Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
GOVERNMENT SPECULATION.
The Purchase OF Bonds.
The Alabama Claims from an
English Point Of View.
Great TeIegraphic Enterprise.
Southern Railroad Interests at
Cincinnati.
GOVERNMENT SPECULATION.
Great TeIegraphic Enterprise.
WASHINGTON.
Government Buylng Bonds Great
Texas Lawsuit

Government Buying Bonds Great
Texas Lawsuit.
WAsHINoTok, May THE Secretary
Of the Treasury will purchase 20 bonds
to the amount of million dollars each
week, and has directed the Assistant
Treasurer at New York 10 receive pro-
p0sals therefor.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has Sc
lecied all special agents to be appointed
by him.
appointed Chief Clerk Of the Revenue
Bureau.
The Secretary Of the Treasury TO day
paid to Judge Paschall, attorney for Texas,
Two Of the indemnity bonds embraced in
the great suit of Texas vs.. White, Childs
and others. Judge Paschall has common
ced suits against the First National Bank
Of Washington for the recovery Of large
amounts of those bonds not in the original
suit in the Supreme Court.
1t is his intention TO pursue all persona
in England aud in America who have any
of th csc bonds. The bonds are now useless
TO the holders, the Court having decided
they sre not negotiable unless endorsed.
Regulations are being prepared by
Solicitor Smith, Of Internal Revenue,
fixing the kind and amount of proof res
quired for railroad companies, corpora
tons and individuals who have been
taxed as nonresident aliens, under a
provision of the Internal Revenue Act
which was repealed March 10, 1866, and
who now apply to have the amount of tax
which was withheld while the act re-
manned in force, refunded.
The nature Of the proof required will
be the affidavit of the claimant attested by
additional affidavit from some other re-
spCasible party, and the certificate of the
Consular Agent nearest the port TO which
the claimant belongs, that he is nom
resident alien -s
Attorney General Hoar returned to
Washington this morning, and WAS at
tending TO the duties of Office.
The Dyer Court has adjourned sine die.
Gen. Thomas left yesterday for San
Francisco, and Gen. Terry for Atlanta.
The finding of the court has not yet trans
pired.
The Prussian Minister, Garcia, took
leave Of the President this morning in a
farewell speech. The President in reply
hoped the friendly relations would con-
tiuue between Prussia AMI this country
Secretary Fish accompanied the Minister.
The Alexandria Union League sent
colored spokesman to the President this
morning to ascertain when delegation OF
the league may have a conference with
him in relation to affairs in Virginia. The
President consented to see them TO morrow.
Col. Forney, Gov. Ward, Gen. Van
Wick OF New York, and Mr.. Lloyd, of the
committee which had been travelling South
for some weeks, had an interview with
the President this morning concerning
what they observed while on their trip to
the Southern country The President ap-
pointed Adam Newkirk, Assessor Of the
Slh district of Tennessee.
A dispatch this morning from Superin-
tendert Snyder, of the Union Pacific rail-
road at Omaha, says that the last rail on
the Pacific road, will be laid at noon next
Monday, and that arrangements have been
made 10 telegraph the fact TO all parts of
the country as soon as the last blow shall
have been struck