Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-29

be a dodge on Bulloek's part, to be con-
tinued IN as Governor by act Of Congress,
knowing that he would be defeated II
sver q vote could be had. He is willing
to degrade a State by exslting himself.
Gen. Grant il known to have q very
strong aversion to this Georgia crowd,
from Bullock up, and to have declared
that, as Georgia is ia the Union, she can
not be put out, but that all deficiencies
in her case must be ramedied within the
Union and with her still in 1t. a hrst
veto may, with reason, be expected upon
this Georgia grab game if it goes through
the Congress.
MEM.
George F. Mcclellan, q Massachusetts
Radical, and, despite that fact, an eff
cient official, was removed today as
Second Assistant Postmaster General
and Giles F. Smith, OF Illinois, nomi-
mated to the Senate in his place. Post
master-G sneral CreswelPs old Law part
ner, q man named Earle, is to be Fist
Assistant Postmaster General, vice the
veteran St. John Skinner, of New York.
Mr.. Zuorly, the Third Assistant, is also
to go. The two latter officials have been
in the department for thirty years.
ACROSS Il CONTIN ENT.
The Postofice Department has been
officially informed that on January LIST
the distance between the teTmini Of the
Central and Union Pacific Railroads was
three hundred and nineteen miles. One
Of these termini was nine hundred and
dfty-five miles west Of Omaha, and the
other al Csrlin, four hundred and forty
i've miles east of Sacramento. On the
Let OF February, the Central Pacific rOsd
had been extended to Elko, twenty
three miles east of Carlin, and, on the
18th Of February, to Wells, ffty-hge
miles east Of Exc. On the 24lh OF
March, the Union Pacific road had been
extended to Ogden, eighty-fve miles
esst of Evanston, and the Central road
TO Luecs, seventy-four miles east Of
Wells, thus leaving a gap OF only eighty
two miles TO be filled in order to COM
plete the two Pacific rslrosds.
THE BLAIR-MISSOURI CASE.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States to-day took up the case of Francis
P. Blair, plaintiff in error, against the
State Of Missouri. The petitioner in this
case offered to vote st an election in Mis-
souri, in 1865, but the Judges Of Election
refused him the exercise of that right on
the ground that he had not taken the
oath Of allegiance and loyalty, as pre-
scribed by the constitution Of Missouri.
The petitioner, however, had taken the
oath, with the exception of that part OF
&c which was Of 3 retrospective character.
The question coming before the Supreme
Court Of Missouri, that tribunal decided
that he was properly excluded from
voting, he not having taken the pre-
scribed oath. The arguments Of counsel
we're not concluded at the time OF sd
jourDment. Montgomery Blair appeared
for the plaintiff.
THE NOMINATION OF Hoses H. GRIN
NELL
to be Collector Of the port Of New York,
to-day, has long been concluded on, and
was asked for by the Loyal Lssguers.
There is no doubt that the Presidents
first choice was Judge Hilton, Mr.. Stew
srtIs attorney aud candidate but not
only hiss Mr.. Secretary Boutwell, been
against him from the first, but it was
generally understood that the Senate had
been canvassed, and that he would not
be confirmed 10 any event, IS he is taken
TO be q free-tTsder, and was construed a.
likely TO be inclined to pass favOrSbly on
Mr.. Stewards imports, even in spite OF
himself, by virtue Of his long and close
Identification with the great merchant.
Every enc ssid hat Hilton in the Gus
tomhouse would be the same as Stewart
in the Customh0use, and SO great was the
cIsmor, that Mr.. Grinnsli's, like Mr..
Boutwells, appointment is q victory
over the wish OF the President. A hoT-
rible after-thOught has set ia tonight
thet Mr.. Grlnnell is q Raymond Sew
ard Weed Conservative, and the persist
ence WITH which Mr.. r. II. B~iatchford,
and other friends of Mr.. Henry A
5mythe, the present Collector, have
pressed his appointment, is Interpreted
IS a bad sugury. The fact that a full
list OF other New York appointments
Wa not sent in at the same time is in
terpreted as q fixed purpose on the part
of Grant to make no more nominations
than he can help until the Tenure-of-of
fee matter is settled.