The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-12
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
News Items,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Presi-
dent leaves early next week for Missouri
and returns on the LIST of May. Robson,
Belknap and Creswell are ali absent from
the Cabinet. The President has appointed
r. nj. Reynolds collector of customs at
Mobile vice Miller, removed. $50
General Sherman and General Mcdowell,
who commands division in the south, have
had consultation with the President with
view to the concentration of the troops
in the interest of economy. Mcdowell
leaves for his headquarters, Louisville, KY,
in few days.
Secretary Delano has advised the mill
tary not to surrender the indicted Modocs
to the civil authorities in case the Modocs
surrender.
Surgeon James X. Carson has been or
dered to the department of the south for
duty.
The President has appointed R. B. Hayes
assistant United States treasurer at Gin
cinnati.
The President has indicated his inten-
ton of making no change in the collec-
torship of the Fifth Virginia district and
Mr.. j. H. Rives will continue in the
office.
Cannot DO Done.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE attorney
general yesterday sent to the secretary Of
the treasury his opinion on the question
submitted whether collection districts
could, under the act of the Thirty-eigbth
Congress be increased to the number under
the apportionment of the Forty-third Con-
gress. He says that the number of dis
tricts imposed by the former legislation is
still in force, and that they cannot be in
creased except by additional legislation.
Southern Claims.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE South
ern Claims Commission yesterday heard
the cases of Senator John f. Lewis and
Manasseh Blackman for property taken
from Lakewood estate, in Rockingham
county, Va, amounting to 3,114 John
Jay Smith, now of Michigan, for property
taken in Virginia, amounting to 81, 1854
estate of Walser III. Erwin, of Falls
Church, Va, deceased, amounting to
81, 421; assignee of Samuel Lewis, of
Washington. d. c., for property in Virgin
ia, amounting to $40; W. B. Nails,
Culpepper county, Va, s3,17s.
INDIANA.
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! INDIANAPOLIS, April 1l.-One of the
most important enterprises for the advance
ment of the interests of this city ever
preached was inaugurated to-day. 1t is
the organization Of a company for the pur-
pose Of constructing double track circular
railway around the city, intersecting all
roads that converge here. The object of
this road is to relieve the union tracks
within the city of the immense traffic of
through freight passing over them, averag-
ing as it does now daily transfer of l 1850
cars, or $4,000 tons of freight. By means
of the circular or belt railway, as it is
called, all through freight can be trans
ported around the city and moved around
to its destination without an hours delay,
giving routes passing east and west through
Indianapolis an advantage over any Of the
other great east and west lines. The capi-
tai stock is fixed at $1,000, 600, and H. @.
Lord, late president of the Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette railway, has been
elected President, and ]. Fl. Farquhar,
president of the Meridian National Bank,
secretary and treasurer.