Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-05

and Railroads s---OCsaH Postal Service
Ice Holt -6sorgla---The New Legal Ten
ders-.-cuban Affalrs---The Gold Ring.
ABUSE OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
The Government printing Office is about
to invite proposals for the enormous
amount of over ninety thousand resms of
printing paper. This best illustrates one
branch Of the abuses of the franking priv
lege.
TIE NEW LEGAL TENDERS.
The Treasury Department will put the
fves, twenties and ffties Of the new series
of legal tender notes into circulation in
about ten days. They are handsome bills,
made of Government bank note paper,
and Of much brighter appearance on the
face than the new ones and twos in circu-
lation.
TIE SUPREME COURT VACANCY.
The name OF Judge Henry Boyce, of
Louisiana, a prominent lawyer and ex-
District Judge, is now mentioned in con-
nection with the vacancy on the Supreme
Bench occssioned by the death of Judge
Wayne Mr.. P. Phillips, formerly Of
AIsbama, now practicing in Washington,
Is also talked Of in this connection.
oUBAN AFFAIRS.
The general newspaper dispatch from
Havana, announcing that the Cuban Jun
"a had decided to advise the insurgents to
eapitulate. is denied by the only member
OF the Junta in this city. The Govern
ment has no such ohicial information from
the Acting Consul at Havana. The latest
dispatches, however, indicate that the in
surgents have met with reverses lately.
ZOE HOLT.
A good many persons Of high standing
are advising the President to appoint
Joseph Holt TO one OF the vacancies on
the Supreme Bench, and many others say
such an appointment would be good one.
Other gentlemen advise the appointment
of Chief Justice Cartier of our District
,Court The President hears all sugges-
tions. but IS yet gives no sign Of his own
purpose. and !. is not likely hawil do so
ill he makes nom nation.
BEN WADE AS LcBBTIsT.
Ben Wade the ex-senator and ex-
war-horse, who thought last year that he
would be President in place Of johnson,
and in place OF Grant, has now turned up
in Washington as a lobby agent. He has
already got a job in this business, and, OF
course, it IS q job involving large sp- /
preparation and subsidy for truly patri-
Otic scheme. He is now ready-not as a
war-horse, but as a lobby -horse-tO re-
-eeIve further orders in his line, postage /
paid and cash strictly in advance.
OCEAN POSTAL SERVICE.
The Tri6Une's Washington special says: |
J-de Postmaster-General has been asked 1
% Z, ,Cnish a special committee on naviga- |
tion wi h the figures for the last two de- /
cades sbo,' ing the amounts paid to for I
eign steamship lines conveying the ocean /
mails: also. that paid 10 American ships /
during the same peri,ad. The Department |
is now engaged in epa~tng the statistics.
They show we have virtuolly been en- /
gagged in protecting British, Wrench and /
German interests, instead of buIt up I
our own.
GEORGIA.
Advices received here from Georgia say I
that some Of the members of the Demo /
cratic State COMMITTEES have been in con- l
ference to decide as 10 what course the
party shall pursue in the Legislature /
vhen it convenes on the 18th, regarding 4
tb, Georgia bill. As yet no decision is
NH. jcly known to have been agreed upon. |
1rt..,, 'opriety Of issuing a statement was /
7iso,,ss. d, denouncing as false the story |
- - = 'ew York Tribune that half /
dozan of III . Republican members of the |
T,oo,i.iatnra lad been assassinsted since /
.tbe sdiournme, u in April.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Immediately upon the rtHassemoilng OF
Congress after the h. 1lidays, N .Washburn
will introduce his bill to ESTABLISH postal /
telegraph in the United States. By The /
provisions of the proposed bill, all priv. We |
companies are forbidden to send tele-
graphic dispatches, and the whole bust
ness OF the country is put in the hands of
the Government. In other words, Mr..
Washburn's bill places the telegraphic
system by the side Of the Postofice, which
does not allow any individuals or COM
many TO interfere with the business or
revenue Of the Postofice by conveying
letters.
SUPREME COURT CIRCUITS.
4 member Of the Judiciary Committee
of the House, proposes the following re-
assign ments Of States in the circuit: First 4
Cireuit- Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, New
8ampsbi.-e, Vermont and Maine. Sec
ond-New York, Connecticut and New |
Jersey. Third-Pennsylvanis, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. /
vas, Mississippi, Louisiana |
and Texas. FIth-South Carolina, Geor- /
gia. Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. |
Sixth-Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and /
Kentucky. Seventh-Indiana, Illinois /
and wisconsin. Eighth-Minnesota, Iowa, /
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Ninth |
North California, Oregon and Nevada. |
THE GOLD RING.
Thereh has been the greatest anxiety man
Tested for the last three days by the New
York brokers TO obtain an intimation as
10 whether the Treasury Department had
decided TO continue its bond purchasing /
and bond and gold selling policy with the
commencement of the new year. They
.eTp.fn.-a that the programme would be
uauuUdnced on New Years eve, but Bout
well disappointed them. He promulgated,
however, his statement for January,
which is a discrimination TO continue to
Inv bonds and sell gold the same as during
Deoember. Financial men here say that
The effect OF payments Of the large
.,,ount oS January coin interest has been
,,,seo...Ited, and that the sales Of treasury
,,old ,>.,ring this month will not reduce
g. ,,raD,i,,-, u as much as has been claimed.
TIE A.-,ABAMA oLA ms.
rsnort tbat III. British Government
,.o-,ren,nlate sending sC,me one of their
,n1,,ic men to this country 10 cooperate
"a the negotiation concerning Soe Ala
Sama claims whenever it shall be re-
.sumod, is probably true; but immediate
as4ion is not expected, nor is it likely
hat the present Minister, Mr.. Thornton
u be changed. Although both Govern