Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-09
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LeoRinE after spain.

Clipped Curreucy-Spinnerss Esti-
mate of Goodness I'm the Dog Days.
Gen. Spinner has addressed the following
letter to the Cashier Of New England
bank:
Treasury OF the United States, Washing-
ton, dug. 7.-Sir: Your letter of the lst
inst. was received yesterday by Adams
Express Company. There came enclosed,
as therein stated, two United States legal
tender notes, one of the denomination of
$500 and the other 500. Both these notes
are entirely new, having never even been
folded and are per fectly clean, being with
out spot or speck. For some bad purpose,
probably fraudulent one with a view to
the raising of other United States notes of
smaller denominations TO the value of these,
more than one-tenth of each has been
scissored out with clean cut. Under the
old regulations of the Treasury Department
that existed for more than ten years, these
tA o notes could have been redeemed for
only $40 of their value. $50 would, under
the old rules, have been deducted for
the nutilation. These rules unfortunately
for the Government, have been lately
modified, so that this penshy
cannot be enforced. Under this more than
generous dispensation you asim to have re-
turned 20 you new United States noes of
like denominatiops under Government con-
tract at the expense of the United States.
fhe charge to the Government by the Ex-
press Company for their transportation both
ways would be S1.20. For the dog days |
consider this request decidedly cool. First,
you or your client willfuliy mutilate clean
new notes, and then you ask the Govern
ment not only 10 replace them with other
new unmusilsted notes to be in their turn,
for sught kDow, mutilated and returned
with ike request for other new notes, but
to pay expense and run the risk of trans
portation both ways. This is to my mind
pilipg it en- pretty s,eep. You not only
burn With a hot iron, but you ask the
burned one TO
Pay for Heating the Poker.
If you will turn to the thirty eighth section
of the National banking law, you will find
that If any person had treated two of your
bank notes in the way these tao United
States notes have been, you could recover
by action in any court having jurisdiction
fifty dollars for each Of the mutilations.
Now what is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander. Ought not the perpetrators
Of these mutilations be made TO respond in
like manner. Under the circumstances it
has been concluded that the notes be re-
tained at any rate until the pieces that were
cut out of them shall be returned to this
Office or until the apparently fraudulent
or malicious nutilation shall have been sat
isfactorily explained TO the department.
Very respectfully yours, F. E. SPINNER,
Treasurer of United States.
Insignificant.
The following executive order has been
issued:
WaShiRlton, dug. s.-The civil service
at its session at Washington, which termi-
mated June 4, 1878, recommended certain
further rules 10 be presented by the Presi-
dent, for the government Of the civil service
ofthe United States. Ther5 rules as pub
lished are approved and their provisions
will be enforced as rapidly IS the proper ar
rsngements can be made. U. s. GRANT.
By the President: HAMILTON FISH.
Vienna Abuses.
The fxll report of the special commission
on the abuses of the United States branch
of the Vienna Exposition bas been received
here. Its cJnciusions are the reverse Of
complimentary to Gen. Van Buren, aud his
confidential assistant, Gen. Mayer and
some of their subordInates.
Needn't Go TO Italy for Bandits.
Special agent Weckizer of the postoffice
deTartmeDt r. ports from Salt Lake, July
81 that highway robbery on the main rou es
in the Rocky mountains is becoming quite
frequent. On the 10Th inst. robbers attacked
the mail coach on the Montana route near
Pleasant Valley and took $4,000 in treas
ure from Wells, Fargo q Co.'s express, but
did not molest the mails.
A few Gays later on the same route near
Sake river, stage coach was fired into
and the driver mortally wounded. The
poor fellow had the nerve and presence of
mind TO put the whip TO his horses by which
sll was saved but his own life. He expired
soon after he reached the first station.
On the 25th ult., mail coach on the
Kelton and Boise route when near Snake
river was attacked by robbers, and the
through mail pouch from Biz TO Kelton
taken, aud also Wells, Fargo & Co.'S treas
ure box. Agent Wickizer says bad men
come to the mines with the expectation OF
making sudden fortunes, and being disap-
pointed, become reckless and desperate
bighwayn en-. E ~ H
4 SO 1c1AhEBcsL tuC 1CAdS
Tea Pot.
.n Special to the Cincinnati Gazette. -r
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--State Senator
W. A Sayl T, IF Texas, called on the Presi-
dent yesterday. He brought with him
long memorial, sigusd by majority of the
State Senate snd many of the lnost promi
nent Republicans in Texas. The memorial
sets forth in forcible manner the political
situation in that State. 1t attributes to the
present Governor, Z. J. Davis, the fault of
the present state of affairs, and holds him
and the policy he has adopted responsible
for the failure of the Republicans to carry
Texas at the astelection. 1t states that
bis visit to Washington is in the interest Of
his denomination, and thai he cannot unite
the party except by retiring from the polti
cal arena, and accuses him of alternating
many good men from the plrty, and pre-
venting many ConseTVa'ives from joining it
who had no sympathy with its enemies.
1t further alleges tina. Gen. A. j. Hamilton,
CIV. E. N. Pease, and the men
who supported what was known
as the "Hamilton movement" in
1869, are ready to cooperate with the
Republican party and their nominees if a
good man is put forward, but that they eau
not and will not support the present In
cumbent. The memorial is signed by many
persons who supported Mr.. Davis in 1869,
who claim that under proper leader they
can carry Texas for the Republican party.
The President listened patiently to the
reading of the document and to the argu-
ments advanced by Senator Saylor. To
the statement that one of the important
witnesses brought forward by Gov. Davis
had filed an affidavit in the Postoffics in
which it is set forth that Gov. D wis had OBJ
tanned the letter signed by him directed
against Mr.. Clark by intimidation, aud that
The facts set forth in it were not true, the
President said that he had seen the papers
in question, and that t'the gentleman's
is impeached Of ITSELF" He
further stated that he had given the matter
his careful attention, and heard opinions
of he heads Of several departments in
which Gov. Davis charges had been filed,
and bad come to the conclusion TO let the |
matt remain in Stdtu quo. BE also said |
That he had known Gen, Clark for long
time, and never had any reason to suspect |
either his private or official integrity, and |
that until better evide'cs was introduced,
he should Told him guiltles3 of the charges |