Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-14
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Trial of the BigamiSt Bowen
AKu-Klux Bill i'm the House
The Tennessee Still Missing
Famine Feared in Brooklyn
New Governor Of Kentucky
Explosion ola MiSSiSSippiBOat
With Loss of Several Lives
ArkanSaS---POinter VS.. Pillow
WASHINGTON.
The Alabama Commission

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-It is believed
the Commission will not begin its session
until about the LIST of March, as under
the most favorable circumstances the Earl
De Grey, Prof Bernard and Lord Ten
terden will not arrive here until the last
week of the present month, while the
successor of Sir John Rose has not yet
sailed.
Americans Claims i'm Cuba. SsssE
Gen. Sickles telegraphs to the State
Department that negotiations for mixed
commissi on to consider the claims for in
juries persons and properties of Amer
lean citizens by the Spanish authorities
during the instruction in Cuba, have
been concluded, and messenger is on
the way to this city witE the correspon-
dence.
The Trial of ScalaWag Bowen.
The case of Representative Bowen
charged with bigamy came up in the Cri-
minal Court of the District to-day. The
principal witness for the prosecution was
the clerk of the Circuit Court of Florida,
who testified that he married Bowen and
Mrs. Parke 10 Tallahassee under the
State law passed lS4s, giving the right to
Judges of Probate to solemnize mar.
nagee.
Welcome to the Fenians.
Both branches of the City Council
have appropriated one thousand dollars
for the purpose of extending the hospital
tiles of the capital to the. Fenian exiles.
The Tennessee-What RobesOn Says
The Longer She is Missing, the
Safer She is.
Secretary Robson has written letter
10 Representative Sargent stating that at
the time of the departure of the steamer
Tennessee the Commission were not de-
cided whether to go directly TO San Do
mingo City, or to SANTANA Bay, or some
other pert on the northern coast of the
Island. At this season there are no regu-
lar lines of communication from San
Domingo to any point from which news
could have been received since the Ten
nessee was due at its destination. No
extraordinary means of communication
are likely TO have been adopted except in
case of disaster. She crossed the gulf
stream out Of the track of vessels bound
TO our ports, and we cannot expect ad-
vices for ten days. The Tennessee is
new, staunch, seaworthy, well command
ed, fully equipped and carries ten boats.
She had no bad weather On her route.
The survivors of any but the most extra
ordinary disaster would most likely have
been heard from. 1t seems there is no
greater cause for anxiety concerning the
Tennessee than for any other ship in our
Navy on the ocean. The absence of ad-
vices is no evidence of disaster, but until
finally, each day is stronger assurance
of her safe and successful voyage.
Almost q Full Congress.
For the first time in ten years there are
now 24l members of the House, 122 of
which make a quorum. This leaves but
three vacancies, one in Ohio, caused by
Schenck's resignation, one in Pennsylva-
mia, caused by COvode's death, and one
In Georgia, arising from contest. Should
the Senate tomorrow decide to admit
Senator elect Miller, of Georgia, every
State in the Union will be represented for
the first time since 1850.
Increase of Salaries.
The Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee favor an increase of salaries Of the
ministers to Berlin and ST. Petersburg to
$l7, 500. 1t is believed the House Com
mittee favor the same.