Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-22
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and several members OF the Cabinet, leave
this evening for Baltimore to be present at
DR.. Tifany's oratiOn, in behalf Of the Wash
ington monument fund.
Harrington Pleads His own Cause.
Inthe safe burglary trial to-day Harrington
addressed the jury in his ownbehalf, saying
he did so notwithstanding the adage that he
who is his own lawyer has a fool for his
client. He protested his entire innocence,
and said he asked no fayorsl nothing but
simple justice.
Congress Must Attend 20 It.
Representative Wiltshire, Of Arkansas,
had an interview to day with Attorney
General Williams in reference 10 affairs in
that State, and says If was of a satisfactory
character He is satisfied that if any ac-
tion be taken in the matter it will be by
Congress.
The general feeling here is against in
reference.
No Mixed SCHOOLS I'm Washington.
Special to the Cincinnati Times.
The Board of School Trustees have drawn
up report and viii submit it to the Dis
trict Commissioners, in which they recon-
mend that new Board of Education be
created to have general control over all the
schools, and 10 disburse all funds appropri-
ated for the use of the public schools; that
colored children shall receive such a pro
portiOnate part Of the moneys received or
expended for public schools, or educational
purposes, including costs of sites, buildings,
furniture, books, and all other expendi-
lures on account of schools, as the colored
children between the ages of six and six
teen inclusive, in the District of Columbia,
bear to the whole number Of children, white
and colored, between the same ages.
This report being signed by all the trus-
tees, including cOlored members, gives
color to the belief that there is to be no
further attempts to bring about mixed
schools IN this District.
More Currency Ttnkerfng at the Com
ing Session.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
Ii is already apparent that from the be-
ginning Ofthe next session Of Congress there
will be tedious and Useless tinkering at
the currency. From this standpoint il ap-
pears that nearly as many Congressman
feel that they are specially raised 10 solve
an assumed problem in finances as there
were at the opening Of the last session.
They assume that there is = necessity for
currency legislation, and yet they nearly all
confess that Il Is requisite merely 10 define
party lines. They are filled with the vain
hope of reccnciling the factions in each
party upon some particular theory, so that
the two organizations may confront each
other heareafter without division upon this
question. OF course nothing of the sort is
possible, and the time spent in agitating
The matter win be merely time wasted,
which might much better be devoted to
transacting the necessary business Of the
session, which all must be done in about
sixty days.
The SPeakership.
II is understood bere that Gen. Banks
will not be 4 candidate for Speaker at the
next House. Fernando Woods salary
grabbing record is being used against him
with apparently great effect.
Reversing Radical Legislation.
The movement recently set on foot in
the North Carolina Legislature to alter the
constitution of that State, will undOubt-
ediy prove successful. The same object
was defeated in the election of 1872, but
prominent North Carolina Republicans
concede success to the Democrats in the
new effort.
Th e senatorial Situation i'm PennsyI-
VanIa.
Special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pennsylvania politicians now here state
that the canvass for the Senatorshir Is be
coming very active. The candidates are
the Hon. j. S. Black, the author of the
great speech for liberty in the Milligan case;
Hon. Charles Buckalew, former United
States SenatatOr; Hester Clymer, member
of Congress, and Hon. VIM. A. Wallace,
former Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. Judge Black Is as much be-
hind his rivals in the arts Of manipulation
as he is superior in ability, and despite his
great reputation may fail to carry Off the
prize.
EGOing Back on the Negro.
The local politicians are much exercised
over the question Of the form ofthe District
Government. All the prominent taxpayers
regard negro suffrage as mischleviOus, and
want to abolish elections. The organ here
thinks that it will not do for the Republi-
cans to make this admission, and claInors
for the suffrage.
Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
Judge Poland
arrived here to-day from Arkansas. He
steadfastly refuses TO permit newspaper
men TO draw him into an interview. He
says that when he reached st. Louis, on
his way here, he was literally besieged by
hungry reporters, with whom all
and singular he refused TO talk.
| The next morning, however, he
says, they all came out with elaborate re-
| ports Of pretended interviews had with
| him, each man putting in the Judges
mouth the sentiments that his repOrtorial
! preScience led him to believe the Judge
| would have uttered, had he spoken at all.
| Mr.. Poland seems very much amused at
| the variety of opinions with which he is
| thus unceremoniOusly accredited.
| He spent most of this afternoon with the
Attorney General, and part of this even
| ing with the President, discussing ArkaIl-
sas matters. While he refuses 10 talk at
| length Just now, he does say that there
/ need not be the slightest apprehension of
| any breach of the peace or bloodshed grow
| ing out of the peculiar condition Of things
in Arkansas. Smith is not strong enough
| to make fight even if he wee so disposed,
/ while the Garland party would not offer
the slightest resistance to the smallest
body of United States troops, if they should
be sent there to install Smith in the guber-
material office. The committee had about
| finished taking testimony, but they were
importuned by the Garland party to remain
few days longer, TO receive some further
testimony, documentary and otherwise,
which it was desired to submit. It was
thought hardly necessary for both Poland
and Ward to remain, however, and the
matter was finally adjusted by leaving Mr..
! Ward there with the Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms and the official reporter. Mr.. Poland
| dispOses of the story that he was teie
graphed by the Attorney General to come
on here, by explaining that Judge Williams
merely requested him to stop here on his
way home.
| LOUISIANA.