The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-11
SOUTHERN CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.

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SOUTHERN CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-The Tribune's Wash
ington dispatch says Attorney General Ash
ton has sent in an opinion to tie Secretlry OF
War in reference to Southern claims, for COM
pehsaton for seizure and use of premises dur
ing the war. He takes the ground that under
existing laws the Quartermaster General has
no authority TO allow any demands of this char
acter. The case which was made the test was
that of one Eliot of Tennessee, whose prem
Uses were converted into q hospital during the
rebellion. Claims of this nature to the amount
OF S3O,O0O,O00 are pending before the Depart
ment They will of course be disallowed I'M
der tins construction of the law.
BINCKLEY MILITANT.
The Suns Washington dispatch says private
kilograms from New York as well as parties
who have arrived here from that CITY, report
that Binckey's labors there in the matter of
investigating the alleged frauds upon the reve-
nue. have been brought to an ingorious close
1t appears that yesterday afternoon Buckley
sent for the U. S. District Attorney to visit
him at his room at the Aston House. Mr.
Courtney complied with the request, and was
soon in the presence of the distinguished So
licitor of the Internal Revenne Bureau. Binck-
ley commenced business by ask ing Mr. Court
ney which side he had made up his mini to
appear for in the examination before Com
missioner Guttman to-day The District At
torney, in a somewhat snubbish tone told
him he could not talk with him upon that
subject, and Immediately rose to depart
Buckley determined to make Courtney
face the music and rushed towards the door
and attempted to close it so as to keep the Dis
trict Attorney in the room. In so doing he
Linched Courtneys finger in the door. The
latter Immediately turned aud struck out from
the shoulder, getting in such blow between
Mr.; Binckley's eyes as to send him in hurried
and confused manner to a sofa. Courtney,
enraged by the pain of his ingers followed up
his success by mounting the PROSTATE solicitor
OF internal revenue bureau upon the sofa.
where he pounded him until the ex- A ssistint
Attorney General called loudly for quarter.
Courtney, however, had gone in to WIN and
poor Binckleys cries were unheedei until thew
attracted the attention of two Deputy United
States Marshals, who happened to be passing
the door, and who rushed in TO save him from
the irate Courtney. Upon being relieved from
the unpleasant engagement Mr.. Buckley said |
nothing further
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-.
The Commercials special Washington saws |
as to the meeting of Congress in September, |
no decision ON the subject will be made unit |
the result OF the Maine election is ascertained. |
If the Republicans carry the State by an in
creased majority, indicative of Grants election
by the Northern States with the aid of the
Southern electoral votes, there will be no extra
session. The strong point in favor of an
IAoi" ec'sioh 10 oho ptooaulIlty CnaC Wnen Mr.
johnson is relieved from the fears of Congress.
ional interference he will adopt measures that
will throw the doubtful States into the hands
of the Democracy.
NEW EXPORT WAREHOUSE \
An export warehouse has just been estab-
lished for Boston, to which shipments of to- |
bacco in bond under the new regulations can |
now be made |
as RETURN OF SOLICITOR BINCKLEY
Solicitor Buckley, although be returned to |
Washington early this morning, did not visit |
either the Treasury Department or the Inter- |
nal Revenue Bureau to-day. He was engaged |
in preparing an official report Of his proceed |
ings in New York, probably to be submitted to |
the President.