Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-29
WASHINGTON,
The oreaIt Molbl,iet shit.

AAC CAcukt mOb3y1eE bU1ts
WASHINGTON, June %. - Statements
! having been pub lished that the Credit Mo
plier suit Is likely oresult in failure, owing
TO an alleged movement to unite all the
forces Of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany against the Government, and to other
causes, the Attorney General says the name
of Horace +. Clark was not cited IN the bill
in equity with the understanding that 81.
Y. d Go. would, remain neutral. The
death Of Clark will have no other effect
than to delay until the name of the new
President of the Company can be substitu-
ted. The Attorney General sees no reason
whatever to charge his belief that the pro-
ceedings instituted viii be successful.
POstma1ters Appreciated.
The following Presidential appointments
were received TO- day for record:
Postmasters-Thomas Moore, Metropolis
City, ILL.,; VIM. II. Mann, Gilmore, Ill, G..
II. Kimbal, Golden City, Colorado; Mrs.
Frances g. White, Water Valley, Miss.
Proposed Suit Against GEN. Howard.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
AsHINGToN, June 26.--In view OF the
proposed action to be brought against Gen.
Howard as Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau, for deficiency In his &C
counts, search was made to-day at the Office
Ofthe First Comptroller of the Treasury for
his bond, and also the bonds of the twelve
| sub Commissioners The act creating the
Bureau provides that the Commissioner
shall give bond in the sum of $4,000, the
sub Commissioners in the sum of $4,000
each, and the Chief Clerk in the sum of
$4,000. The law also provides that these
bonds shall be fled with the First Comp
troller ofthe Treasury, aud shall be sp-
| proved by the Treasurer of the United |
States. Upon inquiry at the office of the |
First Comptroller to-day, 1t was ascertained |
that there were no bonds on file, either from |
Gen. Howard or the sub Commits toner's.
Inquiry was next made at the War Depart |
nent under the supposition that the bonds |
might have been filed there, but they could |
net be found. There are two theories |
about this. One is that the bonds never |
were filed at all, and the other, that if filed,
they have been distracted. The amount of |
money that has passed through Towards |
ha Ids as Commissioner of the Bureau was |
between fifteen and twenty million dol |
lars. The whole matter is now shrouded |
in mystery, but it is thought by the officers |
at the Treasury Department that the bonds |
may be found.
Bit OF the Htst0ry OF the salary Bill. /
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June ga prominent |
member of the Committee on judiciary of |
the late House is authority for the follow.
ing statement OF the action in that commit
tee upon the salary bill. When the bill
fixing the salary of the President, and the
resolution of the House in relation to the
equalization of the saIar lie Sof the executive,
legislative, and judicial offices was referred
to that committee, It was taken into consid-
Grafton and the writing of a report upon
the whole subject was assigned to Mr..
VOORHEES,. His report was adopted unani-
mOusly by the committee, and recommended
$4,000 for members of Congress, and con-
tanned the retroactive clause. The commit
tee next assigned the management on the
floor of the bill accompanying the report to
Gen. Butler, chiefly upon the consideration
that it would be bette: to have the bill re-
ported by member of the majority rather
than by Mr.. VOORHEES,, and also by one
who, at the same time, was rec ected to
the next House. At a subsequent meeting
of the committee an attempt was made 10 |
have Butler relinguish the management of
the bill to Bingham as a matter of policy, so
that the personal antipathy to Butler, on
the part of many members on the floor,
might not endanger the success of the
Butler, however, refused to give
up the leadership in the matter, and so the
business Of engineering the bill on the
iioor fell into his hands.
A s'Rfng'' Libel Suit.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The ring Or
CANS of this city are in a state of reat ex- {
ultafiOT, ouar Tho Of Cbao A nopo | D.,
proprietor of the New Yolk Sun, upon the
charge Of libel against one Alex. r. Shep-
herd, President of the Board Of Public
Works OF the city, in an article on the sub
jet of the Metropolitan PaviUg Company,
of this city. The information of libel has
been filed in the Police Court of this Dis
trict by Geo. p. Fisher, United States Dis (
trict Attorney for this District, and the idea Q
evidently is 10 have the trial of the alleged | /
libel take place in this city under Admins Z
tration and Radical influences instead of I
New York, where the offense was commit /
ted, If con- mitted at all, and where, accord r
ing TO the Constitution, The &C FUSED
has right to speedy and i'm
partial trial. The arrest is chiefly :
here, not with reference to the
guilt or innocence OF the party accused, bat
upon the point whether Mr.. Dana would
stand any chance of fair trial. 1t is be-
lieved by many that any one opposed ID the t
city or national administration would not &
stand much chance of justice in the courts o
Of this district On any question in which b
The city or national administration were in
volVed; and the National Republican, a Y
government organ, speaks unguardedly and O
of Dana as being in the grip of s.
the United States, and that in few days v
-. l. r ~
city, when he will undoubtedly receive the
punishment he so richly deserves. Some
years ago, in case before the Criminal
Court of this city, in a cause where mans
life was involved, the prosecution threaten
ID the jury, composed Of the city property
holders, that if they acquitted the 2
prisoner at the bar, the seat of a
government would be removed. 1t q
$ suggested, also, that if Mr.. Dana were to 4
,ome here he would have to run the gaunt- h
ct of the ring st Philadelphia, and then be n
by picked jury to heavy fine h
or bis structures on their administration. a
And for this and other reasons the impress A
lion is obtained that Dana will forfeit his n
bail rather than put himself in the power
If the courts at either city. The city ring
lere are greatly exercised at the freedom
With which the press of tie country have
exposed their extravaganza and reckless
disregard of law, and they are apprehensive
hat a move will be made next winter, re
,ardless of party, to abrogate the present
.ity government and substitute one which y
hall consult the interests of the tax payers. .
t is generally bel eyed that the investiga-
ion OF next winter by Congress will be
made in thorough manner, and result in .
ich developments. .-..
3en. Butler Searching for War Re-
cords.
The circumstance that has given cur -
eney to the report of the loss or absence of
Var Department records is the fact that II
ince the death of Gen. Candy, Benjamin
:. Butler has made application to the Sec II
etary of War for certain papers aud j.
oucbers relating to his financial admins IL