Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-14
+. WASHINGTON.
The Outrage upon the Florida
Spain Must Apologize OF Fight.
Serious Complication with Russia
Minister Curtin to be Recalled.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Special to the
| New York MGil.-SwOrn statements in the
| Florida case have been received at the Navy
| Department. They have been at once for
| warded TO the State Department.
| BY order Of the President, demand will
! be at once made, in a manner which viii
admit OF no evasion, for an explanation or
/ apology and full satisfaction. The attitude
Of this government will be unyielding in
defense Of the assailed honor of our flag.
Minister Roberts is perfectly aware of the
| feeling which prevails, and has undou ,tedly
notified his government that there is no
| evasion from either an ample apology OF
/ war.
| Is Russia I'm COIIusiOn With Spain?
NEW YORK, JaQ, IA special from
Washington says the GOTtshallof letter is
regarded by high officers as a direct and
open insult TO the President and Seore-
tary of State, and likely to lead to
serious results. The country need not
be surprised if Curtin our Minister to Rus
sia is immediately ordered to demand his
passports and the Russian Charge D'Afairs
| here supplied with his, in order that he may
| take his departure from the United States.
HaIIeck.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The War De
partment announces In general orders the
death Of Gen. Halleck, and requires the
usual official ceremonies to be paid in re-
spect to his memory.
Straining at Gnats and SWaIIOHIn =
CameIs.
Samuel B. Hendig, convicted Of embez-
element Of government funds in 1868 while
he was discussing officer of the Patent OF
fee, was to-day sentenced to confinement il
jail for two years and to pay fine Of Sl4,,
600.
T. A, Marden, late Treasury clerk, con-
yiCted of embeZzlement of treasury funds
was sentenced to confinement in Jail one
year and to pay fine Of $4,000.
The New Loan Investigation.
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
Secretary Boutwell's defense before the
Committee of Ways aud Means, as to hi:
violation of law in negotiating the five pei
cent. loan, is regarded by all those who
heard it as very weak. Congressman Cox
who introduced a resolution early in the
session, inQuiring into this matter, was be
fore the committee yesterday and to-day
and subjected Boutwell, to a severe exanAi
nation. The Secretary plainly admitted
that he had gone beyond the limit allowed
by law IN his allowance Of expenses IL
this transaction; and it may be said tina
here the matter will end. The pro
ceedings of the committee upon this i'm
portant subject will be kept secret for the
present, as it is not considered advisable tC
make public the result of the examination
either as to the actual expense attendin.
the disposition of the five per cent loan, o.
the proposed cost OF filling the new Ordel
for 5000, 100000, now under consideration
; in the Treasury Department. In Other
days of the republic Boutwell, would have
been impeached, and even as it is, if he
were a smaller offender, lie would be prose
cuted criminally.
Democratic Caucus.
The Democratic Congressional Caucu
which has been called for next Tuesda.
night is intended for the consideration NOR
of legislative than political matters. A!
; things Just at present stand, sagaciOus Dem
Ocrats here do not consider it advisable Il
foreshadOw any political policy which ma
have any bearing upon the next PreSiden
tial election. One of the things that tht
Democracy desire to have a thorough Un
derstanding upon is the amnesty question
There are numerous bills now pending 70
the relief of newly-elected officials in man.
of the Southern States, which have beer
mostly introduced through Republican
sources and whose passage is advocated OF
the ground that these officials can not qual
ify until their disabilities are removed, AM
J that the Government Is extremely embar
rassed Oh this account. Most if not all tn
! Democrats favor these bills, where it
shown that they were not introduced in tn
particular interest Of demagogues. Their
will be strict inquiry made in this direction
The New York Tribune
f Is to be prescribed because Of its OPposita
to Grants denomination, and postmaster
7 throughout the country are to be calle
upon-according to the administration Orgal
, here-nUt to act as agents in getting u
] clubs for that paper.
] Choice Of Philadelphia.
= The action of the National Republica
r Executive Committeo in selecting Fhiia
: delphia as the place to hold the next Pres
| dental Convention of that party was set 0
r foot by Grant and Forney, and the success
Z, of the scheme is regarded in administratio
quarters as entirely settling the question
l Grants denomination.