Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-07
WASHINGTON.
The Modoe COnundrum soIved.
The Ingenious Device Of n Buekeye
Yankee.

The Ingenious Device OF n Buekey
| Yankee.
WASHINGTON, June CAN enterp: isinI
individual writes TO the Government fron
Tifin, Ohio, Offering to pay sixty thousAD'
do lars for the privilege Of exhibiting Cap
tain JACK throughout the country durinI
sixty days. The Snowman promises y
keep Jack securely, treat him well and re
| turn him 10 the Government at the expira
ton Of the sixty days, provided he does no
commit suicide, In which case the Govern
ment Is TO receive only one thousand dol
lars per day for the time be remains in thf
showman's hands slive. l: is proposed Il
pay thirty thousand upon the delivery oi
Jack at Chicago and remainder at the close
Of the two months.
EOt Satisfied with the Proposition
Attorney General Williams Is preparing
bis opinion on questions concerning the
ModOcs. II will be completed In two OF
three days.
Secretary Robeson this morning went 10
the Navy Yard and resumed the investiga-
ton concerning the Polaris.
How NOw9
The Secretary Of the Interior says the re-
port that charges have been fled and are
pending against the Commissioner Of PEN
sions, is utterly unfounded and untrue.
NOt Going 60 the Lava Beds.
Tie President and family and Gen. Bab-
Geek left to-day for Long Branch.
Cotton CIaims-The Niceties of Red
Tape.
The law directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO pay the net proceeds of cotton
uniawfully seized after June 80, 1865, was
approved May Is, 1872, and required that
all petitions should BE- filed within six
months there after, on or before Nov. Is,
1872. Many petitions which had been
duly signed nd sworn and placed In the
mail before Nov. Is, did not reach Washing
ton until after thst date. They were, how
ever, sent TO the Secretary with record of
the date when received.
In reply 10 inquiry and argument, of the
point involved, whether IN two important
cases so filed, the petitions be regarded as
fled in time, the Secretary has decided that
no petition or claim under tho Act Of Cor =
gress which was not received In the Ire as
ury department, on or before the 18th. Of
November, 1873, can be regarded as hs Wing
been filed within six months after the mas
sage Of the Act, and that any sun claim,
received in the Department after November
18th, cannot be considered by T. ~ Secretary.
The opinion Of the best info .r,ned lawve1s
here, is that the time for I'll .ng the petjtions
both iu the cotton cases b efore the Secretary
Of the Treasury, aud fJr stores and sup
pies before tne southern claim commission
will be extended by the ,ext Congress.
The Progress u syndicasIou.
The Secretary OF . ne Treasury calls for
The redemption Of '.ixteen million coupon
oonus and IouE np lion registered bonds TO
Oe pald oep-emp sr 9th. The bonds called
IN embrace thT dated May 1st, 1852, as
ohoWS S@ Ipon bonds of fifty dollars
lumoer llIOJ TO 6,200 inclusive; one hun.
lted oolArs number 4,7S3 TO 10000 inclu-
'iVe, Efe D Snndred dollars number 3,001 TO
20 IA 400 inclusive; one thousand dollars
lumtJer 5,734 TO 22,600 inclusive; total
io,VGJ J,000- Registered bonds of fifty
l9U' Ars number 1924 TO 1920 inclusive;
'r e hundred dollars number 8,804 to $500
inclusive; five hundred dollars number
5,3Gl TO $500 inclusive; one thousand dol
lars number 20,6Sl TO $4,000 inclusive;
i've thousand dollars number 6,043 to 1900
inclusive; total 100000. Grand total
20,O000C0.
The bonds of the third series, embracing
the above numbers, we're printed in black
and have the words "Third Series" on the
bonds and "Third" on the bond or each
coupon or both. The bonds of the fourth
series were printed in black with red num-
bering and have the words Fourth Series'''
or "Fourth" on them. United States Sc
curities forwarded for redemption should be
addressed TO Loan Division, Secretsry's
Office, and all registered bonds should be
assigned to the Secretary Of the Treasury
for redemption.