Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-02

there. The Government building in that
city was recently completed, or so nearly
finished as to require furnishing. The local
dealers and manufacturers desired to have
a chance to compete for furnishing the
building, but Mullett declined to negotiate
with them, sending his orders to a firm in
Baltimore. In due time the furniture
arrived, and with it the bill. The furni-
ture appeared to be fair to ordinary, but
| the bill was unquestionably extraordin-
| airy, containing among other items,
charge of one hundred and seventy-five
dollars for a common handicapped table.
MIR. William Rule, the postmaster, was
required 10 approve the bill, but he could
not conseientiously do so, and notified Null
lett to that effect. In reply he was in
structed 10 at least receipt for the furniture,
and Mr.. Mullett had the matter arranged
without Mr.. Rules further assistance. 1t
is charged that this Baltimore firm supply
all the furniture for the public buildings in
the smaller towns and cities. If they re-
ceive the good prices they set up in the
Knoxville case they,certainly have a tolera-
blygood thing of it, almost as good, it is ven
tured, as Gov. Shepherd.
The Fourth Of March Law.
1t is pretty well settled that the Repub
licans will, as body, resist the attempt TO
re-enact the law requiring Congress to or
ganize ON the 4th of March.
Steamboats, Must Look Out for Rail-
road Bridges
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette
The Supreme Court has decided a case
of great interest to all owners of steam
boats, and to railroad companies crossing
nayigable streams. The steamer Mollie
Mohler, attempting TO pass through the
railroad bridge during high wind, was car
ried against the piers and badly damaged. |
The owners sued the railroad company, and |
the case came up from the Circuit Court of |
Wisconsin. Justice Davis delivered the |
opinion that, if the owners of steamboats, |
attempted to pass their steamer through |
bridge, when the wind was blowing, they /
did so at their own risk; that steamboats, /
must accommodate themselves to the ext
gencies of commerce, and that, among its
necessities are railroads obliged to take
these means Of crossing navigable streams,
and navigators are bound to use all posi-
bic care and prudence in passing them.
Justice sWayne Going TO Retire.
L. is understood by the friends of Justice
Swayne that he contemplates retiring from
the bench of the Supreme Court in few
months, when, under the law Of Congress,
he can retire on full pay. If Justice
Swayne concludes to retire, this will give
to Gen. Grant another appointment in the
Supreme bench, making five in all since he
has occupied the Executive Office.
The Contest for the Pennsylvania
SenatOrshiR.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The contest over the election of United
States Senator from Pennsylvania is De
coming quite exciting, according TO the re-
ports received here. The principal active
candidates for the honor are Buckalew,
Clymer and Wallace. All three of these
gentlemen are making a very vigorous and
systematic canvass, and rumOr has il that
he contest will be bitter and acrimonious
Dne.
HOar, Butler. and the Civil Rights
Bill.
Judge Hoar, to whom Charles Sumner
his Civil Rights bill, is to have
| tussle with Ben. Butler as to who shall
manage the bill this, session. HOar SAYS
hat Butler has nothing to do with it. He
ayOrs the Senate bill, now on the Speak
RS table; while Butler wants TO pass bill |
iKed up by his committee, amending the |
senate bill in respect to the school feature
Ind common cemeteries. This last is |
probably the Administration policy. The
Democrats will not agree to either bill, and
f either be pressed will resort to all par
iamentary agencies to defeat it. If Hoar
'usts Butler, as he proposes, the latter
breatens to yentilate the inside and out
ide of Massachusetts politics. HOar and
Butler do not sneak to each other.