Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-28
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No EXISTING vAcANcTE

No EXISTING VACANCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Oct
l5.-Notice is hereby given to applicants
for Office that there are no existing vacan-
cies in this department either abroad or at
home. Vacancies hereafter occurring will
he filed only on written applications adj
dressed to the Secretary and filed IN the
department. The department will not re-
celve applicants personally. No answers
will be applications unless the applicant is
appointed, and in no case will papers filed
IN support of an application be returned to
the applicant Attention to this notice will
save the applicant much inconvenience.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State
GRANT OPPOSED TO JUDGE DENT.
Senator Thayer Of Nebraska, had con
versation with President Grant, yesterday,
ON the subject Of the Mississippi election
He calledthe President S attention to pub
hshed telegram to the effect that Judge
4 Dent was represented as saying that the
President sustained him as a candidate for
Governor The President said he had himself
seen the statement and had enclosed it to
Judge Dent asking if he had been cor
rectly reported. To this he had not as vet
received any reply.
The President further states that in
August last he addressed Judge Dent a
letter advising him not to connect himself
with the Conservative movement against
the party now supporting the administra-
ton, the former being he said, the enemies
of the administration and the government.
While he was on good personal relations
with Judge Dent he nevertheless felt
bound by his public duty to oppose his
election and desire the success Of Alcorn.
These views he unqualifedly and emphatic
ally reported to Senator Thayer He be-
heved from what he had heard that Alcon
would be elected
Conversing on the subject of the 18th
amendment to the constitution. he ex-
pressed the hope that the Nebraska Legis-
lature would be convoked this coming win
ter in order to Tatifv the amendment The
sessions Of the Nebraska Legislature are
Aiennial, and the next regular session will /
not take place till January. 1871.
1TDGE CHASE PROPOSES TO RECOGNIZE THE
WRIT OF HAHEAs CORPUS.
In the Supreme Court to-day, Chief
Justice Chase said, III reply to the sugges-
lion Of Mr.. Phillips yesterday, that it was
undoubtedly a matter of discretion with the
counsel when to move for a writ of habeas
corpus In the Nerger case. the point of
jurisdiction having been determined. the
court would hear a motion for the writ
whenever the counsel should see proper to
make IT
BLISS AND AIASTEEAIAE.
WASHINGTON. Oct 2T.-The Congress
ioual Committee on Foreign Affairs met
yesterday. and examined Capt Francis
Ramsey, OF the South Atlantic Squadron
The witnesses gave a detailed account Of
the transactions connected with the release
Of Bliss and Masterman from the Para
guayan government and their transfer to
the American squadron.
The congressional subcommittee on
foreign affairs We're in session to-day to
investigate the alleged i'll treatment of
Bliss aud NlaSteman in Paraguay. Ad-
InIral Davis, the only witness examined,
denied that they were treated as prisoners
on board the Wasp, or received sIy indig-
uIty. He had no confidence IN Bliss and
was obligedto keep him under surveillance.
He discredIts the statement that Bliss was
tortured by Lopez, as he describes
INDIAN OUTRAGEs
William f. Wheeler. United States Mar
sinai at Helena, Montana, has forwarded to
Secretary Cox a report Of the United States
Grand Jury of the third Judicial district of
Montana, IN regard 10 robbeues and muir
ders committed upon citizens there by
predatory bands of Indians within the
past few months The report is made IN
hope that proper officers of the general
government Will take the steps necessary TO
ave them full protection, or, if the means
IN theIr hands me not adequate. they will
represent the matters 10 the heads of the
government here. who have authority and
means 10 punish and prevent Indian depre-
datious.
An EARTHQUAKE ON THE PACIFIC.
10 is stated that a very marked
earthquake has been recorded ON the self
registering guage in san Francisco, ON
Friday last al . o'clock p NJ From thistle
occurrence of violent earthquake in some
distant part Of the Pacific Ocean may he
inferred of which news viii doubtless
each here before long. The earthquake
Simonda in 1854. and the one which oc-
cu ,red in Peru in August of last year, We're
announced in the same way. These waves
travel across the Pacific Ocean at any
average rate of about $50 miles an hour
depending on the depth Of water along the
track of the wave. From observations made
ou the occasions to which reference is made
The average depth of the ocean has been
found TO be about 1000 fathomS.
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.
Information received at the Department
Of Agriculture, shows falling off Of one
third of the tobacco crop in Virginia and
Maryland. and throughout Kentucky and
the West about oue-teuth The reported
frost last might iu tho West. will cause n
further deficiency.
WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
The increase Of revenue from tobacco in
Virginia this year viii be S8.oo0.ooo
The internal revenue officers IN various
parts of the country report the seizure of
Illicit distIllerles
NORTH CAROLINA.