Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-26
WASHINGTON.
Figures from the Census
The Poss ana the Detectives

| -s 4ne POSs on0 the DeSSCtiNese
,l--NHW YoRK,-Aug. 25.-A special dis
patch from Washington rays that an III
teresting legal question is before The Post.
master Generals Department, arising out
of an application made by detectives for
three letters lately received ct Council
Bluffs Postoface, bearing the address OF
| fictitious names, which were returned to
the Dead Letter Office. The detectives
state that the letters will afford clue to
counterfeiting operations at Council
Bluffs, where large gang of counter
feiters have been arrested, but the Post
master General says the delivery Of
letters sent to the Dead Letter Office is
unauthorized. There will probably be a
reference of the case to the Department
of Justice.
.su rs5 Humbug Havanas.
-WGsHNGToN, August 25.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue decides
that the revenue law will not reach the
case of cigar dealers who use imitation
imported stamps upon boxes of domestic
cigars. BE says unless importers receive
protection from the courts nothing can
be done without additional legislation by
Congress. t1sA
The Census by states.
From advance sheets of the census it
appears that the population of the various
States and Territories, as officially and
finally revised at the Census Office, is as
follows: Alabama, 900, 1892; Arizona,
9,65S; Arkansas, 464 AL; CalafOrnir,
80, 1914; Connecticut, 537, Asa; Dakotah,
IA, ISL; Delaware, 125,0l5; District
of Columbia, 3,175; Florida, 1877, 748;
Georgia, 1,1S4, 100; Idaho, $4,000; ILL
nois, 2,5s9, 89l; Indiana, 1000, 6S7; Iowa,
1871, 1872; Kansas, 364, 399; Kentucky,
132,611; Louisiana, 726, 9l5; Maine, $685.
9l5; Maryland, 78o, 1874; Massachusetts,,
!, 457, 1854; Michigan, 1854, $50 I;
Minnesota, 489, FOG; Mississippi, S27, 422;
Missouri, 1,72l, 1876; Montana, 20,695;
Nebraska, 1872, 900; Nevada, AZ, 49l; New
Hampshire, 3ls, 800; New Jersey, 9O6,-
O99; New Mexico, 91,s74; New York,
4, 372, 759; North Carolina, 1.07l,
SOL Ohio, 2.665, 200; Oregon, co.
923 Pennsylvania, 1921, 791 Rhode
Island, 2l7,353; South Carolina,
705, 500, Tennessee, 1,25S, $40; Texas,
SIS, $40; Utah, Sc, 1856; Vermont, $780,
$50; Virginia, 1925, 165; Washington
Territory, %, 955; West Virginia, 49,
OLA; Wisconsin, 1,054, $40; Wyoming
Territory, 9,11s.
Population of States and Territories,
So, 555, 983.
Loss of the Golden Rule.
The statement of Detective Wood, that
the steamer Golden Rule, with $1,000,s
900 on board, was purposely wrecked
in 1866 in order to steal the money, and
that the investigation of the case has
been prevented by the inflence exerted by
Speaker Blaine and other Radicals, is de-
MED by Secretary Boutwell,. The Treas
ury officials say the money was in notes,
drafts and bonds, of which a small
amount was recovered in damaged state,
and that the rest was completely lost.
RambunciOus.
Dennis Darten and W. P. James, &C
cused of the murder of John Mccarthy
some time ago, hsue both been confined
in the same cell since they ware arrested,
Yesterday Darten attempted James life.
The guards rescued him from Darten,
who was clutching him him by the throat,
and conveyed him to a different cell.
Darten then butted his head against the
walls of mis- cell, but was prevented from
killing himself by the guards. The walls
of the cell were then paddsd and Darten
closely watched. He asked that q priest
be sdnt for, and refuses to eat anything.
Pope and Figtz John.
Gen. Pope has recently issued from his
headquarters pamphlet regarding the
case between himself and Fitz John Por-
Ter. 1t is illustrated by the plan of Pope's
battle field of the 29th of August, 1862,
and makes very plain case against Por'
ter. The Quotations of orders contain
ed therein have been submitted to
the War Department for ratification.
Porter's own acknowledgment of his
movements that day, and the reasons
therefor, are shown to be quite sufficient
evidence Of his incapacity or c0wardice,
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