Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-22

Lowe mas arrived from washington anu Is /
gathering considerable strength about him. |
An address was issued to-day setting forth |
the corruption of Senator Pomeroy, the |
popular opposition to him, and several let |
ters written for Pomeroy and his friends !
disTfT6utii0n OF the corruption fund. POpu-
lar demonstrations against him have been
made in various parts Of the State, and Re
presentatives instructed to vote against his |
reelection. The opposition to him will |
hold caucus tonight, and if they cannot |
unite on Gov. Harvey or judge Lowe, it Is
thought they will take up some new man.
A special to the Democrat says Gov. Har-
vev's friends claim he is the strongest op- |
ponent Of Pomeroy, while on the other |
hand Pomeroy's friends claim that the ad-
ministration, the organization of the legls-
lature, the State administration and the
lobby are on his side, and they can't see
how he can be beaten.
A dispatch from Parsons, Kansas, says
letter received there from Topeka says
Pomeroy's friends are ready for ballot
now, aud have no fear of defeat.
The Georgia SenatOrship-GOEdOn vs..
Stephens.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 21.-The following
is the result of the vote for United States
Senator in the General Assembly to-day:
Gordon 90, Stephens Sc, Ben Hill 81,
Fielder II, Akerman 13. The indications
favor the election of Gordon tomorrow.
LcuisIana-Grant's- PLANT Attorney
Corrected.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 2l.-In the Kellogg
House the resolution eXpelling nine N m
bers was postponed a week.
WA. Emore teegraphs to 81. Y. Ogden,
member Of the Louisiana Committee at
Washington, as follows:
In his statement to the President, as pub
| lished in the telegrams this morning, At
| torney General Williams says that on the
morning of the 22d Of November Elmo-e
| proceeded with an armed mob and seized
| the Eighth District Court before the hour
| to which it had adjourned. This statement
| Is utterly false. Having been duly elected
Judge of the Eighth District Court, by a
majority Of over 10000 votes, commission
ed and sworn, l opened the court without
objection. There was no mob present,
| armed or unarmed. About half an hour
afterwards Judge Dbble appeared, with
| ex-Sheriff Sausinett, and attempted TO take
possession of the court. ThereupOl L or
dered Harper, the recognized Sheriff of the
| court, to eject them. This was done, and
! Harper is The recognized Sheriff OF all the
courts.
Arkansas-An Appeal to Congress.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Jan. 2l.-The
committee appointed by the Reform Con
veltion lately, issue an address to-day set
ting forth the frauds in the late election,
coutending that the Reform State ticket
was elected, and demanding thorough in-
| vnsi ira'iOT, hv EOn1re SO.
Virginia.
RICHMOND, Jan. 21.-The Legislature
this A. M, the branches voting separately,
elec.ed Jno, P. Jane Senator by majority
of eight in the House and eleven in the Sen
ate. There will be joint session to-mor'
row, when the vote will be officially pro-
mulgated.
Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Jan. 2l.-A civil
rights bill passed the Senate to-day by o
vote of IA to s, 2 Conservatives Senators
voting with the majority. The Legislature
meets tomorrow in joint assembly for the
purpose of voting for United States Sena'
tor.
Wisconsin.
MADISON, Jan. 2I-Hon.Tim 0. Howe
the present Wisconsin Senator, was re-
ELECTED IC-udG' NOtC III OONdyO' hOHOi
%, Palmer 8; in the Assembly: Howe 81,
: Palmer 35, EldTidge l.
-Hartrauft Sworn.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. 20.-The inaugural
procession of military and civil orgsniza-
tions this morning was the finest seen for
many years. Notwithstanding a severe
snow and rain storm the streets were
iammed. After passing over the route Sc
= lected, the procession marched to the capi-
| -ol hill, whers Gov. Hartranft was sworr
in and delivered his address.
Cameron Reelected.
, The election of United States Senator
took place to-day. The vote stood, in tbs
Senate, Cameron IS, Wallace IL, Wright l
Marshall /; in the House, Cameron 80
Wallace 81.
Private Station.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL Jan 2l.-The vOt'
: taken in the two houses of the General As
semblY this morning for United States
Senator, to fill the place now occupied BY
Senator Trumbull resulted as follows: Ii
the Senate-Rich. Og(esby 32, Lyman
, Trumbull 16, Coolbaugn 2; in the House
Ogles0y IS, Trumbull so. The two houses
will meet in joint session tomorrow an(
declare the result.
New York.
ALBANY, Jan. 2I.--Iu the Senate upol
2 the nomination for United States Senator
/ Roscoe Conkling received 20 votes, Charlie!
G. Wheaton 5, Henry +. Selden l, VIM
NJ. Evarts l. In the Assembly Conklin;
9 received 92 votes, Wheaton 26. The elec
ton in joint session takes place to
! morrow.
Sue AnthOny's Case Goes 10 the U. $
. Supreme Court.
= The case of Susan 3. Anthony, charges
with illegal voting, came up in the Unitet
e States District Court to-day on writ c
: habeas corpus to discharge the prisOna
g from custody. SeldeD, counsel for the pris
G oner, made lengthy argument IN supper
o of the motion. Judge Hall denied the ap
n piicat.on, saying that he did not deem it b
be bis duty to decide the question as to th
right of women to vote, thus giving th
e prisoner the opportunity which be under
v stood she desired of carrying the case up t
the Supreme Court of the United States an
: there obtain final settlement.
/ NissOuri's Senatorial Investigation
Hearsay Testimony.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21-The testimony TAX
en- by the Senatorial Bribery Investig alto
.. Committee, taken in secret session las
y week in Jefferson City, was given out at
late hour last night. Qllie number 0
witnesses was examined, but nothing d
rectly duplicating any candidate has thu
far been elected. It was shown however
se that Gen. Doris, of S.. Louis, for whoI
/ one vote was cast in caucus, got sever;
e one thousand dollar Bills changed at tw
If Jefferson City banks for smaller notes an
drafts of one hundred dollars each, payabl
to bearer; that Col. Kitchen and one {
~ two Othe7 parties had large notes change
I. in similar manner; that Doris had give
,t man named Wilson, of Kansas Cit.
thirty-fVe hundred dollars to assist in pr
r curing bis (DOrris') election and that Do
a ris made him refund eleven hundred dollar
"a Senator Essex testified th t a strange
Y. came to him while in one of the capcus'
and after little conversation left on /
II desk paper upon which was written thr