Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-18
WASHINGTON.
The Crust of the Whisky Ring
Hardly Broken.
Astounding Revelations Fore
Swallowed in Eastern
Cities.
DelanO Spelling for a Row in
the Cabinet.
somebodr I.tnEerInE.

Somebody Lingering.
WASHINGTON, May Lice formed in
this city and neighborhOOd last night.
More National Ranks.
Five new additional banks were author
lied to commence business in various
places in New England to-day, beside the
German National Bank at Allegheny, Pa,
with a capital of 100000.
The whisky Frauds.
Secretary BristOw to-day had an inter
view with Judge PieTepont on his intend
ed prosecution Of persons engaged in Whis-
Ky frauds. The papers and documents re-
lating TO this business were to-day officially
referred to Commissioner Pratt by SOliei-
tor Wfisdh.
The Black Killers.
All the Indian delegations have arrived.
The last squad reached here to-day; they
will be received by the Indian Commits
sioner tomorrow.
The Pacific Roads.
The opinion Of the Court of Claims in
the Pacific Railroad Transportation cases
will not be announced before next Monday,
to which time the Court has adjourned.
syndieatInE.
The call for the redemption Of five mil
lion coupon bonds, issued from the Treas
ury on Saturday, indicates an additional
subscription Of that amount by the syudi-
cate making in all thirty five millions called
in On that account.
The Crust Not Yet Broken.
The Secretary was closely clOseted with
Commissioner Pratt to-day and received
damaging statements against the ring sub
81 70 FIaw, f1rr y araF Na1oar
Within the past few DAYS BristOw has re-
ceived communications from Eastern cities
indicating to him that he has hardly vet
broken the crust of the formidable
ring which he is irving to put down. Of
fsrs have been made him contingent on his
cooperation with those making the offer o
supply evidence, which viii invoIvea num-
rofher5tofOre regarded respectable houses
in Philadelphia, New FORK, Baltimore and
elsewhere. The Secretary has relieved the
secret service from any further active parti-
cipatiOn in the crusade, and has entrusted
to Mr.. Pratt, the new Revenue Commits
sioner, the duty of arranging for further
seizures. II is expected that prominent In
ternal Revenue changes will soon be made
in the West.
Prospect Of a Row I'm the Cabinet
Special 70 Inc OLlEAlllaAA AOMAubLEAdls
There is going to be a jolly row in the
Cabinet. There is too much intellect in it
for one thing. and lately there has developed
too much ambition in certain members.
As long as Grant put only fourth-rate men
into the Cabinet be had a happy family
that rigalled Barnum's famous collection.
Those were the calm days Of long ago.
When be stumbled on two tirst-class men
viz, Jewell and BristOw, be ignOrantly
plunged his house into q confused diScOrd,
and now the evil one is 70 pay, and there is
no pitch hot enough. Several members Of
the Cabinet have lately expressed them
selves quite frequently and forcibly as very
much disguised with the way in which Ben
iamin BristOw has been running things,
with a view to forcing himself upon the
Republican party as their candidate for the
Presidency next year.
Columbus DelanO has been one Of these,
and since he has ascertained that BristOw
filed the charges with the President asainst
him and son John, he has been unusually
emphatic. When BristOw and Jewell first
came into the happy family, DelanO was
greatly disguised, looking upon them as
pretended moral animlls, thar properly had
10 place in the cage. Time has only added
70 this teeilng. Every Time JlaJ Je"ell or
BristOw made a change for the good OF the
service IN tie way # reJrenCLm5nt and re-
form, and modestly let tTair light so shine
that men might see their good works,
which they never failed to do, Broth
er DelanO ieIt that there was an intention
al reflection cast upon the Interior De
parlment and its piols head. He brOOded
quietly over these things for a long time.
He is still broOdirg, but not so qUietly, and
the chances are hat he will erupt violently
very soon. lie says that if BristOw don't
stop he will pin back his ears and 60 for
him. On the other hand, BristOw intjmates
that he will have something to offer before
the close Of Mr.. DelanO'S proposed per-
Torrance, and don't seem at all frightened.
From al of which it is apparent that Mr..
Grant ought to scatter this happy family to
various summer resorts before the weather
sets in, for if this thing comes to head in
dog DAYS there is no predicting the results.