Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-31
WASHINGTON.
Report from the Bureau of Statistics
-Large Excess of Imports over


Report from the Bureau of Statistics
-Large Excess of Imports over
Export
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-The Chief of
the Bureau of Statistics is preparing a
synopsis of the monthly report for August,
in which is given full statement of the
imports, exports, ETC., for the fiscal year
of 1870. This report will show that al
though our imports exceed our exports,
there is an increase of $54, 500,0 900 over
the fiscal year of 1869. 1t is manifest
from the tables from which the following
figures are taken that the total exports OF
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1857,
1920, 519, 951; total exports, 80, 427, l24
total imports, 1852, 355, 059; total excess
of imports $l1, 4OS, 974.
Instructions to District Attorneys.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The Assistant
Attorney General on Saturday telegaphed
to the United States District Attorney of
Western Virginia, to dismiss all prOsecu-
tions under the act to enforce the right OF
citizens of the United States to vote in
the several States, when the Offense is not
the distinction forbidden in the second
section of the same act In Kentucky
and West Virginia, it seems that parties
have brought suits against registers of
election for refusing to register the votes
of some who is alleged to have been in
the Confederate service. The second Sec
ton referred to protects the cOlOred peo-
ple in their rights, but the third section
relates to all classes who may feel ag-
grieved by the refusal of registers to re-
ceive their votes. 1t is understood that
the same instructions will be sent to all
the United States District Attorneys in
the Southern and border States.
The Canvass i'm Louisiana.
The Congressional Republican Com
mittee have information that the Demo
cratic managers in Louisiana are working
very busily to secure the negro vote. The
Chairman of the principal committee in
that State lately received letter from a
colored man inquring whether negro
delegate would be received at the Demo
cratic convention. In reply, the Chair
man began by expressing his astonishmeu'
that such a question should be asked,
since it was matter of universal knowl
edge that the Democratic party was the
party of the Constitution and of law
Negroes were voters by the Constitution
hLlu lllb DELlOGAdbo VI 1lJuAoA0ho WYNN
not only abide it, but in this case they
expected the cOlOred men to meet will
them as a matter of course and woulC
welcome them.
singular Case of Suicide.
The body of man, named Ro5er
Thompson, was found yesterday nea
Fort Stanton suspended in the fork of
tree. The testimony proved this
he must have climbed TO the to
and deliberately fixed his head in
fork of limb and swung off, his weigh
bending the top over and allowing hi
body to swing free He was so tightl
iammed between the limbs of the tre
that it was necessary to place a roperoun
his body and throw it over q branch sbov
him to hoist him out of it. He was aboU
fifty years old, and had been slightly d'
ranged for short time.
base Ball Clubs Partnerships
A base ball club has been decided by
Washington Justice to be partnership
the extent that all members are bound Il
debts contracted by their officers Tor u
club. II seems in this case one OF Il
members bought a lot of lumber Il
fences, sheds and fitting up the groun
The lumber was used, but the club d
not pay. The Court gave Judgme
against the club for the full amount al
costs.
A Negro POStoffice Agent Seel
Redress.
Rev. j. Setta Martin, the cOlored Post
agent recently assigned TO duty in Il
South, complains to the POstofice Depal
ment that he was elected from the cars
the Mobile and Montgomery Railros
solely on account of his color. He sa!
he was on duty at the time, and he seel
redress in a suit against the Raiload Cor
psny for ten thousand dollars damages.