Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-02

Buffers measure TO pay the PEN
sioners monthly through the money
Order system OF the POstOfiice Depart
nent meets with the opposition OF
host of sharpers VINO have been in the
habit of charging extOrtiOnate ices for
preparing pension papers. 1t is said
the plan of Butler will deprive these
syorse than sharks of S100,0 000 annually
sn the city of New York alone.
THE TRIBUNE LYING AGAIN.
The Washington Chronicle Itself
not very reliable) of Wednesday
saws: The statement sent from this
cifC to the New York Tribune, and
Dublisbnd in that paper Of yesterday,
fmDuting ctS-tain views and purposes
on the Cuban question to the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Fish, Secreta;-v OF State, and
Senator Sumner, is in all its assertions
and inferences utterly without tobiida-
ton.
THE DARIEN CANAL.
The President will submit to Con-
gress on reassembling a special mes
sage on the Darien Ship Canal matter,
accompanied by some important doc
uments regarding operations under
the treaty, the purport OF which is not
known in detail, but, it is believed, re
fer to some hitch in the proposed en-
terprise. This government, however,
Is going ahead With its part Ofthe sur
veylng expedition, and is preparing
maps, eto., for the same.
MISSISSIPPI.
The official result OF the Mississippi
election will be here next week, and
will be submitted TO Congress as soon
as il reassembles. In the meantime
Information is Al hand that General
An,es will call the Legislature to-
e-aTba, to meet the first week in Jan
1arv Ia .~atiiy the XVIII amendment,
81 t1st ali III requirements Of Con-
ores can be before the latter body, for
the prompt adm iSSion OF the State, TO
which no objection has yet been de-
velOped.
TIE SUPREME COURT.
No decision by the Supreme Court
upon the cOnstituuOnality of the le-
BARTENDER acts need be expected for a
month. if ever. The court has Gd-
journed until the 18th; Congress will I
meet a week earlier, and the absml-
nable bill OF Trumbun, or something
worse, will probably become a law be-
fore any decision shall be reached.
The same may be said Of the Missouri
+.>t-0dth case. Ii is not improbable
f6,+ 81 consequence OF the appoint
,,1 &c 9ew Judges} these cases may
be reouired "a be re-argued.
-, OF TEXAS.
DIVIsIoN -, .l,,+ 80
Since it has become certain ~, tila. t4e .I
Radicals have 'carried eAas d IsttIe tile
point oftbe b8yonet, the pro, ". ..!I-ai - ~
division OF the State has been re,
There are manifestly, however, obs,
cles in the way, which cannot be over q
come without indecent haste in the
process, not the least OF which is that
the 'loyal" men and brothers who
shall be elected under the present
State organization will be in "A great
hurry 10 show their patriotism, or
touch the greenbacks. / don't know
which will be the most potent incen-
tive for an early "adHhissiOn."
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The Union and Central Pacific Rail-
dads hope to settle all their accounts !
L; +h the Government before the end T.
teetb e week. They came to an agree
S,l.+ - stween themselves some weeks /
na'a No. 80, 1t the last moment the Treas |
aso' .s,, -, tment refused to ratify it, 4
i-l.!So,-1e q NOme infOrmaliJy in the /
papers. The I. eJes7d9y authoIIty mas
been given to ue OlllceIs % the SNo
roads, and they "a c 70 meet IA NeW /
York tomorrow al u sec II they can
conclude the whole buz uisSs "iin the
department.
bankers AND BROKERS.
The committee from the Philadel-
Board of Brokers had an inter-
view with Commissioner DelAnO to-
dav. and endeavOred TO obtain a re-
vision Of former ruling in reference
TO the tax on brokers sales. The Com
missioner reaffirmed his former con-
struction. and adhered TO his designa-
tiOn Of a broker as one who negOtlates
sales of bonds, stocks, etc, received
by tie seller and handed over TO the
purchaser, and he is therefore taxed |
as broker.
A banker is one who negotiates,
buys and sells on capital and deposits,
and is so taxed.
TIE SUPREME BENCH.
\ Among the names most freely men
f0ned In administration quarters for
he Supreme Judgeship, when HOar's
hRle Is Withdrawn, is that of Joseph
! Ht. now observation-disclosures OF
army. Ii is claimed in his behalf
as be is from Kentucky, ne is not
r removed from Justice Wayne's
ircuit as Hoar was. Some OF the
fhern members announce that
1g shall present the name of Judge
sayakine, OF GoOrgia, to the President
frUv this position. Hon. John A.
reacs. a prominent lawyer of Western |
fouInsylvania, is being urged upon
the President for the Supreme Court
Hk.aucy, created by the death of Mr.
kthtnton. AIr. Mills is member Of
80. supreme Court Bar. Mr.. Mills
s.-oinai - is supported by Attorney
lns. sral Hoar, Speaker Blaine, and
laher prominent persons here, and in
for own State. Mr.. Maynard, of Ten
Hesee. is also spoken OF, but with no
Pltnce in the world Of a nomination.
80 TREASURY MATTERS.
w he amount Of iegal-tender notes Of
: HSe new series now on hand at the
err.asury is quite small, being only
sisl5. coo, in denOminations Of les, 2's
nd rs. The amount VI new trac-
tional currency IN the United States
.freasurer's vaults at this date is
- 7S0, $50. The new stamp room OF
= e Revenue Bureau is now completed,
was occupied by the clerks con-
,o Z with that branch Of the revenue
n,.,.ica to-day. Hereafter every de-
n-;..tion OF revenue stamp will be 4
sa5e ne, e, and the stamp Offices in |
~ Work and Philadelphia viii be at /
saee ~ diseont nued. The treasury war
ssots drawn .the present month have |
zaen unusually heavy, and the rev.
ao1a returns from all sources quite /
Ee,bt 81 that the forthcoming debt I
Tstement NAV be expected % show I
aF,f slight decrease. For tAe first /
Eoe the next statement viii be (
4[inted in English, German. and (
frepch. for the benefit Of foreign bond /
tolders.
THE WIEHEPBG Var.
was rumored last night that the |
A-ssident had decided to issue a lro- |
lemafion regarding the neutrality of
~ Government in the Minnepeg
- It seems that Gov. MeDougali,
Rrifish commander, estabiishei
4 Us headouarters in Minnesota, hav4
4 - -. slsen sls driven from his home IN the3
'.ag 1sg.ssb ii, Possessions, and planned with
sia.,SI .a..d sent from the United states an
! ad a.ad sexpedition agsinst the insar-