The Van Buren press., 1869-11-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
From 81. Louis Republican Reports
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Oct. %.

Z Cooper to-day, and No was elected Oena
tor on the fret ballot-Cooper 55, John
son 81. Mr.. Cooper is a gentleman ol
fine ability, and has been a consistent
Union man all the time.
:. The election Of Senator gives satisfac.
ton to all but Johnson's most ardent
friends. Probably better selection could
not have been made. Mr.. Cooper 10 one
Of the ablest lawyers in Tennessee. He
was one Of Military Governor Johnson'a
appointees to the Judiciary, and was CON-
mended for his integrity as an officer by
Gov Brownlow in message to the Leg
islatdre. He gave the decision in the
Sherbrook- Ridley case now pending in
the United States Supreme Court, that
our franchise law is unconstitutional.
On retiring from the bench he became
professor in the Lebanon Law School.
Rasigning that position he removed to
Nashville and is now Senator from David
son county. TO show the estimation in
which he is held by ali parties it may be
noted that all the Radicals with one sx-
ception vetcd for him. The election
throws the last shovel of earth on repu-
diation in Tennessee.
New York, Oct 20.
Grant, Corbin and Butterfield's gold
speculations continue to be the great top
ic of conversation in the city. Unless
Butterfcid resigns before Monday he will
be removed. Gen. Benz. +. Butler is now
in town, and is collecting all necessary
material to enable him, Immediately after
the opening of Congress, to move for q
committee OF investig with powerto
send for persons and papers. All the pa.
pers now, without distinction Of party,
call for Butterfelds removal; and the
great scandal ecl.pses, for the time being,
all other matters. The Grand Jury are
still in session holding deliberations but
no witnesses have as yet Ueen examined
The friends of the Naturalization are do
ing their utmost to elite all mrsstigotion
The foreman Of the Grand Jury has had
long interview with prominent officials
THE CRISIS IN PARIS.
New YORK, Oct. "a.
Private kilograms from Europe state
that France is upon the verge of revo-
luton. Next Tuesday promises to be a
momentous day, and may witness the
proclamation Of a republic or the crush
ing out Of the attempt at revolution by
the government. Foreign bankers here
are in state of great alarm at the prob
able effect Of this conyulsion upon prop
erty, As the outbreak promises to be So
cialistic, and may involve the seizure oi
the property Of rich men for the benefit
Of the poor. The mails by the City oi
Brussels, just arrived, show that the dis
turbanccs at Belleglle, near Paris, on the
18th inst, were more serious than re-
ported by telegraph. The cry to arms
and "Vive La Republique" was raised
repeatedly, and in order to excite the wiki
passions OF the crowd man was carried
on a litter, and, with cries Of" our broth
ers arc being murdered" a afurious attach
was made on the police and the soldiers
which resulted in bloedshed
WASHINGTON, Oct, 25.
The Supreme Court room this morn
ing was crowded with members Of th
tis dsssi5i ii 17Tt1a III te now celebrated Verge
case. Among them were Judge Curtis
who was formerly an Associate Justic,
on the bench, cx-Attorncy Generals Ev
arts and Caleb Cushing, Ben. Butler, Gen
Ewing, Judge Yerger, Of Mississippi al
uncle of the defendant, and others Of le
gal eminencs. Chief Justice Chase de
livcred the opinion Of the Court on til,
question of jurisdiction, and in the cours,
of the decision, alluded very pointedly
to the action Of Congress some eighteel
months ago, when it passed over veto
q general act to destroy the appelat,
jurisdiction Of the Court. the intended ef
feet Of which was, however, to prevent ,
decision on the famous McArdle case, al
appeal from the same State and Of simi
lar circumstance, under the reconstruc
ton laws. Congress was in such hast,
that it did not repeal the act Of 1889 dc
6ning the jurisdiction of the Suprem,
Court The Court, therefore, decided
that it has jurisdiction in this case, bu
does rot enter at all into tho question ol
the constitutionalty Of the reconstruc
ton laws That comes up on the argu
ments to bo heard in the petition for writ
ofhabeas corpus or certiorari to be issuee
by the Chief Justice The members o
the bar now more fully agree, as hereto
fore telegraphed, ,>that on this petition tn.
Court will decide rs unconstitutional thai
portion Of the reconstruction laws which
provides for the trial by military commits
sions of citizsns in the so called unrecon
structed States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
The President, this forenoon, Just be-
ferc be left town received two important
designations OF New York office. holders
Gen. Butterfold rs Assistant Treasurer
and Gen. Barlow as U. S. Marshal. The
first was not unexpected, As the name oil
the successor Of Butterfeld was discuss
ed preparatory to the latter's suspension
from office but the second created some
surprisc---as it was not cxpectcd--though
1t was readily accepted.
Nrw YoRK, Oct. 20.
The resignation Of Butterield contin.
ues to be the leading topic in Wall stree,
Calvin j. Hurlburt, Superintendent ofthc
new PostolIice. is spoken Of rs his suc
csssor. The resignation Of United States
Marshal Barlow, who has been active in
breaking up Cuban expeditions, is regard
ed as q Cuban triumph here and indica.
tive of change in the administration
polcy toward the struggling patriots