Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-27
Nc ChorPennIng CIaIm.

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Arkansas.
The ChOrPe1ninE Claim.
The Attorney General having given an
adverse decision on points presented in the
ChorDenning case, ChOrpenning has filed
his application for relief, on account of
mail contracts, in the Court of Claims.
The amount involved is S463,OOO.
Captured and Abandoned Property.
About S225, 200 awarded by the Court in
| "a cases, for captured and abandoned prop
erty, will be paid. An appeal has been
taken by the Government in other cases
reported on by the special comm ssiOner,
involving between $4,000 and 500, 900.
Among the latter is the case of r. NJ.
Douglas. son Of the late Senator Douglas,
in whose favor an award Of S16,1 40 was
made on account Of captured and aband-
oned cotton on the estate Of his grand
mother in Mississippi.
The AFFAIR with TripOII.
No information has been received here
in regard to the action by United States
steamers, Congress and Hartford, sent to
Tripoli to demand repal alton for the insult
offered to the American Consul and bis
wife. Negotiations are being conducted by
Capt. English. Should the Tripolitan
authorities refuse TO make PREPARATION upon
his demands, Rear Admiral WOrden, Of the
European station, will be directed to pro-
coed to Tiipoli with all his force and there
await Instructions.
ST. Louis Fast Mail Line.
The monster petition sent by Postmaster
Tlllev, Of St. Louis, and endorsed by Sena-
tors Dorsey, Boey and COckHell, Merchants
Exchange, Board of Trade, Manufacturers
and Mechanics Exchange, the publishers of
the Republican, Globe, Times, Post, Anzei-
ger ARerikd, Despatch, Journal, and
bankers and mel chants and business inter-
ests generally of st. Louis, does not, IS
heretofore enormously stated, ask Of the
Postmaster General a fast mail train, but
only such facilities as now exist on routes
by the New York Central, Erie and Lake
Shore Railroads 70 the Northwest, namely:
a double daily service Of railway pOst-Oftiee
cars.
A Rod I'm Pickle for TrfPOIi.
Special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Orders have been sent to the officers
commanding the American vessels Of war
now at Tripoli TO demand instant and
complete TeparatiOn for the indignitieS Of
fered the American Consul and his wife by
TripOlitan sailors. If the temper Of the
TTipOhtan people, as recently reported, is
persisted in, 1t is not unlikely that our
vessels Of war may be compelled to again
lombard that city
The Cost Of tIle Mails.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The following are the expenditures for
carrying the mails for the fiscal year: Rail-
rOads, S9,193,95l; steamboats,, S396,S66
star service, Sj,15S,S5l; mail messenger,
SOS, 493. Total, S15,jS3,1 lis. The star
service is the service in which the mode of
carrying the mails is left to the discretion
Of the contractor.
The Evils OF AbsenteeIsm
continue to grow more oppressive day by |
day. Complaints are frequent and bitter |
and are made not only by the common peO- |
pie, who come to Washington to look after |
their trivial affairs, but also by some Of the |
leading supporters Of the Administration. |
Senator Morton is said to have expressed |
himself with great force, while On his re-
cent visit. He is reported TO have said that |
he "came here to attend to important bust |
ness, which he could not do in the absence |
Of the Cabinet officials; that they were |
paid large salaries TO look after govern |
mental business, and they had no right TO |
90 away and spend in iunketing excursions |
weeks and months from their posts; that by |
50 doing they had imposed burden Of no |
slight weight upon the Republican party, |
and that at a time when the party was |
least able 20 bear It." There is great |
deal Of business Of the first importance in |
the transaction Of which the discretion OF |
the head Of the department must be exer-
C sed, and in which 40 other official is au- |
thOrizad 10 use his discretion. Everything |
that is not Of the most ordinary routine |
character must await the return Of the head |
Of the department TO which it belongs.