Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-28
A Curious COnundrum-Have India
Any Religions Rights?


terian agency and mission, to exercise such
control over the morals of this people as
will enable me to prohibit the teaching of
the Catholic faith, or holding Catholic ser
vice among them, even though the Indians
desire it nd clamor for it."
To which query and others, Commission
er Smith made answer:
81 have to say that the fact that your
agency is under the charge of the Presby-
terian church does not warrant any intol-
Grant exercise of power, and that while ii
is desirable in all cases that mission work
should be done under the direction of the
religious body nominating the agent, yet
where there are persons having another
faith and desire religious serv ces Of their
own, It is not in accordance with public
policy or the spirit of religious liberation to
forbid or hinder such services in any way"
Freddy.
Lieut.. Col. Fred Grant will accompany
Gen. Stanley on bis Yellow Stone expedi-
ton through Sioux City. No civilians will
accompany the expedition, and the scien-
tific corps has been reduced to five men.
The Comptroller of the currency has
called upon the National Banks for state
ment of their condition at the close of bnsi
ness, on Friday, the 25th of April last.
Outstanding legal tenders $S56, ,539, 800.
Gen. Butler Specializing I'm Real Es-
tate.
Special to the st. Louis Repub lican.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Several weeks
since Gen. Butler bought large tract of
lane Just outside the northern limits of the
city. The tract consisted of three hundred
acres, the price paid being about 81, 900 per
acre. The land in that vicinity being in no
great demand, it was generally considered
that Butler had made a bad investment.
1t now tr inspired that the commission ap.
pointed by Congress TO select a site for the
new presidential mansion have determined
to recommend the purchase of this identi-
cal track.
Seneca Sandstone.
The famous Seneca Sandstone Company
has been put in the hands Of a receiver.
Mismsnagement is said TO be the cause of
tie decline of this once fOurishing corpora
ton from which Gen. Grant, as a stock |
holder, recently withdrew handsome sum. |
A Talk ON Civil Service.
Special to the st. Louis Democrat.
The President convened the Cabinet yes
terday morning at 10 O'Clock, to meet mem
bers of the Civil Service Advisory Board
aud talk over civil service reform. All the
Cabinet officers, except Robson, and five
members of the board, were present. The
President said the meeting was informal
and to put the heads of departments and
members of the board en- rapport. A gen.
eral discussion then followed, all present
having something to say. The President
renewed the assurance that lie u as in earn
est, and willing to carry into effect any plan
approved by the board. Congressman Shell
labarger frankly states that he was more in
sympathy with reform after hearing the
Presidents declaration aud what progress
had already been made, and was glad to
know the Cabinet was unit on the sub
ject. This brought out Secretary Rich
ardson, who briefly stated his views,
as gathered from practical experience at
the head of the department having the
greatest number of emplo es in important
positions, for department work proper
here in Washing on. His suggestion was a
distribution Of a pOintments among the
States according to population, competitive
examination as now, with special regard to
the ability of contestants for positions to be
filed, character and education-in q word,
what any merchant at the head of s great
house would do in the selection of en-
ployes. He was glad to say the system
proposed by him did not contemplate polit-
icsl interference, an he would be glad if
the system was adopted. Nothing was
| definitely agreed upon, but it was the opin-
ion of the members OF the Cabinet, as well
as the Advisory Board that the appoint
ments in departments should be distributed
over the country. The result of the inter-
change of views, which was harmonious in
every respect, will be embodied in the plan
to be drafted at their meetings next week,
and submitted to the President for approval.
1t can be positively stated that Secretary
Richardson's plan will be the basis of the
proposed revision. Mr. Shellabarger is
more jealous than ever in his determination
to give the reform his best energy.
Ministerial.
VIM. L. Scruggs, Minister to the United
States of Columbia, is here, en- route to Bo-
gotta. He received bis instructions yes
terday and sails from New York next
week. Mr.. Scruggs is from Georgia, ma
tive of East Tennessee, and formerly edi-
tor of the Atlanta NelC Era. He was a
good rebel during the war.
Cushing and C0ckburn.
1t is understood that Chief Justice Cock
burn will reply to the book OF Caleb Cush-
ing in the same spirit, and gives his views
of Adams and the American counsel.
Cushing will reply, and it is said by our
counsel at Geneva that Gushing has plenty
of unused material with which to remind
Johu Bull of he determination not to agree
TO The decision of the majority of the Arbi-
traitors. The only thing regretted by Cush-
ing's associates is his attempt to belittle
Cockburn's ability.