New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-03
GENERAL TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.

WHEN IN TRoUBLE-GEN. sPINNER's REPORT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUsRl
WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct o. 1871.
Col Higgins Of Aberdeen. Miss, who win be remem
bered as victim Of Ku-Klux outrages 10 In the city,
being charged with urgent request to the War De-
narment for the retention In Northern Mississippi Of
cavalry command now stationed there. It Is under
orders Join the regiment which Is stationed on the
frontier The loyal citizens confident that new out
RACES will follow withdrawal Of the troops. COL Hug
gins has, since he returned to Aberdeen acting ga Deputy
United States Marshal made moro than 100 arrests OF
Ku-Klux members Among these were 10 young men,
indicted for murder In more than instance The
tain Of the gang by whom Col. higgins was whipped
Plummer White, also arrested. He mas
three indictments assisting In the murders OF Aeck
Page, Jack Dupree, and Abraham Wsmbe, all colored
men, killed by the KuKlux. The other murderers as
well as White their leader have been released on 10000
ball. by Judge Hin Of the United States District Court.
No one believes that White will stand trial, bis friends
being able TO forfeit the bail. Great complaint is made
Of Judge Hils conduct in releasing all these prisoners
on ball. many Of them In amounts as small as S,oOo
Several Of them forfeited their bonds by not appearing
at the last Of the court In the cases Named Du-
pree was murdered Feb TO- being dragged from his bed
carried Ave miles, beaten till nearly dead,
then cut open from throat to straddle," and
his heart and ntestnes taken out and laid by the mutt
lated body These facts sworn to by member OF
the gang who turned State's evidence The only charge
against him was that he twas noisy Republican and
would speak his mind" Page killed on the 26th OF
March, being whipped and then hung His head was
split open with This was sworn to by two OF the
gang wamble was an old man, q preacher. He was
shot In every the reason given for the murder
was that the victim Republican The North Caro-
lima trials having marked effect, but this will be
lessened the troops be withdrawn. The subCom mittee
of Investigation, which meets at Huntsville, Ala on
the Sth will hardly able to hold quiet session In
Masiss before
certain witnesses will not appear and TESTIFY as
freely they otherwise would.
Dennis Darden who shot the alleged reformed gambler
John Mccarthy, in the street, few months ago. was
to-day acquitted by the jury after trial Of seven days.
It reported that the gamblers throughout the country
raised fund OF about $4,000 TO be used IN the trial Of
Dardeu for expense Of COUNSEL witnesses, and such
other ways as could employed to his acduit
tai It said that John Morissey headed the subscrp
ton with gift OF q 900. Mccarthy had made himself
very obnoxious to the gamblers, who believed that in
pretending to reform, he had betrayed them to the
police.
Gen. Spinner Treasurer Of the United States has inst
finished his report and submitted - the Secretary of
the Treasury He reviews the Hodge defalcation, and
makes REPUTATION of the charges against his Office set
forth by tho In connection with this
matter He also exonerates the officers of his bureau
from the charge Of negligence That portion OF the
port relating to finances will not be promulgated until
TSN 0 more p rs1e sscdnd aaor of the
Treasury is expected to return to after two
the Fifth Auditor also absent two months Will return IN
O few days from Minnesota .
An important question has arisen under the order OF
the Secretary of the Navy Of Sept 1871 relative to the
retired naval officers In which is involved
fine scope and meaning of the OF July 1884 amendatO
nv of the OF Dec A. 1861 to further promote the e
cheney of Navy which provides that the first section
shall not be construed to retire any officer under
the Of 49, aud whose shall not have been borne
upon the navy register for o period Of As years. |
after ne had arrived at the age OF sixteen |
Admiral Poor, who recently retired, Is but |
years OF age and he claims that he Is entitled 70 fail
nav up to the time of his 62d year. This Is the first case
that has arisen under the amended act in which the con-
strucon of law is doubted. Admiral POOrs case has
been brought the attention OF the Secretary or the
NAVY and as the amended act is somewhat obscure,
decision OF some OF the law officers OF the Govern
ment will be had on this point. -
inquiries frequently made at the Internal Revenue
Bureau relative the rules governing future operations
of dstieres purchased at Collectors sales upon DIS
trant. The Second Deputy Commlssioner Mr.: A: NJ
Kanouse has invariably replied that, under section
act of July 9O 1863 purchasers Of disery premises ut
COLLECTORS sales upon dsrant cannot operate the dis
tery without the written consent OF the original owner,
and that the claims Of the Government for taxes hues
and penalties shall have priority.
The Controller Of the Currency has called upon the
tona banks for reports Of their condition the close Of
business TO day.