Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-28
TELHGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Alabama Claims Again
Estimates Of the Gotten Crop
Fearful Casualties at Memphis
Sad Death of DIR. JOurdan
The Alabama Claims Again
Estimates Of the Gotten Crop
Fearful Casualties at Memphis
Sad Death of DIR. JOurdan
WASHINGTON.

The Alabama Claims--What Motley
has Done and What He has not
Done. -..s- Id.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The status OF
the Alabama claims correspondence has
received q little vitality for so old ques-
ton by the outgivings of friends of the
administration that new and vigorous
policy in that particular is to be inaugu-
rated by Minister Morton.
Inquiry in the proper quarters show
that Motley has at intervals continued the
correspondence during the summer, and
has given it a tenor more in accordance
with the views contsineu in Senator Sum-
ner's speech in the Senate on the subject
than inthe line in which /. was conducted
last year. Whether that has had any
thing to do with his removal is yet to be
developed.
The claimants who suffered from the
, depredations by the Alabama and Shenan-
doah have been pressing the Government
lately TO push the correspondence TO some
conclusion; but it is no nearer 3 solution
than it was Immediately succeeding the
rejection of the Clarendon-Jo Johnson pro-
tocol. Indeed the proposition made last
Spring, TO conduct the negotiations in fu-
ture in Washington, has not been posi-
lively decided on. .. -.-.ss- a1aFE .alfH
Minister Morton's commission has been
made out and his instructions will proba-
bly, follow it some time next month.
The Yankee in Africa-EgyPtian
Civilization.
An officer at the War Department yes
terday received an interesting letter from
Cairo. An American officer now in the
service of the Khedive is the writer He
was formerly an officer in the American
army. He writes very encouragingly of
the future prospects of that country. The
Khedive is expanding vast sums of money
in retaining desert land by introducing
the water of the Nile by means of inlets
and canals. He is also building railroads
and making other vast internal improve
ments The writer states that the Ameri-
can officers are treated with the greatest
consideration, and that by their energy
the army will soon be brought to a COM
plete organization. In artillery, infantry
and cavalry the best of discipline prevails.
He says that it is the country for officers
leaving our army to emigrate TO.
He further states that the only draw
back is the manner in which the women
are treated. The Americans have repeatedly
urged upon the Khedive the necessity OF
reform in this particular. They have
argued that the only thing now wanting
was the proper influence of women, their
introduction at court and society, their
thorough education and the abolition of
the harems. To this the Kedive and
officers of his government object and an
swer that when the barriers that now sur
round the women of their country are
broken down, the next thing will be that
they will want the right to vote and hold
Office and that free-love institutions will
be at once established as they prevail in
England and America.
Robson, Cox, BelknaP, Grant, etc.
Secretary Robson returned this morn
ing. All the members of the cabinet, ex-
cept Cox, are now here. Belknsp and
Robson leave Thursday to attend the
Farragut Obsequies ia New York. The
President and Mrs. Grant will also be
present. The War Department rendered
the authorities having charge of the cere-
monies company of troops, each, from
Willett's Point and Governors Island, and
the Governors Island band, if desired, to
participate as military escort.
Prospect of the Cotton Crop.
Accounts received here from the cotton
growing regions CT the South, especially
in Louisiana, are more favorable than
they have been for years, and an unusual
ly large crop at the coming picking is
predicted. 1t is represented that there is
still much difficulty experienced regarding
the differences between employers and
colored laborers; and to stimulate the lat
ter expectations and encouraged that wa
ges will be increased during the coming
season. The planters in thewhole South
west are greatly encouraged at the crop
prospect, and it is asserted that the cotton
crop is wholly free from worms. In view
of the labor complications many of the
leading planters are contracting and have
sent out agents to procure Cinnamon for
next seasons labor.