Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-13


The naval academy at Annapolis in 1914,
and remained in the ravy until 1861, when
be resigned and entered the Confederate
service. He leaves here wife and seven
children, the Oldest boy cripple and the
youngest aged four years,
semi-OficiaI Outgivings.
The Mohassac and Manhattan ordered to
be put in commission, and to which officers
are already assigned, will join the North
Atlantic squadron. The vessels of the
Navy have been so much reduced in num-
Der that it has been found somewhat diff
cult to promptly reinforce our squadrons in
cases OF emergency, but in the course of a
few days aaaai that can be made available
WILDE sent to Cuban waters, in accordance
with the determination of the Cabinet
meeting yesterday. The Secretary of the
Navy was to-day in consultation with diff
ferent bureau officers on the subject Of pre-
pairing vessels for sea.
The Government seems to be more ear
nest than heretofore in protecting the
waters between the United States and
Cuba from Spanish mOlestation. The
Madrid Government being unable to en-
force its authority in Cuba, that of the
United States will be impelled to assert its
power in all cases where the interests of
the citizens of this country, and its own
honor, require decisive action. The Presi-
dent and all the members of his cabinet
are in accord on this subject,
1t is not believed in official quarters that
the contest in Cuba has at any time as
sumed conditions which amount to a war
in the sense of international law, or which
would show the existence of de facto po-
litical organization of insurgents, sufficient
to justify a recognition of their belligeren-
cy; but as President Grant said, in one of
his annual messages, the principle is main
tanned that this nation is its own judge
when to accord the right of belligerency,
either to people struggling to free them
selves from a government they believe to be
oppressive, or to Independent nations at
war with each other.
Lapping Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-EX-Senator
Wade and Others of counsel made argu-
ment before the Secretary of the Interior
to-day, for rehearing of the case of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company against
the st. Paul and Pacific Railroad COmpa-
ny, heretofore decided in favor of the lat
ter. 1t involves the title to large tract of
land brought in controversy by the over
tapping of land grants.
The Result i'm MaryIand-A Grim Joke
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The official re-
turns of the Maryland election came in to-
day, and made some amusement when it
was found that out of twenty-siX State
Senators, the only two Republicans elected
were a contractor named Suit, and the
brother of DR.. Mudd, who was sent to the
Dry Tortugas with Mr.. Lincoln's assassins.
Mr.. Creswell was very active during the
campaign.
The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibf-
tiOn.
Among the schemes to get its share of
depreciation at the present time, is the Cen
tennial exhibition, at Philadelphia. A
well known Government architect said last
night that the best advertised plan for a
building which he had seen was evidently
a railroad depot, thinly disguised. The
competitive job for New York exhibition
is being overhauled with equal unmerciful-
ness. Government officials give no coun-
tenance to either scheme, and if the Cen
tennial subject be brought forward this
winter, bricks will be fired at it from both
sides. Secretary Delano has recommend
ed a new census, however. in 1875, to give
moral support to the Philadelphia eXhibi-
ton.
silver Payments.
Three hundred dollars day is the whole
figure paid out in silver by the United
States Treasury, and the till is now show
ing a shining emptiness. The Secretary is
nudging up the Mint.
Needs Explanation.
The Commissioner of Patents shows a
net revenue during the past year of only
two thousand dollars, whereas his bureau
a few years ago turned into the Treasury
from sixty thousand to one hundred thou
sand dollars per annum.
Tom ScOtt's Texas Pacific.
The prevailing subject Of discussion
among the political operators is Tom Scott.
his Texas railroad and Construction com
pany. Edwards PierTepOnt, of New York.
is quoted to-day as giving the opinion, by
letter, that the whole Pennsylvania fabric
is in a nervous condition. SCOTS friends
regard his letter rendering his resignation
as an admission that his affairs are inse
cure, and as he is looked upon as the only
vigorous intellect in the Pennsylvania com,
pany. the growing age and the relative men
tai feebleness Of President Thompson are
also canvaSsed. 1t is said that Benz. f
Butler had 100000 in the COnstuc
tion company, and that Clinton
Wheeler John A. c. Gray and {
large number of Southern and carpet-ba9
politicians have also been bitten. The con
ditiOn of the Texas Pacific company ap
pears to be no better than its parasite, an(
advertisements in the newspapers last Sat
UTday called in 20 per cent more on the
capital subscription. John w. Foney
who, on former occasion, made gOOC
thing by releasing his interest in the Balti-
more and Potomac charterto Scott, has lOs
it on this turn. The appearances were that
no more than seventy-five per cent would
be called in by the Construction Company
and that fifty per cent would probably b(
the limit. Instead of this the full subscrip
tion has been called for, and there
are no dividends of either bonds OF
money. The little operators now
charge that the big ones set up job OF
them, and point to SCOTS own Supercrip
ton as too small to show that he had any
belief in the health of the scheme. There
is less freight and passenger travel at pres
ent than has been known for thirteen year
and how to pay the accruing dividends or
the leased railroads is a subject of cavil
Among the Pennsylvania rivals it is nov
doubted whether the late reported loan o
ten millions to the company has come t.
hand.
Navy Yard Crowded with Voters.
The discovery was made to-day that th'
Washington Navy Yard had employed
nearly twelve hundred men tor the pas
fortnight, and this led 10 the belief tha
the work was being pushed on the new
sloop-of war for the Spanish dilemma. l
proved, however, to be an unusual cOloni
zation of rustics to vote in the neighborin:
parts of Maryland, and their discharge be
gan last Saturday.
ST. LOUIS.