Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-08
Unexpected Visit of the Presi-
dent.
Another Row between Boutwell,
and PleasantOn.
Progress of the Civil Service
Commission.
23 Per Cent. Decrease in Cot
ton Crop.
Bowen Pardoned - Another
Charge Awaiting Him
Grant Makes a Sudden Raid on
washington.


another source of difference between Sec
rotary Boutwell, and Commissioner Pleas
anton has been discovered in Baltimore,
and that the Secretary, in the exercise of
the powers which he claims, has sent Su-
pervisor Priestly, of Virginia, to make an
investigation. 1t is also reported that the
Commissioner was opposed to the whole
investigation, aud declined to order the
Supervisor of the Maryland district to
give DR.. Priestly the needed facilities. Of
course it is conjectured that the Presi-
dents visit has something to do with this
quarrel, and the developments in this d.
recIion are looked for.
The Growing Cotton Crop.
Private dispatches received at Wash
ington assert that the returns received at
the Agricultural Department show de-
creased productive capacity in the growth
of cotton of a 1900, 900 acres, apd falls
ing off in the crop as compared with last
year, of % per cent.
Not official.
On special inquiry at the Department of
Agriculture to-day, 1t was officially ascer-
tanned that there has been no analysis of
the cotton and other reports for July, not
more than three-fourths of them having
been received, aud none from Texas and
other distant States.
The DIIatOry Nationals.
WASHINGTON, July There is dis
position on the part of few national
banking associations to delay sending the
reports of their. respective banks until the
last moment, notwithstanding the Con-
troller of Currency has requested them by
telegraph to forward their reports imme>
diately. 1t may, therefore, be necessary
to close the books and make the official
report of the condition of the national
banks without embodying therein the re-
ports of the delinquents above alluded to.
The Policy OF the Administration
FOreshadOwed.
President Grant is expected to reach
Washington Monday morning and return
to Long Branch Tuesday night. He will
soon, thereafter, visit Ohio and other
parts of the West, and on the 10th of
August proceed to California. Doctor
Morris of the army, will, with others,
accompany him.
Bowen Pard0ned-ssOut of the Fry
ing Pan into the Ffre.o
Bowen received telegram this eve
ming from a friend at Long Branch,
stating that pardon in his case would be
forwarded by to days mail
An authenticated report prevails that
New York officers are here awaiting
Bowers release, when, it is said, he will
be again arrested upon q requisition of
Gov. Hoffman TO answer the charge of
mutilating the court records of that
Stale.
schemes of Civil Service Reform.
The Civil Service Commission has
taken no positive action of any kind as
yet, but is employed in investigating the
practical workings of the various depart
ments of the Government, From the
known views of members of the Com
mission It may be safely predicted that
the tenure Of Office of the Cover nment
employees will not be arbitrarily fixed,
since if appointees are made responsible
the responsibility of each office would be
thrown from its chief into the hands of
clerks, who could not be made accOuuta-
bic, except in extraordinary instances.
The principal question which deman ds
the attention of the Commission, though
it may not have arisen in precise form,
is: How shall the power or motive TO
remove one person for no reason but TO
create a place Cor another be taken away 2
With this problem solved, 1t is generally
believed the tenure of office will be reg
ulated by the demands of Efficient SER
vice. What shall be done with the 10000
postmasters is one of the practical ques-
tons now under examination.
The Civil Service Commission to-day
continued the consideration of suhJec;s
introduced at previous sessions, especially
that of open competitive examinations, la
regsrd to which the Commissioners are
making extended inquiries as to how well
the system works where 1t has been
adopted.
The Ru-kIuX Inquest.
The Ku-Klux Investigating Committee
to day examined Jas. IL. Speed, of Ala
bama, an ex-Confederate officer, and now
a Regent of the State University and Su-
periutendento of Education in Perry county.
He testified that the section of Alabama
in which he resides was quiet and peace
able until last winter, when bands of
armed and disguised men began to com
NIT outrages Of various kinds. This state
of affairs continued for q while, but re-
Gently, so far as the witness knows,
things have been quiet throughout the
State. The result of the occurrences
above referred to had been to excite gen
eral terror among colored people and
make them afraid to vote. In regard to
the education of the negroee, he said the
only opposition to it came from the lower
whites, the former owners of slaves being
in favor of general and impartial educa-
cation.
The committee also examined Alfred
Richardson, colored, resident of Clark
county, Ga, and formerly member of
the Legislature. He testified that in jan
uary last band of disguised men whom
he believed TO be Ku-Klux, came to his
house, fred at and wounded him. He
returned the fire, wounding one Of his
assailants MORALLY, whereupon they re-
tired. Whipping and similar outrages
still continue in that vicinity, snd have
created such terror that many negroes
living in isolated places have broken up
their homes and gone for safety to the
towns where they have nothing to do and
suffer distress.
The ApaChcs Wont Pay their Taxes.
Letters received from the Iuterna!
Revenue Office, from Supervisors Foulke
and King, report that great difficulty is
experienced in collecting the revenue in
The districts of Arizona and Dakota By
reason of the hostility of the Indians,
those territories rendering travel insecure.
In Dakota the steamer The Far West,
plying on the Missouri river, was attacked
by Indians few days ago and riddled
| with bullets.
The Troubles of Travellers.
The United States Minister at Brus.
sells, on the 29d ult., reported to the De.
partment of State that much iEconven
ience is Just now being experienced by
Americans entering France and Belgium
| COasting ON the Missouri.