Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-11
WASHINGTON.
pro1ress of the Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The Demo-
cratic Committee have very cheering in
telligeuce from New England, and especi-
aIIy from Maine, where there is reason
able hope of large and significant gains.
The Republicans have almost abandoned
the hope of carrying Mr.. Lynch's dis
trict.
A ShreVVd Move.
The Washington newspapers are in q
state of great indignation because Mr..
Platt, member of Congress from the Dis
trict of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Peters
burg, in Virginia, who is a candidate for
reelection, succeeded recently in having
the war vessel Newberne, and other naval
crafts, ordered to Norfolk naVy-yard to
be overhauled and repaired, giving sddi-
tional force to the yard, and necessarily
votes in his favor in the coming election.
In the Washington yard here the force is
reduced to about five hundred men, and
the work has become so scarce that unless
more is provided in few days the ser
vices of sixty or seventy more of the me-
chanics will have to be dispensed with.
Triumph of the BIackmaiIers.
Secretary Cox has succumbed TO politi-
cal pressure. Some time ago he was
praised all over the country for the firm
stand he took in refusing to allow the
clerks in his department to be forced into
the payment of assessments for political
purposes. 1t was step in the right di-
reciion, and good reform, but unfortu-
nstely he has not been able to hold out.
The demands for money, especially for
the Pennsylvania campaign, have been
too great, and to-day he agreed that the
Pennsylvania Committee should be al
lowed to collect money from his clerks.
He adds that subscriptions must be vol
unfary, but every clerk will understand
that a failure to contribute will make
him marked MAJ, and he will therefore
feel compelled to contribute. 's
Payment of Salaries of Keepers of
Bonded Warehouses.
The Acting Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has issued circular concerning
the disbursements of storekeepers' sala-
ries and expenses by proprietUrs of bond
ed warehouses, in accordance with the
recent act of Congress, which requires
the proprietors of all internal revenue
bonded warehouses to pay TO the collector
the current expenses and salaries of store
keepers OF other officers in charge of such
warehouses, and the same when not paid
may he collected by the same means pro-
vided for the collection of other taxes,
and all sums so collected in the nature of
reimbursements to the United States for
payments ON account of expenses and
salaries of storekeepers OF other officers
in charge of such warehouses, or that
may hereafter be collected, shall be car
ried TO the credit of the appropriation for
salaries and expenses of collectors, store
keepers, etc.
Spirit Meters In DIstiIIeries.
Acting Commissioner Douglas gives no
tee that the period within which spirit
meters must be attached and adjusted for
use in distilleres under the regula ions of
June 7, 1870, series No. 5, is extended
for sixty days from the 7th inst.
An Ambitious AspiranL
Hon. VIM. Richardson, of Massachu-
setts, who holds the double position of
Acting Secretary of the Treasury and
Acting Attorney General, aspires to Con-
gressional honors from Massachusetts,. He
resides in Mr.. Harper's district and
would like to shove Mr.. II. aside and get
his place. As both have strong friends,
this may create split and furnish a
Democratic Representative from Massa-
chusetts.
Customs Receipts.
The receipts of customs during the last
week were 1885, 95S; coin balance in
the Treasury SOS, 49S, 178; including GER
tificates $24, 342, $40; currency balance
$35, sic, 449.
Peace with the Sioux.
Father Gsniu, the missionary among
tho Sioux and Chippawa Indians iu De-
ootah. forwarded to the President treaty
of peace, made and signed together at
Fort Abererombie, Aug. 10, by those
tribes, in presence of Gen. L. G. Hunt,
Commander of the Post. The men of
the Sioux nation add to the treaty a re-
Quest that the President order thor, ugh
Indian Bureau. An appropriation of their
money will be made and applied to the
erection of Catholic Chapel on their re-
serve. They also desire if practical, that
some of them be chosen to come to Wash
ington to see the President on matters re-
garding the agency.
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