Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-10
WASHINGTON.
Government Begins to Feel thu Pinch
Not Enough Greenbaeks to Run the
Machine.
Some Nine Million to be Issued This
Month.
The Hand to Mouth Policy.

meet the current expenses Of the govern
ment the present month. 60
Semi-OhicfaI.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The Treasury
reserves are now being daily drawn on to
pay only the actual expenses Of the govern
ment. There is no apprehension at the
department that the draft upon 81, ,000, 900
will be very heavy in the ordinary course
of business. The outstanding legal tenders
now shown to be over $3.50, ,000, 900, will
be reduced again to those figures at the ear
| liest practicable moment, 1t may be before
issue of next public debt statement. The
Secretary emphatically asserts that the out
standing legal tenders are not TO exceed the
minimum figures day more than The ab-
solute demands of the government requires.
The outstanding legal tenders are now
$S5S, 1865, ,4SS..
Tine POEsrfs Pkisoners.
The steamship TslIapoosa arrived last
evening and was anchored in the stream.
No communication was permitted from
shore with the Polaris survivors. Secretary
Robinson is making inquiries into the loss
of the Polaris by an examination of the
prisoners.
The examination of BuddiDgton's party
will be chiefly in the interest of science. The
party now here have several of the records
of the lost ship. The Secretary of ths
Navy to-day said he did not credit the re-
ports which have recently been renewed,
that Capt. Halls death was the result OF
foul means, and it appears that all who were
present at the former investigation are con-
vinced that the commanding officers death
was from natural causes alone.
Grants Little Tin Box.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Oct. S.-The Pres
ident's friends now assert that he had no
funds on hand, either in the First National
Bank or Jay Cooke g. Co.'s, at the time of
their suspension, but had slightly over
drawn bis account. This tardy denial may
or may not be accepted.
The National Metropolitan Bank.
1t is stated tonight that the examiner of
the National Metropolitan, or leading ring
bank in this city, has made report to MIR.
Krox, in which be points out certain gross
violations of law, one in the failure to have
on hand the reserve oflegal tenders required
by law; another in allowing Boss Shepherd
to have advances largely in excess Of the
limit prescribed by law. Efforts are maxi
ing to induce the examiner to modify his
report.
Foreign Fiscal Agents.
1t is remarked that the house Of Rose,
Morton & Co., which has just been selected
for the foreign bankers of the United
States, is like that of Henry Clewes & Co.,
conspicuous for its connection with the car
pet-baggers who have been plundering the
Southern States; and some say that this is
the secret of Their favor with the President.
The South Carolina negro Legislature is
about 70 be called together III extra session
to levy the taxes to secure four millions OF
plunder to this house of Rose, Morton &
Co.
More Corruption.
The New York Sun of to-day publishes
letter making very serious charges against
the Attorney General, purportinp to be from
a Republican source. enc of the charges
| is that Mir. Williams is owner of the fourth
part of q granite quarry situated near Rich
mond, Va, which has been supplying the
| Federal Government with granite.
RamsdeIl's Oats.
Ramsdell, the carpet-bag candidate of the
| Virginia Radicals for Lieutenant Governor,
| who has been claimed to be great capital
| ultIe tlSG-DnsSCAy Ous W 70
assessed with tax of seven dollars and
thirty-one cents on $566 of personal proper
tv. and to hold 200 acres of real estate,
which has not been paid for.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
Teachers without Pay.
When the question of paying the teach
ers in the public schools for the last month
came up, it was discovered that $4,000,
being the whole sum available for that upr-
pose. was in the FIRST National Bank at the
time of its failure. -Four months pay is
now due the teachers.
Schools Closed for Want OF Coal.
To-day eight schools were dismissed by
one of the trustees, because the weather
was cold, and DO coal can be procured for
the use of schools. Contractors refuse to
make further delivery until some debts al.
ready due them are paid.
The Government Running Itself.
Attorney General Williams said this eve.
ming thst government affairs were now run
ming 80 smoothly that no member Of the
Cabinet had any business to submit to the
consideration Of the President today.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
The Reserves-WOrk for Congress
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Even if the re-
ceipts from internal revenue should imme.
diately increase to an amount equal to the
estimates and reasonable expectations oI
the Revenue Commissioner, for this season
of the year, it would only have the effect Of
rendering unnecessary any further draft
upon the legal tender reserve by the Secre
tarv of the Treasury. The most saDguine
expectations of the authorities here do NOT
lead them to suppose that the Secretary o.
the Treasury will be able to replace, out OF
money received through the usual chan
uels. the amount drawn from the forty-fouI
milIion legal tender reserve. 1t is therefore
strongly believed tiIS5 Congress will be
called npon to devise ways ana means tc
renIace The preenoacks taken from the re-
serve. or 20 authorize tie S;cretsryof the
Treasury to extend the legal tender circu'
lation to the amount Of the reserves issued.
or probsbly to the extent Of the entire forty
four millions. For various good reasons
the latter plan is the one most likely TO Dt
recommended to and adopted by Congress
Tests of Steam Boilers.
It would seem that the Commission tC
make tests of the strength Of steam boilers
and TO investigate and report upon the
| cSuS65 OF Doli6r eAploSious, ID 70 De leiG Oh.
tireiy upon its own resources for ideas anc
suggestions of scientific character relating
IN the business and experiments iDtrusted
to it. The Commission has sent circulars
to all prominent practical engineers and sci
entists in this country, requesting such
views, ideas and suggestions as these gen,
tlemen might see fit to submit, but as ye
no replies have been received oy the oecre,
tary Of the Commission in TINS city. Z
meeting of the Commission VIII oe nelo IL
New York on Monday or Ipesday next
when final arrangements will be made fol
the tests and experiments, which pegln a
Sandy Hook about the 10Th inst.
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