Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-27
WASHINGTON.
The GuiIlotine at Work iii Texas
at Last.
Probable Resurrection of the
Civil Rights Bill.
The President WIN Sign 1t if
Passed.
Radical Alarm About the Coma
- plexion of the Next House.

Radical Alarm About the Conn
plexi0n of the Next House.
Appointment Of Treasury OmeiaIs IN
Texas.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 26.=The Sec
rotary of the Treasury to-day appointed
Gen. b. q. Shields collector of custom.
ct the port of Galveston. He was formerly
member of Congress from Alabama; {
Union man during the war, and represent
ed this country as minister at one of the
South American republics. He also ap
pointed Ridge Paschal collector of custom:
at Corpus Christi. He is son OF Judgt
PRschal. Wesley Ogden collector of Gus,
toms at Indianala. He was lately Judge
of the Supreme Court in Texas. Col
Haynes, collector at Brownsville, is 10 be
retained. Gen. Malloy is appointed cOllec-
tor of internal revenue for the jefferson Dis
trict. He went to Texas during the
late war from one Of the Western States.
Robert T. Campbell is made collector of in
ternal revenue for the Western District.
He is an old citizen. The other two dis
efiets have beeft -coIiso Undated, Safer retir-
ing, anti 8. l.. Claire retaining the office
of collector. Thus, all the treasury Off
GERS, excepting one collector of customs
and one collector of internal revenue in
Texas have been removed. None of the
above appointees applied for places. They
are represented to be men of excellent
private character and good business habits.
Suspension of POstmesfers in Texas.
The President to-day appointed Thos. H.
Seal, 81 =
]. &. Whittleby, suspended under the
tenure of Office act, and L. B. Sabin, post
master at Galveston, vice A. b. Hall, sus-
pended. Postmaster General Jewell sats
these two suspended postmasters are the
only officers in Texas under his department
against whom public opinion seems to re-
volt, and that no other changes are con-
templated by him in that State.
Grant Interviewed on the Third Term
The Policy of silence.
WASHINGTON Oct. 25.--Intimate friends
of the President say they believe he has
made no allusion concerning the question
of third term, nor is it known that any
one has mentioned the subject to him, and
further, he has in no way expressed him.
self in such manner as TO lead them to be-
lieYe he has aspirations in that direction.
They further remark that, although much
has been said and written upon the sub
ject, the question has not come to him in
form requiring a reply, and therefore any
utterance he might make, would not only
be gratuituous and intrusive, but contrary
to usage.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The President was called on yesterday
by a committee of prominent Republicans,
among them Judge Edmunds, Chairman of
the National Executive COMMITTEES, and
Secretary Robson, with a view to obtain
from him an explicit denial Of any aspira-
ton for a third tenn. An account of the
interview, given by one of the committee,
represents that it was of considerable
length and very much one-sided; that va
riOus reasons were urged upon the Presi-
dent why be should declare himself upon
the question, and that they only succeeded
in getting a response from him that it
would be time to decline a nomination
when it should be profiered him. Beyond
this he sat silent and had nothing to offer.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Civil Rights Bill Not Dead.
The statement made in a prominent
Western journal that the Civil Rights bill
will not pass al the next session of Con-
greSs, has no warrant in fact. There was
nearly a twO-thirds majority in the House
of Representatives for the bill at the last
session, and not one of the members who
then supported if has declared his inten-
ton to vote against it. The bill, owing to
parliamentary difficulties in the existing
condition of the business of the House,
could not be taken from the Speakers table
and passed save by a two-thirds vote; but
these impediments growing out Of the rules
will not obtain at the next session for
a month or more. 1t will be perfectly
competent for the majority to go to the
Speakers table and pass the bill. At the
last session, if the bill had passed, it is be-
lieved that Grant would have vetoed it; but
since then he has thrown himself into the
hands Of the carpet-baggers, and has plainly
intimated TO the notorious Senator Spen-
Ger, in published interview, that be will
sign the bill when it is presented. II is
barely possible that an overwhelming
Democratic majority in the November
elections may alarm the Radical managers,
and induce them TO send the bill TO Com
mittee, to be there quietly smOthered; but
to secure this result, strong expression of
public sentiment will be necessary.
The Renegade sOuIherners
who have sold themselves for offices TO the
Radical party are in danger of losing their
pieces of silver. Hdrldn's Chronicle says
a number of these fellows are not to be
trusted, and will be dismissed before the
first Monday of December next.
Gen. Garfield
has reached here in blue ard demoralized
He says that the next House of
will be extremely close.
The Republicans hereabOuts would COM
promise on one majority.
The safe Burglary.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2G.-The safe bur-
CLAW case was resumed to-day. Judge
Humphrey presiding. The Judge admOn-
ished the inry not to read any newspaper
during the trial. They must not allow any
one TO put into their hands any printed or
written paper.
Mai. Richards, chief of police, was re-
called and examined by Riddle. He said
that Harrington told witness he had as pros
ecIting attorney line of argument to pur-
sue in regard to this burglary, and desired
witness TO act under his direction, so that
his chain of evidence might be complete
if the case came before the courts. Wit
ness swOre he could have arrested tn bur
glars while at work in the office if HarTing-
ton had not objected.
VIM. +. Lea, policeman, testified. He
was delegated by Major Richards to aid in
watching the office Of the District AttOr-
ney, and was placed in a position to watch
the rear of the office. Harrington and Tom
Shepherd came around once, and HaTTing-
ton told witness that some one was going
to break open his office, and he wanted
witness TO keep them of. Harrington
changed the position of witness. Major
Richards came around and asked witness
why he did not remain where he had been
posted, and witness replied that he had
changed by order Of Harrington.
The other testimony was of an unim-
portant character, and the court adjourned.
The wisconsin Railroad Law.
The Supreme Court to-day denied the
motion to advance the Granger cases. This
decision will put over the first case as far
as March or April next.
Is the Vice i'm Disgrace?
Vice President Wilson was here to-day
and called at the White House, but didnot
see the President, as the latter was busy at
the time. Mr.. Wilson left tonight for
the North.