Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-20
WASHINGTON.
A Hospital sJob !" at chicago.


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How Several zEuEEet-Heads Knew
the Governmens WAS being swim
died, and Dfdn't Stop ID.
NEW YORK, Oct. IA Herald special
says the National Treasury department as
sumes the entire credit for developm ents
Of frauds in the, late Chicago Marine
Hospital. The principal reason why Ankin-
was sent to. Chicago is because it is believed
he viii make a thorough investigation.
Architect Mullet says he was long since cor
vinced that the parties engaged on the
Marine Hospital was defrauding the gov
eminent. He was first informed through
New York firm, that the foreman in
charge Of this improvement bad made ad-
vances to them to the effect that if they
would pay him commission he would Sc
cure them profitable government contracts
The discharge of this Individual was at the
time Immediately ordered. when it trans
pired that clerk named Miner had writ
ten the letter TO the New York party as
aforesaid and then had proc6red the sigma
ture of the foreman thereto, without dis
closing the contents. The superintendent
up to this time was not implicated. When
the pay rolls next came round it was found
that the clerk had not been dismissed,
whereupon it was Immediately suspected
that other more important personages were
concerned In the swindle, and that they
dared not discharge this subordinate.
When the clerks dismissal was finally in
sisted upon, he turned around and implica-
ted his superiors. Mullet states that
when the bids for stone work were made,
these bids were first opened by parties in
collusion with MeKeon, Kelly Il Co., the
Chicago firm furnishing the stone; that ac-
cording to Information alleged to be in his
hands, the bid of this FIRM was advanced
S., 500, and the amount divided between
the Superintendent, the clerk and the con-
tractors.
Carrying Coal TO Newcastle.
A Washington dispatch says that the coal
famine IN England is creating a demand
for bituminous coal Of the Maryland dis.
tricts.
Internal Revenue.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
win be very brief in his annual report. The
late changes in the law work SO satisfactori-
IL that no Recommendation for improve
ment can be suggested. The revenue from
whisky, malt and liquors is largely in
creased. The amounts realized from to-
bacco are twenty per cent beyond calcula-
tons. The troubles with brewers will be
left to Congress for action. The present
uniform tax on tobacco has been found to
work especially favorable. The number of
distilleries, especially in the Southern
States, has increased in an unprecedented
manner. 1t is estimated that under the
reduced figures the revenue from Internal
sources will amount to SIPS, 100000, which
is $20,OO0,000 above the figures agreed up.
on by the financial authorities when the re-
| ductions went into effect.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-Gen. Garfield,
Chairman of the Committee on appropria-
tions had long interview with Secretary
Boutwell, to-day on the subject of appro-
priations.
Causes of Steamboat Explosions.
The Supervising Inspector General of
Steamboats,, having examined the evidence
in the case of the steamer Oceanus, reports
that no action will be required in view of
the fact that the boat was burned to the
waters edge and sunk in thirty feet water;
that all her licensed officers were drowned,
except the Chief Engineer, who was exon.
Grated from all blame. The immediate
cause of the explosion was the conclusion
caused by the boat striking the bar
Mr.. Rogers, the Supervising Inspector of
New Orleans, who conducted the investi-
cation, presents valuable information in re-
gard to the subject of boiler explosions on
Western rivers and the means of their pre-
ventfon. First, the general causes stated
are, accumulation of mud sediment in the
boilers, causing fire, the surfaces being
buried, thus weakening their strength ia
places. The second general cause, it is
stated, is the strain due to the change in
the bearing Of boilers, resulting from the
change Of forms on Western rivers, caused
by loading and unloading. These subjects
engage official attention.
A Cuban Flag.
The Treasury Department received to-
day by express Cuban flag taken from the
privateer Pioneer, forwarded by the cap
tain of the Moccasin, which captured the
Cuban vessel.