New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-07
WASHINGTON.

THE REMOVAL OF THE NEw-oRLEANs POST
MASTER DEMANDED-CoMMIssIoNE DELANo
AND THE OHIO CAMPAIGN-THE REsIGNA-
TON OF JUDGE RICHARDSON.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNR.l
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, oct. c, 1862
An effort making by influential Lousanians now in
this city obtain the removal from Office OF Postmaster
Lowell of NewOrleans. and the presented to
Postmaster Cresswe today IL was represented that
Lowell at present holds the offices OF Postmaster OF New
Orleans member OF the Legislature from Caddo Parish
involving the Speakership OF the House. and that he is
also Notary Public and Chairman OF the Committee 10
Revise the Statutes OF louisiana and that the mileage
for each meeting OF the Committee amounts to ESQ., In
addition to IS per day while the Committee is In session.
The POstmaste General is urged to Lowell and
appoint some more deserving Republican who could give
his whole time to Office. 1t is reported that Mr..
Cressweu replied that he had nothing TO do with State
Offices and that United States law prevented person
from holding Government and State Office at tho same
time He said however, that If it could be sho wn that
Lowell was not resident OF New Orleans, he would be
forced TO resign under the law
Commissioner Delano will not speak in Cincinnati, and
other portions of Ohio before the election he intended
In consequence OF the absence Of the Deputy Commits
soner Mr. Douglass, and the press OF business in the
Bureau. He will, however, go home 10 vote.
Judge Richardson's resignation, as Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury yet been accepted and probably
will not be until the meeting Of Congress, and the De-
partment reports prepared. EXAsSstant secretary
Chandler has not therefore, been Invited TO accept the
appointment.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUPREME COURT-THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE CLAIM AGENTS.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.I
In the Supreme Court Of the United States to-day was
argued the of the Mayor aud Aldermen OF the City
Of Memphis and the Memphis GayOso Gas Light Com
pany, plaintiffs, against Thomas Dean. The defendant
led his bill in the Court below citizen OF Now York
The latter large stockhOlder In the Gas Light Com
pany Memphis, corporation chartered under the law
OF Tennessee The plaintiffs contend that the claim by
the defendant OF exclusive grant in the original char
ter was wholly unfouuded Thomas W. Clark Of Louisiana
and Anthony Pollock OF Washington were admitted TO
the bar Ia the matter OF Benjamin Brown, Eli Wood
John Hahgan, Granville ROOe, William Andrews, and
Phillip Stinemetz. W. w. BOyce formerly member Of
Congress from South Carolina, asked leave to e mo-
tOn writ OF babeas corpus in their cases. The
ton was directed 10 be argued on Friday next The
prisoners charged with murder in Texas in June last
and it is alleged they are now being tried by Military
Commission.
The Attorney Genera has confirmed the recent order
business with certain claim agents against whom charges
have been preferred The Attorney General concludes
his opinion as follows: .
claim se NLo il have perverted his vocation for
poses Of fraud aud wose character ,neh that reasonable de-
gree Of cou6dene eagpCt be placed in bis integrity and hon
eI IN dealing with the 0oytfa9nh t' ,s en-, d.,
OF the 9Qve2gfD p slsO Of clsimanis " be ossg o. ne
coming to dishonest schemes and devices Motn Hau1s
been attempted be- Committed upon the Government
BY agents viii 6eioas cg AID other ees the statutes enacted
punsbuen should be enforced against them So also where
the provision contained tie Pension Bounty designed
agents have been violated be guilty parties oght brought jus
tce Il enough simply sih1od from them The opportunity
perpeiaie further they should e made possible 70
the penalty imposed By las for theI Psst misdeeds