Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-14
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WASHINGTON.
THE REPORTED ALLIANCE.
Appointments by the President.
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The Indiana Legislature Gone Up
London Times on the Rejected
Treaty.
Loyal Decision Respecting Rail-
road Bonds.
The Tribune on Another Georgia
O. Sensation,
WARRINGTON.
The RumOred Foreign AIiianee-Om
cIRI Appointments.

The RumOred Foreign AIIiance-OM
ctaI Appointments.
WASHINGTON, May II The cable tele
gram frau London, that initial steps haV
been tax IA for an alliance, offensive an,
defensive, against the United States, causet
a profound sensation here to-day, and
while the information hAA no official char
sctsr, there seemed TO be general impress
sion that the news was true. The pretexl
alleged in the cable telegram was accepted
generally ~ plausible. The Presiden;
was supplied with a copy Of the dispatch
The moment il reached Washington, aud il
was shown hy him 10 the members of the
cabinet, Some Of the latter looked upon
il asa little sensational, and intended TO
sfiect Tho stock market, while others
thought that an official inquiry should be
made. Nothing having been received
from the Legation in London, dispatches
we're sent tonight iDquiring into the truth
of TIE reported triple alliance. The ad-
miTtrstration is nervous.
WASHINGTON, May Is The President
has appointed Judge Edmunds, Of Michi-
gtD f,rmerly post master 10 the Senate,
posImasier of the Washington City office.
Baoks is reported rs indignant AT the
delay in Cuban recognition.
T6e President has appointed Addison
Lo@ inspector Of steamboats, 10 the ID
district; Samuel Kauston, do, in the 9Th
district; VIM. Ii. Raineh Collector Of
Customs at Bruuswick, Georgia; Adam
We Surveyor Of Customs st Nashville
Atto, icy General HOar decides that
Brevet ranks conferred since March l,
1869 null except for gallantry before
Indians
Ne. Spinner directs Assistant TreaFuTers
TO reissue instead of cancelliug fractional
currency falling into their hands. Gus
toms from the lst to the Sth inst. inclu-
siVe were three millions nine fifty thousand
dollars
Mr.. L. @ Washington, of Virginia,
called al the executive mansion this morn
ing by appointment TO lay before the Presi-
dent the views OF the committee appointed
by Abe lsle Conservative Commission of
that State, in reference to the approaching
election, Mr.. Washington having been
delegated by the commission to act for
them.
Judge Lorenzo Sherwood, President of
the Cheap Railroad League, is dead.
The internal Revenue Department de-
Cides emphatically that sales of tobacco
stamps TO or from any other person than a
collector is 4 violation OF Law.
Several negroes representing al OrgSni
cation known "a the National CoIored
ConVentiW, visited President Grant and
presented an address, urging the appoint
ment Of negroes North 80 the best means of
recOnciling the Southern people TO negro
officers South. Che President said he
would consider their suggestion.
Details Of the Interview between Grant
and Washington are withheld. Another
delegation of citizens from Richmond ia
expected 10 night.
The following light house stations will
be discontinued after the 3Oth Of June:
Brant Point Beacon light house, $50 feet
front; Brant Point light house, Nantucket
LarlEr, Mas; Old Point Comfort, Beacon
light on southwest point of Old Point
Comfort, Va; Bay Point light port, Royal
entrance, s &. The buoy at the east end
Of the bay, in the city of Savannah. The
light vessel now stationed at Fishing Rip,
in the main ship channel of Port Royal
entrance, South Carolina, will, on the lhsh
Of May, be Withdrawn from that station
and I've Immediately transferred 10 Tybee
Island knoll, Savannah River, and will on
the evening of the LIST Of June, and thence
till further orders, EXHIBIT q light at an
elevation of thirty feet above the sea level,
visible, 10 clear weather, ten nautical