Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-07
NEWYoRK.
The Great Railroad Tax Cases---The New
York Central to be Siezed by the Gov
ernment---General Breckenridge.
Grant lnterylewed---GraHt and Sherman
Grant Talks.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The Iri6ule'i
Washington special says the report
that the Attorney General viii decline
to recommend the appeal or COM
promise in the case OF the New York
Central railroad scrip dividend tax, is
| incorrect. The case has not been sub
mitted TO the Attorney General, but
to the Solicitor of the Treasury
| Department, and he will not act on il
until his return from California. The
New York Central has secured the
services of Caleb Cushing to argue
the appeal and he has applied
to Commissioner PleasOntOn for
certain papers filed with him by
the counsel of the road. General
PleasantOn refused to give them up on
the ground that the public service re-
quired him to retain possession OF
them. If ordered by the court to pro-
duce them he will allow them TO be
used in evidence, without, however,
cOnstTUctively going out of his pos
session. The plea Of the railroad COM
pany that they never had the money
on which a tax is levied and that there
is no longer any New York Central
lol4ADdAg Altds ID4 NOAdtAOA nav
ing been consolidated with the
Hudson railroad and is not considered
by good lawyers to be valid, espeCi-
ally as a resolution declaring a divi-
dend was admitted. 1t was made
from the surplus earnings, and no con-
sOldatiOn can deprive the Govern
ment Of its due. The collector has
been ordered to collect the tax imme-
diately, and if there is any delay in
paving il, Commissioner PleasantOn
will seize the property Of the COM
pany and sell it according to law.
General J. c. Breckinridge is in
this city.
Harold, a Long Branch CORE
spOndent, says General Grant, in
an interview, stated to Ban
croft, Minister at Berlin, his desire to
resign and 60 to Italy to live, but as
he is well posted on the San Juan
question, to relieve him now would be
iDiudiciOus. Before October has ar
rived the treaty will be fixed all right,
and Bancroft has asked to be al
lowed to resign. This he cannot do
without injury to our interests.
In speaking Of General Sherman in
connection with the Presidency, Presi-
dent Grant said he and Sher-
man were warm friends, and he was
not authorized to speak for
him, but was pretty certain that Sher-
man would not stand on the Demo
cratic platform. Sherman is no Dem
Ocrat and never was. The President
is satisfied with Boutwell, and his pol
icy, and saw no necessity for a change.
He further stated that he knew but
little concerning the disagreement
between Fish and the Russian Min
lister, but supposed the affair was very
trivial. When reported to him he
will be able to say what to do, If it
should be worth while doing any
thing. Relations with Russia are very
cordial, and it would take a great deal
to disturb them.
The President had nothing to do
with the appointment Of Brigham
YOung's son to West Point. The ap-
pOintment was made by the Utah
Delegate. II he had known the Dele
gates intentions he would have asked
the Attorney General if he had power
TO prevent the appointment, and if he
had answered atfirmatively, would
have settled the matter right away.
The President said he sent the APP
pOintment Of Thomas Francis Mea-
gheT's SOC to the War Office, and il
was returned with the Endorsement
that the appointment had been made
by New York member Of Congress.