Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-17
WASHINGTON
The ChOFpenning Man Case.
Charges Against District AttOr-
ney Fisher,
Appointment Of Ministers
Resident.
The New Currency Act.
The New Currency Act.


Appointment Of Ministers Resident.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The President
has signed the commission Of Francis B.
Srockbridge, Of Michigan, to be Minister
Resident ct The Hague, and the commits
sion of Christian Will Weber, Of Iowa, to
be Minister Resident in Ecuador. The
commission Of Adam Bsdeau, 10 be Min
lister Resident at Brussels. has been sent to
the President for signature.
In His New Quarters.
The Secretary of State viii take posses
sion Of his new quarters Monday next.
The archives are now being transferred.
District Attorney Fisher
Ex-Judge Fisher, Attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia, has nCS yet resigned, as re-
quested by the Attorney General. The
general charges against him are caTelessness
and neglect in the administration Of his
Office. He has Just returned from a visit to
Long Branch 10 see the President, with a
view Of retention in office. Meanwhile ex-
Gov. Wells, of Virginia, for several years a
resident of Washington, having been ten
dered the Office, he will accept it.
The complaint of tie Postmaster Gen
eral against District Attorney Fisher was
in consequence of apparent listlessness and
lack of interest displayed by the District
Attorney in the preparation Of the Kinds
case. Seeing this and fearing that Mr..
Fisher had too much business in his office
TO allow him to properly attend to these
cases, the Postmaster General offered assis-
lance by the employment Of assistant cOUn-
sci which Mr.. Fisher declined. The Post
master General reported this fact to the
President and was directed by him 10 again
make offer Of assistance tC Fisher. He did
so and the offer was again declined, Fisher
assuring the Postmaster General that be
would attend to the case. BY lack Of in
terest and failure to devote proper time to
the case before the trial, mistakes occurred
which resulted in the acquittal Of Kinds.
An TnfOunded RumOr.
There is no truth in the umOr that Eng
land and Germany are cooperating with
the United States in pressing upon the
Spanish Government the policy Of aban-
CCning her West India possessions.
The ChOrPennIng Case.
The Attorney General viii, next week,
announce his opinion on the ChOTpenDing
Nail Case, involving nearly half a million
dollars,
The Usage Indians.
The Secretary Of the Interior has ap-
pointed member of Congress elect W. II. |
Van Voorhees,, of Ohio, Judge J. g. POr-
ter, of Missouri, and Indian Inspector
kemble as a commission 70 visit the Osages |
and examine into their condition. Hon. |
Hancock, Of Texas, will be added 10 the |
if be viii accept the position.
of With HIS Head.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The President has requested the resigna-
ton Of George p. Fisher, the United St4tes |
District Attorney for the District of Co /
lumbia- The request was made yesterday, |
and Fisher started for Long Branch this
morning in hopes Of inducing the President /
10 withdraw the request. The pressure |
against Fisher is 50 strong and so respect
able that il is not believed the President
will listen 10 any explanation he may offer.
Ex-Governor Wells, Of Virginia, for some
IS his successor.
Operations Of the New Currency Act.
Special 70 the Cincinnati Commercial.
Several suggestions have been received |
Icre stating that tie recent publications Is
% the operations Of the new Currency Act
2annOt be exact. In that statement, which |
was prepared by the Comptroller Of the
Currency, it was said, in substance, that
he actual change produced by the Cur
-ency Act, in the amount Of currency, is a
'educti0n OF s., 396,526. This statement IS
ia fact correct, and shows that there has
been an increase of bank circulation of
81, 9T4, ST, and a retirement Of gTeenbacks
" the Treasury Of -, DDS, 420 and deposit
IF creenbaczs in the Treasury, for the re-
irameut Of bank circulation, Of Sl9,I09,
iG6. This last sum is not in legal tenders
deposited with the Resumption Bureau as
part of the reserves, but IS deposited for
be purpose of permanently retiring a cor
espOnding amount Of bank circulation.
Those who had expected that the Currency
Act Of Jan. "A, 1875, would result in infa-
ion, may find inthese figures their answer.