The New York herald., 1869-08-26
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WASHINGTON, August rs, 1seo.
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sherman On the Inc
como Tux.
A rather unaccounrable error occurred in INV dsa.
patch Of last Sunday respecting the proposed modf.
ncaion OF the odious income tax. Az published.
the despatch represents Senator Sherman a. on.
posed TO the income tax, while the fact Is your COR
respondent wrote very plainly that the Senator'S
speech had been severely criticised In consequence
OF his declaration n favor OF the continuance OF thu
unpopular income tax" AS the despatch pub
lished conveys a meaning exactly the opposite of
what was Intended and written, this correction il Of
some Importance. and the more SO from the fact that
large proportion of the press Of the country seems
to have been awakened TO the proprlety OF agating
the repeal Of the tax BY the statements and figures
furnished In the despatch to which allusion made.
The movement IN favor OF Its modification entire
abolition Is undoubtedly gaining in strength, ana
promises by the time Congress meets to be Of suoh
character as to sweep all opposition before 1t.
NIur1er by Negroes In North Carolina.
The following was received from Richmond TO-
day:-Informatlon has been received here OF a MOSS
atrocious murder by negroes the line OF the VIII
mington and Weldon Railroad yesterday, at whita.
ker's station, IN North Carolina. For some cause
unknown recently elected negro magistrate issued
warrant for the arrest OF the railroad agent named
Grimm. This warrant was delivered to party OF
armed negroes with instructions to take Grimm dead
or alive, and with such unequvocal authority they
proceeded in quest OF the supposed delinquent On
arriving at the railroad depot they found their man.
but without any demand for his surrender to tho
hands Of the law they deliberately murdered him o.
tho spot. Grimm Is said to have been an estlmab1
young man and highly respected by the community
in which he lived. The AFFAIR created tho widest sSs
element among the citizens In the Vicinity, 20 ~
seemed for while dlspose9 10 avengs sumn
this outrage against justice and humanity.
counsels, however, prevailed. and writs
issued FOR the arrest OF the perpetrsto
the SABLE justice who originated Y
tho liat
The Plato Printers strike-Ehe l.
Fractional Currency.
The Treasury offclals received Information to-dS
to the ereo that the plate printers Of the Bank Note
Company IN New York, who have been on strike.
had agreed to go to work, and tomorrow tho bank
note companies have promised to furnish 800 Ia
currency, and to keep that supply up daily The
Secretary Of the Treasury proposes TO exact supply
of daily for the present IN order TO maze up
for lost time. The demands for fractional currency
at the present time are so great and tho amounts
required so large that to supply them would neces-
state the issue Of day for year to come,
There Is report here that the plate printers Of tho
American Bank Note Company, which prints onesldo
OF the notes. about to strike now that the other
c0mpany's hands have agreed to 20 to work. The
information at the Treasury Department was that
they would quit work to-day, but 1t Is expected
they will do 1t tomorrow In that case the issue OF
the currency will again be at standstl ana the
government will be compelled to transfer the print
ing to this city. George D. McCartee, the head OF
the Printing and Engraving Bureau OF the Treasury
ho1 mad ha fhofvu In fan douu
will be able to 60 on printing the currency and can
turn out $500 900 day. This will put end to the
inconvenience which the government has been as
through the failure OF the bank note companies to
come to time.
Indian Claims to be Settled Through the
Indian Bureau.
The Secretary OF the Interior has ordered that
hereafter all Indian claims must be settled through
the Indian Bureau. These claims include bounty
and pension claims OF Indian soldiers, claims for
Indian depredations, &c, This decision Is brought
about because Of agents who overchargc their
cIients-a mode Of defraudlng that is carried Oh to
very great extent.
Lady Clerks in tho Revenue Bureau.
number Of temporary lady employees OF the Rev.
Bureau have had thcir term Of service extended
till January II next and several Of them have re-
ceived permanent appointments.
The Case Of Collector willis of Mississippi.
Supervisor Stanw0Od, OF mississippi and Lout-
siana Is here preparing report in the of Major
Willis, recently suspended as Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Third Mississippi district.
A Seemingly Absurd Proposition.
A letter was received at the White House to-day
from Paris, written by a Frenohman requesting the
President to issue charter authorizing hm to es.
tabsh gambling house in New York city, to be
regularly licensed and placed under the surveillance
of the police; to contribute portion Of Its profits
to the government, and to be managed in all re.
spects like the gambling houses OF Baden Baden ana
wiesbadsn. The name Of the enterprisng member OF
the gambiing fraternity is Boineaux.
Personal.
Mr. L. Estrance, Of the British Legation, was YEA.
terday summoned North on account OF the loss BY
drowning at Nahant Of bis wife's brother, a youth
named Austin. Mr.. L. Estrance married an Amert
can lady, niece Of General wadsworth OF New
York, who lost his life In the rebellion.