Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-31
WASHINGTON.
A TlIspatcB Corrected.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.--A telegram
published in the Tuesday mornings papers,
announcing that from eco to 400 mechan-
les and about 1000 laborers had been dis
charged from the Washington Navy Yard
within the last two weeks, is an error, a
portion OF the dispatch having been omitted
in transmission. The discharge alluded to
was by contractors Of the Board of Pub
lie Works and private establishments.
gCfviI Service Examination.
Forthcoming civil service. examiuatio ms
in New York City will be fixed about the
18Th of November. Examinations in Gin
clnnati on or obout the 18th of November,
and st. L 1uis the 26sh of November. Ap-
plicants for these examinations may address
heads of all Government Departments, in
Guiding the Commissioner Of Agriculture,
excepting the Secretary of State, who does
not appear in the list OF those TO whom sp-
plications may be sent. Applications for
examinations in New York will probably
be too late if they do net reach Washington
as early az November 2, Applications for
examinations in Cincinnati should reach
Washington as early as the Sth Of Novem-
Der, and for examinations at ST. Louis as
early as 10Th of November.
Deposit of Proceeds of Sales of Seized
Cotton with Jay Cooke b Co.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Oct. a6.-The fact seems
to have been overlooked that IS fast Is the
net proceeds Of sales of GOTTEN 5eized by
Treasury agents were received st the De-
partment, they were transferred to the
vaults of Jay Cooke & Co., aud there re-
NAMED until twenty millions had accumu-
lated in the possession. Of that firm.
When the joint resolution bf March
30, 1868, introduced by Sena-
tor Edmunds, was passed, and
the Cookies were compelled to disgorge, it
was well known that their establishment
was shaken to its very foundation. The
entire proceeds of these sales were S34, 052,-
S0a.55, from which arctic be deducted for
expenses in handling the cotton $9,310,7S9-
90, leaving $24, 742, 022 so Det proceeds now
in the Treasury to be paid to claimants un-
der the fifth section of the Appropriation
Act of May is, 1872. When this twenty
millions were returned to the Treasury,
Jay Cooke & Co, Slogan to decline, their
embarrsssments increasing until they.
eliminated in the reces9 grand crash.
A Fraud Exposed.
Through the energy and determination
of the Supervising Special Agent of the
Treasury Department, the Government has
recovered certain internal revenue bonds
that were alleged to have been stolen from
the Collector of internal Revenue at New
Orleans about four years ago. The Collec-
tor, Rince deceased, is said 20 have connived
at the fraud, and when, in order TO avoid
the payment of the then heavy tax, certain
spirits were bonded for expectation to an
other district, which were really fraudu-
lently taken out and sold for home con-
sumption, he received portion Of the pro-
ceeds obtained through negotiation of the
bonds given, it being supposed that all re.
cords of the transaction were burned by an
accomplice. But these records, or copy
Of them, are in existence. The bonds have
been discovered, and the holders are good
for the entire smount--$26S, 000-and the
Government will not compromise, but will
contend for the entire amount aud all costs
Of prosecution,
The Freedmen's Bank.
The recent reports to the Comptroller OF
the Currency show that the Freedmen's
Bank, which has branches throughout the
South, had on hand at the beginning of the
financial panic over g, 100000 in currency,
5ut little of which has been drawn out, al
| though slight run was made upon the
main branch in this city during the early
days of the furry. The bank was believed
to be strong from the outset, but it was
! among the first to enforce the sixty days
notice rule against depositors.