Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
War on Our Mexican Border
U.S.TrOOpS SOundly Thrashed
For Protecting Red ASSaSSinS
Southern Claims Commission
Observation-Disclosures
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j. nj. TOmeny i'm Chancery
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j. nj. TOmeny i'm Chancery
WASHINGTON.

Alsace Coming TO East Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, April lit is expected
that large emigration to the United States
will take place during the coming summer
from the French population of Alsace and
that portion of Lorraine annexed to Ger
many. Letters received by French resi-
dents of Washington from friends in those
provinces state that the desire to emigrate
Is strong, not only among the poor, but
among the middle classes, who possess
small properties in towns and in the coun-
try districts. With view of encouraging
this movement; a number of French gen.
tlemen living ia New York and Washing
ton are endesvoring to form an organizs-
ton and raise capital to buy large tracts
of lands and settle upon them agricultural
and manufacturing colonies of their coun-
trymen. Their attention is chiefly directed
TO East Tennessee, Northern Georgia and
Alabama
Caleb Cushing and tho Mexicans.
WAsHINGToN, April 12-The statement
that Caleb Gushing has been or is 10 be
appointed commissioner to Mexico, in re
latiOn to Claims Commission, or for any
other purpose, is incorrect. MIR. Nelson,
our Minister 70 Mexico, has been charged
with the subject. 1t is possible that the
Mexican government in acting upon it,
may need information from Mr Gushing,
who is their Consul, either in writing or
personal communication, which latter
consideration may give occasion for his
going to Mexico. The commission will
expire the 31st of January next. There
are over thousand cases on docket, and
Only forty have been decided. Hence the
necessity for an extension of time in
which to conclude the business. Private
.sdyices from the City of Mexico cay that
President Juarez hiss expressed his will
sngness to conclude an additional conven-
tion with that view.
Session of the Southern Claims Com
mission.
The Southern Claims Commission held
their second public session to-day. Sew
eral cases we're set for future hearing,
and tie Commission then took up claim
. of Sixth Auditor Martin, of the Post Of
fee Department, for mules, wagons and
various articles taken from his plantation
in Alabama during GrleTs )n's raid through
the States of Mississippi and Alabama.
The question of their jurisdiction over
claims for occupied buildings in Southern
States was presented by an attorney
present, but the Commission declined to
answer until q case involving the point
came Hp for consideration. The Com
mission gave public notice OF their desire
70 have the petitions addressed to them
for allowance of claims accompanied by
all the written evidence of whatever
character in the possession of the claim
ants. They also decided that their rules
did not require the iron-clad oath to be
attached. Petitions are to be wholly in
writing, but printed form may be used.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
Of VIM. ]. Smith as Surveyor of Customs
at Memphis, Tenn.
The Legal Tender Cases.
In consequence of the illness of Justice
Nelson the legal tender cases in the United
States Supreme Court have been post
poned.
Municipal Bonds and Federal Tax
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Ju,ige Giles, of Baltimore, to-day de-
cided that the Government cannot tax
interest OF city bonds issued to a railroad
company. because they are issued by the
Municipality which is part of the
sovereignty of the State.
Additional Representation.
The Western Republican members have
generally agreed on bill for additional
Representation in the present Congress.
An effort will be made to pass it in the
l. al II
will be held over till next session. 1t
proyides that the following States shall be
entitled to members Of the House of Re
presentatives in addition 10 the number
now allowed by law for and during the
Forty second Congress as follows: The
States of Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Aodiana, Kentucky, MarylGnd, Massschu-
sets, Minnesotl, Mississippi, New York,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes-
see and Virginia. each one additional
member. The States of Georgia, Kansas,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin, each two additional members.
The States of Iowa, Michigan and Mis-
souri, each three additional members, and
the State of Illinois four additional mem
hers.
The second section provides that the
,as;. 7nal members to which such States
auui., lis act entitled shall be elected by
'so,o.s1 oil, ction in such States, each State
eeIectinr by eneral ticket the number to
49, = On, tiled, provided that if IN
anr 49, Of the said ST. Rtes no election is pro-
Tided for by law fo- the year 1871, then
=, - O,,ob ooSos the o. e''eetiOn shall be held at
.m encb S1'a time me- as T NAV He provided by the
Legislature of the State; aea s;Sg IN case fnS tne
Legislature does not max PROVISION PIS Oh .Sa tDa
such election, then it shall b. heiG on Ine 10
day fixed by the Governor of the 0taIe W
proclamation at least sixty days ,Tioie
the same takes place.