Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-04
LLIEsT BY TELEGRAPH.
Noon Dispatches.
Deposits Of U. s. Discussing officers
Subject TO Taxation.
Indian Delegation from Nebraska.
PriZa Money Awarded.
Mere Frauds upon the Urea ury.
Prison DEVELOPMENTS.

Prison Developments.
New YoEK, Jan. IA Washington special dis
| patch says an application having been made by n
Western National Bank to the Secretary of the
Treasury. asking that deposits of iisbursing Off
GERS of the Government be exempt from taxation.
Gen. Spinner has given his opinion that deposits
Of disbursing officers of the United States with
National Banks. designated as depositaries, are
subject to tax like other deposits, which are sub
ject to taxation the ground that the banks have
the benefit of such deposits the same as individual
deposits.
The Worlds dispatch says J. w. Webbis recov-
ering. Gen. Grant and staff are at Wilmington
| attending the wedding of Gen. Wilson, General
Terry is at Washington.
The Times Washington special says, Col. Win
throp is examining documents relative to the
claim of reward for the capture of Booth II is
expected that the matter will be decided about the
LIST of February.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Major J. A, Burbank.
Indian Commissioner, and delegation of FIVE
Iowa Indians and threeS &C and Fox Indians ar
rived here this evening, from Nebraska. They
here for the purpose of consultation as to the
terms of treaty entered into in 1861 and for the
purpose of having it renewed.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-The coroner's Jury have
found verdict of willful murder against George
Shmidt, who shot Winchester, the bar-keeper, in
Brooklyn, on New Years morning.
Robinson was found guilty of being accessory
to the murder. Both prisoners are held for trial.
The Heratds Washington special gives a list of
the amount of prize money paid different flag off
GERS ofsquadrons and commanders of vessels dur
ing the rebellion. The largest single amount of
prize money paid was to Lieut. VIM. Rudd, for the
capture of the Memphis, $3s,31s For the cap
ture of the Albemarle by Lieut.. Cushing's picket
boat, the boats crew received $193 per man. Vice
Admiral Farragut receives S55, 49, Rear Admirals
Lee and Porter receive over $4,000 EACH Du-
pont, SIS, 43S; and other Admirals sums varying
from 5000 to $I73 Sums awarded to other Off
GERS vary from 5000 to 800. Enlisted men have
been paid sums varying from Is cents to 81 800
Nine and one-half million dollars prize money
has been thus paid thus far. 900 captures remain
unadjusted, which will swell the aggregate to
about fifteen million dollars.
New YORK, Jan. S.-Arrived, to-day, the Stea-
mer Britannia, from Glasgow, 18th ult., and the
Evening Star from New Orleans. 18th. via Havan-
ma the 10Th. No news.
New YORK. Jan. 3.-The Worlds Washington
special says there is steady falling fin the ap
plicatons for pensions both for widows and inva-
lid soldiers. There were about 200 of each last
month, being a decline Of nearly two per cent. a
month for few months past. When the army
disbanded last summer the applications for three
or four months ranged from 1000 to 5000 per
month.
The md Comptroller announces that the adver-
tisements of claim agents that soldiers other than
veterans entitled to extra bounties, are untrue
He adds that extra bounties have been author
ized nor can they be without further legislation,
and it is very important that soldiers should not
part with their discharge papers.
The Herald's Washington special says that
convention of the Collectors of Customs is to meet
in Washington City on Monday, the Sth inst, to
deliberate concerning some necessary .change in
existing customs laws.
1t is reported that Military Board has been
constituted by the War Department to investigate
certain transactions of Government disbursing Of
icers who have operated in Kansas during the last
year or two, and that immense frauds upon the
public treasury will be unearthed in the course of
the labors of the Board. Certain prominent civil
authorities are said to be VIGOROUSLY and disrepu
tably identified with these speculstons.
The records of Major Russell, Provost Marsha,
present time. the cases of some $1,000 prisoners
have been reported at that office. Out of this
vast number, the Old Capitol Prison shows upon
its records that it has housed for longer shorter
periods $500 prisoners of war; 1850 real and fam
cied offenders, and $500 deserters and bounty
jumpers.
The contemplated increase of the regular army
grows daily in favor here. Those who, three
months ago, considered 5000 too large a number,
now favor augmenting it to nearly twice that
number. The Military Committee will probably
introduce bill for its increase early next week.
The Tribune's special says, the ram Stonewall
will soon leave her moorings in the Potomac. and
anchor at one of the wharfs of the city. for the
purpose of being visited by those DESTROYS of see
ing her.
New YORK, Jan. 3.-An investigation into the
facts connected with the recent casualty in this
city, by which Mrs. Rosa McGaghay and Francis
McGaghay, came to their death by suffoeation,
was concluded by Coroner Gaver yesterday, P. NJ.
The evidence adduced proved conclusively, that
the agent for the premises, Edwin NJ. Hunter,
had caused the fue communicating with the
chimney in the room of the deceased to be OBJ
structed, thereby filling the apartment with poi
sonous gas and in the inhalation of which resulted
in the death of the parties. The Jury held the
man to await the action of the Grand Jury.
New YoRN, Jan. 3.-The Tri6une's Washington
dispatch denies that Senior Romero was cut by the
French and Austrian ministers, at the Presidents
reception but that he turned the cold shoulder to
them, and says that he was cordially received by
the President and most of the diplomatic corps,
especially by those from the South American
States.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says to eb
viate the difficulty now prevailing in many local
tiles in the South, occasioned by the loss of titles
and papers relating thereto, in the Wansfer Of
lands, the General Landofice has ordered its
agents throughout the Southern States to carefully
collect all vestges and remnants of the records Of
their Offices, and forward them to the Cemmis-
sioner at Washington, that new plates and other
archives appertaining to the lands may be sup
piled as far as possible. New maps are being got
up with all possible dispatch.
At the time of our invasion of the South many
adventures attached to the army secured many
valuable papers and records relative to certain
large estates in the hope ofowners offering heavy
rewards for their restoration after the close of the
war; 1t is the hope of the Commissioner of Pub
lie Lands to be able to furnish so much of the
missing data as to prevent parties to the theft
gaining by the documents they now withhold in
expectation of bride.
Midnight Dispatches.