Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-28
WASHINGTON.
New Year Receptions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 27.-The
evening receptions of the President and
Mrs. Grant viii commence Jan. Is snd con-
tinue Jan. 20 and Feb. u.
The announcement is made by authority
that at IL O'Clock A. NJ, the first of JAnu-
ary, the President will receive the members
Of the Cabinet and foreign ministers; at
1l:30 A. NJ, the Judges of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, Senators and
Representatives in Congress, the Governor
Of the District of Columbia and suite;
Judges of the Supreme Court ofthe District
of Columbia and of the Court of Claims;
at II O'Clock the officers of the army and
navy; at 1890 P. NJ, the heads Of the
bureaus Of several departments; at 1915 p.
M, the associated soldiers of the war of 1872
and members of the Oldest Inhabitants as
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia. The
reception Of citizens will commence at l P.
N. and terminate at 2 P. M.
Indian Commissioners.
Gen. Francis a. Walker has rendered
the President his resignation as Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, to take effect Jan
uary next. 1t is understood the resigna-
ton has been accepted, but his successor
viii not be appointed until after the return
OF Secretary Delsno from Cuba.
Ku.KIux.
Thomas Wright, the colored desperado
arrested on Wednesday night, charged with
the murder of the Polish pedlar, Samuel.
Rogerski, whose dead body was found in am
alley horribly msngled, had hearing in thel
Police Court to-day, and was fully COM,
mitted TO await the action of the Grand.
Jury. The evidence is so strong against
him as to leave no DOUBT of his guilt.
Grants Precedents for His Course
in Louisiana.
Special to the Louisville Courier Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-It appears that
the acts OF tie President and his officers ia
Louisiana are in conformity with prece-
dents already established by him-the Gre
alton of a bogus negro Legislature, in or
der to have his brother-in-law Casey sent
to the United States Senate, is a repetition.
of his effort in 1869 to have his broEher-in-
law sent to the Senate in Virginia. Welles,
in Virginia, the Radical candidate
for Governor, had opposed
the Presidents policy in
respect TO the Underwood Constitution.
but be made his peace at the White House,
aud secured the Executive influence in his
canvass by promising to have DR.. Sharpe.
brother-in-lsw a3d K. G. B., elected TO the
Senate. The returns were smartly doc
tored by Gen. Candy, the department com
mander for Virginia, but the Conservative
majority was too large to be ciphered away.
BY way of providing for the wounded,
Wells was made United States District At
tOrney, and has since transmitted the office
TO his son; while Sharpe was taken from tha
Richmond postofice and transplanted to
Washington City, where he enjoys the lu-
crstive office of United States Marshal. The
suspension of the New Orleans Times finds
precedent in the Suspension of the Rich
mond Examiner by the Governments
order in 1865. It's editor, Mr.. Pollard,
came on to Washington and procured let
ter from President johnson desiring Gen.
Grant to revoke the order of suspension.
Gen. Grant was exceedingly reluctant to do
this; but finally yielded to the Presidents
order, stating to Mr. Pollard that he had not
approved the order of Gen. Candy, stop
ping the paper because it was published in
the South, and that if he had the pORer he
would treat all papers pursuing an objec.
tiCnable policy in the same way, and would
st once stop the publication Of the New
York World, the Chicago Times and the
Cincinnati Enquirer. President johnson
had 10 write two letters TO Grant before the
latter would modify the military order.