The New York herald., 1871-09-15

INC I0uOWlng Is the reply OF Senator Scott to the
President in regard to the denial Of outrages In
spartanburg county. South Carolina
HUNTINGDON Sept 70, 1871.
TO THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES
SIR-On the Sth inst despatch, dated at Charles.
ton on the 1th was published In the leading news.
papers, stating in effect that number OF the citizens
OF Spartanburg county, including the United States
commissioner and other officers had addressed let
ter TO me referring to the statements and alidavts
submitted to you with my letter OF the lst inst and
declaring that upon inquiry they were unable TO
near or any outrage having been committed In that
county since the subcommittee or which l was
chairman left it, but tnat, on the contrary, there
profound peace and quiet in the county. was glad
to learn that there was even probability OF my in
iormant having been mistaken and rested satisfied
until this conflict or statements was cleared
up u am this morning in receipt OF
70 I'm ID sae ana Of otneT
take pleasure In laying before you for your consider
alton. alton. The aggravated case mentioned 10 the
who was stated to have been brutaliy i wnipSed ii
Colonel Gabriel Cannon and another letter OF Dr A.
W., w. Cummings, ua sn,v po'n s, reaching me today.
show that the outrage was committed In Union
county, short distance from the line OF Spartan
brother.n-law; that Quinn is citizen OF Spartan
purE &c county ana that one OF the persons arrested
correction Of the FORMER statements would there.
FORE show that Instead OF violence having been
aa Ssan IN before II
ssSp'ssaadass ,,n r''a ali prssas9
what had occurred IN the counties alluded to, and
the STATE OF feeling existing there satisfied at least
q majority OF the sub-cOm nittee that II violence
was again committed by disguised men no remedy
existed either in public sentiment the local trl
informed that your attention would be called to any
renewal OF snch offences with view TO more rigid
dLty that before addressed you and In again
doing SO invite your attention TO the whole cOrre-
letter. No one will rejoice more than liz in the
counties affected by these occurrences the rights
protected without resort to the extreme limit tot Of
JOHN SCOTT.
Internal Revenue Officers I'm Luck.
Under the act Of June so 1854, collectors and as
SCISSORS Of districts in which spirits were produced
and shipped from them under transportation bonds,
were entitled to commissions upon half of the tax
received thereon. No adjustment OF these COM
missions has ever been made, for the reason that
after the spirits left the production district their
identity was lost, ana 1t could be ascertained
what proportion yielded q tax OF 50 per
gallon, what proportion tax OF sixty cents
per gallon, or what amount was exported or
allowed for leakage Commissioner Douglass will,
however submit to-day the proposition tosthe Off.
GERS interested, looking towards settlement OF
these commissions upon an equitable basis, which
VIA, uuuOuUeculys w uCuuicSCcu Ill ny Ill parties
concerned. There are several hundred ex.oflcers
Interested In these commissions.
Movements Of the Cabinet ONicers.
Secretary Beknap has telegraphed that he will re.
turn to washington tomorrow Secretary Deano Is
expected on saturday. Secretary Robson In q Jew
days. Secretary Akerman by the 1st Of October and
Secretary Boutwell, before that time. IL not known
when Secretary Fish will return. Postmaster Gene.
raj Creswell Is the only member OF the Cabinet now
In this city.
National Banks All Right.
The Comptroller OF the Currency Will not call for
the reports on the condition OF the National EBanKs
until he ready to embody them In his report to be
laid before Congress.
The New York Post GGice DefnIcation.
Postmaster General Creswell, who arrived here
yesterday, is OF opinion that the delacations Of
John w. Norton, superintendent OF the Money Or
der Division OF the New York Post Ohlce will We
more than covered by the amount realized froK
sale OF his private property, to say nothing Of his
sureties.
SGuaftcYs upon Indian Landss
The Chippewa Indians upon the Mile Lac Reser-
walton in Minnesota having sent to the Indian
Bureau and the Secretary OF the Interior repeated
complaints oithe occupation Of their we'd lands
by squatlers the Unted States Attorney for Mime.
sofa has been instructed to commence proceedings
to compel these squaters to vacate the lands they
have thus taken from the Indians In violation ofhe
treaty and stipulations OF the government