Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-29
WASHINGTON.
Grant Said to be Displeased at
Mulletf's Dismissal.
RumOred Resignation of Secre.
tary Bristow i'm Consequence.
Postal Deficiency this Year, $780,.
SAG

Postal Deficiency this Year, s7,529,
$40.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The report O
the Postmaster General is completed. TIL,
revenues for the year ending June 30, 1874
were S24, ,56S, and the expenditure.
| So, ,126,414. The estimated expenditure.
for the year ending June 30, 1875, arr
S36,e04,034 and total estimated revenue
$50, las, l56, leaving a deficiency to be ap
propriated out of the general treasury o.
$7,Sl5,ST5. These estimates do not in
clude appropriations for steamship service
and stamps amounting to $2,09S,5OO.
sequeie Of the Safe Burglary.
The whereabouts of Nettleship, under in
dictment for the safe burglary conspiracy
and also of Benton under indictment fOI
burglary, are known, and they can be
brought here again when wanted. 1t is
said, too, that Nettleship will turn States
evidence. Exclusive OF the above named
persons the December term trial will be of
Harrington, Whitley and George E. Mills
alias Bliss alias Albert Williams and Al
bert King.
Grant sticks 20 MuIlet.
Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
A futter among the employees of the
Treasury Department was occasioned by
rumor that was energetically passed around
today, to the effect that Secretary Bristow
had resigned the Treasury portfolio. An
ingenious story accompanies the rIImor to
the effect that the President had come to
the defense of Supervising Architect Null
lett, and demonstrated against the sum-
mary action that had caused the latter to
tender his resignation, whereat Gen. Bris-
tow had taken offense and declined to
serve any longer in the Cabinet. So
much color is given to the story
that quite a number Of per-
sons believed it. The evasive answers
given by parties who were supposed to
know tended to confirm the credulous to
such an extent as to leave in their minds
belief, which still remains, that there is
some foundation in fact for the rumor.
The plausibility of the report was seriously
discussed this evening by hotel loungers and
other goSsipS, who came to the conclusion
that, whether it was true or false, there is
unmistakably degree of plausibility aud
likelihood abOnt that part which represents
Grant as defending his friend Mullett, and
protesting against any hasty action which
is calculated to override and detract from
Mullett's Importance ana official authority.
High Price of Geld.
The present high price of gold is a sub
ject that is evidently causing the Secretary
of the Treasury good deal of perplexity of
mind, and it is not improbable that some
steps will soon be taken which will be in
tended to affect the money market. As
long as gold remained at or below 10
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tiOn, but IL! to II per cent. premium is
deemed too high price for the precious
coin, and the ''pOwers that be- are puZZling
their minds for a remedy.
John N. Harlan for Assistant Secrefa.
~ of Treasury.
The presence in this city of Hon. John
NJ. Harlan, of Kentucky, who, accompanied
by his intimate friend, Secretary Bristow,
had an interview with the President, and
the report that one of the auditors of the
Treasury recently raised pertinent legal
point under the tenure of Office law against
the services of Mr.. Conant, as Assistant
Secretary, gives foundation for specula-
ton and belief that Mr.. Harlan may yet
be made Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury.
RObesonstO be Investigated.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Among the investigations likely to be de-
manded at the opening of the session
is that of the conduct of Secretary
in employing a number of
wOrkmen at nayy-yards just before the
elections, and dismissing The same in a few
days after their votes We're secured. This
system has been going on for years, and
his fall has attained large proportions. In
addition to the Brooklyn and Boston navy
yards there is the case of Norfolk, where |
as many as eight hundred workmen who |
had been put on work before the election,
were discharged Immediately afterward.
Piaffs Threat
Of contesting the seat of Goode, in the |
Norfolk District, will not amount to much, |
Is it will be easy to show large colonial !
lions of negro votes, which, if eliminated, |
would leave him in a minority. 1t thus |
happens that he has neither the legal nor |
equitab'e title TO the seat. His latest per-
formance is an attempt 10 apply the Ku- |
Klux Act to punish the Conservative Com |
nissioners of Education, but this broke |
1Own.