Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-18
TELEGRAPHIG.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
COnfederateF undsEmbezEled
Radical Ring to Ferret them
Observation-Disclosures
A Terrific Tornado i'm Cuba
Two Thousand Lives Lost
A Terrific Tornado i'm Cuba
Two Thousand Lives Lost
WASHINGTON.


Movement 10 Recover Confederate
Moneys Said 10 Have Been Embez
zIed. .-.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-If the state,
ments of certain Radical ring, which
has just made known its existence here,
are to. be believed, it appears that at the
time of the surrender of Gen. Lee, at kp.
pomattox Courthouse and the consequent
overthrow of the Confederacy, or rather
shortly subsequent TO that period, large
sum of money, varicusly estimated al
$4,000, 900 to $5,000,000, which was
stored for safe-keeping in several out-of-
the-way places in the South, disappeared
from the Confederate treasury, and has
not since been regained. The Confederate
exchequer reverting to the United States
as the legitimate spoil of war, it is urged
by the ring in question that any moneys
or property stolen from it after the decla-
ration of peace could be recovered the
same as if the theft had been perpetrated
on the United States treasury. According
ly, few days since number of promi-
nent Radicals from Texas, headed by a
Radical member of Congress and the Col
lector of one of the largest ports in that
State arrived in town, and on Saturday
called on the Secretary of the Treasury to
s. urge him to appoint a commissioner to
proceed to their section of the country,
and, acting on information and proof fur
nished by them, to seize on the property
OF various eE-Confederates and Demo
Gratis, who, they allege, stole it, and un>
reservedly confiscate it for the use of the
government. BY this means, it was
urged, heavy blow could be inflicted on
thu Democratic power in that State, while
al the same time the government
would only he regaining what was legit-
mately its own. A remark of
Secretary Boutwell, that he would appoint
onesof the Treasury agents now in Texas
TO look into the affair, somewhat discOn-
certed the ring, who, through their spokes-
man, the member of Congress, replied,
that it would be extremely inadvisable to
appoint a resident of the South 70 make
an investigation, as he might have local
prejudices, and by premsturely alarming
the game defeat the object sought to be
accomplished. They urged the appoint
ment of a Northern man who would act
promptly and unfinchingly, and not suf-
fer himself to be wrought upon by mis-
placed sympathy. The Secretary, in
turn, replied that he would take the mat
ter under advisement and give the COM
mittee his decision in a few days. 1t was
also proposed by the ring, in case of the
experiment of coniscstIon meeting with
~, Twas 10 fy-x-f ~ in ha Cd
States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ala
bama where they allege still other Gull
prits of the same kind may be found.
Errors in the Census Returns.
Errors and discrepancies have been dis
covered in the census returns of the va
HOus assistant marshals, which have, after
minute investigation, led Superintendent
Walker TO the belief that they were COM
mitted by them with fraudulent intent to
gain compensation beyond what was le-
ultimately due. Accordingly instructions
will shortly be issued to the District At
torneys of the several districts wherein the
frauds have been committed, to vigorous
ly prosecute the offenders and insist on
the EXTREMIST penalty of the law. This
provides in case of perjury or willfuny
making false certificate, q fine not ex-
ceeding 50, 900 and Imprisonment for not
less than two years. 1t seems probable
that the first prosecution will be held in
the case of an assistant masshal in Vir-
ginia.
The Resignation.
The correspondence relative to the re-
tirement of Secretary Cox from the Cabi-
net was not made public, for the reason
that the Presidents letter accepting the
resignation has not reached Gen. Cox,
though the latter was informed yesterday,
in a personal interview with the President,
that it would be accepted in writing. The
President personally assured him of his
great regard, and to-day insisted that Gen.
Cox only left the Cabinet of his own vO-
litiOn and for reasons personal TO himself.
The politicians who have been instrument
tai in producing the resignation, however,
do not take that view of it, while the fact
transpires that charges in writing against
Cox were laid before the President.
FOrneY.
A rumor is very current tonight that
John w. Forney is to be made Secretary
of the Interior. 1t is mentioned for what
it is worth.
sheridan on the War.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-Gen. Sheridan
has written a letter to friend in Wash
ington, in which be says there is the same
percentage Of dcserters and Sinking from
military duty in the German and French
armies as there was in the United States
army during the late civil war, AMI speaks
of the fall of Paris as merely question of
time.
Expected Trouble with Canada
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Govern
ment has not yet been officially informed
of the seizure of the St. Clair Flats canal
by the Canadian authorities. AS soon as
authenticated representations shall be
made here proper action will be taken.
DeIanO's Prospects.
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner
DelanO together had an interview with
the President to day. After it was over
Delano was asked as to the truth of the
rumor that he would be appointed Secre-
tary of the Interior, to which question he
persisted in returning an evasive answer.
The general impression is that he will
succeed Gen. Cox.