Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-28

4 TO the department 6talements SHOWING
that the net earnings at the disposal of
| their banks amounted to only one thousand
dollars, while their dividends exceed
twenty-five thousand. This is only one
example in many instances of similar err
rors. H - r .
1 Selling off Indian Lands.
| None of the bids thus far opened for
/ the Kansas Indian lands are above two
dollars per acre. They range from $3.50
to $500. Many of the 400 bidders are
here in person. 80 -.
Secretary Belknsp returned to Wash
ington this morning.
Georgia CeIebrationists.
The President has appointed L. w.
Smith and Thomas Hardeman, Jr., Geor-
gia Commissioners to the one hundredth
anniversary of American independence.
Militia for the District.
The Legislative Assembly has PASSED
bill providing for the organization and
discipline of the military of the District
of Columbia. The force is to consist of
fifty companies of infantry, five compa-
MES of cavalry and one light battalion.
sAIf and sAlf.
Secretaries Boutwell,, Delano and Bel
KNAPP, and Attorney General Akerman are
now in the city. Secretaries Fish and
Robson and Postmaster General Creswen
are expected in day or two.
statistics of thetNeed.
The records of the internal revenue
Office show SO, 17S, 900 pounds of tobacco
and Z, S2S, 005, 100 cigars upon which tax
was paid during the year. According to
census returns, IS8, 600, 900, the above
would give each person two and quar-
ter pounds of tobacco and thirty five CT
CARS during The year ending June 80.
Generai John H. Gordon on the
ag n Ku-Kiux stand.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of Atlanta, Ga,
was Examined for five hours before the
Ku-Klux Committee, his testimony being
much the same in substance as that pre-
viously given by Gen, Wright and Rep
resentative Christy. He stated there was
no disposition whatever in the State to
Cypress the negro, and if outrages were
committed, they were not coun-
tenanced by the people generally.
He knew nothing of Ku-Klux or
any other secret organization for
political purpose, but has been ssked
| by some prominent citizens Of the State
| 10 ioin an order whose sole obj ct was
the protection Of life and property, and
| which he did not believe had ever been
| for political ends. He said there was no
| hostility in the South to the character Of
| the National Government, but there was
a great deal of luminosity IS to the man
ner of its administration and its military
arrest of some of the best young men of
Georgia. There was great deal of dis
satisfaction with the general government
on account of the Acknowledgement of
our best citizens The reimbursement
of negroes was also regarded as an at
tempt to humilitate the South and excited
great bitterness.
Gen. Gordon believed that general am
nesty would be attended with most bene-
| fetal results, and denied that there had
been any gross intimidation at elections
| in Georgia as has been represented. He
1 believed that had il not been for the car
pet-bsggers, and their efforts to prejudice
| the blacks, large proportion of negroes
/ would vote the Democratic ticket, as they
| were rapidly coming to understand that
/ their interests arc identical with those of
the whites.
Bsunders of Collectors
By reports to the Treasury, it appears
that law passed through Congress by
Senator Chandler, is giving the Collectors
of all lake ports q great deal of trouble.
One of its features is that any vessel
touching at an intermediate port between
the ports of clearance and destination,
should not be required to report at the
| Customhouse, and if the vessel stopped
at any port not an intermediate port,
without reporting TO the Customhouse,
the master should be fined twenty dollars.
A case is pending where vessel clearing
| at Racine for Buffalo, stopped at Chicago
without reporting to the Collector, and
he subsequently exscted fines amounting
to S120 for this dereliction of duty. An
appeal was made to the Secretary OF the
Treasury to refund the amount, and the
Collector was to-day ordered to return
the money, as Chicago was certainly an
intermediate port. The Department has
yaiuly endeavored to fix some rule by
which Collectors at the lake ports, who
are constantly making blunders under the
act referred to, may be guided In the
transaction of business, and now announ'
ces that every case will have to be acted
upon separately hereafter.
senator clayton.
Copies of the evidence on which Sena'
tor CLAYTON, of Arkansas, was indicted
by the United States Court for violating
the election law of Congress, and fol
, which the President removed the Marshal
and District Attorney as soon as they a.
tempted to prosecute the Indictment have
been received by the Ku KluX Commit
| tee and other officials, The summons
which were issued for the deposed Mar
I shall and Attorney to appear before thu
, Committee hsye never been answered
for some unexplained reason. What
makes it still more singular is the fact
that two weeks ago they were published
in the Republican papers here as being II
, Washington, though the Committee fail
ed, by diligent search, to find them.
Counterfeit Notes,
Quite q large number of counterfeit
notes are daily received at the redemption
,, division of the Treasury Department
! The counterfeits are of legal-tcnders AM
, fractional currency, and from three To
| four hundred dollars of spurious stuff ar,
daily branded in the division and re
turned.
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