Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-30
POLITICAL.

Assistant Attarnay.G General Bristow'a
resignation is reported as having been nc
copied by the President. District Attor-
1ey-Genersl Noble, OF Missouri, has been
offered a appointments.
The Democratic executive national
committee at Washington Is engaged in
making up q book, in which will be given
s full list, IS far rs the facts c-n be OBJ,
tanned, of the government plundsTers and
the amounts stolen.
Political conventions are announced as
follows: Republican. New Hampshire,
snd Labor Reform, Connecticut, January
3; Liberal Republican, Missouri, January
"a; Republican, Indiana, February p, and
Republican. Texas. June II.
The Detroit Free Press thinks it is some-
what strange that, in all the indictments
against Tweed, in New York, not one OF
uhsm il for bribing the Radical senators
in he State Legislature, which, it is now
claimed, made the frauds in New York
possible.
The New York World says: "Five
senators and fOurtssn -ssssmblymen, of
New York, ali Republicans, srs said to be
trembling because OF certain checks found
among Tweed's papers. One of the num-
bar IN reputed 20 have recsivsd $4,000
from the tBOzs,'" w. -
Mr.. Curtin, the American minister At
81. Petersburg, writes that he is very COM
fortably fixed where be is, and that he
has no disposition to come home and strip
for next years campaign. Very wise and
philosophical in Mr.. Curtin. 1t is not
likely that he will be sent for.
Harlan wants and expects to be re-
senator from Iowa. His
are equally a. confident. Ex-Reprasenta-
tive Allison Is their favorite, while ths
names Of Mt. Joseph F. Wilson and
General g, NJ. Dodge are also mentioned
The administration is very anxious for
Nj. Harlsn's reelection.
The President claims in his message
ali the defaulters under his admins.
had been subject to rigorous prose-
sutioD and punishment. Senator Morton
reiterated the same statement in the
but when pressed TO the wall
could only cite enc case where prosecution
punishment hEd followed official de-
islcRtion.
Theft is tGe order Of the day. Irregu-
sritiss nave beer detected in the United
states mint at Philadelphia. Recently a
arge deficiency wss discovered, which
vas made good from an ample private
a commission is now invsstiga- |
ing the affairs of the mint, and it is
that the directors and other
viii soon be removed.
Harlan, who has been selected to hunt
p Grants eOrruptiOns, I" knows how it
3 himself He was connected with the
IAN Domingo JOB, the Cherokee land
windle, and the squeduct business &C
fashingtOn; and the Dubuqns Herald
oucheE Tor the statement that q check for
5000, drawn to Senator Hsrlsn's order,
bearing his Endorsements, is now in
hat city, representing money obtained by
nat ganarOr in annEfdaretipn NJ g IN I
nee " in congress-
And now comes q very Flshy exposure.
-mOng the choice collection Of American
which az. Catscazy will carry
ack with him 70 Russia is an autograph
.tter from Secretary Fish, urging upon
i'm the propriety of his purchasing a lot
land in Nsw York as a site for a Greek
l. is stated, on good Republican
1thOrity, that NJ, CatacsZy declined the
because investigation showed
lat u secretary Of state was exorbitant
/ the pTi0s which he demanded.
The revenue and civil reformers in Ohio
re strongly opposed to Mr.. Sherman.
s~cretsry Dslsno, It is thought, looks
sgerly 70 the capitol. His assistant sec
,tary Of b interior IS now IN Ohio, lock-
e after b loose threads. The opponents
Sherman ppear TO be concentrating on
I-GOvernor DennisOn, while the names
General Cox anQ James h Ashley are
sntioned as compromise candidates in =
10 event Of the dght waxing warm It Is
thst Mr.. Sherman's rs.siection
, TO ssy the best, in some doubt.
The oarpet-bsg governors have different
ethods CT avoiding impeachment for
cir crimes, Governor Holden, of North
srolina, stood bis tFisl and wRs CONVICT /
, and is an outlaw; Bullock, of Georgia,
and sbscOnded. WsTm0th pro-
red the election Of the negro Pinehbsek
lieutenant-governor, who would be-
me governor in case OF svRcancy in the
oflos, and as he is as big a thief {
Warmoth himself, besides being Z
sck, il is supposed that s-diead OF his
governor Is sufficient protection
the present incumbent. In South n
Governor Scott headed of i'm
achnent by q sort of coup dieGdt, calling
Legislature together sftsr il had ads
Tor the holidays, procuring the -
peschment project to be voted down, 4
1 then dfspersing the body of puzzled y
znoes and other igneramuses whom he
! so peremptorIly summoned together.