Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-10


name of Lincoln. They have also bill
to establish territorial government fol
the Indian Territory, which Will not b'
completed, however, till after confer
ence with the Committee on Indian AT
fatrs.
Another bill will be reported to prohib
ID polygsmy in Utah, if the Senate does
not act on the one pa sei last session.
, Mr. Cullum, Chairman of the Committee
is net a member of the next Congress,
and il is reported the President offered
him the Governorship of Utah Territory
He says he cannot afford TO take it.
The Funding Bonds
John W. Burson, President of bank a.
Auncie, yesterday sought permission from
the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange
&l70, 900 in 500 bonds for an equaI
amount of per cen bonds authorized by
the funding act The Secretary declined
the offer unless Burson would take an
equal proportion of the amount in bonds
of the rate and A per cent interest
Boutwell, eaid, however, that he would
soon advertise the loan and that il would
be sold TO the highest bidder not below
par.
Brigham YOuns7s I1c8me Tax.
The collection of the tax recently de.
cided to be due from Brigham Young a.
Trustee of the Church of Ehe Latter DAY
Saints, has in consequence of representa-
tons which have been made, that thu
internal law exempting certain religious
communities was to include that of which
Young is the head has been suspended
for re-sdjustmeut or Legislation.
1t is net expected that any public bus i
ness of Importance will be transacted
UNI til after the holidays.
Georgia not TO be Admitted tILI New
Year.
The s. nate will not take action regard
ing the Georgia Senators until January
Col Farrow, one of the contestants
leaves Washington fer Georgia tonight
Grant on SchuTz.
A Western Senator, who has lateiS
seen the President says the latter was
very bitter on Senator SchurZ, and &C
cuses him of having lost Missouri 70 the
Republican party irretrieVsbly for the
ReIt two years; Sin fact, said the West
orn Senator, in language becoming the
land of the setting sun, 'NGrant damned
him up hill and down"
Big Mails.
As an evidence Of the amount of bust
ness transacted in the Internal Revenue
Bureau, il is ascertaiDed that it takes eigh'
mcn two hours every day to open and dis
tribute the mail which relates to the busi
ness Of the office, and during the last as
ssssment seventeen tons of paper was re
Quired upon which TO print the blank!
necessary for the income tax alone
More Developments.
1t il said that letters written by Admirs
Porter during the war, which reflect some.
what severely upon Gen. Butler, then al
Sflcsr of the army, viii soon be given tC
she public.
Gen. SchencA,- in conversation las
nj ght regarding the English mission, sale
the President would not offer it 10 any
one who could not accept il. When ask
ed if he could accept it, he promptly an
sweIed that he had given notice of Goa
test 10 Gen. Campbell, and, consequently
would be compelled TO remain here.
Gov. Walker, of Virginia, in his annus
message of yesterday, shows the way il
which Grant sends Federal troops owe
the South, and pays his respects to him a
4 follows:
= 81 feel bound 10 say that, in view Of
eli the circumstances, the sudden with
drawal Of these troops while in the midst
of the performance of the delicate duty s.
which they had been assigned of sustain
ing the civil authorities in Norfolk county
In removing negro squatiers, in accord
ance with an order from the Presiden
himself, without any notification 70, OF
consultation with me, endangering, as i
did, the lives of Our.ofiicers and citizens
and the peace of the community, was, in
my opinion, an act OF official discourtesy,
and d manifestation of an Indifference tC
possible consequences, of the graVest
character, without parallel in the his
tory of the country. If the original ordel
for the assignment of Federal troops e
this duty were right, then its rSFOcation
under the circumstances, was an inexcus
able wrong.
Work of the Court of Claims.
From the annual statement transmitted
to Congress it appears that the Court OF
Claims during the year ending Dec. 5
1870, rendered judgment in 1874 cases
The aggregste amount claimed by the par
ties bringing these suits against the United
States was about 50, 800, OOO The tota
amount awarded was 1891, SS7-all il
favor of the claimants, except in on
case where suit was brought against III
United States FOX damages to the amour
of 800, 500, resulting from an slleget
violation of contract by the military al
thorities in Virgins. The govern
ment set up counterclair
spon performance of contract an
was awarded $l,649. The larges
claim was for the amount of $735, GA
and interests from March, 1865, for tn
net proceeds of some /, 900 boxes of e
bscco converted and destroyed by the al
mics of the United States during the lat
war. This suit was dismissed. but, lik
most of the others so decided, has bee
appealed to the Supreme Court Anon
the awards is one Of $5S, 900 in favor O
the Rothschild Brothers for the net pre-
ceeds of 1S6 hogsheads of tobacco car
tured by the United States military force
In Richmond, and sold by the Treasur
under stipulation. The total amount c
the judgments against the United State
IN tue suits brought for the recovery {
the proceeds of captured cotton and 81
oar Ia in round numbers, 1925, 900.
DistiIery Decisions.
The Acting Commissioner of Intemi
Revenue has decided, in reply 10 a lette
from the Assessor, Of the First distrit
of Illinois, that no objection is seen
the use of water through closed pipe
into the refining or purifying tubes, fl
the purpose of refining spirits while i
the process of continued distilla'ion; bl
the arrangements for introducing II int
the tubes, however, must be so col
structed as 10 preclude the possibility
Obstructing the spirits from tiso tubes {
az thereby introducing any other materi
than water into the spirits. With th
view the pipes should be construct
with stopcock controlling the flow
the water, the same TO be under the loo
and key of the storekeeper, and he
Instructed at each time of introduci1
the water 10 closely examine 4
same and STE that no other mater