Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-29
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80. 1885.


| death, but had left the train at Dalton
| Michigan, and was walking home when
waylaid and beaten.
| The Right of q City TO Tax Express
Companies.
To-day the court also decided that the IL
cense tax imposed by the city of Mobile on
the Southern Express Company was con-
| stitutional tax. 1t was resisted on the
ground that as the company was engaged
| in carrying business beyond the limits OF
the State the tax was unconstitutional, as
being in conflict of that provision of the
constitution which vests in Congress the
| power to regulate commerce.
Planters Bank Of Tennessee.
] The court also decided case 147, Plant
! ers' Bank Of Tennessee VS. Union Bank of
Louisiana. This was a suit brought by the
| Planters Bank to recover the balance of
account from the Union Bank. The de-
Tense was that the remittances made by the
Planters Bank and the collections made for
! it by the Union Bank were in Confederate
| money, at the time when New Orleans,
where the latter bank is located, was occu-
| pied by Confederate forces, and that subse-
| quently the balance due to the Planters
Bank had been paid over to the military
authorities of the United States by order OF
Gen. Banks. The court held this to be no
defense, and that s Lender Of Confederate
money, when demand for payment was
made, such money being of no value, did
not extinguish the debt. This court sf-
firms the judgment, holding that Gen.
Banks bad no authority to order the debt of
| the Planters Bank to be paid over to the
military authorities, and that obedience to
1 that order did not exonerate the Union
| Bank. Justice Strong delivered the opin-
| ion. s..ss 3A ft-s-
Justice Bradley, holding that Congress
having interfered to protect Gen. Banks
and other officers under similar circum-
stances from responsibility for illegal COM
| mands enforced by military power, the
Government should respond to the injured
parties. 7ra
Court adjourned till Thursday,
when it is expected it will adjourn for the
term. Justice Miller proposes to sail for
Europe Saturday.
Broken Banks-RequisitiOn on stock
holders.
The Comptroller has directed the receiv-
er of the Eighth National Bank, New York,
to make requisition of 81 per cent. upon
the stockholders of that bank to supply the
creditors. A small requisition will also be
made upon the shareholders of the Farm
ers' and Citizens National Bank of
Another Atlantic Wreck.
The Atlantic National Bank was exam
ined in February and October, 1872. The
| reports of the examiner show that the capt.
| tai of the bank was seriously impaired. The
Comptroller of the Currency directed that
no further dividends should be declared,
and accordingly no dividends were made
| duirg the year 1872. Bad debts to the
amount of $50, 400 were charged during the
| same year. The defalcation is supposed to
have occurred from the use of special de-
| posits and collaterals by the cashier.
Revenue Reports.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
= i'll soon Issue circular requiring collect
ors of internal revenue to make two re-
turns during the month of May, from the
LIST to the 10Th, and from the 10Th to the
| 31st, in order that liabilities for the new
bonds may be determined.
Legal tenders outstanding, 1851, S53 1858.
The District Legislature.
The Legislature for the District of Co
lumbia met and organized to-day. VIM.
Stickney was elected President, and j. W.
Thompson Vice President of the council.
Peter Campbell was elected President of
the House Of Delegates. Gov. Cookies
message to the Legislature is devoted to
| the financial and material condition of the
district.
Consultation Between Democrats and
Liberals.
Special to the Louisville Courier journal.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA good
| deal of correspondence and consultation is
now going on between prominent Liberals
| and Democrats in reference to the issues
| which should be made before the country.
Among the ideas pressed by some Western
politicians are:
l. An affirmation of free trade and direct
taxation, to be accompanied by change in
the Constitution making property instead
of representation the basis of taxation.
2. A demaud for the abolition of the ma
tional banking system, and the substituting
therefor of a free banking law authorizing
Any one to issue circulation, redeemable by
the Government, to the value of Govern
ment securities retired by him and returned
Cancelled to the Treasury.
3. An internal Improvement system by
the Government, directed chiefly to the de-
velopment of our inland water resources,
connecting those inland with the seaboard
by canals and river Improvements.
Grants Third Term.
The discussions among prominent Re-
publcans are not less earnest, but are de-
voted chiefly to the Presidential succession.
The belief that Grant will be a candidate
for third term gives much concern to the
advocates of Morton, Blaine and other as
pirants.
Convention Of COIOred Mechanics.
There is to be convention of the Me-
chanics' and Laboring Mems Union, a So
ciety composed of colored men, in this city
on the 18th of May next. This society
avoids politics, religion and strikes, aud is
devoted to the purpose of securing work for
unemployed colored people, and giving them
such aid as may be necessary. They we're
organized in April, 1871, at New Orleans,
and now claim to have fifty branch sOcie-
ties, and in this district fully six hundred
members. Their object being non-pOlitical,
they meet with only scant encouragement
from the Radicals at this point.
Generals Lee and jackson.
The Richmond Wing publishes some i'm
portsnt letters supplied by Governor Letch-
er, and received from Generals Robert E.
Lee and Stonewali jackson, not heretofore
printed. The first gives an account of the
causes of the failure Of the West Virginia
campaign in 1861. General Jackson's let
tiers are the one resigning his command on
the 31st of January, 1862, and another to
Governor Letcher explaining that it was
done because of an interference with his
command by the Confederate Secretary Of
War. Governor Letcher took The respon-
sibility of preventing the acceptance of the
resignation. His resignation was prior to
the memorable valley campaign of Jackson
in 1862.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Huntington, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, in publishing his letter, an
nounces that as soon as circumstances per-
NIT his company viii build road from
Clifton Forge On the head waters of James
river to Lynchburg, there to connect with
oteer roads, or else build a line of their
own to deep water. This new route will
lessen the distance and give much easier
grades for freight than the present line.
Lincoln and Washington.
, There is a proposition to locate tee re-
: ma ms of late President Lincoln Alongside
those of Washington at Mount Vernon,