Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-10
WASHINGTON.
Tl,e Nexf FiscaI year.

/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The Treasury
Department has commenced the preparation
0 estimates for the next fiscal year.
k.@z The Philadelphia FleshpOts.
There is a lively contest for the vacant
Offices in Philadelphia, caused by the death
of United States Marshal Gregory, the trans
fer of Collector Sickles of the 4th district to
be Pension Agent, in.-the place of Forbes,
and the resignation by Mayor elect Stock
ley of the Assessorship of the I'd district.
A number of Philadelphia politicians have
arrived to urge the claims of their respec-
tive favorites, but the President has takenno
action in the matter.
Arizona.
Delegate Mccormick, of Arizona, says
that the new programme for the control of
the Indians in Arizona viii be satisfactory
to bis constituents if strictly adhered to.
Mr.. Mccormick has protested against
certain acts of Colyer during his visit TO
Arizona, and says he is satisfied that
they were not authorized and not
approved of by the President. He denies
that there was any purpose on the part OF
his constituents to misuse Colyer, and says
they don't wish for war measures an hour
longer than is necessary to convince the
Apaches that they must cease their robberies
and murders. The Arizonians object, how
ever, to the assertion that these Indians, as
class, are honest and peaceably disposed,
or ever had been.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant i'm the watcb.TOwer.
This Government has taken note of the
conduct of the Spanish Government in
sending two or three vessels of war from
Havana to Port au Prince, to fulfill the me-
mace made toward the Hornet month or
two since. 1t is possible that this war fleet
is intended for some other point, but the
threat of the Spanish authorities, constantly
reiterated, furnishes ground for grave APP
prehension. The vessel is still the subject
of diplomatic correspondence, but it is suffi-
Gent that she is in a neutral port to render
an attempt to take her by force an outrage
on this Government, as well as that of Hay
Il, to say nothing of the violation of the
plainest principles of International law.
Nothing is clearer than that no foreign war
vessel has right to make a capture III a
neutral port. This Government has not
such force just now at Port au Prince as
il desires.
The Mild Rule of she Bayonet.
A letter received here to-day from one of
the Democratic members-elect in Texas,
says that the Governor has refused to grant
certificates of election to three OF the four
Democratic Congressman elected last
month. He has declared marital law in
two counties of the State, and is on his
way to Washington to induce the President
to suspend the writ Of hGbeds corpus in
other portions of Texas. There is consid-
cradle feeling over his course, and the Leg
islature will probably pass resolutions ap-
pealing to the President not to take any
such step. The local declaration of martial
law has already been condemned by the
same source.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
A Deficiency.
Gen. Babcock, who succeeded Gen. AIish-
Ter as Commissioner Of Public Grounds and
Buildings, in referring to the acts of his pre-
decessor, in the annual report for the fiscal
year, makes the following statement: 81
made repeated applications to Maj Mish-
Ter, as required by the Army Regulations,
for a certified list of the outstanding in
debtedness of the Office. Such certified
statement was never furnished, but numer-
Gus accounts against the office of Public
Buildings and Grounds, approved by Maj.
Mishler, were transmitted me by him,
amounting to Sa9, 273.7 70, with letter stating
the same included the eltire Indebtedness
against the office to his knowledge. Since
the transmission by Maj. Mishler of the
above amount of claims, additional claims,
amounting to the sum of 22,500.S3, ap-
proved by him, have beeh filed in the office
by creditors themselves, ma4ing the amount
of outstanding Indebtedness expended in
excess of the amount appropriated by Con-
gress S51, S24.55, and L would respectfully
recommend an appropriation to meet this
deficiency"