Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-20
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WAsHINGTscted te decline the Rus
Pierrepont king to the press Of legal |
sian no issic
business. er 10 Central America.
Miitral American missions are to be
Theon the 30th of June next, and one
yacsr then is to be sccredited to all OF
mi: For that position the President to-
appointed George Williamson, OF
louisiana. "a at
The Bridge at Little Rock.
Attorney General Williams to-day decid-
ed that the Cairo and Fulton Railroad
Company has right TO bnid a bridge
across the Arkansas River 1t Little Rock,
if 4 does not obstruct navigation.
The ngsI-tsnders outstanding are $500,
AIS, $50 s
p Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Ths develop
meuUs in regard to the conduct OF eTen'
Van Blu en-, the Vienna Exposition Com
missioner. are daily becoming more ols-
graceful. L, is q source OF great cnagrln at
the State Department that the small appro-
priation Of one hundred thousand dollars
made by CONGRESS is nearly exhausted, and
50 little to show for It. /. NJ nisterJa writes,
however, that confidence is restored among
the American depOsiJcrs, and That our de-
partment will yet present acreoltaoie ap-
pearance. The &pprehensions which have
been expressed that the Exposition itself
will be q failure are not shared In well In
formed circles. Ii will not do TO compare
the Vienna Exp sition with the Paris Ex-
position held in the scenes OF the splendor
and b-illiancy of the empire. The French
can at any rate Leaf any people in the Worio
in getting up shows. 1t will be time enough
q mouth OF two from now to judge OF the
success of the Vienna Exposition. 1t VIII
take several weeks to get things straight
ened, and the tide of summer travel has
inst commenced to set toward the Austrian
capital
| NepOtism.
Secretary Richardson. has announced his
determination to break up nepotism, as Ia I
as his department is concerned. fhere mas
been much complaint because OF numerous
| instances in which two or more members
of a family ara employed in the depart
ment. and with much less claim to consid-
Grafton than others who lave been unable
10 obtain positions. The Secretary an
nounces that in all such cases he will ask
for the resignation Of all but one member
OF a family. In future he will appoint nc
one who has a relative in the department
Mr., Richardson is entitled to great credi
for this. and if his example is followed b!
1 other Cabinet officers who have thel
brothers, SONS, cousins, etc under them
receiving the peoples money and renderin:
no equivalent, the country will approve
The personification of nepotism who sits
at the White House might also take lessons
in this respect from his Secretary.
The Congressional Convention.
The sparse attendance of Eastern Con
gressmen at the recent st. Louis Conven
tion is accounted for by the growing lea
and jealousy of the power Of the West
! Several members of Congress from New
Epelaud, who have been in the city the las
few davs, have expressed opinions in regsr
to the limits OF the jurisdiction OF 'he FED
eral Government, which are surprising SIte
The Iatitudinarian views on that suoJect L
which we ave been accustomed from sue
quarters. Notwithstanding the denial
projectors of the st. Louis Convention tha
tbeie was any purpose to Influence the az
ton of Congress, the Eastern Represents
lives shake their heads ard say that IL
the initiative of concerted movement l
commit the General Government to certal
gigantic schemes of internal improvement
for the benefit of the West. These geI
tlemen now have scruples as to the poWe
of Congress which they never before POI
sessed. 1t is probable that before the NEE
|, ing cf Congress there will be consnltatio
: among members from the East to determll
, their position in his matter, as it seems
! be the belief that the West and the Sou
+ will demaI Congressional action.