Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-04
WASHINGTON.
Another Assistant Secretary OF
Treasury.
An Insight into the Manner In
which Indian Contractors
Grow Rich.
Phil. Sheridan Needed in New
Hampshire.
Fresh RumOrs of Fish's Retire
ment.

for the period between 1850 and 1870, being
One-fifJh of one per cent of the amount of
passenger fare over the Washington and
Baltimore branch Of the road. The COM
pany refused to pay the amount to the State
on the plea that the tax was Unconstitu-
tiOnal. The Maryland court gave judg-
ment against the company, and the Supreme
Court has affirmed the decision of the
Maryland court.
Change Of Commanders at West Point.
Lieutenant Col. Upton, cOmmandant of
the cadets at West Point, has been relieved,
and Lieutenant Col. ThOs. II. Neill has
been ordered to that post. The change is
made in accordance with the custom of the
War Department to change the command
ing officer there every four years.
One OF the WaysIn Which Indian Con.
tractors Grow Rich.
The following report was received at the
War Department to-day
Headquarters, Fort SHl, /. T., March
80, 1S75.-TO the Assistant Adiutant Gen
eral, Headquarters Department of Nevada,
Dear Sir: Frequent complaints having
been made by the Indians encamped near
this post, that they are suffering from
hunger, have made an investigation and
find the complaints were founded. The
following is the ration allowed by the In
uian Department: Beef, three pounds
gross on hOOf; one day in - : Of a pound
Of bacon is issued in lieu Of the beef; -four
or bread Z Of a pound; to hundred
TatiOns, four pounds coffee, eight pounds
sugar, pound salt, pound soap, pound
tobacco. This ration was established when
the Indian could partly support himself by
hunting. With no other help it is barely
enough to prevent hunger. 1t is not how
ever all issued. There is at this agency
no -four, and not over one third the author
lied amount has been issued during the
present fiscal year. There is no sugar, aud
not over two-thirds the regular issue has
been made during the same time. The
beef lately issued has been shamefuily bad.
1t is so poor that the gross is altogether out
Of proportion to the net weight. The
acting Indian Agent, Howard, acknOwl-
edges that the beef lately issued was unfit
for food, but states it was all he
had for issue. The condition Of affairs
at the Wichita agency is worse than
here. There has been no -four for a long
time. The agent is absent and the In
dians are killing and eating their horses.
am, isir, very respectfully,
JOHN p. HATCH,
Lieut.. Colonel 4th L. S. Cavalry, Com
manding Post.
ENDORSEMENT.
Headquarters Department Of the Mis-
souri,, Fort L6GrMlrOrtb, hS., AprH Il,
STj.-Respectfully forwarded to the Ad-
jutaut General of the army, through the
Assistant Adiutant General of the mill
taTy division of the Missouri. The atten-
ton of the proper authorities is specially
invited to the evident nal administration
Of Indian affairs which exists at Fort Sill
and Wichita agencies. 1t is idle to ex-
pact that these Indians will remain peacea-
bly on reservation with the prospect of
starvation in doing so. So long as this
nal administration Of affairs with these
Indians exists, the military authorities can
not be and Will not consent to be held ac-
cOuutable for any outbreak which may Oc-
cyT in their department.
JOIN POPE,
Brevet Major General Commanding.
DesPORdent CarPet-BaEgers.
Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
Southern Republican Senators say that if
7"ierepOnt, as Attorney General, shall
chose & conservative course, there will not
he a So. .rthern Republican vote in the Elec-
toraI Con, ,Nge in 1876. These Sc natOrs
maintain that there can be no successful
uarfv policy towal Is the South except that
which was so long followed By the late At
tornev General. They claim to have intor-
nation that PieuepOnt will pursue dt-
farent course. Meanwhile, Detective Hes
ter is no LONGER employed by the Depart
ment of Justice.
Gov. Hendricks,
Of Indiana, according to a private letter re-
cei7ed here, will attend the MeCklenbUrg
celebration, TO be held at Charlotte, North
Carolina.
A New Motive Power.
4 caveat for a novel invention has been
filed at the Patent Office. Il is for a new
motive power, which is to be a sort Of cold
steam generator from water and air. The
inventor claims that it will supersede coal
and wood for all purposes except warmth
and cooking, and that it will revOlutiOnlze
the present system Of motive power. The
scientific experts who have examined it
state that the invention is entirely pTacti-
cable, ana will be patented.
The Southern Claims Commission
will sit until June l, one month later than
usual. They will give the month TO the
examination Of the small claims Of poor
people.
New Hampshire Legislature.
Phil. Sheridan may have to 90 to New
Hampshire. Il is in the power of the Dem
Ocrats in that State 10 do what the Repub-
licans did III Louisiana. The New Hamp-
shire COngressmen here say that, under a
curious provision of the appOrtiOnment law
about forty more Representatives have
been elected to the Legislature than ever
before and more than will be seated. The
RepublicaIs claim an undOnbted majority,
but the ClaSC Of The House is Democratic,
and can so arrange the roll as TO give the
Legislature 10 the Democrats.
A SLOW Go.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ceived from the managers Of our new loan
a circular which shows the difficulties en-
countered bJ the Syndicate in negotiating
our loan at par. The Russian Government
is about to put upon the market loan OF
fOrtv-tve million dollars at four and half
per Centum, running eightY-One years,
which is offered at 81. The neGOtiators Of
our loan have taken the greater portion of
this loan, and expect to negotiate it imme-
dlaIelN. lDtIT COlJIGCl TERMS lOI Jlc Sdi6
Of our bonds are par and One-half Of one
per centUm commission.
Fishy RumOrs.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It is stated today on good authority that,
besides sub-letting his residence on the
Hudson, Secretary Fish has sub-let his
house in this city; and the story that be
proposes going abroad is accordingly re-
vived. Il is believed by some we'll inform
ed Republicans that Mr.. Fish will shortly
succeed Mr. Schenck, in the London Mis-
SION.
South Carolina.
Senator Robertson, of South Carolina,
who has lust returned from that State, re-
ports that the best classes of people there
are entirely satisfied with Gov. Chamber
lain's administration. and that, though the
corrupt ring who have ruled and robbed the
State heretofore, still have a majority in the
Legislature, there are not enough Of them
TO overcome the Governors veto.
Pennsylvania.
The Auditor General and Surveyor Gen
eraI, both Republicans, are succeeded by
! Democrats, invOlvinga considerable change
/ in the patronage of the State. This is the
| first time in nine years that the Democrats
| 10 ,,orsrollad a State Office Hon, Sam.