Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-16
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A True Bin against VIM. B. Stokes.
The Case of PrOsser under InYestiga-
ti0n.

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~ WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.--Eli Hatfield o.
Tennessee, was before the Grand Jury o.
this district Monday, in the case, of ex-rep-
resentative Stokes and Victor 7. Powell,
charged with defrauding the government.
This is the only witness that has yet APP
peared before the Grand Jury but the docu-
mentary evidence has been submitted.
LATER.-To-day the grand jury Of the
| Criminal Court of this district found a true
bin against VIM. B. Stokes, charging him
with receiving fees while a Representative
in Congress. The Indictment consists of
eight counts, and charges that, on the LIST
day of March, 1871, he being Representa-
tive in Congress, did, for compensation, act
as attorney in prosecuting certain claims Of
members of company known as Capt.
Beatty's Company Of Independent Scouts.
n The Indictment in the case of Powell
charges him with receiving money while an
officer of the United States, and is similar
in its counts to that in the case of Stokes.
The names of Eli Hatfield, Moulton and
E. B. French are Endorsed on each indict-
ment as witnesses. q ~ Efsf4
BY direction of the President, the Post
master-General is investigating charges
made by against p Prosser, ex-Member of
Congress from Tennessee, and Postmaster
at Nashville, 20 the effect that be accepted
pay for getting certain claims through Con-
gress.
StuInbling-blOcks for SteambOatmen.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in an Off
cial circular, has promulgated additional
rules, regulations, etc. of the Board of Su-
pervising Inspectors of steam vessels, which
now have the full force of law. He espe-
cially directs attention to the rule which re-
quires all steamers carrying passengers or
freight, when lying at wharf or loading with
out steam to work pumps, to be provided
with certain number of portable fire ex-
tinguishers that have been approved by the
Board Of Supervising Inspectors and the
Secretary Of the Treasury. In enforcing
the provisions of this rule, the inspectors
are further enjoined TO cause such fire ex-
tinguishers to be properly arranged on such
steamers, and to give watchmen or other
officers in charge thereof the necessary in
structions for the use and management of
the same.
Claims of NaturaIized Citizens.
The American and British Claims Com
missioners will adjourn Friday until the
early part of December. Some of the
newspapers have enormously stated that the
Commissioners have decided that the claims |
of persons heretofore British subjects, but |
who have become naturalized American |
citizens, shall not be presented to them. |
The truth is the instruction to that effect |
came from her Majesty's government, in re-
spouse to an inquiry by Howard, the British |
agent. This instruction viii govern his
conduct in the presentation of claims.
The slippery COchfse.
In reply to an inquiry as to the truth of |
the reported raid, etc., conducted by Co
chise, an Apache chief, in violation of his
recent pledges, the following telegram was
received here to-day:
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nor. 14.-Hon. Vim
cent COllyer: Your telegram Of the 9Th inst.
Is received. Cochise has not left Canada
if he had would have known it.
NATHANIEL Pope.
QuaIms of Conscience.
The total amount of money received at
.he Treasury Department since Nov. 80
1863, and credited to what is known as the
conscience fund, is S126,147. OF this
amount SS,749 was received during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1871.
whisky.
A number of prominent distillerS are
now in the city for the purpose of urging
Ipon the proper Congressional Committee
change in the revenue laws affecting dis
illation, and for SECURING a consolidation of
he taxes.
Postal Relations.
Negotiations are now pending for a re-
luctiOn of the rate Of postage between the
United States and Switzerland, fixing the
ate per half ounce, when sent by the di-
'ect German mail, by Bremen and Ham
yurg steamers, at Z cents.
From Oct. 2, when the international
money order system with Great Britain
vent into operation,to the 5Sth of the same
month, the amount Of money transmitted
through its agency from this country
o Great Britain was $60,06l, and the
mount received from that country, during
he same period, was S14,6S4.