Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-27
From New KOrk.

NEW YORK, February 25.-Ths Tri-
Jatae says it is now known that Nc. ROl-
lins will positively WitndraT from the
Office OF Internal Revenue Com missioner. &.
The friends Of Mr.. DelanO have sUg-
gested and recommended him to Gen.
/ Grant for the place. Yesterday Mr.. De-
ispo had a lOug cousui itstion with Gen.
! Grant, during which, It is understood,
the Office was offered him, and that he
/ signified bis intention to accept.
/ The Ifibtales Washington dispatch
saws il is dOu uOtful If the bill which passed
| the House, providing for the strengthen
I ing or the public credit, and in Tetatioo
( to contracts for payment CT gold, can
psss the Senate. Senator Sherman ia on
! the record sgsinst IL, and he can easily
| smother it ia the Finance Committee.
Gov. Morton will GisO be ioTmidable
appopeBt OF the measure, and viii surely
6Rht il out on the d Dor OF the senate.
John EekersOn died Tuesday, IN Rock
land county, of bydrophobis, having
been bitten month ago.
A woman vas found dead Ia room
in Jersey City yesterday, having been
locked ia and starved to death by her
husband.
TIE Herold's Washington special says
Grant, in a communication yesterday,
with Senator Poole, Of North Carolina,
expressed himself as being particularly
anxious for substantial reconstructlon 10
the SOutb, and North Carolina ard Ala
bsma, be said, were among the best re-
constructed Sfstee, aud when the rect
were 81 safely and pleasantly back IN the
Union be thought ours would be the hsp-
piest country on the giubs. Ii is dedUced
from \ conversation that Grant held with
Gen. Terry and another gentleman yes
terday, that al the Southern military
commanders removed by the President,
will be replaced.
A Washington special says that smoBg
the numerC Us callers at Grants head
quarters to-dsy, was A. X. Mcclure, of
Pennsylvania, who xsked Gen. Grant
directly if be would appoint Governor
Curtin to a place in his Cabinet. The
General replied that it would be impOs-
sible to do 90. Mr.. Mcclure then SAID
that Ia that case be felt COMPELLED to
say, that to give satisfaction IN Pennsyl-
vania, an appointment must be given 10
some mRn who had been prominently
identified with the Republicans, and an
active politician. To illustrate what be
said Il must be no such man as @. II.
| Stewart, Borie Smith or West. Gen.
! Grant Instantly replied that he could not
see what Otjec.iOn any loyal m0u could
have to such mas as G.. b. Stewart,
who mas done so much for the country,
and was so widely known. Mr.. Mcclure
then made some remarks about the pros
pect. that IL such sn appointment
was to be made, the Republican
party would be defeated in
that State, 10 the election for Governort
next fall. Grant replied am not my
self a representation of any political
party, although political party elected
me. and concluded by saying, II would
not have you understand that Mr..
Stewart is the man selected" This in
teyyiew is much talked Of to-day. Mr..
Mcclure says be has no doubt from what
was said that Stewart is the man se-
lec,ed for the CABIN ct.
BINaHAMPToS, n. Y, February 25.-
Rev. c. d. Piotta, prominent Free
Mason, died to-day.
AUBURN, n. Y. February 25.-The
trial Of several leading members Of the
Roman Catholic Church OF the Blessed
Family, for distui biug divine service on
sunday last, resnited in their scquittal.