Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-13
WASHINGTON.
Death of an Old Citizen.

J, White. Professor of Astronomy anc
Navigation at the Naval Academy, has
resigned.
The receipts of the Government, includ
ing the balance in the Treasury, for the
three months ending June 30, were $685..
11,483.
Secretary Robson has gone home. on q
visit. t.alt Eas t5F
The Indians. rr....
An official report to the War Department
says the Sioux are all collecting for q
grand council Red Cloud is EXERCISING
a very beneficial influence among them.
and hopes to persuade the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes to keep peace.
The COIOred West Point Cadet Esep.
rimanded.
1t appears that the court of inquiry on
the complaint of the colored cadet at West
Point report his published statements as
incorrect, and that he has been treated by
the authorities with the same considera-
ton as other scholars, and it is recon.
mended that both he and the white cadet,
Gilmore, be court -martialed Secretary
Belkpap disposed of the case by ordering
both to be reprimanded, but assured the
cadets that offenders in future will be dealt
with summarily.
cadet Butler 60 be Arrested and
Tried.
The agent of the Pension Bureau who was
sent to Tennessee to investigate the case
OF Congressman Butler having reported the
facts in the case to be as previously stated
to the Bureau, the case has been placed in
the hands of the District Attorney, and the
necessary papers have been made out and
forwarded for his arrest He will be
brought to this city for trial Additional
evidence has been adduced to show that
Butler, with his partners, his brother-in-
law and his son, with others, formed nice
little ring for the transaction of pension
and other business in way of their own.
The cases of the others are under examina,
ton at the Pension Office, and it is more
than probable that all the parties will soon
be brought to trial for their connection
with these transactions
The Attorney General on the GeOr.
gia Question.
The Attorney General received private
dispatches from Georgia, advising him that
the Lower House of the Legislature, had
disagreed with the Senate in its not pro-
longing the term of the Legislature and
other citizens of the State requesting his
opinion, which should be published by the
Atlanta papers of to day. In it he ad-
dressed himself to the Legislature and the
people as a private citizen of the State, !
and treated the question on hypothesis
which he did not assume to discuss, that
the Legislature had a right to determine
whether its term should prolong, or
whether an election should be held thisfall,
Both ont legal and political grounds,
he argues that whether the Government
be provisional or not, the constitution of
(ranrcio hoe haar, in
and that to the intent of the electors who
voted for the present Legislature, they
have enjoyed their terms, and the laws be
administered, and their powers be exer-
cised during these two years, and that in
every sense the next election should be
held this fall. He suggests that if they
think best, they may postpone the time
for the election at any time, SO their terms
are not prolonged till December; and so it
will not be held before the constitutional
time, which is in January.
In a conversation to-day with Judge |
AkermAn he said than an election held un-
der the circumstances and conditions which |
characterized that of 1868, would be a
calamity in any State and if in a legal
way an election which must be held under
such a condition of violence and terrorism
could be avoided, 1t might be. He believed
that there is a feeling among the people
that they are injured In many ways by the
colored people exercising their rights un-
der the new condition of things, and that
it will be manifested in any event to some
extent, and to postpone the election it is
only necessary to postpone ebullitions and
exhibitions of prejudice on the part of the |
white voters which will necessarily take
place whenever these rights are exercised, |
by that class. This opinion was transmit |
ted partly in the handwriting of Judge |
Akerman himself, and partly in that of an |
amanuensis, to whom it was dictated, and |
no copy is retained here or is obtainable |
in this city. Judge Akerman was in con- |
sultation to-day in regard to the duties of |
Gen. Terry in the premises, but no orders
have as yet been issued 70 that officer to |
change the course he is now pursuing un-
der the direction of the Government.
The Gold Bank of Boston
The Comptroller of the Currency has re-
ceived $50, 900 in fVe-twenty bonds from |
the President of the Kedder National Gold |
Bank of Boston, as their security for the |
notes issued. These bonds were trans
ferred by the Register of the Treasury to |
the Treasurer of the United States, to be |
held in trust by him as security. To-day |
Mr.. Hulburd, the Comptroller, transmitted |
TO the bank officials their authority to COM
mence business as q National Gold Bank,
which they will do next Monday. Mr..
HuIburd will send them their circulating
notes in the early part of September.
Revenue Frauds i'm Alabama.
The Internal Revenue officers in Ala
bama inform Commissioner Douglas that
many persons are establishing fruit distil-
Ieries in that State without registering
them at the Assessors Office. The Com
missioner orders that when they start,
they shall be seized at once.
The Government Absent
There is unusual dullness in all the ex-
ecutive departments here. A majority of
the Cabinet officers, all the clerical force
that can be spared, many heads of divis-
ions and bureaus, and good number of
department chiefs, are absent on summer
vacations, and the transactions of the de-
partments are confined to ordinary routine.
The President is expected here on Tues
day next to hold Cabinet meeting and
issue the neutrality proclamation.
Serious Troubles in North Carolina.
Gov. Holden's Raleigh Standard has
fnally conceded that North Carolina has
BOu0 DSAhOSAdllN' bub bllOSAuAAJ NGClhItS
that the Governor will not disband his
armed State militia, but, on the contrary,
keep them in the field
A special dispatch received from Ra-
leigh indicates considerable excitement re-
sulting from a collision between the United
States troops and colored militia on Mon
day morning. One Of Holdens negro
militia on duty at camp, in the heart of
the city, challenged United States soldier
who was intoxicated, and coming toward
the line. Receiving no answer. the sentinel
shot him, thirty PAGES distant through
both legs. An examination of the affair
took place before the Mayor, Thursday.
and. upon the evidence of Col Clarke. of
Holden's First regiment Of State troops, to
the effect that the sentinel had obeyed his
instructions to fire upon any one coming
toward the guard after being halted,
the sentinel was discharged. United
States officers testified as to the army regu-
lations, which requires in time peace to