Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
WASHINGTON.
neatructIYe OycIone.


WASHINGTON, d. g., Oct. 10.-Tele-
grams received this evening at the Signal
Office from the observers at Key West and
Punta Rosa, Fla, state that a most destruc-
tive cyclone swept over those stations on the
9th. At Key West the wind reached a We
locity of eighty miles an hour; at Punta
Rosa, of ninety. At the latter station the
sea rose fourteen feet over mean tide level,
overfowing land and washing away every
movable thing. The few Inhabitants Of
Punts Rosa are entirely without drinking
water.
The POlarfs Examination.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The inyestiga-
tion by Secretary Robson of the Navy, in
regard to the Polaris expedition, will be re-
sumed at the Navy Yard tomorrow morn
ing. Buddington will be the first witness.
The examination was not commenced to-
day on account of the Cabinet meeting,
which the Secretary had to attend.
The examination OF Cspt. BCddington
will probably be concluded by the Secre-
tsry of the Navy tomorrow. The second
witness called will be DR.. Bissel. The only
other scientific member of the Polaris crew
to be examined is Bryan, astronomer, who
was transferred to whaler after being
picked up by the Rsvenscore, which vessel
has not arrived in Portland. Immediately on
her arrival Bryan, with the sesmen who are
with him, will be sent to Washington.
Buddingtoa and others are still qusrtered
on the Tallapossa. -l--r :
Awkward Arithmetic. - .----
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-The receipts
from Internal Revenue Revenue since the
first of the month, to-dsy's collections IN
cluded, amount to $l,601, ,365.54, a falling
of of more than ninety per cent. as COM
pared with the receipts for the same period
last month. But for the financial panic The
collections this month would, according to
estimates made by the revenue authorities
here, have exceeded those of last month or
the month preceling to the extent of at
least twenty per cent. So that, in point of
fact, the receipts of the Government from
Internal Revenue sources thus far this
month are about 10 per cent. less than
they would have been if the panic had not
intervened.
All of the important business of the
Treasury Department has fallen upon the
aged and venerable Assistant Secretary,
Hartley, during the absence of Secretary
Richardson and Assistant Secretary Saw
yer.
Burlesquing the Ballot
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 9.-An elec-
ton is about to be held in this District for
Delegates to the lower branch of the Ter
ritorial Legislature. The interest in the af-
fair belongs almost altogether to the Radi-
Gals and negroes. The elections here have
become mere farce, the negroes coming
In from the adjacent States and voting just
as often as they please, so that the respect
able class of the whites, finding the contest
hopeless, have long since abandoned the
field to the motley crowd who form the
Radical party in the District. These peo-
pie are now holding ratification meetings
all over the city, which are marked by their
customary disorder and blackguardism. All
good citizens are agreed that the District
government is failure, though it is doubt
full whether it would be improved by turn
ing it over to commissioners to be named
by the Pres ident, who, in all probability,
would select Boss Shepherd or some equally
disreputable person.
Grant Hurrying up the Evangelicals.
The President has telegraphed to New
Y ork requesting the Evangelical Alliance,
if it intends to visit Washington, to come
earlier than had been suggested, for the
reason that he desires to attend the reunion
of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held
at Toledo, o., next week.
The COIOred Cadet.
James Conyers, the negro cadet at An
nspolis, has a streak of bad luck. He has
failed after two examinations, and his name
is now before the Secretary of the Navy,
who is expected to give him his dismissal.
To all this is added The further calamity of
havinghi name spelt wrong in the Admin
istration Gazette.
Important Claims.
The Court of Claims, which meets on
Monday, will have number of important
cases before it, involving large sums.