Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-08
WASHINGTON.
A Convention of Southern Re-
publicans.
Alabama Expected to Give a
Democratic Majority of
$1,000.
Reorganization of the Secret
Service Bureau-GOOd-
bye, Whitley.
The Campaign in Alabama.

Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Authentic in
formation received from Alabama stamps
as wholly false the carpet-bag allegation Of
out ages upon the colOred people. The
canvass is going on in the most favorable
manner for the Conservatives, and there is
every prospect that they will carry the
Stale by large majority. Many of the
nes ,roes appear indifferent to Radical ap-
pesls, and the hope of the carpet-baggerS is
by the use of troops to rally them TO
the polls, and also iRtimidate peace
able whites. In addition to bayOnets,
in Alabama, the Radical leaders are
ayailing themselves of the ap-
prolIriations of Congress in aid of destitute
pers ;OnS whose homes were Overtiowed, and
have shipped large quantity OF Govern
meIlt bacon TO Opelika, which is more than
fifty, miles from The oveiflOwed district, to
be distributed to negroes in order TO induce
them to vote the Radical ticket. In spite
of bayonets and bacon, the Conservatives
in Alabama count ON $1,000 majority. 1t
does not appear that the United Stares
military officers stationed in the South
have made any representations to the War
Department to justify the extreme course
pursued by the President, and the internal
revenue officers admit that they encounter
no difficulty in collecting taxes
To the Western Associated Press.
The secret Service 90 be ReOrganized-
/ WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Secretary Bris-
| tow has approved the recommendations of
Solicitor Wilson in regard TO the Secret
| Service Division Of the Treasury, and d.
reCfs that steps be taken at once for the ne
organization of that branch Of the serTice,
and that all papers and evidence IN rela-
| ton to the secret seryice in the hands OF
| the Solicitor be turned over to the AttOr-
ney General. Col. Whitley has rendered
his resignation as chief of that bureau,
which was this morning accepted by the
| Secretary, but his successor has not yet
been designated.
Scare Among Mail Agents
Since the murder Of Ivey, mail route
/ AGENT on the Alabama and Chat
| tsnooqa Railroad. several route agents in
| the South have shown considerable alarm,
| ard are asking leaves Of absence from the
| Postofice Department, and some decline 10
run any longer on their routes
No More Pen-knIVes.
Postmaster General Jewell has ordered
| to be cancelled the contract for penknives,
] which have been usually issued to clerks
| about New Years. The custom was OBJ
| tanned when quills Were used for writing,
and the knife was positive necessity, and
has been kept up since the introduction OF
steel and gold pens TO the present time.
Convention of the Southern RePubIi.
cans.
| During the recent visit to Washington OF
| Senator Chandler, Chairman of the Repub-
| lican National Congressional Committee,
| it was agreed to aid and support call for
a convention of the Republicans Of the
Southern States, to meet,at Atlanta on the
| 18th of October. The object being 10 set
forth to the nation the condition Of the
| South.