The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-04

Bean @ VOLUME VIII.
officer Of the army can hold any civil position,
and that incase he does 40 he forthwith ceases
to be an officer of the army. Gen. Sherman
will consequently not serve as Secretary of
War during the abselice of GEM Belknap in
| Texas, and the President has designated Sec
retary Robesen acting Assistant Secretary of
War. Fa ' % 20 il-
| Instructions for the exchange and re-
demptioA after April1, 1873, in sums not less
than S20 or it's multiple of all old copper
! bronze and copper nickel coins heretofore au-
! thorized by law, have been issued by the
Treasury Department. They provide for the
| exchange at par at the mint IN Philadelphia, of
all such coins authorized by the sixteenth sec
| ton of the courage act of 1878, and for their
redemption in lawful coin in similar sums at
the mint, and by all assistant treasurers and
designated depositories of the United States.
The expense of transportation on old coin and
currency paid therefor to be borne by the par
ty sending it, and that on new coin by the Uni-
ted States. -r.s..-. s.. sra-r ~.
Treasurer Spinner has received from
Franklin, Penn, the charred remains of $780,,
notes. Pacific Railroad bonds, etc., which
Thomas J. Anderson cashier Of LambertOn's
bank at Franklin, attempted to destroy by
burning short time ago. after which he blew
out his brains. The notes are sent here for
Identification. Es . r--e &
The President has decided to commute the
sentence of OBrien, convicted OF the murder
of Cunningham, August last, to imprisonment
for life. .| --l.. 1a 1
"A Washington special says in reference to
the Presidents action in the case of O'Brien,
that all the facts about the murder of Gun
ningham show that it was not premeditated,
that there were circumstances about it which
the President could consider, but which the
Jury could not. A case of murder with malice
aforethought, such have disgraced Wash
ington and New York for the past year, will
find no mercy with the President; but WASH
ington has hung three and convicted four,
while New York has hung but one and convic-
ted two. .
The Secretary of the Treasury has inform
ed the agents Of the various British lines of
steamers running to this country that the
treaties between Great Britain and the United
States do not support their claims for the ex-
emption of their vessels from the tax on tons
mage imposed by law.
The Third Auditor has stated and report
ed to the Second Comptroller, that of over
seven hundred Southern claims which have
been awarded, only about one hundred and
fifty now remain.
An Official statement shows that the total
of persons in the United States who were as
sessed for income during the years 1871 and
1872, under the act of July IA, 1870, were
"a, 775 and IA, 237, respectively.
Allison Hayes and A. J. Martin, convicted
of KukIux outrages in South Carolina, have
been pardoned by the President.
"A special from Washington says that up
to February %, over three hundred of the
National banks were below their legal reserve. +
The Postal-car Question continues to ex-
cite deep interest among public officials and
politicians. 1t is suggested that the introduc-
ton of the postal cards will largely increase /
the amount of mail matter to be transported
and handled, and thus multiply the difficulties
of mail delivery consequent upon the with
drawal of the postal cars. Some are Of the
opinion that these embarrassments will neces-
state the calling of an extra session of Con-
gress, however reluctant the President may
be to take such step. If Congress shall
meet for such a reason, it is believed that they
would not stop short of the most stringent
measures in order to check the growing AFRO
gance Of railroad corporations The feeling
in Democratic circles in Congress is almost as
emphatic as among Republicans, and some of
the most prominent and iuduelltial Democrats
openly declare their readiness to favor a regu-
lation of the subject of freights and fares by
Congress. Statements having appeared in the
press that the Attorney-General had given
opinion to the effect that the existing laws
conferred full power upon the Government to
regulate the question of the postal cars,
Judge Williams, in reply to inquiry, stated that
the subject had not been referred to him, and
that he had not formed or expressed an Opin-
ion on the question. The POst-ofice Depart
meht officials say that negotiations are now
going on at New York between their agent and
the railroad companies, which they hope viii
lead to an abandonment by the railroads of
their purpose to withdraw the postal cars. In
such case the railroads viii be able to appeal
to Congress, next winter, for just remunera-
tive compensation, with fair chance of re-
ceiving it.