Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
DiSgracefal Scene in the
sia1ss 6 House. a
desperate ARRAY at Glasgow,
'''' Kentucky.
WASHINGTON.
The FenIan Invasion.


WASHINGTON, April 27.-The State De
partment has taken active measures to
suppress any attempted invasion of Can
ada by the Fenians. The impression hiss
gone forth that the United States authori-
ties would remain passive and allow the
Fenians to violate the neutrality laws with
out interference Secretary Fish SAYS,
however, that the laws will be promptly
enforced, and those who attempt to vio-
late them severely punished. The Gov
eminent is advised that the list of May
has been agreed upon by the Fenian lead
ers as the time to make a raid upon the
: Canadian frontier, and United States
troops will accordingly be in readiness at
that time to suppress any demonstration.
Spanish American Matters.
Instructions have been sent to Minister
Stevens, at Uruguay, to act temporarily
rs Minister TO Paraguay, or until the
President determines 10 reopen diplomatic
intercourse with the latter nation by send
ing a duly accredited Minister resident.
The steamer Lloyd Aspinwall, seized by
the Spaniards in Cuban waters two months
ago on suspicion of being engaged in aid
ing the Cubans, was released on Saturday
after peremptory demand by Secretary
Fish. =. ~ a /
- The bribery InVeStigatiOn.
The investigation into the bribery
charges IN connection with the Georgia
bill in the Senate has not thus far devel
oped evidence showing that any offer had
been made TO a Senator TO buy his vote
against the Bingham amendment, though
the testimony does indicate that the lobby
were about to obtain money assurances.
They gave out that they could control this
and that Senator's vote, but the inquiry is
by no means ended. All the proprietors
and book keepers of one of the principal
hotels here were to-day summoned to tell
all they knew about lobby frauds. 1t is
now stated that draft traced from Geor-
gia into one of the Washington newspaper
offices was to hquidate bill for Job print
ing, and was not intended to influence the
columns of said paper against the House
Georgia bill.
Reduced Dutics.
Special Revenue Commissioner Wells
had another long talk with the President
to-day about the tariff revenue. The re-
formers think they are winning the Presi-
dent over to their plans for reduced du-
ties 4
The POmP and Circumstance of
War;
Gen. Sherman to-day expressed his be-
lief that the appearance of formidable
force on the plains would bring the Indi-
ans who have gone on the war path to rea-
son. He says that when they get few
Cd thousand warriors together they think
themselves invincible, simply because they
never have seen greater force. .H.
.g Personals.
Mr. West, for many years Chief Clerk of
the Treasury Department, will resign the
LIST Of May TO take a less onerous position
jack Hamilton, of Texas, brother of the
present Senator from that State, was TO-
day appointed Collector of Customs at FL
, Paso, New Mexico.
The Right of Way TO WinnePcg.
NEW YORK, April PA special says that
at Cabinet meeting yesterdaythe propriety
of allowing the British troops to pass over
our soil or through our waters to the Red
river country, for the purpose of putting
down the rebellion, was fully discussed,
and it was unanimously agreed that such
thing could not be permitted. Every
member of the Cabinet concurred in this
view.