Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-01
WAsHlNes. N.
The Court of Claims Decision in
Favor of the Union Pacific.
Uncle Sam Denied a New Trial
in the Elgee Cotton Case.
The Departments of War and
Justice Out of Funds.
s5I2,OOO in Ready Funds for Jay
Gould,


Gould.
WASHINGTON, May 31.--The Court Of
Claims to-day gave us opinion in The case
of the Uniou Pacific Railroad Company.
| Suit was brought 70 recover one-half of the
/ amount earned FOR Government transpOrta-
| tiOR but now withheld by the Government
to pay interest advances when the subsidy
| bonds mature. The court gave judgment
for the company in the sum Of $4,000,
and ordered that the cOunteT-claim of the
| defendants be dismissed. This counter
claim of the Government is that the de-
PENDANTS are not indebted 10 the claimant
under the provisions of the act Of July l,
1852, the act Of July y, 1864, or any other
act OF Congress or otherwise, and further
that the claimant is indebted to the defen-
dants in the sum Of Sl2,000,000 flor the
payment of interest n bonds.
The Elgee Cotton.
The Court of Claims to-day Overruled
the motion for a new trial in the Elgee
cotton case, in which an award Of S366,00O
had been made. The oVerrgling is with
out prejudice, and the motion for a new
trial can be renewed by the United States.
II the books Of the purchasing agent Of the
sO-called Confederate States can be pro-
duced, showing that Elgee sold his cotton
to the Confederate States Government, the
evidence can be presented to the Chief
Justice Of the court, who will remain in
Washington during the greater part of the
vacation. Several additional affidaYits
were read by the Assistant Attorney Cen
eral tending TO show that Elgee sold his
cotton 10 the Confederate Government, and
therefore the claim was improperly al
lowed.
The court adjourned till Monday, the
29th of November next.
$500, 900 short.
A general order issued from the War
Department announces that the apprOpria-
ton made by the last Congress for pay Of
the army for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1875, is nine hundred thousand dollars
short Of the sum estimated for the War
Department, and the present indications
are that the appropriation wilh prove def
cient.
Another Department Out OF Funds.
Attorney General PierTepont has issueda
circular saying he finds the appropriation
for the Office nearly exhausted, and COM
mending general economy and retrench-
ment.
sill Another in Similar Fix.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has writ
ten letter 10 the Secretary CT the Interior
saving that on account Of the limited ap-
preparation at bis disposal, he has selected
the6nsnes Of nearly fifty male and female
clerks whose services viii be dispensed with
on the 3Oth Of June.
Gen. Meigs' European Tour.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
All the circumstances connected with |
the assignment Of the QuaItermaster Gen
eral TO special duty, to make RON near
the throne for Gen. ingalls,, have not yet
been made public. Il Is said that Gen.
MeiCs resisted the change with rs much
vehenence as consistent With his idea Of
soldiers duty, and among the conditions to
his reluctant assent to the arrangement are
that be is to be assigned to duty according
TO his brevet rank Of M2jOT-geneTal, and is
to be allowed an aid-de-camp, private secTe- |
tary and servants at government expense /
during his stay abroad. It is expected that
Gen. MeiCs will remain in England about
a year
While the precedent Of official visits |
abroad, like those Of Cols. MOrdecai, Della |
field and Mcclellan, would reconcile all |
friends Of the army to details having for
their only object the good Of the service,
the circumstances Of this case a8e Of such a |
character that they will be sure to provoke |
much unfriendly comment and sharp Criti-
cism when the army appropriation bill |
comes before a Democratic House Of Repre- |
sentatives.
What is Thought OF Grants Letter.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The man on horseback has, for once, at |
least. had his faith shaken in his star, as is |
demonstrated by his letter TO Gen. Harry |
White, declaring that he IS not a candidate |
fer reelection. The evidence Of the un- |
popularity Of the third term project ali /
over the North and West became so un- |
mistakable and overwhelming as to COM |
pei his stubborn reticence to yield. Penn |
sylFania struck a bow last Wednesday |
straight from the shoulder. Itwas apparent |
that Ohio would on next Wednesday fol- |
low suit, while from all sections Of the |
country, even in Administration journals, /
and from Government officials, evidence /
accumulated to show that the people would /
have none Of It. It was sufficient to alarm |
the Southern Republicans, who saw that /
they would be pitiful handful by them /
selves in support Of Grant. The result is
at this time. II was believed /
that GranEs stubborn nature would have 1
his silence up to the very last 1
moment. but the aspect Of the impending /
storm was too threatening, and discretion /
became the better part Of valOT.