Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-18
WASHINGTON.
Political Rows with Illicit DistiI!ers
News and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
following nominations were sent to
the Senate to-day: Amos Ackerman,
as United States Attorney for the
District of Georgia; L. l.. Whitley, of
Michigan, as Judge of the Sixth Ju-
dicial Circuit, vice Geotman with
drawn.
The Committee on elections were
engaged to-day in considering the
question as to what allowance was
proper TO be made to contestants.
The case of the Louisiana contestants
are not to be considered until after the
recess.
Mr.. Delano has information that a
detachment of the 18th Cavalry, on
duty under the instructions OF the
Revenue Bureau in Virginia, have
been very successful in destroying a
number of distillers near JonesvIlle
and Cumberland Gap. John Boyle, a
private belonging to the detachment,
was dangerously wounded in attempt
ing to capture Daniel Literal, the
pr0prietor of an Illicit distillery. a
reward of 500 will be offered for the
arrest of Literal.
Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, for
warded to the Revenue Office infOr-
nation that II. z. Turner, Deputy
Collector of the Third District in that
State, on the 9th, seized two Illicit
stills owned by man named Scruggs,
and moved them to his house, and
the next morning a crowd Of armed
men surrounded Turner's house III
Columbia, and as he was about to
convey the stills to the courthouse
for the purpose of securing them,
Turner defended himself with pistol.
The attacking party were all armed
with musketS, and fired a number of
rounds. He responded with his pis-
tOl, scattering the mob. During the
melee Turner's daughter, six years OF
! ACE, was wounded in the shoulder.
| Turner afterwards left from the rear Of
| his premises, on horseback, for assist
anCe, and while he was gone a crowd
/ of thirty men, armed with muskets,
again surrounded the house, They
were led by one MckelneT, who de-
manded of Turner's wife that the stills
/ be given up, which was refused, and
| Mchelner then took an ak and broke
open the smOke-hOuse, where they
had been deposited, and the crowd
| took the stills away. Turner obtained
warrants and caused three Of the ring
/ leaders to bearrested and jailed. The
/ remainder of the party are still under
arms, guarding the stills, OF which
/ they have possession. Gov. Scott be-
/ lieves a military force is absolutely
necessary in that vicinity to enforce
! the revenue laws against these rioters.
The Ways and Means Committee
/ has been in session ali day on the sub
! ject OF the tariff on steel, and after
/ much and close discussion the follow
| ing result was reached; On all steel
/ in ingots, coils, sheets, and steel wire
/ of not less than one-fouTth of an inch
in diameter, three cents a pound in
/ lieu of the present duties, viz; 21G3l
per pound, and 10 per cent. ad valo'
rem. Steel rails and other articles o
steel are yet to be acted on, ano
whichever the unifrom duty of *
raises or reduces the existing tariff /:
a matter of discussion.
A report has been in circulation thai
the Commissioner of Indian Affair:
had made his estimate for $4,000
more than was appropriated by the
last Congress is a mistake, as Parker
estimates only for $4,000, which i
to cover the additional expenses ne
cessary to carry out the policy OF the
Department In locating all the Indians
on reservations. The expenses hav'
been greatly reduced compared Will
the amount of labor to be done in 10
eating and sustaining the Indians.