Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-17

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1 n Negro Among the DOcters-Re
fract0ry DIstiIIers-MiIItary FOrc'
Threatened, etc. . .....
WASHINGTON, June 16. The Medical
Society of The District Of Columbia will
soon be required TO act upon the applica-
tion of a prscticing colored physician to
become member. 'i-f' tr'+ -
Judge Paschall, attorney for Texas
bonds, demanded Of George Peabody 4 Co,
London, through their New York house,
Dabney, Morgan & Co. 100000 realized
by them in Texas indemnify bonds covered
by the decision in the case of Texas VS..
White & Chiles, Texas, will probably re-
cover the money without litigation.
A colored man named Nicholas, has
been appointed night surveyor of customs
in Galveston, Texas. He is native Of
Virginia. a.. %. f---1sa "a
I6teiIietnee received to-day at the In-
ternal Revenue Office of the existrnce OF a
large number of illicit distilleries in Lee
county, Virginia, on the Kentucky border,
and of a continuation among them 10 re-
sist the laws. Commissioner Delano has
taken measures 20 enforce the revenue
laws there, and compel payment Of the tax,
even il il should be necessary 10 call on
the military forces for aid. - =.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has di.
rected Mr.. Van Dyke, Assistant Treasar.
er, at New York, TO make his purchase of
bonds for last week 10 this month, Tues
day 29th inst, instead Wednesday, that
the account may be returned here before
the 1st July. He also instruets the Assis-
tant Treasurer 10 purchase bonds TO the
amount Of $685. 600 at either Of the next
two weekly purchases, in addition to the
regular purchase of million a week, in
order to increase the sinking fund by the
close Of the fiscal year, TO the proportion
ate amount for the four months of the
present administration, the law requiring
one per cent of the entire Indebtedness TO
be purchased during each fiscal year for
that fund H. FEaE Es
Information is received here that the
18th amendment 10 the constitution of the |
United States has been ratified by both |
branches of the Florida Legislature. The |
vote in the Assembly was 26 to Is, and |
in the Senate l3 against 8. .- --5
The military commission that convened /
at Austin on the 18th of September, 1868, |
under orders from she War Department 10 /
try James Weaver, a civilian for the mur- /
der of another civilian named Knowles,
their Iabors by finding the ae-
cured guilty Of murder in the
first dagr,e, and sentencing him TO
be hanged. The foding has been
submitted TO the President and by him
The death sentence will be
carried out on the 24th Of September.
The findings of the court-martisl which
at Atlanta, Ga July Is, 1868,
Private Henry Mayatt, of COM
pany B, 18th U. S. Infantry, was tried for
the murder of a colored man named Hen
ry Gillespie, and found guilty, have been
submitted 10 the President and disap.
proved by him, and the prisoner ordered
discharged from custody and from the
service of the Uoiied States. 3D. ......
Thirty watchmen and laborers were
yesterday dismissed from the Treasury |
Department on account Of the reduction
in the last appropriation bill. Others
will be dismissed in few days. A large
OF clerks in the Second and |
Fourth Auditors, Secretary's and Regis
ter's offices will be dismissed about the
last of the month. The Postmaster
General has appointed seven clerks to
supply vacancies caused by removals..