Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-17
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BondhOIders. Attention.

of Feb. 20, 1862, dated May 1, 1862, will
be paid at the United States Treasury in
Washington on and after the 1st November
next, and that the interest will cease from
that day. The amount called in is $751;
100000.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has is
sued circular to all National Banks who
have neglected &c deposit u. s. bonds as re-
quired by law, that the circulation assigned
them viii be distributed to applicants if the
bonds are not reported aud the.circulation
applied for within the next thirty days.
Ia Indians Pacifless.
Lieut.. Bsbcock reports to Gen. Sherman
that on the 18th of June, with a company
Of 80 men and IS Apache soldiers, after
following for seven days he overlook body
of Apache Indians in the mountains near
Tonic creek. A fight ensued, in which "A
Indians were killed and FIVE women and
child captured. The camps were evidently
hastily abandoned.
The RnmOred Treasury Deficit.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-There is much
excitement in certain circles on account of
an alleged deficit Of ten millions in the ac-
counts Of the Treasurer of the United States.
There is good reason to believe that there is
no actaul deficit in the cash a count OF tbs
Treasury, and that any supposed deficit re-
suits rather from most complicated and
mysterious system Of bookkeeping than
from any actual loss of money
through urfaithful officers. Although
the Secretary OF the Treasury declines
to giYo the public any information
concerning the condition of the peoples
treasury, careful inquiry elsewhere shows
the improbability OF the ex istenee Of de-
fslcation. The officers more directly in
charge of he funds are reported to be ex-
ceedingly anxious that pablic examination
should be made rel.tive TO the matter, but
Secretary Richardson has chosen The policy
of secrecy, and through an Administration
paper here, practically says that the people
will know the truth about it when they find
out,
1t is known at the Treasury that the bull
clique in gold in New York have already
suffered ruinous losses. 1t is supposed that
many of the current rumors concerning the
coin balances in the Treasury, the peculiar
system of accounting with Tire Syndicate,
and the latest report OF en- alleged deficit of
ten millions, haze their origin in the des-
perste endesvor of the leaders of the move
ment for the rise il gold TO save themselves
from ruin.
Credits Mebitier Suit.
A Government legsl official, who has E.
cent thoroughly examined the law and the
documents in the case of the Government
against the Credit Mobilier corporation, ex.
pressed the opinion that the Treasury De-
partment may not properly withhold one
half Of the cost of the Government trans
portation over the Union Pacific Railroad
toward the interest on the bonds Of that
road pending the. cut against the
Credit Mobiiiero. He states that the
Government has manif silly no author
ity for collecting annual interest upon those
bonds. The only section in the original act
authorizing the building ofthe Union Pacific
Railroad relating TO the interest on the
bonds, has no provision for the payment of
annual interest thereon, and the Govern
ment, in demanding annual interest, is col
Letting compound interest in Gaze where
it has not rsen specifically authoritarian
act which, in most States, is violation OF
law.
Civil Service RuIes.
Notwithstanding the adoption CO the new
civil service rules recommended by the
Civil Service Commission, and the promul-
CATION OF these rules by the President,
ths Treasury Department is still with
out sn Examining Board. There is
nominslly Board in existence of three per-
sons, two ofwhom have long since resigned.
The Treasury Department has never appear
ed TO enter into the spirit ofthe civil service
rules as have the other Departments. Prior
to tie adoption of the Curtis system, the
Treasury Department had q system, Of
original examination and of examinations
for promotions, which many Of the officers
of that Department consider vastly superb
or to the system proposed by this Commits
sion. It is discovered that the operation of
these new rules is materially differ
EN- from The former Curtis
rules, which these latest rules
have superseded. Until now the Eyamin-
ing Boards, after examinations were con-
cluded, were obliged to report the then
highest ou the list in point Of excellence.
From those then the choice was made by
the appointing power. Now it would seem
the appointing power msy select arbitrarily
from the entire list, irrespective of the su-
periorily of the examination of one cardi-
date over that of another.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-United States
Judge Underwood, of Alexandra, publicly
opposes the erection of Marine Hosp tai
in that city, on the ground that the attemnt
will be renewed next winter to retrocede
the city to the District. He says that Gov.
Cooke and Chief Jus ice Cartier have in
formed him that they have decided to make
test case by getting some citizen
of Alexandra to refuse to psy his
taxes, and file a bill for an Injunction
agains' their collection by the State of Vir-
einia. Judge Cartier did not hesitate to say
that he would grant the injunction. The
Board of Public works thought it necessary
to have both sides of the river, as the Board
of Health had concluded The swamps on the
Virginia side were the cause of much of
The malarious sickness in Washington.
Judge Underwood also says that the
change, if made, would very seriously affect
him, aud necessitate his resignation Of the
judgeship, or removal.
Texas Bonds.
Dispatches from Austin, Texas, state that
Gov. Davis, on his return to that city from
the North, repol ted that he had received
offers of seventy-fVe cents on the dollar for
100000 of the State bonds which he took
with him to negotiate, but declined to part
with them for less than ejghty-hve The
State officials have decided not to offer bonds
again until better condition Of affairs ex
lists in the money market. Gov. Davis
friends express the greatest confidence Of
his denomination at Dallas next week.