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Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01
Arkansas Election.

MEMPHIS, March 91.-The Avalanche's
Little Rock special this evening says the
Radicals claim a SUGGESTIVE Constitu-
ton carried by 164S. Heavy frauds are
alleged to have been practiced by Regis
trars in nearly every locality. 1t is the
common belief that the Constitution is de-
feated by 1000. The returns are sup
pressed by Registrars in some cases. The
result can only be determined by official
returns. The Legislature is elected without
opposition. 1t is not known that the mill
tary will interfere. A greater majority is
claimed in Pulaski and Jefferson counties
than the entire number of registered yo-
tiers. The election lasted seventeen days.
But few whites voted for the Constitution.
The majority for the Constitution in this
county is 1862, which is greater than the
first registration, including 1900 whites.
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The Memphis appeal gives the follow
ing information rs to the origin and sigs
nifcance of the name of a mysterious or
der said to exist in this State, which
greatly disturbs the rest of the Governor
of Tennessee
"Ku-Klux Khan is Hebrew term, and,
if not found in the Talmud, is met with in
a very old Jewish work entitled "A True
and Authentic History of the Great Re
bellion of the Hebrews against the Ancient
Egyptian King Phoraoh, B. c. 200O' In
this work the photography is thus: Gu
Clux Clan and is interpreted in the Eng
fish languish, the Straw Club which is
supposed to allude to the fact that Pharoah
required the hod-carriers to furnish their
own straw, and also to the proverb, known
TO be of ancient Hebrew origin, 'Straws
show which way the wind blows
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United states supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-In the Su-
preme Court to-day Associate Justice Mel
son said a motion had been made to adj
vance the case Of Magill and Martin. The
court had concluded not to entertain the
motion. 1t was therefore decided, as this
case, which had several times been before
the court, was an appeal from the District
Court of Florida sitting as a Circuit Court
in criminal case of murder, in which it
was alleged the court had no jurisdiction,
it was proper to suggest that the remedy,
if the REALTORS are entitled to any, is by a
writ of habeas corpus from this court
through the District Court sitting as a
Criminal Court, and a certiorari under the
fourteenth section of the Judiciary act of
17S9 This was the conclusion of the
court, and it remained for the counsel to
proceed accordingly, if they saw proper.
The above is habeas corpus case from
Florida, the parties having been convicted
of murder, and it involves points similar to
those in the McCardle case.
Judge Wilson said a motion was made
yesterday by Mr.. Black for leave to argue
the McCardle case, under the aspect it
presents in view Of the recent act Of Cor
gress. One of the counsel of Mr.. Black
was not in court, but the conclusion of the
court was if there was no objection, the
court would hear the argument
At the opening of the court on Wedues-
day, it should here be stated that Judge
Black on making the motion yesterday,
said that he did not think, on account of
the act of Congress Withdrawing from this
court jurisdiction in this case, was of any
effect in the Met ardle case
Mr.. Carpenter objected to the argument
tomorrow. As it was a case of much i'm
portance, he should like to have more
time.
Judge Wilson asked Mr. Carpenter what
time he wanted.
Mr.. Carpenter replied if the subject went
over tomorrow it would necessarily go over
the term.
Judge Wilson said he would let the
question stand till the counsel, Mr.. Black,
came in.
Mr.. Sharkey said he saw no necessity
for arguing the McCardle case any further,
and so far as he was concerned he should
merely like the privilege of filing few
authorities for himself in the absence of
Judge Black he was willing to submit it
on memorandum.
Judge Wilson asked MIR. Carpenter II lie
was satisfied with that court.
Mr.. Carpenter did not think he was.
The matter ought to be presented TO both
Sides
Judge Miller understood Mr.. Carpenter
to suggest yesterday that the matter should
not be argued, but the court should settle
the matter for ITSELF
Mr.. Carpenter replied he did not sug-
gest what course should be pursued,
Mr.. Sharkey remarked that Judge
Black is not here.
Judge Clofford asked why Mr.. Sharkey
said he had got out of his sick bed to come
here. He replied he had little memo
randum, and handed it to the court He
did not wish to interfere with Judge Black.
The court after consultation, said mas
much as the counsel are not prepared to
argue the question, and as the conrt was
approaching the end Of its session, it must
necessarily go over to the next term. This
was the opinion of the court.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

OTTAWA, March 31.-The new postage
act goes into effect tomorrow, reducing
the postage on letters from FIVE to three
cents.
SCRANTON, March 31.-By the breaking
of a chain connected with the hosting ma
chinery at the Diamond coal mines, of this
city, at o'clock this morning, platform
containing seventeen men was precipitated
to the bottom of a shaft, a distance of 1876
feet. Eleven men were instantly killed,
one since died, and two more it is thought
cannot live. They leave eleven widows
and twenty. eight orphans.
Boston, March 3l.-The Massachusetts,
Legislature to-day failed to pass the bill
abolishing the State constabulary over the
Governors veto.
The New England Methodist Conference
at its session to-day, unanimously adopted
a report prohibiting the sale of liquors.
BUFFALO, March 31.-Nicholas Smith
confesses to having set fire to eighteen diff
ferent buildings here within the past two
months.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31.-A merchant
Of Greenfield, Ind, named j. J. Crider,
was robbed yesterday at Richmond, Ind,
of $4,000 Mr.. Crider was en- route to
New York, and had his money in a carpet
bag, which was stolen from the car.
EAsTPoRT, Me-, March 31.--This town
went Republican to-day. Pembroke and
Quebec also Republican.
New YORK, March 30.-The Heralds
Montreal special says the garrison is un-
der arms, and the volunteers all over the
country have received orders TO be ready.
Greek fire has been discovered in the Irish
port of Montreal and government claims to
have news of Fenian preparation at Buff
falo and st. Adams.
A move is said to be on foot for the pur-
pose of passing a consumption bill through
Parliament.
Various specials deny the authenticity
of reported Turkish massacres in Crete.
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cable Dispatches.

LONDON, March 30-Midnight-In the
House Of Lords this evening, Lord Matt.
Nesburg disclaimed any intention on the
part of the English government to interfere
in the affairs in Paraguay.
In the House of Commons, petitions in
favor and against the Irish Church estab-
lishment we're read.
Mr.. Gladstone, after calling for the read
ing of the acts of Parliament in relation to
the Irish Church, moved that the House
proceed to consider them. He declared
that the time had come when the Irish
Church should cease to exist as State es-
adjustment. He would add no details in
the means by which this was to be brought
about, because it was not the duty of the
opposition to arrange them. All proprietary
rights should be respected; there should no
longer be salaried clergy paid by the
State; and connected with the church
fund for the benefit of Ireland should be
created from the balances Of the incomes
of the church.
Mr.. Gladstone proceeded to explain that
the Liberal party had not dealt with this
question because it had never before been
presented to them in as concrete. a shape
as at the present time. Both parties,
he said, were excusable for neglect
ing the subject, because the public had
not before been fully aroused in regard
to it. He repealed the charge of apostacy
which had been made against him. Speak
ing of measures which should be adopted,
he recommended that the church and par
sonages should be left TO the clergy those
who chose to maintain them would indem-
Nifty the owner of the advowson. After
further arguments, Mr.. Gladstone closed
with an appeal to the House to take some
definite action.
Lord Stanley replied, opposing hasty ac-
ton in the matter, saying the House should
wait until the commission on the Irish
Church should make their report, and con-
cluded by moving his resolution, of which
he gave notice last Friday, that the subject
be . left sover for the consideration OF the
next Parliament.
Mr. Crainbarre, the member from Siam
ford, moved a resolution that the principle
dis-establishing the Irish Church be set
tied. and the details be left to the next
Parliament
A bill establishing fogging in the army
has passed the House of Commons
HAVANA, March 30.-The Bishop who
fell under the displeasure of the Captain
General has departed for Cadiz.
NAPLES, March 30.-Admiral Farragut
gives a grand ball on board the Franklin
to-day, and the United States feet will sail
eastward at the closeof the week.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01

ST LOUIS, March 3l.-An Omaha dis
patch of yesterday says the first through
train from Cheyenne, since last Tuesday,
arrived this morning. Several hundred
persons were snowed-in near Hillsdale,
twenty. FIVE miles east Of Cheyenne For
several days four or FIVE hundred men
had been employed in clearing the road.
The storm extended far West in the
mountains
There have been no mails from Salt
Lake since the 10Th.
The snow at Denver on the 10Th was
nearly three feet deep. This storm was
theseverest ever experienced in Colorado
General Sheridan left Leavenworth
yesterday for Omaha, to join the Peace
Commissioners now en- route for Fort
Laramie
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01

In was stated a few days ago that a
dispatch had been received at Atlanta
from Gov Jenkins, of Georgia, who is in
Washington, advising non-aetion on the
part of the Conservatives of that State
The Macon Telegraph says the Central
Executive Committee, after careful in~
quiry, were unable TO trace the report to
any authentic source None of the
committee had heard from Gov. Jenkins,
and the belief generally prevailed that
the whole affair was a trick Of the enemy
to prevent opposition to Bullock, the
Radical candidate The report does not
accord with the latest reliable inlorma-
ton received from Gov Jenkins, nor
could any one give the author of the
Atlanta dispatch. The Telegraph says
there are strong reasons for the belief
that Gov. Jenkins viii warmly support
the action of the Executive Committee at
their recent session in recommending
the Conservatives 70 vote for Judge Irwin
for Governor.
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Great Interest Manifested--The Pre-
sfdenl's Friends im BETTER Spirits.

Great Interest ManifesGed-The Pre-
sident's Friends i'm BETTER Spirits.
Special to the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The trial of
the President, the greatest trial of modern
times, has fairly commenced, and the in
terest manifested to-day exceeds that at
any time previous. All parts of the gal
leries were crowded, excepting the diplo-
matte department. Few of these attend.
regarding it as disrespectful to the Chief
Magistrate of the nation to be present at
proceedings conceived in and conducted by
party spite and hatred
There was much surprise on the appear
ance OF the managers to see Bingham and
Butler arm in arm, as Butler has denounced
Bingham as a murderer, and Bingham has
his opinion about Buffers pecuniary ope-
rations at New Orleans, vet they prone
naded up the aisle as closely bound to-
gether as the Siamese twins.
You have Buffers opening speech, and
comment is unnecessary. The manner of
his performance was not good. When he
tried the pathetic he became ridiculous,
and his attempt at comicality was much
below the standard of Dan Rice.
During the speech the Presidents coun-
sci and Reverdy johnson took copious
notes.
About o'clock the ladies in the gallery
by common consent commenced on their
lunches, which they evidently enjoyed
much more than Buffers speech.
Long before Butler concluded the gale
ries were turned out, and most of the men,
bers of the House retired from the cham
beers.
Some fingered with the expectation that
Judge Curtis would commence his reply,
but were disappointed, as the managers
proceeded to introduce the record evidence,
which continued up to the adjournment OF
the court.
The Presidents friends are evidently in
better spirits this evening than they have
been for some days.
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GOING BACK ON THE OLD GEN
TLEMAN

Some weeks since the New York
Ledger commenced the publication Of a
series of letters from the father Of Gen.
Grant giving some particulars Of the
early life OF Ulysses, wherein he at
tempted 10 illustrate the truth of the old
adage, that "tall oaks from little acorns
grow. These letters were exceedingly
distasteful to the men who had General
Grant in keeping for the Presidential
race, and so they went 10 work to have
them suppressed. The result is told by
the Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, Radical who says
"rhe intense Stiffness Of some things in
the accounts of Gen. Grants early life,
communicated by his father 70 the New
York Ledger, has provoked general dis
pleasure. Justice to the General requires
the statement that be made every proper eff
fort TO prevent their publication. IL is now
understood that he has quite recently made
such perem piory representations as will
be apt TO stop their appearance
Il is noticed that the Ledger has no
more letters from Mr.. Jesse Grant
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NJ. Louis Items.

ST. LOUIS, March 31.-The Democrat
has a special from Little Rock. Arkansas,
signed Thos. M. Brown, President of the
Reconstruction Convention, which says !:
Official returns from the entire State give
the Constitution 1649 majority.
Gov. Fletcher has signed the Pacific
railroad bill, and the company, it is I'M
derstood, will accept il. The bill provides
for the sale of the road to the President of
the company for $4,000 cash.
A man named Milton Harrison was killed
in a saloon at Manchester, in this county,
last night.
The trial Of Cora James, charged with
common barratry has been progressing all
day in the Court Of Criminal Corree-
ton, and the case will be con-
tinued tomorrow. A large number of
lawyers are witnesses for the prosecution.
and the case excites considerable interest,
similar one never having occurred
here.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01

THE Rev. David Root, recently of New
Haven, Connecticut, was robbed of $780,
600 in bonds-all the money he possessed
by his wife, about ten days ago. Mr..
Roots experiences for ;he last few months
have been somewhat interesting. Last
fall he was divorced from a woman with
whom he had only lived nine months be-
fore separation, upon the petition of the
woman, TO whom $1,000 alimony was
granted. Soon after he married a woman
who had Just been divorced from Mr..
Hadley, in New Haven, and it is said that
he settled upon her marriage portion of
$4,000. He also gave her house valued
at over $4,000, in which for a while they
lived. ID January, having disposed of his
real estate in New Haven, he removed
with his wife to Nineland, New Jersey,
where he has since been residing with her.
About ten days ago she took SAC, 900 worth
of bonds, which he kept in his house, and
left for parts unknown. Since that time
he has been roofing around extensively,
without getting the least clue to her where
abouts, or that of the missing "root of
eviP with which she decamped.
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IT is said that Mr.. Lincoln headed off
a schism in the Republican party in
1864, by the tender of the Chief Justice
ship to Mr.. Chase. Has Grant, as the
foreordained Radical nominee in 1868,
got anything to offer to appease the OPP
position element which Mr. Chase yet
controls If the Radical committee of
managers have not, they will see trouble.
Judge Chase is the ablest man in the
party, and Grant is the weakest Mr..
Chase can never be the nominee Of the
Democratic party for the Presidency, but
nine out OF ten Democratic voters will
prefer Chase, brains and eminent civil
qualifications to Grant and utter inca
pacity, mental and moral. Judge Chase
political principles may, in Democratic
estimation, be unsound and pernicious
but Grant has none of any kind. The
latter's accession TO the Presidency viii
be premium on military numbskulls
and add another and degrading feature
to the decline and fall the government
is verging on.
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PARTISAN ILLUSTRATION.
Only last year the Radical Congress,
in fit Of liberality, passed an act which
provided in terms as follows:

Only last year the Radical Congress,
in fit Of liberality, passed an act which
provided in terms as follows:
1st That the several United States
Courts and the several Justices and Judges
Of such courts within Retrospective juris-
dictions in addition to the authority al
ready conferred by law, shall have power
to grant writs Of habeGs corpus in all cases
where any person may be restrained Of
his or her liberty in violation of the Con
stitution, or Of any treaty or law OF the
United States.
ID. From the final decision of any Judge,
Justice, or court, inferior 10 the Circuit
Court, an appeal may be taken to the Uni
ted States Circuit Court for the district in
which said cause is heard, and from the
Judgment of said Circuit Court to the Uni
ted States Supreme Court, on such terms
and under such regulations and orders, as
well for the custody and appearance Of the
person alleged to be restrained Of his or
her liberty, as for sending up to the ap-
pellate tribunal transcript of the petition,
writ of habeas corpus return thereto, and
other proceedings as may be prescribed by
| the Supreme Court, or, in default of such,
as the Judge hearing said cause may pre-
scribe.
The law stood in the way of the pur-
pose of the Radicals not to allow their
reconstruction acts to be tested by the
judicial authority of the government, and
they struck it from the statute book over
the Presidents veto by a partisan vote in
both houses. 1t is thus that the judi
ciary has been rendered powerless, I'M
less that branch Of the government shall
assert its right to expound the law. 1t is
the policy of the Radicals to deprive the
people Of the Southern States of every
right guaranteed to them by the Consti-
tuition, and they do not scruple at the
means by which they can attain that
end. If we had Judiciary that would
meet these usurpers in the spirit of the
fathers who framed our government, the
outrages they are committing would soon
have an end. Had the Judiciary stood
up for and defended the right when the
Southern people appealed to that body
for q redress of their grievances, the
Southern States would not have occupied
the deplorable condition they do to>day.
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designations Accepted.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The Presi-
dent has accepted the designations of Lieut..
Col. Townsend, 9Th United States infantry,
Brevet Brig. Gen. United States army
Capt. Jas. p. Brownlow, Sth United States
cavalry, and several other officers of the
regular army.
Maj. Gen. w. S. Hancock issued general
order No. to-day, assuming command of
the Military Division of the Atlantic, COM
posed of the Departments of the Lakes, the
East and of Washington.
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JUDGE BLACK is justly entitled to the
admiration of the true men of the coun~
try for his splendid abilities as a lawyer
and advocate, and his noble defense of the
principles of constitutional liberty Illus
trated in his public course and his foren-
sic efforts, but if he withdrew, as it is
now said that he asserts, from the corps
of counsel for the President, because the
latter would not support, in his official
capacity, claim against the government
of one of his clients, he did very wrong
and has not played a worthy part The
President did right in dispensing with
his services, valuable as they may be,
rather than sacrifice his convictions of
duty.
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GEN. JOSEPH A COOPER, known as
" Fighting Joe, has Announced himself
as a candidate for Congressman for the
State at large. There are a few more
hungry patriots who are ready 70 serve
the State in that capacity Who speaks
next
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-01

ELIZABETH MORRISON, as she says, mar
ried one Edward Putnam, in Chicago, in
December, 1866. That person, she further
AYERS, has osettled occupation, but has spent
the period of their welded life in roaming
over the country, and fleeing from the
officers of the law. In these iourneyings
he has obliged his wife TO bear him COM
pany, generally on foot and she has been
obliged TO walk in this way from Buffalo
to North London, Ontario county, New
York, a distance of one hundred and
thirty-nine miles. This was in May, 1867.
A month or two afterward, she walked
from Peoria to Peru, Illinois, seventy-fve
miles; and again, at later date, was
obliged to travel forty-four miles on foot
in Michigan. Again, eight days before
the birth Of her child, another trip was
commenced, but she was unable to go
through with it and having now reached
her old home, she protests that she
will not walk any more, and therefore asks
a Giy orce, in order that pedestrianating
Putnam may henceforth foot it to his
hearts content alone. She certainly should
be placed new on an independent footing
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NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE
Ian DnY of AnriI. Isas-
Middle District of Tennessee.

urHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES
4 natiee Of his appointment as Assignee At
Morris Morganstern, Clay Roberts, Francis
Linek, F. N. Mitchell, Henry kedlsheimef and
A. j. MeWhir Of Nashville, in the county OF
Davidson and State Of Tennessee, within said
district. who have been adiudged bankrupts
on their own petitions. by the District Court Of
said District.
A. s. CHADBOURNE, Assignee.
ma6 laE3ts Office. 821z Church street.
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"MACK," the Washington correspond
ent of the Commercial, has a fine concep-
ton of the Presidents trial, when he says
that he ais on the eve of conviction before
a Republican caucus, commonly called a
High Court of Impeachment"
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Particulars Of the Coal Miners, Riot.

PITTsBURG, March 3l.-Further par-
ticulars of the coal miners riot last eve
ming, at Pine Ran, above McKeesport,
have been received. The miners ems
ployed by ONeill a. Son, struck for GER
tain wages, but yesterday returned to
work, which so exasperated the miners
in the neighboring works, that a collision
ensued. In the melee, one man was
killed and five wounded The rioters
having met with a warmer reception than
anticipated, were soon dispersed. An
armed force was sent up to-day to arrest
the rioters.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOtice--Change of Firm.

CuIAS. II. MILLS HAVING TAKEN AN
~ interest in the house of Weber 4 Co. the
date as WEBER & MILLS. '-''
February l. 1865 mars1 q
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LoutsriIIe anal NnshriIle RniIron.l. :

LOUISVILLE, March 3l-The stock
holders Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad have accepted the amended
charter, authorizing the company to issue
SS,0O0,000 Of bonds, TO buy up roads in
other States which connect with il.