Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-26
WASHINGTON.
Bureau Report of Sugar and
Tobacco Crops.
More Ku-Klux Testimony from
Georgia.
Sugar and Tobacco Prospects.


consin 80, Connecticut Is; while Ken
lucky reports Is per cent. decrease,
Virginia B, Tennessee z. Other Southern
States do not vary much. The condition
of the crop is generally below the aver
age except4n Connecticut, Alabama and
Texas.
Ku KIux TestimOny-To the Point.
The testimony of Hon. Thomas Har-
deman, ex-member of Congress, of Ma
con, Ga, before the Ku-K lux Committee,
was very brief. He said he knew of no
Ku.K organization in his district, and
had not heard of its existence there. In
stead of colored persons being intimidated
at the polls, colored persons had intimi-
dated white persons, and taken possession
of the polls. There was no violation of
law except in one case. A number of
negroes threatened to punish another ne
gro for voting the Democratic ticlet; but
the row was suppressed.
An $4,000 DefauIter.
The friends of Wilmer, late Deputy
Collector of Customs for Savannah, Ga,
have arranged to make good 10 the Gov
eminent the entire amount OF his defal
cation, $50, 600
Immigrants.
From official returns made to the Blu
reau of Statistics, it appears that during
the quarter ending June 80, 1871, there
arrived at the port of Boston, from for
eign countries, 11,44O passengers, of
whom 10,442 were immigrants-6, O32
males and 4, 40 females.
Treasury Etcrns.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-About $780,
600 will be required for the quarterly in
terest on the funded loan, due August l.
This money will not be sent direct 10 the
money centers as heretofore, and the
change made in sending interest direct to
bOndholders meets with favor in the
West. That section of the country has
always complained that New York has
had an excess of floating capital, owing
to Government disbursements being made
there, and therefore rates of exchange
were made at a low rate in New York,
while in the Western States they were at
a high rate.
The liberal system of granting fur
loughs, which has heretofore prevailed in
the Treasury Department, particularly
among heads of bureaus and other Off
GERS, has been curtailed.
The Secretary has issued general or
der, stating that no more than thirty days
absence in his department will be allowed
in any fiscal year, under any circum-
stances whatever, and that no appeal
from this decision will be considered.
Secretary Boutwell, yesterday, in transmit
ting to Commissioner Pleasanton the opin-
ion of the Solicitor of the Treasury, relative
to collection of the tax on coupons said:
accept the Solicitors conclusions, and l
have to request that you will communi-
cate this decision to officers of the Inter-
nal Revenue for their guidance, calling
their special attention to the fact that it
applies only to tne interest on bonds paid
previous to the decision of May Is,
1871, and not to dividends upon stock.
Tue Solicitor of the Treasury yester-
day decided that canal boats entering
nsvigabIe waters of the United States
must be enrolled and licensed.
An unsuccessful attempt was made a
few nights ago to burn the Irish Protest
ant Church in Williamsburg.
Canadian Smugglers.V
Casts of attempts to smuggle goods
along the Canadian border are becoming
very frequent, and the regulations are be-
coming more stringent and enforced more
rigidly by the Treasury Department.
The Secretary has recently refused, in a
large number of cases, to grant applications
for the release of goods seized for at
tempts to evade the duties. Most Of the
instances being where goods were dis
covered on the persons of the smugglers.
Only the payment of the appraised value
of the goods will hereafter effect their
release.
Looking after Their Money.
1t is stated that seventeen citizens of
Washington, opposed to the improvement
bill recently passed by the District Legis-
lature, have united in applying to the
court for an injunction upon the issue OF
bonds.
All Public work StOPped-A Chance
for a Riot.
A temporary injunction having been
granted by Judge Wylie, restraining the
Board of Public Works from using sp.
preparation made by the Legislative AS
sembly for improvement of streets ETC.,
the Board Of Public Works has sus-
pended all work on the streets, avenues
and alleys, in the District of Columbia,
throwing large number of men out of
employment
A Monument for stanton.
A steamer from Philadelphia brought
to GEORGETOWN to-day monument from
that city, to be placed over the remains
of Ex-Secretary Stanton at Oak Hill
Cemetery. The monument is on the
Doric order, procured by his widow and
his executors, and cost 81, 500. 1t bears
the name of the deceased and date of
birth and death, and is made OF silver
tinged granite.
All About the KfckapOOs.
Reports received at the Indian Bureau
state that the agent who was dispatched
to Mexico, in order to induce the return
of the Kickspoos, says these Indians are
near Santa Rea, in Coshuita, and men~
tons, as singular, the fact that Mexican
commission had arrived at that place but
| one week in advance of our agent and his
party, and had been issuing cattle and
corn to the KickapoOs. The MeXicsns
are anxious to retain the Kickapoos. The
object of our own government in desiring
to retain this nation of Indians and their
location on a reservation, is to break up
their depredstions on the Texas frontier,
in which they are encouraged by their
| Mexican friends.
Exit Big Indian.
Gen. Parker to-day vacated his office
as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The
clerks of the Bureau took formal leave
| of him.
The Kentucky War Claim.
| Secretary Boutwell, is preparing a sDe-