Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02
General News Summary.
Washington News.

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and in a written argument asked that the
Government would suspend further action in
Louisiana until thoroughly conversant with
all the circumstances. Attorney General
Williams courteously but firmly Informed
Mr. Ogden that all further argument would
be useless; that the President had made up
his mind to sustain the United States Courts,
and it was not likely he would change his
opinion.
The President made the following nomina-
lions on the 10Th: A. W. Hawkins, Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue, Seventh District of
Tennessee. Postmasters: II. K. W. Bent,
Los Angeles, Cal; II. J. Waldron, at the
Dalles, Oregon; J. NJ. Bacon, Oregon City,
Oregon; L. II. Wakefield, Portland, Oregon !;
D. Eaton, Albert Lea, Mimi; j. d. Anter,
Webster City, Iowa; A. H. Wilson, Pella,
Iowa; D. II. Frost, Belle Plain, Iowa; A. B.
C. Hitchcock, Sidney. Ohio; G. R. Eldridge,
Cuba, N. Y; II. Grant, Stephens Point,
Wis; c. Stewart, st. Joseph, Mich; I. E.
Clapp, White Pigeon, Mich; j. r. Higgins
Palmyra, Mo-; W. K. Hull, Columbus, KY. !;
Mrs. T. II. Haskins, Ky.
A Washington dispatch of the 10th gives
the following statement Of Attorney General
Williams relative to affairs in Louisiana
According to the laws of Louisiana, Governor
Warmoth. Lieutenant Governor Pinchbeck. Secrc-
tsry of State Heron and Messrs. Lynch and An
derson, constituted at the late election in that
State, the Returning Board with power to canvass
the votes for Presidential electors, members of
Congress, State officers. and members of
the Legislature. Pinchbeck and Anderson
were candidates upon the Republican ticket,
and therefore resigned their seats upon the
Board and to fill The vacancies 80 created, Long
street and Hawkins were elected by the remain
ing mem as provided ny law: War "
State from the Office, and appointed in his place
fellow by the name of Jack Wharton. Warmoth
nnd Wharton then repudiaed the cleo;
appointed, in their places, Hatch and Depont
This Board, so constituted. were proceeding to
canvass the votes, when. upon due aPplicaIt9 l
the Judge of the Eighth District State Court,
whose jurisdiction III the case was unques
toned Warmoth thereupon forcibly elected
the Judge granting said Injunction from his
office, and installed in his place before the votes
were canvassed, or it was legally known who was
elected, the Democratic candidate for Judgeship
IN that district at that election. Proceedings
were then had in the Supreme Court of the
State, in which the validity of this change of
judges was brought in question, and the Court
held it invalid, and in effect decided that War
moths Board of Canvassers was illegal. and its
acts void. These decisions of the State Court
were treated by Warmoth with perfect contempt
Suit was commenced on the equity side of the
United States District Court, in which an in
junction was asked and obtained against the War
moth Board Of Canvassers. and this Injunction
was also treated by Warmoth's Board with con-
tempt. Instructions were then given to the Mar
shall to enforce the orders of this Court and troops
were placed at his service for that purpose.
Meanwhile the Board of Canvassers organ
lied according to law, Or a majority of
Republican candidates for Presidential Electors
and State officers were elected and that certain
persons were elected to the Legislature. Warmoh
having called an extraordinary session of the Leg
cd oS nv o
regular Board assembled in the State House, and,
after organization, maue formal requisition I'M
der Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution of the
United States, npon the President to protect the
State from domestic violence. Resolutions of i'm
parchment were also preferred by this body against
Warmoth, and under the Constitution of the State
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS became Acting Govern
or.
Another body assembled at the Lyceum Hall,
in Sew Orleans. claiming to be the Legislature of
the State, and was recognized by Warmoth. Two
organizations were thus made, promising nothing
to the State but discord and anarchy. Not doubt
ing that irregularities had occurred on both sides,
but believing that the Republican ticket had re-
ceived majority of the votes of Louisiana, and
acting in conformity TO the returns of the regular
Board of Canvassers, and decisions of the State
and Federal Courts, the President decided to an
swer the resolution OF the StateHouse Legisla-
fure, by recognizing the organization with which
it is connected as the lawful Government of the
State
A recent Washington dispatch announces
that arrangements have been made between
the Post-Office and War Departments, by
which one or more of the daily weather re-
ports issued by the Signal Office will be fur
nisheG daily to all ost-offices that can be
reached from the several points of distribu-
ton daily by mail. As these reports are de-
signed for the benefit of the agricultural as
well as the commercial interests of the
country, the Postmaster General instructs
al StTy-a cta aiyip TO ant hon,
immediately in frames, supplied for the pur-
pose by the Signal officers.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the following banks to commence
business: American German National Bank,
at Paducah, capital, 500, 900; Third Nation
al Bank, Urbana, Ohio, capital, 100000.
The Postmaster General has recently
made very important decision in relation
to the responsibility of Postmasters, under
their bonds, for the loss Of registered let
tiers. He has decided that Postmasters are
responsible, and will hold them accountable.
The President sent the following nomina
lions to the Senate on the 10th Chas. B.
Wilkinson, Collector of Internal Revenue,
Sixth Dctrict, Missouri. Postmasters-B.
NJ. Crawford, Wamego Kan. j. w. Whips,
van, Ill; Mrs Eliza Sellers, Pekin, Ill. :; F
nj. Trip, Farmer City, H.; Samuel Math
ews, Sidney, Ohio; John Macarthur, Chicago
Illinois.
On the afternoon of the 10th tie Louisiana
Citizens Committee, in accordance with q
previous arrangement through Attorney
General Williams, had an interview with
President Grant. Judge Campbell explained
the purpose of their coming to Washington
and gave brief account of the condition OF
affairs in Louisiana, in consequence of which
commerce was seriously affected, and trade
generally so injured that the people were
dismayed, and as there was no prospect OF
a just and satisfactory solution Of the
present trouble by means of the agency now
ut work, the people, through the Committee
asked that in this exigency Associate JUS
tice Bradley, of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and Judge Woods, of the
Circuit Court of the United States, may take
charge of the judicial administration of the
Circuit Court sitting in New Orleans. The
President said he supposed it was compe
tent for the Supreme Court to designate any
one OF its members to proceed to Louisiana
but he did not think it would be quite proper
Tor him to make the request of them. Con
g7ess had the power to investigate the fact:
in the case presented, but he did not propose
to interfere with the local affairs of thi;
State by putting one set of officers or anoth
er In power, although numerous kilograms
letters, anC papers say he had done so. Ir