Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-23

OniO, Dlt lhe IreSlGeuG requested
him to remain in the Cabinet as long
as he conveniently could do so.
In accordance with the expressed
desire of the President, Mr.. Delano relin-
quished his purpose Of Immediately retiT-
ing from the department, and had merely
deferred bis resignation until the first of
the present month. Shortly after the close
of The special session Of the Senate, he
went to Ohio for the purpose Of arranging
his private affairs preliminary to tender
ing his resignation, and did not return here
until Wednesday evening of last week, but
had no opportunity 10 converse with the
President prior to the departure Of the lat
ter to Concord the following morn
ing. The Secretary was detained in
Washington throughout Thursday, hearing
the arguments in the quadrupleX telegraph
case, but Joined the Presidential party in
New York tie next day, expecting
70 have a private opportunity during
the trip to Boston to converse with the
President, and again request to be relieved
Of bis position as Secretary Of the Interior.
No such opportunity was afforded, on ac-
count Of the Presidents time being Occu-
pied with committees Of arrangements and
others. While in New England the Presi-
dent and members Of the Cabinet, became
separated, and it wss not until the party
were returning from Boston TO New FORK,
that the subject was brought up by the
Postmaster General, handing to Mr.. Della
no a newspaper containing the statement
That the President had requested his reSig-
nation. The President expressed sur
prise that such a statement should be made,
and remarked to another member of his
Cabinet az the time, that he had never made
such request, directly or indirectly. Mr
D=lauO positively states this evening that
the President has not, either in writing or
verbally, requested his rsS iCnation, or given
him reason 10 suppose that any complaints
or charges have been made affecting the
integrity Of the Interior Department or his
administration Of its affairs. In response
TO the question whether he now intended
to carry out his original purpose Of resign
ing, he made NJ definite reply. The
President was also iLtfuosate5 to-day as
20 the truth Of the statement that he had
requested Dela-O 20 resign, and gave TO
it an emphatic contradiction.
The Proposed Inter. Oceanic Canal.
Francis W. Rice. formerly United States
Consul at Aspinwall and Acapulco, has ad-
dressed a letter from his residence at SacO,
Maine, 70 s.. retary Robson IN relation to
the report that Commander LUll seems to
favor The NICargU8 to the Panama route
for a canal to connect the Atlantic with
the Pacific Ocean. Mr.. Rice says. after
residence OF eighteen wears on
the IsihmUs, eight Cf which We're passed
rs United States Consul, he can speak Of
Panama as more healthy than Nicaragua,
and adds, with as favorable a condition for
living, either country is rs healthy as
Vermont or New Hampshire. Bir. Rice
concludes by saying that the Panama route
would be 600 to 100 miles nearer than the
proposed Nicaragua route, and to the great
cities and rich trade of the South Pacific.
Secretary BrfstOF fer Attorney Gen.
eraI.
L is believed that Secretary Bristow will
be appointed Attorney General in the place
Of Williams.
How Indian Grants Yield 20 Per
Cent SteaIage.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.
Matt Carpenter has been engaged TO as
sist IN the defense Of Gen. James @. Blunt.
Of Kansas and Chicago, who las already
been CCayicteI Of an attempt 90 swind.e
the North Carolina Indians Blunt nOW
stands convicted, and q motion in arrest Of
Judgment is pending. Carpenter is retain
ed 10 argue this motion. The evidence
unOu which Blunt was convicted shows
him 10 have been a man of cOnsummate
rascality. His corrup. plans contemplated
the payment 20 himself Of 20 per cent of
$4,000 Of BE- fund of these IroianS. He
I'm fact obtained $4,000 out OF $4,000 be-
fore the money left Washington, and G0,OOO
acres Of land. The Indians have recovered
theiI lands through the courts. and, 10y re-
cent Congressional legislation, have had
restored 10 them the balance Of the $780,
COO which Blunt had nearly appropriated.
Mary Harris,
who. some years AGO, shot Burroughs, of
Chicago, then i'm the Treasury, has been re-
moved from the Insane Asylum TO Provi-
dence Hospital.
Radical gIIsruIe in Alaska.
Special To the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Commissioner Of Education has re-
Caived from Cspt. Hall, of the Coast Sur
vey, who has been three years stationed in
Alaska, an elaborate account Of that cOun-
try and It's inhabitants The report says
that little progress has been made in any
direction since that northern province came
into ulT hands. Capt. Hall reports the
condition of education as discuuraging.
The present condition Of the natives is less
favorable than it was under the Russian
regime. Capt. Hall goes so far as 10 init
mate that there are in Alaska no civil law,
no government, no redress fer injury, no
protection FOR whites or natives, and DO
punishment for crime. An offender against
the revenue laws can be seized ana sent
two thousand miles for trial, but the muir
derer Of a revenue officer could not be pun
ished. Capt. Hall pronounceS the Alaska
Commercial Company a more powerful
monopoly than the old Russian company,
and saws that henatives are practically the
slaves Of that company, without protection
or redress
international Postage.
The POstoftice Department has received
official information that the French Gov
eminent has given its adhesion TO the in
/ ternalI0nal postal treaty. II the new sys-
TEN is adopted it will put the metric sys-
! tenn into operation on letters to all cOUn-
| tries which are puties 10 the treaty. The
p0sfotiiCa officials state that this will not
necassitate the purchase of metric scales for
! ali ,he pOstofli2es. The half ounce, for all
practical purposes, is nearly enough the
equivalent 20 fifteen grammes, the single
| letter rate.
DeIRnO's Dilemma.
It IS certain that whatever DelanO's in
| teuLion may be in regard to retiring from
/ the Cabinet, he has not informed the Pres
/ ident that he intends to do so. Il is kuOwI
that a. ore time during the past winter
/ DeIanO contemplated withdrITing from
/ the Cabinet, aud suggested 20 the Presi-
/ dent The appointment of his successor while
/ the Senate was in sessiOn-but at he re
] ouest If he President he abandoned thi,
/ -. I'D. b Is rr,. r--1I.sIIa fl51s nv, Ter az.