Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-11

mlsslOnerS declslOns appears IioLn MHlOn
can be made to the Court for redress.
Such is believed to be, in brief, the opin-
ion of the Commissioner, who asks the
President to obtain the views of Secretaly
Boutwell,. Concerning the difference be-
tween them on the question of jurisdicS
ton in their respective departments, the
Commissioner leaves the subject with the
President. If the latter shall decline or
prefer not 10 decide the question be pro-
poses that his, together with Secretary
Bootwell's statement, be submitted to the
Attorney General, and he will abide the
decision, whatever it may be.
DefalcatiOn I'm the Savannah Gus
tOmhOuse.
A special agent of the Treasury De-
partment reports a defalcstion to the
amount of 81, 900 in the Customhouse
at Savannah, Georgia. Eight thousand
dollars out of the eleven thousand was
covered by false vouchers, and the bal
ance is put down as extra charges which
are not authorized by Law.
Marquis of LOrne and Princess
Louise.
Information has been received that the
Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise
will visit this csnntry some time in the
fall. After visiting the principal cities
of the Union they will come to Wash
ington, arriving here about the time of
the visit of the Russian Prince Alexis.
The Devious Ways of Government
In Collecting Railroad Taxes.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10.-The
question having arisen last fall whether
the tax should be collected at the rate of
81 per cent. on dividends declared by
railroads and other corporations, for the
last five months of 1870, acting Commits
sioner Douglas decided that, under the
law, it should, and an order was given to
assessors accordingly. After Gen. Pleas
anton succeeded to the office, he reversed
the decision, but the matter having been
brought to the attention of Secretary
Boutwell,, he referred it to the Attorney
General, who set aside the last decision,
and ordeled the Commissioner to assess
and collect the tax. These instructions
were Immediately communicated to the
local Revenue officers, but numerous ap-
plicatioDs and appeals were recently made
by railroad companies and bankers that
the tax be RENTED or suspended on &C
count of the severity of enforcing its col
lection at this time. Commissioner Pleas
anton, in view of Secretary Boutwell's
instructions, does not think proper to
allow any delay. 1t is ascertained, how
ever, that an exception has been made to
this ruling in the case of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroads. An
order from the Secretary of the Treasury
and President having been filed in the
Internal Revenue Office suspending the
collection Of this tax against this railroad
A Financial Coup de Grace.
A report that the new government loan
has been Withdrawn from the market, is
credited here in well informed quarters,
from the fact that it is believed propo-
sition is about being consumated, looking
to the absorption of the whole five hun
dred million 20's of 1852.
Boutwell, Hunting after the Admin
sIstratiOn.
1t is stated that Secretary Boutwell, will
visit President Grant at Long Branch to-
morrow,
Astonishing Increase of Beer
Drinkers.
q. The books of the Internal Revenue
officers show that orders for lager beer
stamps, now average forty thousand per
day, nearly four times as great as orders
received for corresponding time last year
The civil SsrVicers.
The Civil Service Commission contem-
plate adjourning this week until the fall,
in order that they may in the meantime
give full consideration to the business
with which they are entrusted.
Grant Buying out the New York
sun.
An authenticated report prevails that
Richard II. Dana will be rendered the
Office of United States Arbitrator to meet
with other arbitrator at Geneva under
the treaty of Washington. 1t is certain
that his name has been favorably men
toned in that connection, and that the
President will soon formally make q Sc
lection.
Another Absentee.
Gen. Sherman left Washington to day.
He will be in New York for several days
and will not return to Washington during
the summer, unless business shall require
his presence here.
Town Sites in Montana.
The Secretary of Interior decides in the
matter of the application of the Probate
Judge of Jefferson county, Montana, to
enter certain lands as the town site of
SpriDgville, that town with less pOpu-
lalion than 100 can enter public lands IN
der the act of March 2, 1867, thus revers-
ing the ruling of the late Commissioner
General of the Land Office in this and
similar cases.
A Four Million Bid Against the
Capital MVOerS,
The Board of Public Works district
has already commenced preliminary work
under the four million improvement bill
passed last Saturday by the Legislature
and approved to-day by the Governor.
1t has appointed an advisory committee
of eminent engineers to aid in preparing
detailed plans of the proposed improve
ments and the prosecution of the work.
The advisory Board consists of Gen. A.
A. Humphreys, Chief of the Engineer
Corps U. S. A; Gen. NJ. G. Meigs,
Quartermsster Gen. U. S. A; G9n. o. E.
Babcock of the Engineer Corps U. S. A,
and the Commissioners of lpublic build
ings and F. B. Aldmstead, of New York,
engineer in charge of Central Park. The
action of Board in this respect, meets
with the approval of all parties here.
As some features of the bill were modi-
fed before the final passage, many prop
erty holders who were opposed are now
in favor of it, and the prospect of OBJ
tanning the money is favorable.
The Ku-KIux Inquest.
Witnesses from Georgia were examin-
ed by the Ku-Klux Committee to-day.
The first was G. G. FOrsy, the Solicitor
for the Rome Judicial Circuit, who testi-
fed that he had convicted three men,
worthless vsgabonds, who, in disguise,
had robbed persons on the highway. 1t
was sometimes with difficulty he could
convict such offenders, owing to the pub
lie sentiment and fear on the part of the
jury. He believed that there was Ku-
Klux organization, but could not tell their
designs and purposes further than had
been shown by their acts. One of the
men whom he had convicted, confessed
that he was a member of an association,
having signs and passwords, and that ne
was under obligations to obey orders.
=. NJ. -Shubley, postmaster at Rome,