Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-19

QulIt a. 4cdssl FtusOVOBOVOs
Irwin demanded 60 Custody.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Judge Near
thur has dismissed the writ of habeas cor
pus in the case of Irwin, and Femanded
him to the custody Of the Sargent-at- Arms
of the House Of Representatives.
The Value Of she Franc.
Justice Bradley delivered an opinion in
the Supreme Court to-day in a case from
the custom-house at New York, fixing the
value Of the French franc at nineteen cents
and three mills.
Military Promotions.
TIE President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Col. Alexander Z.
Shiras, Assistant Commissary General, to
be Brigadier General and Commissary Of
Subsistence; Lieut.. Col. NJ. D. L. Simpson,
Assistant Commissary General, to be Colo
mel and Assistant Commissary General Of
Subsistence; Mai. VIM. Il. Burns, Com
misary Of Subsistence, to be Lieutenant
Colonel and Assistant COmmissary General
Of Subsistence; Capt. JnO. P. Hawkins,
COmmisSary Of Subsistenc- to be Major and
CommiSsary Of Subsistence.
WhiteIaw Reid I'm Boss Shepherds
Tolls.
Detectives tonight arrested Whitelaw
Reid on a warrant issued by the Police
Court. at the instance Of ex-GOy. Alex. r.
Shepherd, for libel. The warrant recites
that Reid. in certain articles in the Tlri-
blne, had charged him with bringing bank
ruptcy on the District Of Columbia for the
purpose Of extricating himself from fnan-
cial difficulty, and with awarding contracts
for purposes of fraud and contrary to jus
tice. Reid gave satisfactory assurances
that he would appear tomorrow before the
Police Court.
At a later hour, while Mr.. Reid was
dining with Speaker Blaine, he was called
to the door, when a process was served
upon him in a civil suit for libel, also at
the instance Of ex-GOy. Shepherd, laying
his damages at 100000. Mr. Reid ac-
knOTledged the service Of the writ and
was not further mOlested.
Marshall VIII Go.
1t is understood that Marshall, Of Illinois,
Democratic member Of the Committee on
Louisiana, who had declined TO accompany
three Republican members, Messrs. Henry,
Wheeler and FRYE, who started for New
Orleans this morning, has reconsideUed his
action and will leave Washington for New
Orleans tonight.
A Big Deficit.
The House Appropriation Committee to-
day agreed to insert in the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill items of $4,000 for
signal service weather reports and $4,000
for the improvement OfLhe Capitol grounds.
The estimated expenditures Of the District
government for the fiscal year ending June
NfNl- aHaA fr,re
81, 900, ,927. This deficiency will have to
be provided for by Congressional appropria-
tiOn.
The Presidents Help Wanted.
The Senators and Representatives from
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, held
a meeting tonight and appointed a COM
mittee to wait on the President to request
him to send a recommendation to Congress
for aid in reconstructing the levses Of the
Mississippi.
Reid Knows NO'hIng.
In his examination as to the Pacific
Mail bribery, to-day, Whitelaw Reid said
he had repeatedly heard pay
ments were made to members Of Con
gress with part Of the money discussed by
Irwin in $1,000 bills, and that private ac-
counts, kept by members with the Sergeant
alarms, would show what COngressmen
had deposited such bills. He could give
no personal evidence concerning these mat
ters.
Mr.. Dawes asked the witness a number
of questions and finally inquired if Reid
had reason to suspect that lie Dawes re-
ceived any money from the Pacific Nail
Company. Reid replied that he did not
suspect Mr.. Dawes in the least. He then
gave the committee the names Of witnesses
to prove that Irwin had declared that
Chafiee had received S2S,O00 of the subsidy
money.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway explained that
the private accounts of members, so far as
he kept them, would show 10 such pay
mentS as DillOn's testimony indicated.
The list of members special deposits showed
few or no accounts which could give rise to
a suspicion of their having received any Of
the Pacific Mail COmpauy's money.
Probability OF an Extra Session.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The probability of the assembling Of the
next Congress on the 4th Of next March has
materially increased in the last week or
two. 1t seems almost certain that the
necessary routine of business can not be
in the short time remaining Of
the present session.
Tom seOtt's Texas PacIgc scheme
has encountered an organized opposition,
only less formidable than public sentiment,
in the lobby Of the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific Railroad, which is repre-
sented here by Huntingdon, President OF the
Central Pacidc road, Mills and General
FDh.
Central Pacific insists that if Tom SCOTS
bill is to pass, an amendment must be
added TO it providing that the Southern
Pacific, now in course OF conStruc-
tiOD. from the Pacific coast
east, shall be entitled to the same
privileges which are to be accorded to
Scott. Representatives Of the Southern
Pacific say that Tom Scott shall not be per
mitted to enter California, and control the
Pacific trade. This road is now under
construction towards Arizona 1t IS IN
tended that it shall cross that Territory on
the thirty-secOnd parallel, until It can
make some eastern connection. 1t Is the
purpose of the Southern Pacific TO control
all the southern approaches 10 the Pacific
States. The Southern ald Central Pacific
people, who are practically the same, rep
resent that even If Scott should get the
subsidy. the Texas Pacific would not be
built. This new lobby, although nominal
ly friendly TO SCOTS scheme, is practically
iniuring his chances. The Central Pacific,
at the time the Union Pacific cbarer was
granted, adopted a similar line OF policy
The result was thai the Central Pacihc
secured It's valuable charter.
ImprOt ement Of the Mi>sissipPfs
Mouth.
The commission Of seven army engineers
which was appointed 70 report upon the