Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-13
TELEG RAPHIC.
WASHIN GTON.
Onr Relations with Europe
The English Mission Again
Arrest under 14th Amendm't
Yesterdays Election i'm Maine
Supreme Court at Knoxville
A.O.P.NiChOISOn Chief Justice
WASHINGTON.
Roderick Random,s Case.


WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-The case
against Roderick r. Butler, for defraud-
ing the Pension Bureau, though dismissed
in Tennessee, is still pending against him
here. The pension officer is confident OF
convicting him when he makes his ap-
pearance, which will be about November.
Our European Relations and Policy
The only official dispatch recently sent
abroad relating to the war was Friday,
when the President was in Washington,
addressed to Minister Bancroft, but copies
of which were also transmitted to him,
Washburne and Motley, to the effect that
while we cannot act in connection with
other nations, yet if our good officers
should be requested with the belligerents,
we should be happy to extend them with
q view of bringing about peace between
two great powers with which we have
traditional friendship.
Our Government will scrupulously alb
stain from interfering with the affairs of
foreign nations, if for no o her reason
than because it would set an example and
afford pretext for foreign governments
hereafter to interfere with our own.
Hence it expresses no opinion as to the
merits of the war.
The telegram to Bancroft was Worded
cautiously, so as not to give any ground
for doubt as to our actual position of care
fully abstaining from foreign alliances.
As to the belligerents, willie we are al
ways ready to exercise the offices of friend
ship, they shall be specifically received by
the nations at war;.
Diplomatic representatives of Spain,
Chill, Peru and Ecuador are now here, and
an early settlement of formal terms of
peace between these countries is expected
Currency.
There is a great demand, especially
from the South and West, for legal tender
notes of the smaller denominations, and
TO supply the demand the Bureau of En-
gr lving and Printing is making extensive
arrangements for doing the work. The
One-lhousand dollar notes which completes
the series, will be turned over to the
United States Treasury this week.
No Fever at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-COngressman
Sheldon, who arrived to-day from New
Orleans the Sth, contradicts the yellow
fever statements concerning that city, say
Ing a few sporadic cases only existed,
and the last reported case was two weeks
ago, there having previously been not
more than five or six.
The Census Bureau has notyet received
full returns from any larger cities, but ex-
poets to receive some during the week.
Names are now coming in at the tate of
$500, 600 day.
Fat Contracts.
Bids for furnishing 7,140, 600 pounds
of beef cattle on hoOf and $50, 900 pounds
of bacon TO Indian tribes at the ageucies
in DakOtah were opened at the Indian Bu-
reau today. There were Is bids includ-
ing two proposing to deliver the supplies
at ST. Joseph, the latter were rejected as
not in accordance with the advertisements.
The bids for the cattle ranged from 1915
to 1892 per 100 pounds, and four bids
for bacon at 18c 10 25Lc per pound
Joseph F. Gibbs, of S.. Louis, was the
lowest bidder for beef, namely: S.. 70 per
100 pounds, and J. w. Baster, of Car
Isle, Pa, was the lowest bidder for bacon,
viz: lSc per pound.
Arrested under the Fourteenth
Amendment
The United States Marshal of Virginia
arrested Joseph Arundel, Postmaster at
Farmville Station, and brought him to
Alexandria to answer the charge of per-
Jury in that he voted for the ordinance of
secession and afterwards took the iron
clad oath. The case was continued until
October. The proceedings are instiga-
ted by man who wanted his Office.