Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-11
WASHINGTON.
Dead again.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - Alexander
Delmar announces this morning that the
National InteligeRceT viii no longer be
published. He assigns as the cause the
loss of several thousand dollars and his
poor health. The paper was in the inter
est Of free trade, and its friends we're in
New York.
The Dc ii.
Gen. Sherman to-day announced in gen.
eral orders the death of Gen. Mower, than
whom, ne says, better soldier or drawer
man never lived.
French Politics.
A private letter from Paris says the re-
signation of the French Ministers at Lon
don and Berlin was owing 10 a want of
sympathy with the new French regime.
Diplomatic Change.
Mr.. Daitus, recently Minister from PoT-
tugal TO the United States, has been trans
ferred in that capacity to Brussels.
Combinations.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi
nation of Lorenzo Sawyer, Circuit Judge
for the 9th judicial circuit, and referred
the treaty for acquisition of San Domingo
10 the Committee on Foreign Relations.
something AT LAoIs
A report made by Superintendent Ray
mOnd, of the England Corps, describes
the Yukon river in Alaska as the third
largest river in the world.
Military.
Drey't. Mai Gen Chas H. Smith, COM
handing the 10Th Infantry, being next in
rank to Gen. Joseph \. Mower, late coin
mander of the department Of Louisiana, |
has been assigned to the command of that |
department
The Secretary Of War today transmit
ted TO the Senate draft OF proposed |
bill, providing for the disposition of use
less military reservations.
sI,OOo, 900 of Conscience.
He also reported that there is now in |
the Treasury to the credit of the fund for |
sick and wounded soldiers, some 4,000,- |
900 contributed during the war by mem |
bers of religious denominations, con
scientiously oppose TO bearing arms,
and who were relieved from duty on pay
ment of $500 The money is desired by |
the National Asylum for disabled volun- |
teer soldiers.
The Secretary also informed the Senate |
that the United States Arsenal buildings |
and grounds at Little Rock, Ark, will, |
now and hereafter be required for militia |
~ purposes.
100000 from Japan.
In reply to a resolution of the House, |
Secretary Boutwell, says the Department |
has no information relative to the pay
ment of 5000, 600 in gold by Japan as in |
demnity for aggressions upon our COM |
merce, as stipulated by the treaty of 1864, |
the books showing that no such amount |
has been deposited.
The French Ports.
Tile Postmaster reports to the Senate
that the postal Convention which met in
France failed because of the Director |
General of the Postofficcs claiming an |
unequal share of the postage.
Nominations.
The President nominated Edward S. |
solomon, of Illinois, GOternOr of Wash |
ington Territory; II. II. EmmOnds, of |
Michigan, Circuit Judge Of the Fifth |
Judicial Circuit; Vice S L. Whitney, de-
clined; William H. II. Ferrill, Third As
sistant Postmaster General.
Free Banks.
The bill to amend the National Gank
law authorizes the establishment Of free
banks. Parties making application for
charters must present 10 the Secretary OF
the Treasury go Sax per cent bonds,
which must he cancelled by the Secretary,
and in lieu Of these be is directed to issue
for deposit by the proposed ban-zin,N asso-
Citations per cent. bonds, running 40 Years,
principal and interest, payable III taxable
by Federal State or municipal authority,
and the interest on hand which may be
held in Europe, payable in the money of
European countries. These bonds are to
he convertible at the option of the owners
from coupon into registered or from regis
tered into coupon. 1t compels the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to redeem and cancel
the amount of greenbacks or per
cent certificates equal to ten per
cent OF the circulating notes issued
under the free banking system.
1t provides for the redemption of notes
IN New York as well as in the countries Of
the banks issuing them. it prohibits banks
from paying interest on current notes; and
also provides that the engraving and print
ing of the new circulation notes shall be
executed In the bureau Of engraving and
printing Of the treasury debt; aud that
each denomination Of notes shall be on dis
tinct paper and from lathe-work dies,
bed-pieces and rolls never before issued in
part OF IN whole for other notes