Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-10
WASHINGTON.
The Union Pacific Grab to be
Completed.
A Subsidy OF Twelve Million
Acres.

Acres.
| WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-There seems to
| be a strong probability that the question of
the completion Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road will be settled In few days. During
1 the term of office Of Secretary Cox, report
was made by the commissioners in regard
| to that road, IN which certain things were
recommended to be done TO render the road
complete as a first-class road, within the
meaning of the act of Congress. A com
mission recently appointed by the President
has Just completed an examination of the
road forthe purpose of asceTtaining wheth-
er it has been COMPLETED. Their report is
looked for with great interest, as its recon-
mendationS, if favorable, will permanently
| establish the status of the road and give to
the company its entire land grant, amount
ing to some twelve million acres, not An
acre of which has yet been patented to the
road.
Jewell 0stracizes fhe Claim Agents.
Postmaster General Jewell, yesterday, in
noticing that certain payment was abont
to be made 10 the Erie Railroad Company
through a claim agent in this city, tele-
graphed to the president Of that company
as follows: II desire to discontinue the sys-
TEN of claim agency relating to business in
or with the Postofiiee Department. Such
agencies TO a greater or less extent impose
upon the good faith and pr0mptness of the
Government. ] desire that business with
the Department should be conducted by,
and the claims due paid to the persons or
parties directly interested, and not with or
to claim agents. Is this your wish, or do
YOU wish them TO go into third hands?
Please state frankly what commission you
pay your agents"
President Jewett replied by telegraph,
stating that the company had no claim
agents employed on commission, but for its
convenience and for the speedy dispatch of
business it had employed at a stipulated
salary for such services as might be render
ed. If, however, such an employe would
i'm any way infringe upon such system rs
the Postmaster-Generalm Nigh. wish to adopt
the railroad company, desiring to conform
to his views, would withdraw il.
In response the PoStmaster-General, to-
day, sent the following telegram, and it
NAV be considered an authoritative expires
sion of his views which will be immediate
ly embodied in Department orders.
1t is my desire that no sgent shall stand
between this Department, and any parties
with WHOM It has business. If any neg
lect in transacting our business, or making
payments is perceived by your company, |
beg you win promptly inform me of it, and
| will try TO see that your interest is pro
tected. But cannot permit claim agents
to come around the Department, By this
do not mean the proper officers of the
company who wish to come here to trans
81 f1,ns,s hvrea - IN hair
claims, but l cannot and will not tolerate
claim agents.
LandauIet Williams ON a High Horse.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The Attorney
General being interrogated concerning the
rumors prevalent in New Orleans that he
had instructed the commencement of legal
proceedings against the members Of the
White League throughout Louisiana, says
he did not consider it worth while either
to confirm or deny the reports.
Montana May Settle Her Own Affairs.
The Attorney General has decided upon
the question as to whether the votes given
for or against the removal Of the capital of
Montana in the election there were legally
canVaSsed or can be recanvassed- that they
are questions of local concern in which the
Departments of Government have no juris-
diction, and that the appropriate place for
their determination is in the courts of the
Territory.
Five Indians Ku-KIuxe6.
The commissioners appointed to investi-
gate the facts relative to the recent alleged
murder Of five Usage Indians by the Kan
sas militia have submitted a report to the
Commissioner on Indian Affairs. They
f1nd that the attack on these Indians was
unprovokei and utterly unjustifable, and
presume that when the attention Of the
authorities On Kansas is called to the egi-
dence in the case, they will not hesitate to
direct a retusn of the property captured
from these friendly Indians, and it is re-
commended that in any event the Govern
ment of the United States should see that
the Osages are reimbursed.
More COuuterfeits.
The Chief Of the Secret Service Division
to-day received a dispatch from one Of his
subordinateS in Buffalo, stating that a no
ted counterfeiter was captured in that city
this morning with plates, paper, ink and
large quantity ofcounterfeit money. The
arrest is considered here to be a very i'm
pOrtant one.
Trauernieht.
The following stOrekeepers were appoint
ed to-day: Henry TTauernicht, Fifth Dis
trict of Tennessee, and Gen. u. Edes, Sec
ond District of Kentucky.
Not So.
En official statement is made that there
is no foundation for the allegation that the
act Of June p, 1874, revising and conden-
sing the laws of the United States effected
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imposed, nor is there any foundation for
the allegation that the Treasury Depart
ment through its decisions or otherwise,
has in any way altered the law OF increased
the rates of duty,
Negro Delegates for Chattanooga.
Special 10 the Cincinnati Enquirer.
4 meeting of negroes, some twenty in
number, was held this evening, and select
ed delegates to represent the District at the
approaching Chattanooga Convention. The
views of the delegates on the third term
question have not transpired. The negroes
at this meeting were not the influential or
fancy darsies of the city, but an in
ferior class. The particular OBJ
iect in sending these delegates TO
Chattanooga is not known, un-
less it be to give an account of how, since
the adjournment Of Congress, a number of
persons of color in the District have amused
themselves with incendiary fires, and by
frequent attempts at the rape of white
women, for which last ofienSe three months
Imprisonment is regarded as sufficient pun
ishment by the District police courts.
These delegates are without money TO pay
their expenses, and will probably be helped
cut by the carpet-baggerS.