Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-09
WASHINGTON.


Aka0 UNION E-8ChA4C AAtAuD -t4y Ass Ats-
ferest.
WAsHINGToN, May s.--The Attorney
General has decided that under the act Of
1873, all compensation for services to the
Government by the Union Pacific Oompa-
ny upon its railroads of any kind is to be
retained SO long as any interest upon its
u. S. bonds remain u1paid, and that the
railroad Of the company across the bridge
at Omaha is one Of The railroads TO which
said sct applies. a
The Playful Ocskibe. ~
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
received & copy ofthe protest Of Pesquira,
Governor OF Sonora, through Gov. Stafford,
Of Arizona, against what he supposes to be
the stipulations of the treaty entered into
between Gen. o. o. Howard and the Indian
Chief Cochise. Gov. Pesquira recites list
Of murders aud lesser crimes committed by
Cochise between November last aud March
of the present year, and claims that the
treaty allows Cochise to have free range In
Mexico. Commissioner Smith says this is
an entire mistake. The treaty in no wsy
refers to Sonora, or other Mexican terrific
~. 1t is true that atroclti have been
committed in Sonora by the Apaches, as
Pesquira says, but if by members of Co
chise'5 band, it was without bis sanction, as
ali reports show that he personally conform
ed in good faith to the terms of his treaty,
though he may have been unable to control
the outlaws of bis band.
Covered
John B. Hawley, Of Illinois, and j. M.
Rusk, of Wisconsin, have covered their
back pay in the U. S. Treasury. This state
ment is made at the request of the frieRds
of these gentlemen.
Legal tenders outstanding, $S5TO9O, los.
The Vacant EmbassadOrship to
Russia.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The vacancy in
the mission to St. Petersburg, created by
the death of James L. Orr, is already at
tracing parties here, who are patiently
awaiting the return of the President to pre-
sent their own claims or those of their
friends. 1t is said that James Bingham, of
Ohio, sta ds first upon the Presidents list
of men, who are to be appointed to first
class foreign mission upon the occurrence
of a vacancy. 1t has heretofore been urged
against Bingham that Ohio has already
frs class appointment in Gen.
Schenck, but it seems to be generally un-
derstood in official circles here that Schenck
intends TO resign and come home to be
candidate for the United States Senate. At
any rate, Bingham's friends will not fail to
c3ll the Presidents attention to the oppor-
tunity now presented to provide for him.
Bingham was promised the mission to
Japan, but it is believed he would prefer a
more civilized country.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
There is much speculation in regard to
the successor of Minister Orr: There Will
be an effort on the part of Southern pohtl-
claus to have the place given to man from
their section.J Judge Bingham's name is COM
monty used in connection with the matter.
This arises from the fact that he would
have received this mission instead of Orr
but for the fact that the pay had been in
creased by Congress during Bingham's
term. 1t is known also that the Japan
mission has been promised to Bingham.
The Pension Agent DificuiEty at st
Louis.
Gen. Baker, Commissioner of Pensions
learning that Pension Agent Lindsey, of st
Louis, had become so involved that be had
advanced money from bis private funds tC
set matters straight, recommended bis sus
pension to the President. The President ap
proved the recommendation, and n. K. Ess
ton, ex-Assessor of st. Louis District, wa;
appointed to the place. 1t is understood
that neither the Government nor the sure
ties of Lindsey will lose anything.
Peculiar Case Under the COnfiscatloT
Act.
A case involving point under the conhs
ton law not heretofore decided was hear
to-day before the Supreme Court of thi
District. Mr.. Wallach, q lawyer of Wash
ington, left at the opening of the rebellion
and entered the Confederate service. Hi
residence here was subsequently, sold unde
the confscation act to one Won Riswick, TO
two thousand dollars, he, by virtue of thi
sale, acquiring interest only during Wallach'
life. In 1866 Wallach returned, and in cor
sideration OF ten thousand dollars addition
al paid him By Van Riswick, he, with hi
wife, executed deed in fee simple to Ris
wick. Soon after Wallach died, aud hi
heirs now file bill, claiming the inner
tance of the properly, on the ground tbs
Wallach had no such ownership of tn
property during his life as would admit
bis conveying it legally, and that at b
death the reversion of the estate passed t
his heirs.