Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-21
WASHINGTON.s
The Russian Embassy Offered to
/. Jewell Of Connecticut. il e
PierrepOnt an Aspirant for the Su'
ws preme Judgeship. g

NEW YORK. MAY ~ LsA-oueee : -
ward Pierrepon who has declined me ms
sion TO Russia, is mentioned by Washlpg-
ton specials ss TIE probable successor VI
Chief Justice Chase, 49, uaa ,NEai
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The President
has rendered the Russian mission TO ex-Gov.
Jewell, Of Connecticut.
Live Jaekais Kicking Dead Lions.
The Executive Committee Of the GraRd
Army of the Republic resolved last evening
that the proposed strewing of flowers on
the Confederate graves at Arlington would
probably cause disorder and OCCASION a
breach OF the peace, and that the National
cemeteries were on decoration day only
open by order of the Quartermaster Gen.
eral for the purpose Of decorating the grave
of Union soldiers.
Canby's Funeral. TF 4
Gen. Sherman expects to leave this eve
ming or tomorrow for Indianapolis to at
tend the funeral OF Gen. Canby, whose re-
mains viii arrive there tomorrow or next
day.
The Treasury Vaults. ~
The balance in the Treasury to-day is:
Currency s., ,789, 900; special deposit Of legal
tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
Ssit SIS, sos, 900; coin $74, ,5S5 ,904, includ-
ing coin certificates $26,S73, 400. Out
standing legal tenders $356, ,475, ,056.
The Judicial Powers OF COnsuls.
The Supreme Court for the District Of
Columbia took up the case of Francis
Dainey against Charles. Hale, formerly Con-
sui General of the United States at Alex
andria, Egypt. The plaintiff charges that
/ IL o;n flfoO1lfu intarfnrQd
with bis business matters, by which he suf-
fered great loss, and he therefore brings
suit to recover $250,000 damages. The
case involves the judicial powers of Con-
suls.
The Indian Rtng--A Report as is a
Report
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in
his report upon complaints about awards OF
Indian contracts, says: That some mis-
takes were made by which deserving bids
did not receive due consideration is not i'm
possible, but no new fac;s have yet been
disclosed to this Office which, in my judg.
ment, would be likely to lead to different
awards if it were now to be made under ad'
vice of same parties. The bids of Messrs
Harlan, Church and Middleton for trans
portaticn of -four and tobacco, which were
lower than the bid upon which the contract
was made, were reiec.ed IN accordance with
the law which gives the agents Of the gov
eminent authority 10 reject any or all bids
or to accept other than the lowest bids If, il
their Judgment, it is to the interest of the
government to do so.
Cheap transportation.
Senator Window, chairman of the Sen
ate committee on transportation, has re
turned to Washington and is now en-
gagged in working up general statistics snC
making arrangements tor petfecting the
programme of the committee. A genera
meeting will be held here in August or Sep
tember, when it viii be determined how fa
the visits of the members of the COMMITTEES
shall extend. Senator Window will frs
visit certain localities including Philadel
phia, New York, Albany, Boston, Buffalo
| and Montreal to ascertain the best sources
of commercial and transit information, 81
the other members may have startin!
points for more particular inquiry.
Postal Telegraph.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
Lie certain that the Postmaster Genera
has not abandoned the postal telegraph
scheme, Notwithstanding the cold shouldel
given it by Congress last winter. 1t is th
intention of this official to not only devote
large portion of his annual report to al
argument in it's favor, but also to press
upon Congress with all the influence in hi
power. The Postmaster General says tina
there is not one-half the opposition to thi
scheme that usually attends innovations
especially on the part Of the government
and he has strong faith that he viii yet liv
to see the majority of the telegraph line'
in the country operated and owned by tn
Federal Government.