Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-09

C. A. Arthur, of New York, was shortly
after rendered the position He express
eed his inability to serve, however, and
il became necessary TO make another Sc
lection. No one has yet been chosen,
but it is thought that Deputy Commits
sioner Douglass will be appointed.
Postal Money Orders on Great Brit
ain and Germany.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July s.
Letters received at the Postoffice Des
partment from DR.. G. Mcdonald, Super
intendent of the Postal Money Order Sys-
| TEN of the United States, who is now in
London for the purpose of arranging q
money order system between this cOun-
try and Great Britain, state that he is
meeting with success and will probably
conclude his business satisfactorily in q
few days, when he will leave for Berlin
to make similar arrangements with the
postal authorities of the German Empire.
BOwen's Pardon Comes TO Hand.
This evening the Marshal of the Dis
trict received the pardon granted In the
case of G. G. Bowen, which is dated July
1st, and reads as follows:
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the I'm
ssited States: to all whomit may concern,
these presents shall come greeting:
Whereas, on the 18th day of June,
1871, in the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, holding its criminal term,
one G. G. Bowen was convicted of big
amy, and sentenced to be imprisoned for
two years and pay $3.50 fine; and where
as, it is represented that he was innocent
of any violation of law; that he acted in
good faith, believing his former wife to
be dead; and it appears that he rendered
good service to the cause of the Union
during the rebellion and since its terminus
ton, and has endeavored to lead an hon
est and upright life, and for these reasons
eleven of the Jurors who found the YER
dict against him and many other citizens
of the highest consideration and weight
urge his pardon, and the United States
Attorney Fisher, would be gratifled by
the exercised of the Executive clemency.
Now, therefore, be it known, that L,
l.. S, Grant, President of the United
States'of America, in consideration OF
the premises and divers good and sufficient
reasons, me thereunto moving, do hereby
grant to said c. c. Bowen, full and IN
conditional pardon. u. 5. GEANT.
By the President.
J. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Asst. Sec'y. of State.
The Marshal Immediately wrote a re-
lease. and Mr.. Bowen walked ont of Jail
in company with Mrs. Pettigrew King
Bowen.
,rhe South Carolina Ku-Kmx-TestI-
mOny of Judge Carpenter.
Judge R. B. Carpenter, of Charleston,
S. C, was nearly five hours before the
Ku- Klux Committee to-day. He testified
| that there had been Ku-Klux outrages in
portions of South Carolina. These did
not result from possibility to the Federal
| Government, but we're the natural out
breaks of men who had no redress
| through the forms and administration of
| law. The Government of the State was
defective and venal.
| 1t hal increased the State debt to SILL
600, 900, and not a mile of railroad, nor a
| foot Of canal, nor schoolhouse had been
| built. When, last year, he was candI-
date for Governor, he Travelled In every
county of the State but one, enjoying the
most intimate and convivial relations. He
never heard man utter word against
the Federal government. He repeated
that the opposition was to the maladmln-
istration of the State government by in
competent and corrupt officials, and the
exercisesof their functions in an inefti-
Gent and corrupt manner.
The members of the Loyal League per-
petrated outrsges, such as murder and
burning fine houses before there were any
Ku Klux organizations. The people had
submitted quietly for two years, until
they had found that they had no redress
through the election of Commissioners or
the forms of laT. Hence organizations
took place as a means OF redress. Inc
Ku Klux were men of high responsibility
and not men of low character.
Mr.. Carpenter, however, did not in
dorse the organization. The condition
of things generally is bad. A tax of four
million has be levied for this year, and
if this should be collected, it would bank
rupt one third of the State.
The CiviI Service Junta.
The Civil Service Commission today
resumed the discussion of the question OF
| open COD1pcllllNC CAaiAihhhOAo' A 'NAo
able communication was received from
Heiz, the Consul General of the Swiss
Confederation, relative to the civil service
in Switzerland. A courteous offer wa
also received from George E. Brown o.
the use of valuable documents on thu
civil service.
Another Large Railroad Tax case
Commissioner Pleasanton has had be
fore him the question respecting thu
liabilities of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Railroad Company to an assessmen
which has recently been made upon IN
terest CT coupons falling due with tn
last five months of 1870, and the first nv
months of 1871, and to further assess
ment made on the dividends of the sam
period. Concerning this she attorney o
3 the road made application to the Secretar,
of the Treasury for remission.
1t is said the taxes amount to Sl22,
i 32l, and the request is made to the Com
missioner that the collection of the rev
enue be stayed until the question OF lia
e bility has been decided upon said apes
# and application for remission. In vie1
of the special instructions Of the Secrt
j tary of the Treasury previously ISSUED
q the Commissioner of Internal Revenu
dses not deem it proper to grant the II