Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-01
NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
Postmaster General CreswelI Re-
signs.
Engineers to Improve Mississippi
"a River Navigation.

w JunC co. DOSl-
age on newspapers was fixed at two
cents per pound.
Congress will adjourn at four o'clock
to-day.
The Conference Committee of the
two Houses agreed this morning to
amend the substitute recommended by
the Senate Transportation Committee
for the st. Philip Canal bill as follows
The Commission of Engineers, who
are to survey the mouth of the river is
to consist Of three army engineers,
three from civil life and one from the
coast survey. ....'
The President nominated ex-Gov.
Alex. Shepherd, ex-Postmaster Den
nison aud Henry T. Blow as Provis-
ional Commissioners TO govern the
District Of Columbia. Blow and Den
nison were confirmed but Shepherd
was rejected by SO to 9. The President
substituted A. G.. Cattell, of N. j.,
who was confirmed.
The appropriation for the flooded of
the Southwest was reduced to four
hundred thousand dollars.
The Speaker appointed II. Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, and Mitchell, of Wis
consin, members of the commission to
frame a permanent form of govern
ment for the District of Columbia.
BY unanimous consent, the Senate
bill removing the political disabilities
Of Jas. l.. Pugh, of Alabama, was, on
motion of Mr.. Caldwell, OF Alabama,
passed. This was the last legislative
act of the session.
For some time before the hour Of
final adjournment there was a noisy
manner of devastating among the
members.
AS the hands on the dial of the clock
pointed to six, the Speaker, wishing
all members a safe and happy retGrn
to their homes and families, pro-
Forty-Third Congress adjourned.
The impeachment question was not
called up.
The new tariff bill failed.
The Congressional Committee say
there is no protection in the present
postoffice laws against straw bids.
Morton and Ryerson, of Mississippi,
are among the Geneva Award Com
missioners.
The bill for the survey of water
routes passed.
One the last bills to pass the Senate
was General Young's bill to improve
the Oostanaula river, in Georgia. The
appropriation is ten thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 24.-The
President accompanied by Mrs. Grant
will leave here tomorrow, on q brief
trip to West Virginia.
The Cabinet was in session to-da-,
and attended to a large amount routine
business.
postmaster Generals Resignation.
Postmaster General Creswell this
morning rendered his resignation in
the following letter:
WASHINGTON, d. c., gune "a.
SIR: After more than fiEe years OF
continuous service, l am constrained
by a proper regard for nay private in
terests, to resign the office of POstmas'
ter General, and to request that l may
Zoe released from duty as soon as it may
be convenient for you to designate my
successor. For the generousconfidence
and support which you have uniformly
extended to me in my efforts to dis
charge my duty, l shall not attempt
to express the full measure of my
gratitude. IL is sufficient to say thai
my relations, official and personal with
yourself, and with every one of my
colleagues of the cabinet, have always
always been of the most agreeable and
satisfactory character to me. Rest as
sured that shall continue to give tt
your administration my most cordia
support, and that / shall ever deem il
an honor to be permitted BE- subscrib,
myself, sincerely and faithfully, you
friend. Signed. -a.r.r - .
JNo. A. ]. CnEswELL.
70 the President.
The Presidents Reply.
Towhich the President replied as fol
lows: t4.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June "a, 1874
My DEAR SIR: AS expressed to yol
verbally this morning, when you tende
ed your resignation OF theoffioe of Post
master General, it Is with the 'deepes
regret to me that you should have fel
such course necessary. You are tn,
last of the original members of TIA,
Cabinet named by ME as | was enter
ing upon my present duties. and i
makes me feel as il old associates were
being broken up that | had hoped
might be confined through my oflicia
life. In separating officially L have
but two hopes to express, first that
may get n successor who will be a
faithful and efficient in the perform
ance of the duties of the Office you re-
sign; second, a personal friend, tina
Lean have the same attachment for
Your record has been satisfactory Il
me, and know it will so prove to th'
eouRtry at large. ..-.
Yours, very truly,
u. s. GRANT.
To Hon. ]. A J. Creswell, Postmas
ter General.
Eugene Hale has accepted the Post
master Generalship, vice Creswell
who on dit, goes as Minister to Aus
tria.
Attempt 90 FamiIIarIze the midland
with seIf-GSVernment.
WASHINGTON, June 27,-Importan
changes have taken place in the In
dian Territory. All agents of civilized
H Indians have been relieved, excepting
j. B. Jones, agent OF the Cherokees
and central agency has been estab
lished at Fort Gibson. The Cherokee
Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, Chica
SAWS and other civilized Indians will