Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-07

TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Gossip OF the Capital
R. q. Butler and 10 Cooper
Congressional Proceedings
A Fishing Smack Condemned
BY the Canadian Authorities
acknowledgements New York
Cuban Jordan under Bail
Steamer Lost below Memphis
WASHINGTON.

Steamer Lost below Memphis
WASHINGTON.
Pension Butler Puts ON a Bold Face.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Representative
Roderck X. Butler, of Tennessee, is here,
but did not answer to his name yesterday.
Friends say he will appear9in the House
to-day and make q personal explanation,
during which he will refer to the damag-
ing charges which have been made against
HIM in connection with pension frauds,
and demand investigation by Congress
into the whole subject
LATER. Roderick R. Butler who is
charged with committing frauds against
the Pension Bureau has arrived and was
In his seat in the House to-day, and was
busy trying 70 induce the members aid in
preventing his arrest until com ittee Of
Congress can in gestigste the charge.
To COntract the Currency.
Senator Sumner states that the object
of his bill introduced yesterday, upon
which he could not obtain action, is TO
stop the press in the Treasury Depart
ment and the present and future printing
of curIncy in the place of WON out notes
He believes this course will gradually
contract currency and bring about specie
payments. The bill provides for amend
ing the funding law increasing the per
d cent. bonds from $500, 900, 900 to $780,,
900, 000. Tee Senator does not believe
bonds bearing lower rate of interest can
be negotiated under the present condition
OF the finances.
Navy Reconstruction.
Gen. Logan will introduce as qseOn as
possible a resolution, sbolishing the Office
of Admiral of the Navy st once, and
the office of Vice Admiral as soon as a
vacancy occurs. This viii reduce the
Navy to an equality of rank with the ar
my, The grades of General and Lieut. Gen
eral, in which are by virtue of the army
reduction act last session, TO be discon-
unued as soon ss vacancies occur Logan
intends TO press this measure before any
confirmation is made by the Senate of an
appointment to fill the vacancyoccssioned
by the death of Admiral Farragut.
The New French Minister.
Niscoun TTetilhard at noon to day, in
SccOrdsuce with previous arrangements,
called at the Executive Mansion. He
presented his credentials and they were
accepted 10y the President
LathrOp Motley i'm Glover.
In a private letter sent here Minister
Motley writes that he received an auto
graph letter from the Queen of Holland
rendering him the free use of one of her
elegant mansions at the Hague, to enable
him TO complete his history of the Meth
erlands. He has accepted the offer, and
will proceed 10 the Hague TO commence
his literary labors as soon as he receives
instruction to turn his office over to the
first Secretary of the Legation.
Militia 10 Cooper GETS His Rights.
In the case Of Reynolds, of East Ten
nessee, against Cooper, to recover the
bulk Of the property sold per Sheriff's
sale on a Judgment of $4,000 against
Reynolds for imprisoning Parson VIM.
g. Brownlow, now Senator, at the out
break of the war; the court below held
that the proceedings in the Brownlow
case were void, and that Cooper took no
title from the Sheriff. The Supreme
Court today Teve8ed that decision.
One of BOGtWeiI,s Failures.
The Committee of Ways and Means,
will as requested, give power to issue
three hundred million of i've per cent
bonds, the Secretary having acknowledged
that his four and half per cent bond
scheme is a failure.
POrter's Estimate OF Grant.
The last Porter letter is much talked
about and the sensation of the hour.
Grant will hold on to the Admirsl's nomi-
alton, and SO be avenged, unless mutual
friends change his mind.
The status of Schurz.
There is ne position manifested
to transfer Senator Schurz from the com
mittees he is now on 10 those of less i'm
portance, and those who have predicted
that lie would be ruled aout of the party
now find their mistake.
There will be wei organized efforts to
bar The confirmation of Admirals Porter
and Rowan in the Senate.
Hen Butler Or the WarpaIh.
NV York, Dec. G. 49, The Times
Washington special says Gen. Butler will
improve an early opportunity to introduce
bill into the House authorizing the Pre-
sident 20 carry ont the policy of reprissl
indicated 10 the message in retaliation for
the seizure Of fishing vessels by the Cana
dian authorities.
LOgan's Prospects.
The election of Gen. Logan to the Sen
ate from Illinois, in place of Yates, is re-
gardel as certain. OF l25 representative
members in the Illinois Legislature, so
are claimed by Logsn's friends to be
pledged TO him. The remainder are divi-
ded between Gov. Palmer, Gen. Oglesby
and Gen. Karner.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES To
baccO.
q Among the awards Of the court claims
is one of SOS, 90 in favor of ROthschild
Brothers for the net proceeds of 3SS
hogsheadS e tobacco captured by the
United States military forces in Rich
mond, and sold by the Secretary of the
Treasury under stipulation.
The total amount of judgments against
the United States 10 suits brought for the
recovery of proceeds of captured cotton
ana sugar is, in round numbers, 1926, 600.
Contested seats from PennsyIVanIa.
Representative MorTeil, of the seven
teenth Pennsylvania district, who was
defeated by eleven votes for reelection,
says he has no intention Of contesting his
seat, nOr viii be permit his constituents
10 do so. Mr.. Armstrong, of the eight
tenth district, beaten by twerty-seven
votes, also declines TO contest. Mr.. Cess
ma viii, therefore, be the only contestant
from that State.
The English Mission.
Ii is stated positively, by person who
is in a position TO know, that the English
mission has not been offered TO any per
son since Senator Morton declined it.
This settles the rumors which have beer
going the rounds TO the effect that the
the President ottTed it to Gen. Schenck
The indebtedness of Various SOuth.
ern Railroad
companies 20 the Government for rollins
stock aud Improvements, turned over I,
them al the close Of the war, is still un
settled. This amount is 5000, OGO. II
selling this property TO the railroads tn
United States retained lien thereon, ant
reserved the right 10 Tetske possession o
the roads and collect the revenues there
of until the Obligations were discharged
As general thing, thus far the Govern
ment has failed TO collect the debts, or Il
get possession If the roads. The Ten
nsssee railroads, particularly, failing L
obtain recognition of their claims for us
; the roads during the wal, have ask,,
ana received one extension after another
wi,bout complying with any of them, il
the hope q being ultimately relieve
from payment by Congress. One Of tn
few exceptohs is the New Orleans an
Cbattauooga Rsilroad, which has passe