Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-17
WASHINGTON.
Prospective War with China.
rha cninese Conundrun,.

| NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -AuNCoo AAOA
Washington state that 10 Official dispatch
es have been received conce. ming the Co.
reaa difficulty, and that the accounts
hitherto published are all probably incor-
rect. TIE Chinese Eastern question may
| involve War by the Western nations on
China, from which our Government can
not eecape. Other nations are interested
in the CoTean problem, as well as ours,
but the United States will not be likely
to make war against the Cortans without
the cooperation of the Western powers.
Our ExcuTsIonists.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The Tennes-
see Press Association arrived here last
night. They are visiting the public de-
partments tosdsy.
The GuerriIias of the Mexican
Border.
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ceived from the War Department extracts
from letter from the Commanding Gen.
eral of Texas in relation to the removal
of the Kickahoo Indians now in Mexico.
He says they have been retained in Mex~
leo by brides of money and goods, as set
forth in the reports of Agent Mills. Dep
relations on live stock continue undated.
Maraudcrs with their stock have been
traced time and again to the Rio Grande,
and he is reliably informed that parties
in pursuit can often see from the north
side of the river their stock in possession
of other parties, selected in convenient
droves on the south side of the river, for
sale or distribution to the interior of
Mexico. This gradual but heavy loss of
property, he says is very discouraging to
the people. They are becoming desperate,
and seeing the determination of the Mexi-
can officials to retain the Kickapoo In
dams in Mexico as a cloak for the real
deeds of the Mexican people, they talk
now quite freely of organizing themselves
into armed bands and crossing into Mexico
and recover their stolen property, and
the feeling is universal on the frontier
since the recent development with regard
to the removal of the Kickapoo Indians.
Gen. Reynolds adds: 1t is believed that
these depredations can be effectually and
permanently stopped by pursuing the
marauding bands into Mexico with troops,
accompanied by the owners of stock.
Treasury Rulings-PleasantOn Re-
versed.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
decided that national banks, designated as
repositories for the new loan, are not
obliged to hold reserve upon funds paid
into the bane upon the subscriptions of
that loan and deposited to the credit of
the United States Government.
On the 10Th of March late Commission
er Pleasanton decided that any writing,
whether called receipt or otherwise,
which contains q contract 10 continue in
force any policy of insurance on which
the stamp has not expired, is exempt
from stamp duty. Commissioner Doug
lass on the 10th inst, in letter to col
lector Ames, Providence, K. l., reversed
this decision, and holds that any written
contract, made in the form of receipt or
otherwise, which renews or continues a
policy, requires same stamp as the orig
inal policy, whether the renewal of the
receipt is given before or sitter the explra-
ton of the policy.
No Troops 10 Protect White Men.
In reply TO letter from Gov. Potts
asking that more troops be sent to pro-
tect the settlers in Gsllasin Valley, Mon
tsna, the War Department informs him
that it is deemed inexpedient to comply
with his request, both on account of the
smallness of the force of troops available
in that region and because the Indians
seldom repeat their raids over the same
ground.
The stamp Act.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Of the Treasury Department is now en-
gsged in printing supply of Internal
Revenue stamps to comply with the de-
mands of the service until the 1st OF Oc-
'tober, at which time it is expected new
stamps from designs approved by the late
Commissioner PleasontOn viii be ready
for use.
High Pressure and Low.
The Treasury Department has decided
that where a steamer is propelled by both
high and low pressure engines it be pro-
hibited under law for having the words
low pressure printed upon the paddle
boxes. The penalty for the violation of
the above is forfeiture of the boat.
The Department has slso decided that
where the commander of a vessel in
possession is part owner he cannot be
deposed as captain and replaced by an
other commander 10y the seton OF other
owners without the order of court OF
competent jurisdiction, though the por-
ton owned by such captain is but small
fraction of such vessel.
Cotton
The latest information received from
the cotton States show decided i'm
provement in the condition of cotton.
The heavy rains and cold weather in July
have been followed by dry and hot
weather, which is favorable to the srop.
The estimated crop, under continu-
ance of favorable weather, is three million
bales.