Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Vote

| WASHINGTON, April The Comp
troller Of the Currency has declared a div
idend Of 10 per cent, payable on the 14tl
inst, 10 the creditors Of the First National
I Bank OF Washington,
Notes Of the Generalization Of s. Of the
| Traders, First National, Third National
and Merchants National Banks, Of Chica,
60, are being redeemed Tapidly, owing tC
/ the existence OF well executed counterfeits
/ of thai denomination on these banks.
Contracts for Mail Service Fraudu.
IenfIy Obtatned.
Conclusive proof has been obtained that
four or i've clerks in the POstofice DeTart-
ment, and several persons outside, have Sc
cured number Of contracts for mail SER
vice in the Southern States by means of a
counterfeit Of the stamp containing the
Initials Of the First and Second Postmaster
Generals, which is placed on the bids when
opened in order TO show they have been re-
ceived in time. This counterfeit stamp
has been. used TO give apparent validity to
straw bids made al the lowest figures, the
lower figures really opened at the adver-
tised lines. Among the implicated con-
tractors is II. A. Hayne recently sp-
pointed United States Marshal for Ala
bama. The contracts thus secured will be
annulled and all the clerks implicated dis
missed.
The fact that Hynes is implicated in
these frauds was yesterday communicated
to Attorney General Williams, who imme-
diately procured his removal by the Presi-
dent as United States Marshal for Ala
bama.
POstmasters suspended.
The President to-day made the appoint
ment OF John g. Parker, postmaster at
New Orleans, vice c. W. Ringgold, sus-
pended. Benjamin COnley, postmaster at
Atlanta, vice Samuel Bard, suspended.
The Mexican Middle.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
There Is reason to believe that the mail
steamer which left New Orleans yesterday
for Vera Cruz took very important dis
patches from the State Department to the
Mexican Government. The nature Of these
dispatches can not be definitely stated, but
there can be little doubt they are an ener-
getic renewal of the demands which have
been continually made upon Mexico since
1870. These demands relate 10 the estab-
lishment Of the free belt and the predatory
incursions Of border raiders.
LATER-It can be stated, upon the au-
thority Of the President, that nothing
which has recently happsned upon the
Rio Grande border kas changed the rela-
tiOns between this country and Mexico, as
they have existed for several years. The
President said to-day that the rumOrs that
the Administration cOutemplates a war
with Mexico are sensational and fictitious,
and he characterized the report that he con
templated a policy Of annexation as too
ridjcuously absurd to notice. He remark
ed that the OTiginatOrs Of the rumor seem
TO have forgotten that no such scheme
could originate outside Of Congress.
a Startling 3 tory.
The statement that there is a deficit Of
ten millions in General Spinner's Office is a
miserable invention of Wall street. The
story was started two years ago for speCu-
latiye purposes, and was subsequently fully
dispTOyed.
Republicans Opposing the Louisiana
Compromise.
Advices received here from New Orleans
indicate that the Republicans do not intend
to abide 10y the Wheeler arbitration. The
statement is thas il has been agreed that
the nine Republicans whose seats are in
dispute shall resign, that the Governor
shall declare the vacancies, and that the
new elections will secure Republican mem
bers. This, il carried out, would defeat
the seating Of the seven Democrats in the
lower House recommended by the arbi-
tratiOn.
the Grant Parish Cases.
Special 20 the Enquirer.
AttOney-Goneral Williams has been Civ
Ing his views, in conversation, upon the
Grant Parish cases, which he regards as the
most important cases that ever came before
the Court, except, perhaps, the bred Scott
case. He thinks that IL is hardly possible.
in vi - Of The Importance attached 70 the
judgment Of the Court cu this great cues
ton. that its opinion viii be rendered until
some time next winter. 1t is believed by
your correspondent that Mr.. Justice Davis,
and perhaps one or two others Of the JUS
tees, will unite with the administration
and Radical element Of the bench in laying
the case over to the next term, and perhaps
even longer; and if il should be passed
upon, the most that can be expected Of
this Court is decision that the Indictments
are defective.