Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-12
WASHINGTON.
Cash in Hand.


WAsHTSGroN, Nov IA statement of
The condition of the Treasury shows the
balance of gold on hand to be STA, 000, 600;
amount of outstanding gold certificates
S32, DOC, 900, leaving a balance of $50, O00,-
900 of gold balance of greenbacks on hand
$1,000, 900.
Neurological.
Robert j. Walker died this morning,
aged GS years.
Gen. Sherman officially announces the
death of Gen. Wool, and orders that the
usual respects be shown to his memory.
The Tennessee Railroads Respited
from Governments Persecution.
The Tennessee railroads case was con-
Guided to-day before Associate Justice
Swayne sitting in Chambers. The Ten
nessee railroads were represented by Hon.
Thomas A. r. Nelson, A. H. Ewing, John
Baxter and James L. Cooper, and the gen.
eral government by Stanley Matthews and
Aaron Perry, of Cincinnati
The railroad parties in the case are the
Tennessee and Virginia road, running from
Knoxville to Bristol, Va. the East Tennes-
see and Georgia road, extending from
Knoxville TO Dalton the Nashville and
Chattanooga road, connecting the above
named points, and the Northwestern road,
running from Nashville TO JohnsonYille on
the Tennessee river. The last mentioned
was partly rebuilt by the government du-
ring the war.
The general government claims about
-, 600 coo indebtedness against those COM
panies for the equipment OF their roads,
while the counsel present a counter claim
Of $500 900 for the use of the roads, for
g.. ,-,a1 b,- 4l,o onox-a,7,
ment, and payment of interest due
the State OF Tennessee while the govern
ment made use of the roads
The result is that a compromise was
effected to-day 10y the counsel, it being
agreed that the companies shall retain pos
session of the roads and run the same and
pay the interest due on Tennessee railroad
bonds, the surplus after making these pay
ments to be appropriated to the liquidation
Of their Indebtedness Of the general gov.
eminent
The Cost "a Free Government
The following il a statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures by warrants for the
quarter ending Sept CO. 1863, officially
made to-day:
Receipts from revenue customs, s., 2JG.-
S9i Sc: internal revenue. 81, 926. 352 81;
securities aud premiums on sales of coin,
50, 2I3, $50 ca; free from United States
cOnsols, S14l,G7l CO; storage, rent, labor,
etc, at the customhOuse, SS77, COG 81;
Zines, penalties and forfeitures for yio-
latiOn of custom laws, 500, S3l GO
fees on letters patcnt, SIe6 $50 CO;
tax on circulation, deposits, etc, of the
National Banks, -, 800, 94G Sc; repayment
If interest 10y Pacific Railroad Companies.
Sl27, 343 u; homestead and other land
fees, S125.Gj2 IL; steamboat fees, So
1913 IS; loans and fractional currency is
sued in excess Of redemption, $50, 4j7 10;
unenumerated sources, S47, 632, $50; total
receipts for revenues, S1O9, G42, O79 T..
The custom receipts for last week were
S@,0l6, 400.
GOnsOIine ia TOpers.
One thousand four hundred distilleries
are registered at the revenue office, $50
whereof are in operation.
The Negro Exodus.
A letter from Richmond Va, SAYS the
negroes are still on the move southwark
The Virginia Employment Agency there
advertises for all the able-bodied cOlored
men of the city and country at high wages
The agency is acting for Southern planters,
who design trying the negroes, if they can
he procured, before resorting TO Chinese
Coolies. Cold weather and necessity com
hined with other causes to make them
willing to respond to the demand.
The city OF Washington SIed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
instituted legal proceedings against Wash
ington CITY for obstructing their road