Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-31
NEw Y0RK nIspArcmEs.
Decision of the Court OF Appeals
COunterfetls AfiOat-Arrests for De-
fr6uding the Government, etc., eac.

Decision of the Court Of Appeals
C0unterfeiis Afioat-Arrests for De-
fr6uding the Government, etc., etc.
NEW YORK, March 30.-A decision
was rendered in the Court of Appeals yes
terday in the we'll known case OF Stephen
p. Clark VS.. james and Erastus Brooks,
relative TO the ownership OF the Evening
Express newspaper in this city. The order
directing the newspaper 10 be sold so Clark
can obtain his interest, is to be enforced.
There are more ceunterieit United STATES
Bank notes afloat at prescsst ihan for half
of generation before. The compound in
terest notes Of the denomination Of fifty
dollars are initiated very successfully. A
dangerous counterfeit of i've dollars on the
Peoples National Bank of Jackson, Micli-
gan, is ailoat.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Leonard.
Hayck and JAS. B. Stewart. were arrested
by the United States officers on charge of
defrauding the government. Their bail
was fixed at 100000 each, and not being
able to obtain this amount were sent to
Ludlow street Jail. Mr.. Hayck was Presi-
dent of the Merchants National Bank at
Washington, which istitution is alleged to
be indebted To the government in the sum
of S750,000, Mr.. Hayck having trans
ferred his property 10 Mr. Stewart the gov
ernment had both parties arrested on
charge of conspiring to defraud. Mr..
Stewart il complainant in the Erie Pool
case, in which he alleges Daniel Drew is
indebted to him in something like $780,
600.
The Tunes special denies the statement
that representatives of New Orleans Rebels
are importuning the President with protests
against the action of General Sheridan in
removing Rebel officers, etc.
Congress having decided to adjourn, the
President will convene the Senate in exc
cutive session to act on nominations.
Among the bills which will fail for lack
of approval by the President are; the bill
respecting arms to be furnished for the mill
tia of Tennessee; the bill forbidding pay
ment to loyal owners of slaves, etc; the de-
fciency appropriation bill, containing an
appropriation for advertising laws in GER
tain newspapers, which Mr.. Ressenden
characterized, to-day, as a law to rob the
treasury for political purposes and to sup
port political newspapers.
The Tribune's special says it is under
stOOu tlldL tIC 1nllitdIf NOuHlllbe nave
reported adversely on the nomination of
ex-Congressman ROsseau as Brigadier
General in the regular army, vice Rose
Grams.
Judge Underwood, of Virginia, has been
here for several days, in conference with
the Attorney General respecting the case of
Jefferson Davis.
1t is the intention Of the court to have
this case tried at the May term, and it is
understood that Chief Justice Chase will
preside.
For nearly two years the government
has been carrying on its mail service with
out contracts, refusing TO pay the higher
prices that railroads have generally asked
since the depreciation of the currency Ii
has now been determined BY the Post
Office Department to weigh its mails trans
ported over the most important routes,
and allow pay in proportion to the matter
carried