Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-01
FOR GOVERNOR
EMERSON ETHEREDGE,
OF WEAKLEY.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. sickles Is to meet President johnson at
Raleigh. n. c.
The statue Of Henry CLAY was unvaiied at
Louisville on the Both ultimo, with imposing
ceremonies.
The life-size statue Of Thos II Benton. made
some years ago BY Miss Harriet Hosmer, is 10 be
erected in Lafayette Park, 81 L0ui'
The yacht Vesta, Que of the three which
made the great ocean race, has arrived IN New
York.
Several Republican Congressmen and John
NJ BangstOn. the coi0red Oberlin lawyer, have
gone or are going South to make speeches,
Jefferson Davis was enthusiastically received
nj Toronto Canada. lie goes n spend few
days at Niagara Fails, and intends 10 reside at
St. Catharines.
The weather in the Northwest continues SO bad
that fears begin TO be entertained that injury
may result 10 the corn crop from the uuiavora-
bic planting season.
Reports from the west say that thirty dcserters
left Fort Hays, Kansas. last week, five Of whom
were killed and scalpcd by the Indians, near the
fort on the oath nit.
Considerable sensation has been created ia the
New Lebanon IN. y Shaker family, on account
Of the marriage Of two Of members, Daniel
Harding and Martha Jane Cllne-the former
twenty-threo years old, and the latter nineteen.
fight occurred on the 18th ult nj Danville.
Virginia, between the members Of the United
States Burial Corps and the negroes Of Danville.
Bricks and pistols were used, The Burial Corps
were NflA en- out Dl NoNU. lNp were hhunuE1
on each side.
On the 22d and sd ult. the Indians attacked a
railroad working party on Lodge Pole, wound
ing one man. The whites claim TO have killed
six Indians. Another attack on workmen in the
vicinity was made. when the Indians killed four
men. They also killed three men of another
working party the same day
There is great excitement N Montana over re-
ported Indian outraEes. War meetings have
been called by the Governor. who has issued
rraolarna cummpu1uw hundred inf %
instant service, promising them plumber for
bounties. Volunteers were fast organizing. The
Sioux tribe seems 90 be the special object Of ven
Cennce.
1t is stated that the legal adviser of the Gov
eminent in the Surratt case have decided TO
abandon the indictment Of murder found
against Surratt, and to have new one found
by the Grand jury of the June term Of the
Criminal Court, charging him with treason and
conspiracy. Ii is the knowledge of this course,
probably. that caused Mr.. Merrick. one Of the
counsel for Surratt, 70 incidentally declare in
open court on the 18th ult., arranging another
case, that the trial Of bis client would never
take place.
man named James Howels was found on
the 18th nit. in an outbuilding attached to the
Benoist Mansion in st. Louis, suffering from a
severe attack Of smallpox. He stated that he
had been in the room four days. and supposed
that be was attacked with meases. His rela-
lives had driven him from their door, fearing
that be was afflicted with contagious disease
nc had become so weakened by disease aud
want of nOurshment, that he could not raise
his head. He was removed 10 the hospital.
The first trial by a military commission and
sentence Of citizen by the same under the re-
construction act, has just been completedi in Jew
Orleans and the record Of the case forwarded to
the President for bis approval The case was
that Of one J. II. Walker. who killed freed
man and was arrested and acquitted by the civil
tribunal. On his being arrested by the military
authorities. be was tried by acommissioD and
sentenced 70 hard labor and imprisonment for
six years. An effort is being made TO get the
man pardoned on the ground that the crime was
committed before the reconstruction law was
passed. and that the life of the defendant had
been twice put in jeopardy, contrary to the con
etituhon Of the United States.
la the United States District Court on the Both
ult. hill Of complaint was fled by District At
torney Corbin against ChaS. II. Froan Thee.
d. Wagner, James T. Welsmon, NJ. l.. Tren-
holm. George A. Trenholm and John b. Lafetta,
members OF the firm of John Frazier & Co.,
charging them with the violation Of the laws Of
the United States in blockade running opera
tons. and claiming that in other respects they
are accountable 10 the government Judge Bry-
son, after hearing the bill, granted an injunc-
ton restraining the aforementioned parties
from disposing Of the real estate now held by
them.