The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23
The Ku K'ux Act a Dead Letter
on the Statute Books.
Petition for the Pardon OF e..
c. Bowen.
Reduction Of Postage Between the United
States and Germany.
New Nail arrangements with the Scan
dinayian Kingdoms.
WASHINGTON, June p, 1871.
Importance OF the Ku klux Act.

War TO Is ne instructions TO department command
ers IN the South cooperate with the civil auhori-
ties suppressng armed bodies OF men and in put
tsng stop to marauding and other violations OF the
law provided by Congress- 1t was expected that the
Attorney General would likewise issue instructions
the Uned states District Attorneys and Marshals
On the Southern states as TO the course they should
pursue in enforcing the law and prosecuting
offenders. gne Department OF Justice has deferred
ISSUING such instructions untii in the judgment OF
the President the condition OF affairs in that sec
hon Of the country shall reaulre them and as yet
net an application has been received from
iederai officer in the soulh fer information that
subject.
Petition FOR the Pardon Of Ex-Coreressman
Bowen.
Attorney General Alderman win return here on
Saturday next Final action in The case OF C. c.
Bowsn Tor pardon has been deferred until his
turn. The President Is called upon by frienss OF
Bowen TO exercise Executive clemency without re.
gard TO The opinion OF the Attorney General Here.
tofore he has invariably refused to take any COO
nZance CT petitions for pardon unless they were
favoiablS endorsed by the head OF the Department
ri Justice In the present case South Carolina
politicians are working both for and against the
release of Bowen. Especially is this true In regard
10 inc republicans in the district Of that State for.
meUy represented by Bowen and whose seat IL |
noW occupied by De Large colored representatives
whether ne President viii restore The bigamist TO
liberty.
Another Land Grab By the Union Pacific |
Railroad Company.
The Interior Department has not yet announced |
ACCESSION on the claim OF the Central Branch OF the
Union facIfc Railroad Company u. on the question |
Of lis right 10 extend It's road from Its
present Western terminus on the line OF the |
Union Pacific Railroad, and to receive in
tltp
The case was argued on behalf OF the railroad com.
pany by ex.Attorney General Hoar and T. W. Mich
OILS, and against it by ex-senator Williams ex-Re-
personalities lngersol and A. Prentice. 1t is
understood that effort Is being made for a re.
nearing OF the ease new proofs presented by the
company. The Attorney Generals opinion Is adverse
10 the company.
Contracts for Furnishing Materials for
New state Department. sAa
In accordance with proposals ~
State opened the bids receive :. Secretary OF
me dimension granite II for furnishing all
OF the new State De- ,aurei for inc extnror
De erected on the 1arfyent building which is to
department ste OF the present War and NAVY
ABOUT buildings. The number OF cubic feet is
frf ssaoOo, ana The bids received were
"a the following firms and companies:-Joseph
Vestcot & son. Maine; Nicnolas Acser, Washing
Ton; J. r. Bodweu, Maine; Bllweli Granite Com
pany, hainc; austin P. Brown, Washington; Cape
Ann Granite Company, Gloucester Mass; Q. F.
Dixon, New York; DIX Island Granite Company,
New York; Albers 0rdway, Richmond: New YORK
Granite Company, New YORK, and Wiley & Green,
Richmond. AS The plans FOR the building had not
been fuzzy completed 1t was impossible to specify
the average size OF the blocks The lowest
bid was for granite IN blocks OF twenty
cubic rect at SIXTY cents per cutie foot, offered
ny Mr Brown one OF tue Washington bidders. The
bids Tor furnishing larger blocks in favor or
the New YORK companies but as 1t will require
several days 70 arrange aud classify the BIDS and
examine the quality OF the specimens offered no
announcement OF the bids IN detail win be made
until some time next week. The entire contract
will not DC less than S159,oOa
The contracts tor FURNISHING concrete, rubble
uonc, cement anc sanl were to-day awarded to The
Washington bidders their iErres being lower than
their competitors.
Reduction OF Letter Postage with Germany
and Austria.
Joseph II. BIC ckian, Superintendent of Foreign
Mails, has, bg order or the Postmaster General,
Issued the following notice relation es.ab-
ishrlent OF direct exchange or meils with Ger.
many 10y the Baltic Lloyd mail steamships via
6.ettin, at a reduced rate OF letter pestage:-
An additional articletc The postal convention be.
has been recently ceacludei, TO take erect I'M
mediatey, which establishes reduced inerna
gle rate on the direct letter correspondence
exchanged with Germany, Austria and Luxembourg
by means o. the steamers or the Dainc. Lloyd
line. plying between New York and stet-
Tin. Unpaid letters forwarded or received
with don,le the prepaid rate, aud letters
snsducieBtF paid Will also be charged
responaene other than letters posted Ia the United
States Tor TRANSMISSION TO Germany, Austria ano
iuxerlboasG, by the direct route wa stettiu. VIII
be subject te the same rates OF postage TO tic same
soraMSn q compulsory PREPAYMENT as Inc
wardcd e those countries b7 the direct
y om 2e s on Of pe q inc
Daltic LLOYD line VIII he arranged 10 perform
direction he saar i days i fa1 lce New w y Ca
o. Ear a. reported, are as follows, yiz.;-Iuiy -
anu November lG, ISL further DAYS O. sailing ron,
fhis sile Will from tlme 10 time, be published Tor
take pOtlce hereof and govern themselves accord.
1ngly ~ Icvylng and collecting postage on the o0r-
iespon1eace - exchanged with tue German postal
union
Mails for the Scandinavian Kingdoms.
Tie supern:endent has issued tic following
notice IL relation TO mails for the GcandinaYIaR
kingdoms by direct steamers from New York.
,,sTrhn the heltic Lloyd Company having cstab-
nshed 2 inc OF steamships between New
.orh ana Stetln, In frussia, Via Christian
s san, IN Norway, and Copenhagen. in pen
the forwarding Of direct mail IRON New York to
nach o. Inc kingdoms Of sweden, Denmark ana Nor
way by means OF said steamers comnrlsng
the senders may Wish TO have s'1 forwarded NJ by
Tie UnIicl States posiSse s S nave Sn w baen
iily prepaid ri the following rates, yz.;-On let.
ftis, ten cents per each nall ounce or UNDER on
neaspapeIs TWO cents each, and on packages or
printed matter other than newspapers, when not
exceeding ono ounce, two cents; when ex-
.eedlns oac ounce and not exceeding two
ounces tArce cents; when exceeding two
ounces ana not exceeding tour ounces. four cents,
n an additional tate Of four cents Tor every addi.
uouai weight or four ounces traction II four
ounces. The departure from New York OF the
STEAMERS Of the Baltic oyd nne, a. FAR as reported
are as follows, vll.;Juy -, August 10, August 80,
september - October 10 ana November
IL ISL, Further days II sailing from this side
viii from time 70 time he published FOR the horma-
fion OF the public" The aeovc postage charges
me in Ike manner 10 be levied auI cole eel