Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-27
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tg8 the Georgia Canal.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga Herdlds dispatch
states that memorial of the Georgia Lee
gislature, which has been presented to Con-
gress, asks an appropriation Of $40, DOC, 900
TO construct canal-to connect the Missis-
sippi with the Atlantic. The route pro-
posed Is through Georgia.
Resignation Of Solicitor General
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Gen. Bristow,
Solicitor General Of the United States, ten
dered his resignation TO the President
Friday last, to take effect on the list Of
January. He was led to this act BY the
insdequacy Of compensation, and the SUI
perior business facilities offered him If be
would return to private practice IN Ken
tncky. He has formed partnership with
Gen. Harlan, the late Republican candidate
for Governor of Kentucky, which dates
from the new year. He was urged to re-
main by the President, and Judge Williams,
the new Attorney General, had also by
some of the members Of the Supreme
Court, but he decided that he can not with
propriety refuse the business appointments
that are now presented to him. No official
notice Of the resignation has been given, as
Il was the desire of the President to select
successor to this important Office without
the assistance of politicians.
Concerning Fish.
Whether Secretary Fish has had any
recent determination of leaving the Cabinet
or not, 1t is positively known here now,
from source no lower than the President
himself, that the present Secretary of State
viii remain in Office during the existence of
Gen. Grants administration, unless some
unforeseen occurrence happens, which would
make a change a necessity.
There is also equal authority for the state
ment that there will be no other changes in
the Cabinet during the present administra-
ton, except for causes which can not now
be foreseen.
-, James NJ. Ashley.
1t is reported here tonight that the great
impescher, James NJ. Ashley, a candidate
for Senator in place of John Sherman, has,
within day or two, declared that he had
three votes in his own (Toledo) district,
one in the northeastern portion Of the State,
and was going home at once TO secure the
fifth. With these five votes, and the whole
Democratic support, he is to be elected SEN
ator in place of John Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman leaves for the pastoral
scenes of Mansfield on Tuesday, and may
turn up in Columbus early in January, to
the embarrassment of James NJ. Ashley.
To the Associated Press.
Our Colombian Claims.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-There Is due
this Government by that of Colombia $107,-
900, being a balance of the awards under
the Convention Of 1857 and 1864. No pay
ment has been made since 1858. The Col
ombian Minister wants an extension Of
time of four years, as his government is
bankrupt.
The Model Radical.
C. C. Bowen of South Carolina, is here
looking after his contested election case,
which will be taken up by the Committee
on Elections directly after the holidays. All
his papers are before the committee but
those of DeLarge are not, the attorney Of
the latter declining to file them because De
Lorge has failed to pay the expenses attend
ing the taking of the testimony, amounting
to 1000. This attorney says DeIarge has
no prospect whatever for retention of the
seat now held by him, but that Bowen was
clearly elected by the people Of his Con-
gressional district.
The Dividend Tax.
The Commissioner OF internal Revenue,
in communication to the Secretary of the
Treasury, says be is of the opinion that the
amount of taxes paid or payable upon diyi-
dends, and interest and undivided profits
for the last five months of the calendar
year 1870, are not far from twenty-seven
millions of dollars.
BristOw Wfthdraws. His Resignation.
Solicitor-General Bristow's resignation Of
that office was not, as has been stated, &C
cepted by the President, but to-day he re-
ceived communication from the President
which induced him to withdraw it. He lie
for Kentucky this evening, and will return
the first of January. ..-. -.-..
Ifchborne.
A communication has been received at
the Treasury Department from the counsel
for defendants in the celebrated Tichborne
case, in which the Secretary is asked to
furnish him all the information in his pos
session concerning the Whereabouts In GER
tain months in 1854 of all registered vessels of
the United States bearing the name of Os-
prey. 1t will be recollected that in the ev-
idence in the case, it was shown that the
contestant for the Tichborne estates was a
passenger in an English vessel named Bella
which foundered off Rio, on the South
American coast, and that he was picked up
among others by the Captain of an Ameri-
can vessel named Osprey.
The Drummer Boy OF shiloh.
| John l.. Glenn, the Drummer Boy OF
| Shiloh. called at the White House this
morning to tender his thanks to the Presi-
dent for bis appointment to second lieuten-
ancy in the Z4th Infantry.
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