the cause of Flanders contemplate
resignation. As soon as the news reache
here prominent Republicans wrote t
Flanders to hold on by all means; tha
his leaving the position would bring
great calamity to the Union men of tn
| State.
The Congressional committee appointe
to investigate the Pay Department frauds
met yesterday afternoon at the Astor House
and organized, preparatory to proceedin
with the examination.
The Herald's special SAYS the committe
inves tigating the treatment Of Union prii
oners in Rebel prisons is daily receiving
large number Of letters, from intelliger
men, who have partaken of the hospitalitie
of Rebel prisons, all Of which are bein
arranged and briefed. 1t is thought .tha
the committee will meet here some wher
about the Ist of October.
| The merchants and other business me
of Richmond are very indignant at tn
false charge of general insolvency, brougt
against them by the correspondent of
New York Radical paper, and will prob'
bly, hold a meeting to denounce the authC