Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-01
ESTABLISHED MARCH 30, 1896,
WASHINGTON.


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Report Of Investigating Cemmtttee-
A List Of Inneeents i'm bad Conn.
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WASHINGTON, d. g., April S0.--A tele-
gram has been received from. the special
commission at Vienna appointed BY the
President to examine into the alleged irreg-
ularities Of the original eo.nfiission, to the
effect that some Of tie suspended c0mmis-
sioneTe appear 10 be implicated in the charge
of improperly receiving money. II leaves
the following persons free from the charge
of any irregularities, viz; DIR. Anthony
| Ruppaner, Thos. Mcylrtah, Lewis Season.
good, &. G. Bolton, G. L. Blodgett, II. Gar
rstson, Ed. Gotthell, Clayton McMichael, j.
Cook, A. X James and VIM. F., Round.
They recommend that no part of the sas-
pended commissioners be retored at
present, 1t is understood that the result of
examination aud the grounds and which its
recommendation are founded, are TO be
Immediately Forwarded. s.i5 -l1tsg ..
Postal Cards. .Eaaioz9 -
The Third Assistant Postmaster-G General
decides that postal cards that have been
used, properly transmitted through the
mail and the stamp thereon cancelled, can,
after their being returned to the sender in
sealed envelope with remittance, be re-
transmitted TO the person originally ad-
dressed, with the word 'paidp stamped or
endorsed thereon, by placing upon the card
q one cent adhesive stamp. The Postmas-
ter General decides that no discount shall
be allowed purchasers or agents who desire
to keep postal cards on hand for sale TO the
public.
A Chronic Complaint.
On account of Irregularities in the United
States Depository at Mobile, Secretary
Richardson has decided to close that Office,
and hereafter the business at that point
viii be discharged by the Assistant Treasury
at New Orleans.
The Labor Movement.
There will soon appear an official atl-
thorized statement of the labor movement,
by Hon. John Pool, of North Carolina,
Chairman of the National Executive Com
mittee of the United WOrkingmen of
America.
All about Rubbers.
The Secretary of the Treasury decides
that rubber boots with felted lining COM
posed in part of wool are not subject to the
duty on wearing apparel composed of goods,
imposed under the act of March 2, 1867,
but are subject to duty as rubber boots,
which is 80 per cent, under the act of
Aug. 5, 1861, with 10 per cent. reduction
under the act of June 6, 1872.
Unexpected Revenues.
The total Internal Revenue receipts for
the month, ending to-day, were S7,566 400.
Total receipts for May, 1872, $l0,l90,175.
Total receipts from all sources, for the first
four months of 1872, were S4I ,045 1886, and
for the first four months of the present
year $32, 2,094, ,609. There seems to be no
doubt the estimated receipts for the pres
ent fiscal year namely, 11O,000,0 900 will be
fully realized. The receipts Already amount
to over S93,000000 with two months re-
manning Of the fiscal year.
Commissioner Douglas is in daily receip.
of estimates from collectors of internal rev
enue for the expenses OF collecting the rev.
enue under the new law, going into effect
on the 10Th of May. The present indica-
tious are that the saving anticipated under
the new system will be fully realized, that
is, not less than one million dollars per an
mum.
New YORK, May 30-A Washington
special says revenue from manufactured to-
bacco, in the ten months of the present tis-
cal year (ending June 800 is only three
hundred thousand dollars less than the en-
tire receipt of the previous year, notwith-
standing the reduced tax.