The New York herald., 1870-05-07
WASHING on.
troops Ordered to the Red
River Frontier.
Iactics of the Georgia
Radicals Exposed.
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Bullock's Friends Tampering with
Senators.
INCREASE or REVENUE RECEIPTS.

WASHINGTON, May 9. 1870.
Tho Georgia Corruption Investigat ation-. Cow
ernor Bullock's Railroad and Real Estnts
Operations.
The Senate judiciary Committee since Yesterday
have been quite indeIatlgable IN their In.
vestfgatians into Bullock's career In con-
nection with Congressional legislation on the
georgia question. The committee met last
night very quietly and protracted their Iabors until
afser eleEla O'Clock d. G. Forney was before the
commysst the object being to obtain from him some
ini0rms,.sA In regard to certain checks and
moneys belonging to Bullock and company. The
committee met again TINS morning and went ear.
nesty to work, as II they had at last got the scent
and were pressing 1t closely. The committee are
very Detcent concerning their Investigations but It
b hinted that rhis matter viii be wound up and
win present some startling exposures to go before
the country. From what is stated by different
parties 1t seems that SenatorN Carpenter, OF Wis
eonsfn. and Senator Upton, OF Nebraska were
approached by representatives Of the opponents Of
the Bingham amendment. Both are said to have
become very much enraged at this rejection upon
sneir integrity. The parties made mistake In
mer men. The statements given to the committe ee
Of Bullock and his schemes are very singular It ia
alleged that all over Georgia he has appointed TO
ONCE In every case where asked the relatives of
members ofthe Legislature t is charged that Bullock
never has been taxpayer in Georgia. that he was
elected President OF the Augusta ana Macon Rail-
road by Foster Blodgett, Mayor OF Augusta, and
VINO mad controlling voice In the road II is also
menuoned by the opponents Of Bullock that the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, owned exclusively
by the State, has been allowed to run down. until It
N now dangerous to human life and uncertain in
ts hat
mis- ~ to 30 disgust the people to bring them In
favor OF the sale of the road. II the present Ieyis
lature were perpetuated this scheme would be nut
Srough without any trouble. 1t is charged another
case Oh speculation Is alluded TO In which an opera
mousse worth about 100000 it is proposed to sell for
state House for 100000 The committee has been
paced In possession OF mass Of testimony In regard
10 the performance OF the Bullock party which some
what surprises them and helps the case nightly
as showing the character of the persons charged
with the irregularities undergoing investigation.
Spurious evcn-TLirty Notes In Circulation.
The circulation OF small amount of spurious
seventhirty notes in 1867 is the subject Of careful
mvestigatlon. Certain New York bankers, who pre-
sented ehe are made defendants in the suit brought
oy the government. rigid examination OF wit
nesses is In progress by Sterne Chittenden in It's
oehal, ana Lucius Chittenden on the other SIDE
The Bureau OF Statistics Is In daily recent OF a
large number OF applications for awards OF of1cial
numbers and signal letters to merchant vessels The
Following Is list of applications received in one
aay the 9th instant, representing the aggregate of
ooOo tons, exhibiting satisfactory revival of our
shipping interests:-Three large schooners from San
Francisco; two large steamers from Galena, H. one
steamer from Philadelphia one large schooner from
Port Huron, Mich; four large vessels from New York:
one large Ship three steamers and twenty others of
different classes from Detroit, MIch making the
total number received In the frst five days OF MAY
about ssxty-fve.
Ellis Signed by the President.
the President has signed an act to amend an act
entitled San act providing for the taxing OF the
seventh and subsequent censllses OF the United
States, and to ix the number or the members OF the
House Of Representatives and to provide for their
future apportonment among the several states;''
an act to fix the point of junction of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific
Railroad Company and the joint resolution autho-
rHing the supply Of arms for instruction and prac-
tice to certain colleges and universities.
Lack OF Seamen in the Navy.
The latest information from the Atlantic Navy
Yards shows that there are five vessels now ready
for sea- but are kept Idle for want Of sailors There
n necessary service for these vessels to perform but
owing to the niggardly policy of Congress nothing
can be done.
Troops for the Red River Frontier.
The War Department has as yet received no news
from Pemblna in regard to the column OF troops
ordered there some weeks ago. Owing to she In.
!. .,aeaency Of the weather it is supposed tnat the
ycl ops which come from Hancock's command have
seen unable to get through In view Of the possible
INVASION OF the Winnipeg country by British
sOll Tho nf %
great importance.
Postal Convention with the Sandwich Islands.
postal convention. establishing and regulating
the exchange of correspondence between the United
States and the Hawaiian Islands, has been concluded
and will be carried into operation the LIST of July
1870. II provides for regular exchange OF corre-
spondence between the two countries by means of
the United States mail steamers plying between San
Francisco and Honolulu, well as by occa-
sional steamers and sailing vessels plying
between Honolulu and San Francisco, Port
land tOregon), the ports on Puget's Sound,
comprising letters, newspapers and printed
matter OF every kind originating in either country
and addressed TO and deliverable in the other coun-
try San Francisco, New York, Boston, Portland,
Oregon, Teekalet Olympia and Port Townsend
Washington Territory, are the oces OF exchange on
the side Of the United States and Honolulu and Hlo
age to be levied and collected in the United States
on ana after July l, 1870, on correspondence ad-
dressed to or received from the Hawaiian kingdom
viii be as follows, wiz -|
On letters six cents per each single rate of half an
ouf ce or UNDER to be fully prepaid at the mailing
Office In all cases by means Of United States postage
stamps II not fully prepaid they cannot be for
warled. Letters received In either country from the
other are to be delivered free of ali charges what
s0ever. I4. 5a.t
Sec0nd--On newspapers sent or received the reur-
lar rates OF United States domestic postage are to be
levied and collected; If transient papers, two cents
per each four ounces fraction thereof and If sent
10 regular subscribers the prepaid quarterly rates.
ntrd-On other printed matter four cents per each
weight or four ounces or fraction thereof whether
sent Or received. Posmasters win levy and collect
postage accordingly on and after July l, 1870.
by order OF the Postmaster General
1865 JOSEPH II. BLACKFAN
superintendent OF Foreign Mails.
The Southern TranscontinentaI Railway
Quarrel.
The Southern Transcontiuental Railway was
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