Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-01
WASHINGTON.


The Treasury y. ogramme.
WASHINGTON, June 90. Secretary Rich
ardson has Greeted the Assistant Treasures
at New York to give notice that during the
month of July he will sell one million goll
on first, second, fourth, and fifth Thurs
days each, and one and half million the
third Thursday, and that he will purchss,
half million bonds on The third Wedne s
day of the month"; In all he will sell $5,
| 500,Ge gold, and buy 100000 bonds.
summer Cruise
WASHINGTON, June 30--The steamer
Fortune will sail from Annapolis tomorrow
or next day, with class Of cadet engineers
for the annual summer crnise. There are
| about twenty-five IN The class, and the
cruise win be along the coast nolth of Cape
Charles, stopping at the various na'Fy-yards
on the way. She viii return to Annapolis
in September.
Chief OF E1edical Bureau.
The appointment of Medical Director
Joseph Bale to be Chief Of the Medical
Bureau of the Navy, has been determined
upon.
Revenue Receipts.
Receipts from internal revenue for the
fiscal year ending to-day, $115,067, ,727; the
estimate was $4,000; receipts for June,
$9,05I, sos. - s-..s.-.
The First Gun. "
The War Department will send to West
Point, from the Ordnance Bureau, as q
trophy, the first gun fred in the cause of
the rebellion, fired at the steamer Vicks-
burg, bound for New Orleans and supposed
to have arms and ammunition ON board be-
longing to the United States. The firing
took place several days before any guns
were fired at United States posts or troops
either at Charleston or Pensacola. 1t is o
small 4-pound cannon; formerly the prop
erty Of the city of Vicksburg.
GEN. HOward's responsibility.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Attorney
General has not yet prepared his opinion
on the question submitted to bin by Sec
relSry Belknap as to the responsibility of
Gen. Howard, Commissioner of the Freed
mans Bureau. The question submitted
by Secretary Belknap is, whether Gen.
Howard, as Commissioner of the Freed
mans Bureau, is liable for acts of his sub
ordinates. Secretary Belkaap has the ut
most confidence in Gen. Howard, and be-
lieves him to be thoroughly honest, but ex-
presses opinion that he was surrounded by
dishonest men and deceived by them
While be thus believes in the integrity of
Gen. Howard he canuOt shield him. The
fact that he was deceived by disoonest SUBJ
ordinstes, and IS Gen. Howard was eau
toned about them, the Secretary Is inclined
to hold him responsible, but of course he
will be governed in the future action by the
Attorney Generals opinion. Though he
has the warmest sympathy for Gen. How
ard, and regards him as one of the truest
and bravest Of officers, he believes it to be
bis duty as the head of the War Depart
ment to investigate the whole matter, and
if wrong has been committed, punish all
offenders. Gen. Howard to-day had an
interview with both Secretary BeIknap and
Attorney General Williams, to whom he
fally explained all affairs of the
Bureau, and said that upon taking
charge thereof he offered to give bond
but Secretary Stanton decided it was IN
necessary, as he was detailed as commission
er, as an officer of the army, without extra
pay or allowance, and not appointed COM
missioner. Later, however, when Gen.
Howard began disbursements, he did give
a bond, which is now in the Office of the
AEOOtAG SSuAlsAOltC1 VI liz 1lC0SuAl OC-
p2rtment. The Attorney General this
morning gave orders to search for the bond
and it was found in the office above named.
G5n. Howard told Secretary Belknap, that
if suspicious were entertained that he had
defraUded the Government, he will gladly
submit TO court martial. 1t is thought here
that the opinion of the Attorney General
will recommend two modes of proceedings,
first by civil process on his bond as commits
sioner of Freedmen's Bureau, and secondly
court martial, as an officer of the army, for
direlection of duty, leeving it with the SEES
Tetary to select which course he will pur-
sue.
The Missing Records.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The inVestigs-
ton by the Secretary of War as to the
missing records thus far has not developed
the fact that any records have been re-
moved from the Department, although
most rigid search has been made. In one
where a record was named as
having been removed, search after search
was made, but he was unable to find 1t;
neither could he discover any entry upon any
book that such papers had ever been fled or
passed through the department. Conse-
quently be expresses opinion that no such
papers were ever there. The Secretary in
vites persons to name the records removed,
but no definite charge has been made, ex-
cept ths one shove alluded. He believes
BueIl's record is the only one ever removed
from the department., and to test th3 ques-
ion as TO whether any others were remov-
I'd, has on several occasions called for i'm
pOrtant records made years ago, and in
every instance they were produced prompt
y. He is aided in bis investigation by old
army officers who are familiar with records,
and they are of the same opinion as the