Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-06-18


M. j. WALDRoN, Superintendent of
the Railway Mail Service Of the Southwest
ern District, with headquarters at Memphis,
has been indicted in the Federal Court at
that city for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment in securing mail contracts. The
indictment was found on the testimony OF a
bidder of a river route in Louisiana, to
whom it is alleged Waldron offered to secure
contract II paid thousand dollars
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A DARING attempt to blow up the
Town-hall at Liverpool, England, was made
on the night OF the 9th. The police detected
two men placing an iron pipe containing
lighted fuse against the building. The Off
GERS threw the pipe into the middle of the
street, where 1t exploded, causing no dam
age further than the shattering of few
window-panes. The two men were subse-
quenty arrested and found to be well
armed and supplied with money. They have
been identified as Irishmen named McKev-
ett and Roberts.
The Texas & Pacific Railroad Com
pany has begun suit in the courts of New
Mexico against the Southern Pacific Com
Fany, to recover that portion of the South
ern Pacific Road which was built on the land
grant of the Texas Il Pacific in New Mexico.
The claim covers a tract of 100 miles, from
the Arizona border to Ell PasO, involving no
less than $5,OO00OO A temporary Injunction
has been granted and receiver appointed.
The Texas e. Pacific land grant was made by
Congress in 1871, and the Company holds
that it has never been annulled or forfeited,
although no work Of construction was ever
done in the Territory. The Southern Pa
cifc claims to hold its rights under the gen.
eral right-of-way acts Of Congress, which
were passed in 1875, four years after the
grant to the Texas & Pacific.
S
THE reported arrest of Father Muir
nhy st-,G,,s,v.sv,s u, rrTvU, uurIug wnUn rne
I,ranch Bank Of Munster was wrecked and
,sher property destroyed. A special train
with troops was dispatched from Cork, and
Mt last accounts the military were quartered
in the Town Hall. A party of fifty ma
rines, sent from Bantry to quell a
riot at Bally Depot, were routed by
the mob and compelled to return
under the protection Of priest. A large
number of evictions have been made at New
Pallas with the assistance Of the troops, who
dispersed the crowd at the point of the bay
onet. Serious disturbances have occurred at
Cork at BOdyke, in County Clare, and else
where. Many additional arrests of promi-
Aent Land Leaguers are reported.
THE Ohio Republicans met in conven-
tion at Cleveland on the Sth. Senator Sher-
man was made Permanent Chairman, and In
speech of some length he took occasion tC
say: ave have no room in this country fol
leader who commands and dictates
There never has been and there never
will be room for a private dictator OIL
BOSS The man who attempts Il
had better make his will beforehand
= Reafiirming old principles, resolutions were
adopted indorsing the admins ration o
President Garfield and approving that o
Gov. Foster. Following is the ticket: Fo
"a Governor, Charles Foster; for Lieutenant
Governor, j. g. Richards, of jefferson COun
ty; for Member OF Board OF Public Works
George Paul; for Treasurer, Joseph Tur
ney; for Judge of Supreme Court, Nichola
Longworth, of Cincinnati; for Attorney
General, George X. Nash.
The Ute Commissioners had lon,
and exciting conference with the Ute chiei
at Los Pinos Agency on the 4th. The Com
missionersinformedt them that they had com
to the Agency for the purpose Of carryin
ont the terms of the treaty entered into on
year ago; that 1t was the desire of the Gov
crnment to accomplish the terms Of tn
treaty as speedily as possible, and have tn
Utes placed upon new reservation, an
; that five representative Utes could aC
company the Commissioners to sele'
the new reservation. Although eXhibitin
marked dissatisfaction with the peremptor
mandates of the Commission, Chief SapC
vanaro finally left the naming of the repre-
sentatives to Agent Berry, who selecte
Chiefs Sapovanaro, Guero, COorow of Il
Uncompahgres, and Joe and MacCook
accompany the Commission. The Indial
present at the post, several hundred innun
Der, displayed some disposition to turbl
lence, but were overawed by the large for
of soldiers on duty and prepared to quick
suppress any act Of hostility
AN exciting event occurred in Il
New York Assembly Chamber on the 9t
Just previous to the vote for United Stat
Senator being called, Mr. Bradley, aStaiwa
Republican member from Cattaraug
Couuty,arose in his scat, and having receiv
crecognition from the Speaker said:
received last night 50 800 to pay me for vC
ing to-day for Chauncey NJ. Depew. l ha
. deposited the money with the Speaker
this House, and now ask for commit
ofinvestigation. Speaker Sharp corroh
rated the statement and said that he had t
money in his pocket. Messrs. Armstron
OF Oneida, and Sisson, of Washington subs
qucntly stated that they also had be
offered money TO vote for Depew. A col
mittee was appointed, and Immediately
ter adjournment the investigation was
gun. Bradley testified the money was pi
him by Senator Sessions, with the und
standing he was to change his vote frt
Platt to Depew. lie accepted the MOI
FOR the purpose Of feXposing the bribe. 5
sions swore point blank he never paid Br'
ley the money and that there was no sugg
tion Of money between them,