Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-02
WASHINGTON.
valuable Gold Mines i'm Alaska,

meet IN Oan ANTONIO on or aO0ub the 15tl
instant.
The Banks TO be supplied with New
Tens.
The Comptroller of the Currency issue,
a circular to-day informing national bank
ing associations that they will be supple
with new ten dollar notes to take the place
of those now successfully counterfeited
provided banking associations reimburse th
Treasury for costs of preparing the note
furnished.
Vice President Wilson.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Mr. Ella, th'
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, received 9
letter to-day from Natiek, Mass, the home
Of Vice-President Wilson, wherein the
writer says the Vice-P President has improved
and is in better spirits. His physician says
Everything has worked to bis mind ex
actly, and he talks of Wilson's recovery will
confidence" 1t is believed, however, thai
the Vice President wi | not be able to TAKE
his place as the presiding officer of tie Sen
ate At the opening of Congress.
Senator NlOrten,
Chairman of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, arrived to-day, and will re.
main for some time. He is here for the
purpose of looking up the history and the
law with regard TO the manner of electing
the President and Vice President of the
United States. 1t will be remembered that
at the last session of Congress resolution
passed the Senate authorizing the Commit
tee on Privileges and Z ections to sit during
the recess and investigate The subject, SO
that they might make report at the next
session. Senator Morton has not called o
meeting of the committee, but he proposes
to get together all the facts bearing on the
case, after which he will hold meeting OF
the committee for the purpose of deciding
upon a report. The indications are that
they will favor a radical change in toe pres
ent system. It's defects were so apparent
upon counting the electoral vote for Grant
and Wilson that men of every party reeog
nize the necessity for a reform.
The Louisville Canal Transfer.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The Secretary
of the Treasury is sctiVely ct work attempt
ing to remove the obstacles he finds in the
way of assuming control of the Louisville
Canal. He has met a variety of difficulties
which he did not anticipate, and several of
them Of serious character. He has lately
received notice of suit Instituted by pri-
vate parties to recover all the lands owned
by the canal company. Ex-Attorney.
General Speed has been retained by the
government In this suit. The Secretary
has been much disappointed in not receiv-
q riei ha ,fofi sof4 In
Board of Trade who have at various times
intimated that they would appear and
furnish him with information in regard to
the matter which he has been DESTROYS of
obtaining. He has desired to have a full
OF views with the gentlemen
these interests, but as yet,
has neither seen nor heard from any of
them.
Virginia Politics.
Reports from the primary elections in
Virginia indicate that Gen. kemper is car
ryiDg a majority of the delegates to the
Conservative State Convention, which will
meet al Richmond on Wednesday next,
and that he will probably be nominated for
Governor.
A Thorough Exposure OF Indian
FRAUDS.
The report of The investigations of the
Indian Committee Of the lsss House of
into extensive and frsudu-
lent contracts with various Indian tribes
for the collection of amounts, negotiation
Of treaties and other services in Washing
ION, has Just been publisbel by the Govern
ment Printing Office. The investigations
extended over considerable more than a
gear, being incomplete at the expiration
Of Congress, and the report with portions
Of the testimony, makes volume of nearly
light hundred pages. The most whole
sale and unpre edented frauds on
several of the tribes are proved, and the
is made that contracts be
suit for the recovery of the money
instituted, and important general legislation
or the better protection of the Indians in
The commissioners announce
n large capitals on the title page of their re-
port that they hope to do something to rid
he Indians and Indian service of those
leartless scoundrels who infest it, and who
10 so mucl damage to the indiana, thu
ettler and the government. The report
proper occupies over two hundred pages,
md concludes with the statement of nine
cen distinct measures upon which legisla-
i've and executive action is advised.
Among the specific recommendations are
he following: To cause John II. B. La
robe and his accomplices, Douglas 81.
Cooper, John L. Coclrane, and others, to
'eturn to the Treasury of the United States,
or the use of the Choctaw people, one
hundred Thousand dollars, with interest
rom 1856, being the amount fraudulently
,1tained from that nation; also, to return
o the Treasury $4,000 fraudHlently OBJ.
aimed through collision on a contract be
ween Latrobe and Chickasaw deleg ties.
To cause j. B. Lice to deposit in the
Treasury of the United States S34, 800 COL
ected of the Creeks in 1866, the fee hav.
ng been divided with The delegates who
made the allowance TO him.
To compel the heirs of Perry FGller to re-
urn $50, 900 received for professed servic es
q making the treaty Of 1866 between the
Jresks and United States.
To cause James 6. Blunt and his aocom-
Dlices to return SI26, 100, received by him
iut of payments to the Cbickssaws and
luapaws, literally plundered f'om those
'aople, whose complaints are many and
evere against this wholesale fraud and
reed; and to cause D. II. Cooper, Indian
Agent for Choclaws and Ch;ckasaws to re-
urn $40, 93l with interest, the amount in
lis hands when he joined the rebel army 10
Sol.
Samuel S. Smoot, now member of the
District Legislature, having surrendered to
he comm ttee his very exorbitant contract
With the Cherokees, there is no necessity
or further recommendation in his case.
rbe Smoos contract, the fees under which,
lad it been valid, would have been over
500 0e0, was burned on the 26th of last
Iarch, in the presence Of Gems. Sh0nks
nd CoWen, aud Solicitor Smith, Of the In
erier Department. The committee state
hat the contract was most villajnous one,
nd needed burning. The whole report is
exhaustive, and by far the
lost thorough exposure ever made of the
-auds upon the Indians from attorney to
lain agents.