Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-14
Railroad Affairs at New Orleans
WASHINGTON.


Sensation AT the White HOuse-The
Cabinet and Cnban AGaiHs-NOmIna-
ssOn of Foreign Ministers. etc.
WASHINGTON, April I3.-The Herald
says that Senator Ross, Of Kansas, called
upon President Grant to consult about
nominations for his State. On fading
that the President did not intend to
make any appointments he wanted, Ross
became SO Wrothy and insulting that the
President had to order him from the
room.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
avs that at a recent cabinet meeting the
uban question was discussed.
SC MIR. Fish opposed any hasty steps to-
, wards the recognition Of Cuban indepen>
!, dence, holding that Spain will tire in res
sisting the natural course of events on
the Island, and in case OF interference
would not only exhaust her resources in
resisting, but would call in France and
England with whom We would come in
vOlved. Grant has great confidence in
Fish. Secretaries Boris and Cresswell
ardently favor Cuban negotiations. The
Herald editorially considers the govern
ment in the hands Of the chairmer of the
Senatorial ommittees-virtuallY.a gov
eTumei4t by Senatorial usurpation.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The Pres-
dent to-day nominated Thomas II. Nell
son, Of Indiana, Minister TO Mexico
Charles n. Rirtle, of Texas, Minister to
Costa Rics Henry T. Sanford, Of Con-
nectieut, Minister to Spain Horace Rub
lie, Of Wisconsin, Minister to Switzer>
land Vim. A. Pete, Minister to Brazil
Freeman II. Morse, of Maine, Consul
General at London Thomas B. Van Bus
rem, of New Jersey, Consul General at
Florence; George w. Wintz, of Pennsyl-
vania, Secretary Of Legation at Florence
j. Meredith, Jr., of New York, Consul
General at Paris; VIM. P. Webster of
Massachusetts, Consul General at Frank
lort-on- the Main.
The Senate met at y NJ.
A resolution TO print five hundred
copies of the Presidents message of the
9TH inst, relative to claims against
England, for the use Of the State Departs
ment, was referred TO the Printing Com
mittee. The Senate then went into eX~
exutiVe session.
The Senate TO day, after debate, re-
-jected the Alabama treaty almost unani-
mously, only one voting in the affirma~
tive.
Superintendent Rice of the Treasury
Department discharged fifteen mere
laborers and watchmen to-day and ap-
pointed others.
The resignation of Solicitor Jordan Of |
the Treasury Department is accepted,
and B. F. Pleasant, Chief Clerk, has been
temporarily appointed in his place.
Admiral Hofr officially reports his ar
rival in the Contocook, off Southwest
Pass, on the 9th inst. He says after
making inquiry he was unable to obtain
any information as to the Cuban expedi-
tion reported 10 be fitting out at New
Orleans. lie would return Immediately
to Havana.
Consular nominations David NJ. Arm
strong, Of n. Y, at Rome Charles ].
Clark, of n. Y, Bordeaux Augustus
L. Cheltain, of Utah, Brussels; VIM. Q.
Dart, of n. Y, Consul General to the
British North American Provinces;
George p Hanson, Of ILL.,, Copenhagen
Herne Bosle, Of Ind, Switzerland b. M.
Hagen, of O., Bremen; j. Hagerty, Of
n. Y, Glasgow Henry s, Neil, Lisbon,
Ed. ID. Mel, of Mo, Dublin Milton W.
Price, Of Iowa, Marseilles Fred. Shut,
of n. Y, Rotterdam VIM. Thompson,
of d. c., Southampton J. A. Skilton of
La, City of Mexico.
Solicitor Of the Treasury, G. Banfeld.
Assessors Of Revenue, A. W. Hawkins,
seventh district Of Tennessee Thomas
Waters, third district 81 Tennessee.
Collector Of Revenue, f. Salter, eighth
district Of Tennessee. Receiver of PUB
lie Monies, w. GOrgon, Little Rock.
Pension Agent. A. J. Kicks, Knoxville,
Tern. Postmasters-H. P. Cleveland, Of
ShelbyvilIe, Tenn; Enos Hopkins, at
Nashville, Tenn; VIM. A. Howard, Of
Michigan, Minister to China; s. II. Trow~
bridge, Consul to Vera Cruz; Jas. r.
Postridge, NJ. D., Minister TO Venezuela;
Sam. j. Fisher, of Ohio, Commissioner of
Patents; Henry Vauneram, of New York,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The eleventh stated session Of the NaH
tional Academy Of Science met here to-
day.
The second weekly reception Of Mrs.
Grant took place at the executive man
sion to-day and lasted from , to 4
O'Clock. a large number of ladies, toge-
Their with several distinguished gentle
men both in official and private life, were
present.
The Senate was several hours in eXe~
cutiye session and then adjourned.
Only two nominations were confirmed
to-day, viz j. LathrOp Motley, Minis
ter to England, and John Jay, Minister
TO Austria.
Senator Sprague was serenaded thi:
evening by the Working Mems AssOcia'
ton Of the District of Columbia. Tit
Vice President Of the National LabO
Union expressed his approval of hi
course, and Sprague responded in
speech OF some length in his usual style
The only speech made in the Senate
- to>day on the Johnson>Clarenden treaty
for the settlement Of the Alabama claims
was by Mr. Sumner, and occupied nearl
two hours in delivery. He took tn
ground that instead of removing any {
The existing grievances, it left nothing bu
heart burning, and, therefore, could nc
be considered a settlement of pendin
questions between the two nations.
offered no semblance Of compessatio
and it could not be for the interests {
either party that the treaty should b
ratified. Ne showed that it wa
merely for settlement Of il
dividual claim on both side
that suffers by misconduct
England may he counterbalanced
British blockade runners. lie spoke (
the extent Of cur commerce, not only
the destruction of our ships, which ";
comparatively small, but in the destru
ton of American carrying trade, and Il
falling off in our exports and imports
MEMPHIS.
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