Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-31

A SPECIAL to the Chicago Times says:
''Private advices state that Minister
Washburne Is soon to return to this
country fIom France, and 60 into train
ing for the next Presidential race,
This has been brought about by Grant,
who, In the absence of the third tern,
desires to secure the incumbency to
some one whom he can manipulate"
THE Washington correspondent of
the Boston Post asserts on the authority
Of IAN intimate visitor at the White
House." that Secretary Bristow has
decided to resign at an early day, simp-
ly and solely because he prefers the
practice Of law IN Louisville to the
drudgery and responsibility incident to
the Office Of Secretary Of the Treasury.
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THE following is the present status
Of the canvass for the Gubernatorial
nomination IN Kentucky: Instructed
for Gen. John S. Williams, 28 counties,
having 262 votes in convention; Jas. B.
McCreary, Il counties, 10I votes; J.
Stoddard johnson, 6 counties, a votes;
J. Q. A. King, counties, 81 votes;
scattering, 6 counties, 90 votes; unin-
strueted, lG counties. l79 votes.
THERE appears to be a very good
chance for a row among the Radical
managers in New Orleans. Kellogg
has approved and promulgated the
general appropriation bill, but Lieut..
Gov. Antoine and the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives declare it is
not the bill they signed, and that it has
been altered in many important par
ticulars since It passed both Houses and
received their signatures. It's another
case Of thieves failing out, with very
little chance, however, of honest men
coming by their own.
Col. RICHARD THOMAS, generally
called Madame Zarona, died in St.
Mary's county, Md, on the 24th inst.
He became very conspicuous IN the
early part Of the late civil war by the
capture of the steamer st. Nicholas.
Taking passage IN the steamer at Bal
aimore. disguised as a French lady, and
at night, assisted by a few Of his men
who were on board, he arrested the cap
tain and officers Of the steamer and
ran her to Fredericksburg, Va. After
the war he resided for some years IN
Paris, but returned 70 this country
about two years ago.
DURING our late civil war the Con.
federates captured the flag Of the 5lth
Massachusetts regiment Of volunteers,
sc Fort Wagner. It was a eolored
regiment, and was terribly decimated
in the assault upon that fort. The
captured flag had been in the possession
of Gen. R. S. Ripley, now in Loudon,
ever since, until he presentedit, recent |
". to the State, through Gov. CASTOR.
Gen. Ripley is reported to have said
that he intended to keep the flag until
Massachusetts, should elect a Demo
cratic Governor, through whom the |
presentation could be made. That !
contingency having happened, the |
flag was forwarded to Gov. |
Castor, by whom it was present |
ed to the Legislature. The debate in
the House of Representatives as to re- !
ceiving the flag afforded a discreditable |
exhibition Of the narrowness Of preju- |
dice that still prevails in a large portion |
Of the Republican party, not in Massa-
chus,7tts alone, but throughout the |
North. That body absolutely refused |
TO insert tbs name of Gen. Ripley IN
the resolution accepting the flag, and |
the State is placed in the position Of
accepting it, while insulting the courte-
sv of the man to whom il Is indebted .
for its return.
SENATOR JOHNSON NOT GOING TO
CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The following dispatch from ex-
President Andrew johnson TO Mayor
Z, w y Johnston settles the question