Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-21
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of the Treasury is expected nnnn "
Secretary Boutwell, an. opir ,Sinr 10
very important question nor, r. r.;I,
fore the Treasury Depsrt, e co-.r 10
be remembered that an ord sssssso-a
sloner Pleasanton, instrr e -, -
49,. .u oo.o 49, y. idends for the
last five months of 1875 -, ioo &c .,,o 10
the 18th of May, undo. I T, tanns "a s nO
Attorney General, az eo .to 60 ao
SCISSORS were directed sosin sensei W,
accordingly in asses an nOo oon of ,hs "a sI0
tax embraced with eopo - .no
cision. When tn " aS annouooSu,
70 tho Sscya'ar,, the Treasury from all
tbe Ieo6;nS load corporations and
| hanhinc nett sns throughout the coun-
trv t. presented that dividends
ond ;rtaraat coupons had already been
Maid wi,horieduciing the Government
;av ond ~ it was IN obedience TO the
| o,dsr-f rasanton. Now they have no
wey of atring themselves in case the
| Goyornr,t exscls the tax, while the act
| far NH they must be held liable is
tbstof Government official, whose
autbor; T. they. had mo right to
ouestir The case presented to the
SoI;c;E is a novel one, and upon his de-
c;s;ofests the suspension or collection
of = tax. While the Attorney General
Ss construed the act of July IA, 1870,
,as to make railroads and insurance
5mpanies liable to the tax for the last
Tour months of the year 1870, yet it is a
question which may eventually have to
be settled by the courts, whether the
G Jvernment is not bound by the acts of
its officials, and the collection of the tax
declared illegal.
Nothing specific.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
ceived letter from Judge Richardson,
who speaks rather encouragingly of the
prospects of negotiating the new loan in
England, although there is nothing spe-
ciic on that point.
Cheap Murder.
Judge Humphreys this morning sen
fenced DR.. F. F. Sherman, recently found
guilty of manslaughter by producing
abortion, to labor in the Albany peniten-
tiary for two years and six months.
The North Carolina Radicals.
The Union Republican Executive Com
mittee is now engaged in recognizing
the Republican party of North Carolina
in their efforts to defeat the constitu-
tional movement in that State. Many
documents are sent hither from their
rooms in this city in aid of the work.
CondurangO.
DIR. Bliss in long communication TO-
day details the progress of experiments in
relation to Condurango, and pays his re-
spects to various parties concerned In the
recent action Of the Medical Association.
Georgia Scenes: by Baron nun
chauSen.
]. G. Morris, formerly of Warren coun-
ty, Ca, but now resident OF Atlanta, IN
that State, testified before the ku-Klux
Committee to-day, that he was elected
Sheriff Of Warren county in 1865, served
one yeaf, but was compelled to leave the
county by order of an organized band OF
KusKlux. He was under examination
for five hours, during which he said thst
on one occasion he was met and waylaid
by disguised men and shot at and badly
wounded. He gave a circumstantial &C
count of the killing of DR.. Darden, who
had been put into jail to await trial tol
murder. The Doctor was taken out By
disguised men who burned down the jan
in order TO reach the prisoner. Tney
forced him to surrender to them i ptsto
in his possession, and led him forth snC
shot him dead. This was in 1869. While
attempting to make arrests of the guilty
parties the witness was forced to fie'
from the country. None of them have
been tried or punished. The witness de
tailed various instances of outrages
He ard others had sheltered six or sever
men who had escaped the tbrests OF tn
Kuklux, and afterwards run them OFF Il
a place GATED bearing, where the.
were seized by disguised men
One of the fugitives escaped, but hi
companions were murdered. The witnes
also gave an account of the circumstsnc
attending the murder of State Senate
Atkins, en- his return from Washington
by disguised men. There had been n
murders in the county of Warren since tn
beginning of 1870 The people, how
ever. are in great terror and fear thei
lives. Large numbers OF colered me
have gone to Mississippi, Louisiana an
other States, where they deem they Wi
be more secure.
KenIucKy's War Claim.
Representative Beck and the Adjutsl
General of Kentucky had an intervle
with Secretary Boutwell, to-day sbo
Kertucky's claims. The only question
controversy is the fact as to whether Il
troops furnished and equipped by tn
State were actually mustered into Il
service of the United States.
omen Confession Good for the Sou
Secretary Boutwell, today exsmin
into the Savannah customhouse defaic
ton, aud fully exonerates Collector Rol
| from all blame, his deputy making II
confession Of sppropriating the mlssll
funds.
Another DefoIcatiOn.
Gov. Reed, of Florida, is here loOki
after a defalcation of IS, 600 in the JAG
sonyilIe postofice. The money was
ken by the money order clerk. The POI
master has made good the amount to t
government.
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