, 1873-07-04
The Credit Mobi1ior Suits and
the Union Pacific
Railroad.
The Argument Between Horace F.
Clark and tho Govern
ment Counsel.
The Attorney.General Asked to Prohibit
Discriminating Rates by the
u. P. R. R.


WARRINGTON, July 3.-Tho opinion Of tho Attorney
General In tho matter Of uowardb responsibility for
the Irregularities in tho Freodmon's Bureau, has been
turned ovor By tho Secretary Of War to 0en. Vincent
who cosed tho accounts Of the Durea and discovered
tho discrepancies connected With tho payment
Of bounties to oolorsd soldiers. Tho opin~
ion will not 10 made public until> tho
return Of tho Secretary Of War from Long Drancl,
no1t woek It's main rointa have already been stated
ralparsy involved, atatod u advance Of any acon l,y
Secretary Deknnp, that he is entirely innocent OF any
IT. p VIII nus 81
official integrity Howard Bays he ia roady for trial by
The coin balance in the United States Treasury hns
been reduced oyor $9 200 todAy by advances mndo
nteres On registered boads rkis leaves in tho rfoas
ury o0o m r. coin, included in which amount arc
5ssnso Of these eertacatos at hss boes hoid
by tho Treasury for several years.
HOLIDAY ~ TIE DEPARTMENT..
During the remainder Of this week buaneaB in tho
Government departments will ho almos. entirely ss-
pended, as ali Of Saturday will probably be consumed
TIM PATENT OFFICE.
rumor has been N circulation bore for some dsya
Patents is soon to be made that Con. Ieaet viii be
succeedod by tho Aaaiatant Commissioner 0euoral
[Tatho Astocfattd Press.]
APPOINTMENTS
~, ,MAsa!No1oH, guy os-Jo1n L. oiucFy anu It. J.
stahWood hnVe neen appointed daugors, tho former
for tho Second District Of Missouri and tho latter for
Tie farat Minnesota: sour.x ,,.,,,..,
The Post -0G]co Department has approved the Way
Mail bill prepared by Poatmaator Chauncoy ]. Fllley,
sou9e.. '''' '0s '0' u'0 0' o'sa'8'@'n on postal
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AA1nRoAp.
liver fpesht IT san F.ncIsco wbont Il
prepayment OF tho charges nccruin8 the railroads
west of Omaha the Attorney docdes that this
brought against tho Company for the recovery OF the
freishsa without payment Of ~! suoh charges.
left at noon to-day for phadoIpha to attend thu cen.
tcnnal coro,nonics Ho viii 40 70 Long Branch before
NAVAL,
Tho formal ordcr detaching Commander Greer from
mand Of tho exploring vcsse TKresv was sal,od 10
THE CREDIT Mon11un BUTTS.
Tho Government counsel hayo not yct decided what
to do to offset The combined movement Of the Union
paco Railroad for tho nurpoep OF defeating the Cred
1t Mob1liar suit, and tho mator ralnaja III yery I'M
promising condition. ''''''N> 1S''-'''''
Tho statement heretofore made TINT m understand
rao IT,, s
ain neutral In tho suit having been denied inquiry
has boon made Into tho matter ani IL aa been found
Government counsol but Bi1ni1nr understanding was
bud with Congressman Wi,oa, Of Indiana, Who was
Chairman Of the Credit hobiIeF Conm1ttce No. In
III. last Congroas. Upon thta understanding tha
blu authorizing tho suit IN equity framed The blu
was drawn up BY the COMMITTEES for recovering
| from the plundere1s property (which ought, IN
equity to beong to the Union Pacific Ra.lroad cor
roratlon," and bonds, 1noneys. and lands Of the
United States, (which ought III equity to be nccoun-
cd for and paid to said railroad COMPANY and 10
On. Congressman shoillanargor, member , Of Tie
Ing, tho oncet Of which was to beneat the Untun
Pacific Railroad solely, not tno doyernment. Both
Wilson and Saeisoatget saw INC 1o!!y q 1nVolVing
aud n1r: Wilson Lag acknowledged that except indi-
rectly the oroalt Mopcr suit would never he OF tho