Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-17

charging Representative Bowen with big
amy, in marrying Mrs KiLg while he had
wife living, Francis Hicks, whom he
married in 1852, at Augusta. Ga. The
warrant was placed in the hands of de-
tective for service and he went to Bow
ems residence and served it. The latter
expressed no surprise, other than to ask
when they would cease coming after him,
and then went with the officer.
Fears of a General Indian war.
The Secretary of War is in receipt of
a letter from the commanding officer at
Fort Dodge, Kansas, stating that gen.
eral outbreak on the part of the Cney-
ennes and Arrapahoes is expected early in
the spring aud their objective points will
| be the frontier settlements of Kansas.
Gen. Pope endorsed the letter, hoping
the Interior Department will promptly
take measures TO satisfy or pacify these
Indians who have just grounds of COM
plant, and if the threatened Indian war
does come, as it surely will, the military
authorities cannot be held responsible.
Reynolds and the Texas Sena-
tOrshiP.
Gen. Reynolds, commanding the dis
trict of Texas, and Senator elect, arrived
here last night. He says he was elected
to the Senate without am consultation
with himself, and he does not propose
to press his case, especially as it remains
to been seen whether the Senate will
declare that vacancy existed, Senator
having been elected last winter for the
term for which Reynolds is now elected.
Grievances of mustered-Out Army
Officers.
A number of eX-offiCers of the army,
who were mustered out on the 1st of
January under the army reduction law,
have petitioned for special legislation 10
restore them their commissions. Each
thinks his case one of particular hardship,
and regards his muster-out as an unwar-
ranted outrage. No action has been taken
on these petitions.
Claim Agents After Fat PIckin2s.
1t is understood that an effort is being
made by certain claim agents at Memphis,
Ienu., and by others interested, TO pre-
Vent further payment of bounties to
colored soldiers and their heirs through |
the Freedmen's Bureau, and to defeat the |
appropriation of money to carry on the |
payment of bountics by the Bureau.
These interested persons do this to ad- |
vance their own money making interests,
and they attack every officer and citizen |
who stands in their way, through PAM
phlets and by Tesorting to other methods |
of Calumny.
E1iII 10 SuPpreFs Ku-KIux.
The bill introduced in the House of
Monday, by Mr.. Cobb.
OF North Carolina, and referred to the
Reconstruction Committee, is understood
to have been prepared by Gen Butler.
The chief object of the bill is to punish
and prevent Ku-Klux Outrages, but it in
cid Dtslly provides means to enable loyal
citizens to preserve and perpetuate the
evidence of losses claimed to have been
sustained by them in the Iebgl ion. The
Dil directs the United States Circuit
Courts II the States of Alabama, Arksn-
'as, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
reXas, Virginia, and kentucky, TO ap
point g commissioner for every county,
md one for every city Of over twenty
thousand inhabitynts each, who are
o take evidence respecting any
outrage committed or wrong done !
against the liberty, property or person of
citizen of the United States within his
orecinct, with intent to hinder, impair or
lepTiye such citizen of the full eniov- ]
nCnt of any right guaranteed t. him IN I
Ter the Constitution OF the United States,
II Of any violation of any of the pTOvis- ]
ons of the proposed act, and to issue
for the arrest of the perpttra-
Ors and bind them over for trial 10y the ;
circuit COult, or commit them to Jail in !
.efGUlt of bail The duties of Commits {
toner's are specified at great length, and ]
hey are to be sustained by the land and
naval forces Of the United States. The
ttenses which are to come under the iu.
of the Commissioners are par
iCularized in four printed pages with
UGH care, that there seems to be 20 {
Oophole for the escape of any men, {
yer # the Ku-Klux Khan. The
fleet Of The bill would be to throw {
lCarly the entire business of trying Cri- I
ninal Cffenses in the South into the hands ]
# the Federal Courts, and to give such {
0urts exclusive juris fiction. Among :
he offenders specified as subject to ar {
est On tHC warrant Of a Commissioner
re, whoever shall be found disguised on
pub ic highway, OF near dwelling, with
n'ent to frighten or injure sny person, or
0 pre- veLt him from the enjoyment Of his
lights; whoever shall break into any
'uildng, while in disguise, or shoot at it,
T set fire to i, or threaten to do so. or {
hall b,a', i'll treat, or murder shy per {
Of; whoever shall conspire together to
oerce or hinder any person to do or re-
rain from doing any acts which
uch person has a lawful right to do
r refrain from doing, or TO injura
ny citizen in his person or property:
whoever shall intentionally refuse to en-
10y, discharge from employment or
hreaten any person, with intent to re- j
train him of the free exercise of his
lights as a citizen, or to DO my such acts
n consequence Of his having exercised
us rights; whoever stall unlawfully &C. 1
rive any pers OF weapons he may
AVE in his possession for his defense,
nd whoever shall Join any st cret crgani- {