Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-31
WASHINGTON.
Boutwell, to Resign on Feb. Is
RumOrs about the Succession.
Shall the Federal Treasury be Turned

Shall the Federal Treasury be Turned
over TO the WALL Street Sharks?
BOSTON, Dec. 30.-A Washington cor
respondent writes that Boutwell, has writ
ten bis resignation to take effect Feb. Is.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The Mail says:
Advices from Washington report that Sec
retary Boutwell, has prepared his reeigna-
ton to take effect Feb. 10. The names of
Henry Clews and ex-Gov. Morgan are
most prominently mentioned as his success
cor.
The TTibune's Washington special states
that the President visited the Treasury De-
paTtment yesterday morning and was for
two hours in conference with Assistant
Secretary Richardson. The President is
reported to have the fullest confdence in
Richardson as a man of sound judgment
and great financial tact, and friends have
often copjectured since the election that
Gen. Grant would attest his friendship and
respect by inviting the Assistant Secretary
to take charge of the Department after the
4th of March next, in case Boutwell, should
/ resign TO take a seat in the Senate. On
the other hand it is stated that Richardson
has recently said that he did not desire the
place, but that he should retire with bis
chief aud engage in the banking business
in Europe. In such an event many believe
| that the Presidents choice for Secretary
of the Treasury would fall uponio of the
prominent bankers of the country with
whom the President is on intimate personal
| terms.
The Inevitable Denial.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 30.-The
truth Of the statement telegraphed hence,
| that Boutwell, has written letter of resig-
nation as Secretary of the Treasury to take
effect the 18th of February, is denied at the
Treasury Department, and no one at the
Executive Mansion has heard anything of
the kind.
State Dinners.
The President will give bis first State
dinner on the Sth of January, his guests
being members of the Cabinet and their
wives, the Vice President and Mrs. Colfax,
Gen. and Mrs. Sherman and Admiral and
Mrs Porter. State dinners will be given at
the White House every alternate Thursday
during the season.
N.rB
The Comptroller of Currency has called
for reports of the condition of national
banks at the close Of business Friday last,
the 9th inst.
More Whisky Regulations.
The commissioner of internal revenue
contemplates change in the whisky regu-
latiOns on the first of January, under which
an alteration in the allowance of one fer
mentiDg period, but in no case more than
forty-eight hours, will be made upon the
opening of additional tubs before those ad-
ditional tubs are included. In arriving at
the producing capacity heretofore, the ad-
ditiOnal tubs have been included from the
moment they were opened. This new
ruling shall be prescriptive from the first OF
January, but in no case will it be retroac-
tive, or in other words it will relate entire
ly and onlyto the products of January and
future periods.
Hessian PardOns.
An alleged case of pardon by the Grand |
Duke Of Hesse, on condition that the Grim |
inal should emigrate to America, having
been brought to the attention of the Hes
sian authorities by our diplomatic repre-
sentative at Berlin, assurances have been |
given him that pardoDs accompanied by a
condition Of that character will in no case
be granted by the Grand Duke.
The Treasury Programme.
The Secretary of the Treas ury has au-
thorized the Assistant Treasurer at New |
York TO buy one million bonds and sell one !
million coin each week during the month of |
January.
The New Orleans Address.
The New Orleans committee have print |
ed their address TO the people Of the United |
States relative to the Louisiana trouble, ac- I!
companied with an appendix quoting the |
laws in support Of their position. Their
memorial will be presented to Congress, |
and an appeal made for the appointment of |
a committee to proceed TO New Orleans
and ascertain all the facts in the case.
Dogs Not Property.
Judge Cartier Of the Supreme Court of |
this district to-day decided that dogs are |
not property, and that at common law /
they are simply nuiSances.
Perpetual Motion.
The commissioner of patents, Gen. NJ.
D. leggett, is constantly in receipt of letters
from persons who claim to have discovered
motion, and asking for the sup
posed rewi trd of one million doll rs offered |
by the Uni ed States government. To-day
he received letter from Mac D. Malligan,
who resides in Georgetown, Colorado, stat
ing that he has discovered perpetual motion
and inquiring what was the bonus offered
for the same by the government. Tee
writer says he has demonstrated to many
the fact that his machine is the lOng-looked
for one, aud that he will satisfy the mind of
the commissioner or any official whom the
government may designate for the purpose,
that be has got the machine and is the dis
coVerer of perpetual motion. He desires
an answer Is soon as possible. The COM
missioner has answered as he usually does
in such cases, by stating that there has
been no reward offered by the government
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