Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-24
WASHINGTON.
Still Investigating the Mail Con-
tract Frauds.
The Talk About the DelanOeS
Won't Down.
What Grant Was Expected
to Say at Concord,
but Didn't.
BoIstering Up DeIanO.

been OYerruIed by the Secretary without a
full consultation and mature dellberation.
The President in reply, remarked that
while he was glad to meet them personally,
their visits and explanations were entirely
unnecessary, as he ever had the utmost
c0nideHes m Secretary Delano, and his
confidence in his integrity and consistent
official department remained Unimpaired.
+. b. COwan, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, authorizes the statement that the
recent publication to tie effect that the res
ignation Of the Secretary of the Interior
had been asked by the President on account
Of corrupt practices in the department, or
for any other reason, IS entirely without
foundation. The statement that COWan
had been consulted in regard to the sue
cessiOn is, he says, equally untrue, and fur
ther, that he knew nothing Of the state
ments until the day after they were tele-
graphed from here by special correspond
eats, and he is confident that said state
ments are void of foundation. All the
heads Of bureaus in the Interior Depart
ment authorize a similar statement, SO far
as they are concerned.
No matters Of general Interest or impor-
tsnce were brought before the Cabinet
meeting, and nothing whatever was said by
any one in regard to changes in the Cabi-
net, or the question Of new appointments
TO fill any vacancies that may occur therein.
Look Sharp!
A dangerous counterfeit So note of the
First National Bank Of Paxton, Ills, has
been discovered here.
The Mail Contract FraudS.
The investigation Of the mail contract
frauds is still in progress by the Postmaster
General and Second Assistant Postmaster
General Tyner, who this morning discover
ed fraudulent bio among those for mail
routes in Louisiana. About six clerks
have already beeUFdischarged for compiled
ty in these frauds, and it is understood that
at. least a dozen more are implicated.
Judge Tyner states that he is determined
TO make a thorough investigation if sit
takes all summer"
DelanO and His Son John.
Special TO the Cincinnati Gazette.
In spite of all denials, the fact remains
that a number Of specific and grave charges, |
involving both Secretary DelanO and his
son, have Of late been brought to the atten-
tiUn IF the President by various respon-
sible parties, and that previous. TO the Presi- /
dent leaving for Concord, means were
taken 20 have Mr. Delau0 understand that
Lis resign alton would be accepted.
Among the specific charges was the follow
ing. made by one Of the best known men
on the Pacific coast: \ contest having arisen |
over d valuable Mexican grant in CalifOr-
MIA. John DelanO was directed % 90 in 1
person and look into the matter. A tele- /
gram from the Secretary directed the party
claiming Il to consult with his son upon
the question. Tie result Of this was, that |
one Of the parties TO the contest was obliged
to pay John DelauO 5000 cash and two !
or three thousand shares Of Quicksilver /
stock IN q mine found on the tract. An |
ether is that certain parties here, after a 1
long delay in an attempt 10 procure action |
from the SecretaTy's office, which would in /
sure the issuing Of patents to a large tract, |
were finally referred 10 john, who, after |
great press Of business and |
many difficulties i'll the way Of obtaining /
these patents, ended by Offering to put them /
through at once if six sections could be |
patented to himself. These are but speci- |
mems Of . number Of the same general |
character,
The Attorney GeHeraIshiP.
Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
There are infinite rumors as to Williams
successor. The most prOmi nently men !
toned are Edward 5. PierrepOnt, Z. W. |
S,oughton and Matt Carpenter. Some Of |
the friends of PierreDOnt here, doubt if his |
engagements would permit |
him 10 take It. IL is also urged against /
Pleuep0ut that this would leave two in |
the Cabinet from New. Ork. To this il is /
that President Grant has once |
had two in the Cabinet from Massachusetts |
Boutwell, II the Treasury, and HOar At /
t0rney General. Matt Carpenter has re-
c5iyed large retainers in several very i'm /
DOrtaut cases against the Government, |
which. It is thought, he would not like 70 /
relinquish to become Attorney General. |
is known TO want the place very |
much, but viii scarcely get it.
More Cabinet RumOrs.
SlilI another rumOr brings Judge HOar |
to the State Department, sends Fish 20 4
England, and makes TieTrepOnt Attorney |
General. Not content with tuis, the .u-
mo-s tonight propose that both Belknap /
and Robson shall Teliuquish their port
folius before fall. The Senatorial campaign
In Iowa is what is TO attract Belknap.
These last rumOrs are doubtless uufOunded.
The Terrifying Third Term Business.
The third term bUgaboo is more teyrify-
lrg in its aspect to good Republicans now
.baU If has ever been. A week ago the
most sauguine expectations were INDUCED /
Inn that BIZ this time the President would
IerisiveIv declare that he was not Candi
date for denomination. In point Of fact, it
was expected that this declaration would
have been made at Concord, Mass, last
Monday. and the faithful had made care
ful Arrangement 70 have the declinatiOn
tglegraphed here for special use at once if it
was secured. UptO midnight 10 was coll
fdentiv looked for, and only at that late
hour was il finally despairiEgly given up.
Tie person appointed TO interview his
Excel.eucV failed utterly. The little
scheme went wrong, and the situation
IS worse than it was before, inasmuch IS
.he President was undoubtedly aware that
il was proposed to ppprOach him on the
subject at the time mentioned, in the con-
fdent hope that he would answer the eE-
rectatiOns that were indulged in by the
schemers. They are now almost disposed
TO regard the failure Of the plot, for which
they hold the President responsible, as in
iisputable evidence that be is again a can
Edate. This makes the prospect very
gloomy, as they readily comprehend that
tie party cannot auoTu 10 renOlnlIaJe
Grant. and that there is danger if he is not
renomina,eI be viii be put forward by a
bolting part q, ,fhs party Of such numbers
that they are not to be deSpised, as if they
could not elect him they would be strong
enough TO defeat the regular candidate.
There is 10 doubt whatever Of Grants
ability to carry all the Southern delegates,
numbering one hundred and thirty
eight. So strongly do the
Southern Republicans cling to
Grant that they would readily bolt if he
desired them to do so, and so strongly is
he infatuated with tie idea that he is the
idol Of the people, and can be elected by
union Of the minority al the North with
tbe Republicans Of the South, that it does
not seem al all prep0sterOus that the fear
should be entertained that he will signify
his willingness 10 accept an independent
Republican leaders feel that
fllav are, therefore confronted by two
ren0min-te Grant (Which
v-oiIId be deliberate suicidej or 10 permit
him 10 become an independent candidate |