Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-29
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NOON DISPATCHES.
NEW YORK DISPATCHES.
Resumption of Specie Payments-Re-
venue Frauds and Seizures-TrfaI of

Resumption of Specie Payments-ke
Venue Frauds and seizures-Triai o
Mr.. Davis, etc, etc.
New YORK, Sept. 2S.-The Herald
Washington special says that plan ha
been transmitted to the Secretary of thu
Treasury, which, it is understood, meet
the approval Of New York bankers anC
financial men who have conferred on th'
subject, by means of which the resumption
of specie payments will be accomplished
within five years, retire all the IA,
tional bank currency within ninety days
substitute greenbacks as the sole currency
OF the country, give commerce and the
West ninety millions increased bank cir
culation in greenbacks and reduce the coin
interest debt S300,00O,000, and ali in a
manner satisfactory to the banking and
financial interests of all sections.
A Boston paper recently Published q tel
egram TO the effect that Secretary McCul-
-ioch was short Of currency funds, and in
consequence would throw $4,000, 900 in
on the market. The Secretary says there
is no truth in the report, and ne has forbid.
den any one about his Office from furnishs
ing information to newspaper correspond
ents in future, except heads of bureau de-
partments furnished by himself
Itnow appears that the Farmers and Citi-
zenS National Bank of Brooklyn was seized
under a misapprehension of facts
An Inspector, who has just returned to
make his report to Commissioner Rollins,
after six months tour through the West
and Southwest, represents the frauds upon
the revenue in the tobacco business, is
scarcely inferior in extent and enormity to
the whisky frauds His attention was d.
rected to the tobacco trade exclusively.
and states that in the brief time he has
been away, he has discovered frauds to
the extent of half million of dollars.
These were mostly brought to light in St.
Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Cairo and
Memphis.
The Stewart marks used by the tobacco
inspectors Of the several revenue districts
are frequently counterfeited and used.
The tobacco thus marked is sent out of the
district and sold elsewhere, thus escaping
the attention Of the regular inspector.
Judge Underwood and L. M. Chandler,
United States District Attorney for Vir-
ginia, are here in consultation with the
Attorney General, relative to the trial Of
Jeff Davis, in November. Mr.. Chandler,
who is the prosecuting officer in the case,
will, it is understood, be governed in his
action entirely by the advice of Mr.. Star
berry. Judge Underwood and Mr.. Chan
dler, are both of the opinion that sufficient
testimony can be produced to convict MI
Davis, provided the case is allowed to take
the regular course without any interference
from the authorities here. The friends of
Mr.. Davis, including his bondsmen, assert
that he will put in an appearance at court
when he is wanted, and that he is not only
willing, but anxious to 60 through a regular
trial on the Indictment against him.
Collector Root, seized large vinegar
factory, on Elm street. owned by j. Keni-
per, for distilling whisky without license
The Times special says Official dis
patches from New Orleans, state that Gem
erals Wheaton and Graham, and other
officers sick with yellow fever, were doing
well yesterday.
There have been several deaths at Green
point, of what is positively stated to have
been yellow fever
The Worlds Washington special says,
important official infornratson has been
received here, that judicial steps have been
taken in Gen. Pope's district to secure the
right Of suffrage by the recent proclama-
ton. Several citizens of Alabama who have
been pardoned by the proclamation have
been before Boards of Registration, which
are now revising the lists, and demanded
the right to be registered. Gen. Pope in
structed the Boards to refuse to register
them, and they were refused. Hon. S. F.
Rice, of Montgomery, an ex-Judge of Ala
bama, who was one of the parties, went
before the United States Commissioner and
made affidavit of the fact with view of
testing in the United States courts the con-
stitutionality of the military reconstruction
laws, and the powers conferred by an Ex-
ecutive pardon. Similar movements will
be made in all of the Southern States where
registration is not closed, and if legal re-
dress fails before Judges Busted and I'm
derwood in Alabama and Virginia, His
Honor Chief Justice Chase can look at his
Presidential prospects over a decision on
the military act in his Circuit Court in
North Carolina. This important movement
is exciting deep interest in official circles
here