Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-22


The President has not yet signed the CON-
mission Of Gen. Bedeau to be Minister at
| Brussels. The formal appointment will
not be made until the return of Russell
Jones from Belgium.
The Cabinet Discuss Fisher.
There was much routine business trans
acted at the Cabinet meeting to-day. A
part Of the time was occupied with the sub
iect Of District Attorney Fishers official
conduct. The President, in asking Attor-
ney General PierTepOnt to suspend his re-
quest for Attorney General Fisher to re-
sign, was more desiroUs to afford the latter
an opportunity to reply to complaints
against him affecting the administration of
his Office. There will be
NO Further Intervention by the
President
The Attorney General willtherefore act
in such q manner as he may deem proper.
The son of District Attorney Fisher to-
day resigned his position as assistant.
Mr. DelanO retired early from the
Cabinet, business which be laid before the
President concerning his department
having first been considered. Contrary to
rUmOr, the fact of hIs thus retiring has no
significance whatever concerning his
official position.
District Attorney Fishers Suspension
Judge Fisher, United States District
Attorney is not at present to be removed.
The facts are these: Some days ago Attor-
ney General PierTepOnt was requested by
the President to demand the resignation Of
Fisher. Pierrepont did so, and nominated
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mission was forwarded to the President.
The reasons which induced the President
to make this request are not officially
known. 1t is generally understood, bow
ever, that complaints of Fishers official
negligence had been lodged with the
President by the heads of the
War, Treasury and POst-ofice Depart
ments. Other charges of 4 personal na-
ture were filed by private persons against
some Of the subOrdinates Of Fisher. Mean
while Fishers friends have done their best TO
cause the President 10 reconsider his action,
and some Of the local judges joined in this
attempt. The result is that Attorney Cen
eral Pierrepont has received from the Pres
ident a note requesting him temporarily to
revoke the order Of suspension of Fisher.
The original and the present order in each
instance proceeded Ifrom the President.
PierrepOiut, in each case, but executed an
order. The President is understood to
have asked for the suspension that an in
quiTy may be made into the charges against
Fisher.
One Of the local papers says: "It Just
SO happened that Mr.. Shepherd was Occu-
pying a sofa in the same room, and when
our representative inquired if il was fact
that Judge Fisher had been retained by the
President, the gentleman replied that he
could not sav. sBH,' said he, there is
Gov. Shepherd, he can probably tell all
about it. well, let Gov. Shepherd come
forward and state what he knows about it.
The Governor came forward and delivered
himself Of the following chaste and COM
plimentaTy statement: 1t is all lie. There
is no truth in il. The opposition did not
come from Attorney General PierrepOnt,
for PieTepOnt is a warm friend Of Judge
Fishers. The opposition came from that
little bObtail clam Yannee over in the post
office Gov. Jewell is not dismayed by
this sample Of ring English, and will not
resign
No Compromise with the whisky
Ring.
Special TO the CmcinnatiFGaz
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ceived additional offers of compromise in
some Of the largest whisky cases on hand.
Some parties interested were assisted by
members Of Congress in their efforts to in
duCe the Secretary to accept a compromise.
They have all been assured, however, that
no proposition of the kind win be enter
tanned under any circumstances; that every
case has been turned over to the courts,
and the Treasury now VIII do nothing ex-