Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-01
Syllabus of NapOIeOn'S Speech
Impeachment of French
Minister Demanded.
WASHINGTON.
Charity Begins anywhere but at

Charity Higgins anywhere hut at
Home.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-A delegation
consisting of solomon S. Wolf, Adder
Abraham, and jacobson, Of Washington,
had an interview with the President this
morning. They were presented by Mr..
Boutwell,, and laid before the President an
appeal that he use his influence with the
Gar of Russia through our Minister at ST.
Petersburg, to effect revocation or modi-
hcatlOn Of his late Ukase expatriating >, 600
Jewish families. The President stated that
1t was too late in this day of enlightenment
TO prosecute any race, color and religion,
and he would take great pleasure in using
the influence of the government to procure
revocation of the ukase, and lay the APP
peal before the cabinet then about to
assemble.
Poor Pay
Assistant Postmaster General Earle long
ago contemplated resigning, which has
now taken place, on the ground of Insult
ticiency of compensation.
The National InteIIigencer
A. Delmar has purchased the National
LtteligeHcer.
Cutting Off communication
On and after January l, 1870, the ex-
change Of mails between the United States
and France will cease, in consequence of
the abrogation of the present postal con-
venuon between the two countries.
Texas Indemnity ROnds i'm the Uni
ted States supreme Court.
In the Supreme Court, No. G original,
State of Texas as. White, Chiles and others,
Chief Justice Chase delivered an opinion,
holding that the "a bonds, commonly
called indemnity bonds, and 40 coupons
presented for redemption at the Treasury
Department by defendant, Hardenburgh,
were, in fact, the property of the State of
Texas, and that the bonds commonly
known as 30 bonds, amounting at their
face value 10 $50, 900, deposited by de-
PENDANT, Hardenburgh, with R. w. Tay-
Tor, to secure the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ for payment of the indemnity bonds,
are liable, in equity, TO the claim of
the State of Texas to the extent of the
statute of the indemnity bonds, which is
S38, $50.
The decree is settled accordingly, and
Taylor is directed to sell, and is appointed
special master for that purpose of SO many
of the ive-twenty bonds as may be ne
cessary to produce the sum required and
pay it over to the State of Texas. and de
burgh, and report his proceedings to the
court within ten days from the first day of
next term 1t does not appear from the
compliments bill that the State of Texas
has any interest in the other remaining
bonds, in respect of which further hearing
was allowed to Birch & Morrisy, and the
till as to those bonds is dismissed The
theory of the opinion Is, that there was
no payment 10y the Treasury Department,
but merely an exchange Of securities.
Cheap Tea and Coffee
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
agreed to reduce the the tariff $40, 900
Coffee will be cut down to four cents and
tea to 20 cents per pound. They are also
enlarging the free list
Revenue.
The receipts of internal revenue for the
month is Sl3, l45, $40. The corresponding
month last year 80, Gao, 900
In the Supreme Court to-day, several
cases were argued, including one from
Mississippi the action being to restrain
defendants from proceeding to enforce col
lection of Internal Revenue on cotton.
The court adjourned until Monday
uuIIaIIO schools.
The corporation attorney has rendered
a decision IN the mixed school case that
any one of the trustees have power to
grant admission to any school, but
declines to answer the question
what Is the legal intersection of wards,
while believing Congress will be plain, and
appropriate legislation will settle the en-
tire subject, and this protracted discussion
and litigation viii be ended
For Experiment only.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re
ceived a communication from Savannah
asking permission for the Vernon Shell
Road Company TO import from England
free Of duty traction engine for their
road, between Savannah and Vernon, to be
used as experiment only, as much interest
IS manifested.
Advertisements of the Proposed Ches-
aPeake and Ohio Railroad.
The Chesapeake terlnini are: the Eastern
Richmond, and sthe Western at the
mouth Of Big Sandy river. The ZENITH of
the line complete to White Sulphur
Springs, 22j miles, Is completed 200 miles.
The cost of construction is estimated at,
gold prices. Sl2. OOO, 900; debt, $500, 900 :
estimated cost of completion, SO, 900, 900 ;
amount TO be furnished 10y contracting
parties, SI5,O0OO 600.
Connections, western, via Lexington,
XIV, Louisville, St Louis and Memphis
via Ohio river route. Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Chicago and Indianapolis, via Chillicothe
and Columbus. Branch lines embraced in
the charter, Covington to Lynchburg, TOO
miles: CoalsmOuth to Point Pleasant,
forty-fve miles The vote of the stock
holders at the recent meeting of sc, 900 Oot
shares. was for the contract, 5l,000, and
against it, 1000.