Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-01
WASHINGTON.
Another Kick at the CiVh
Rights Act.
Increased Internal Revenue he-
ceipts.
The King of the Lobbyists to be
Indicted.
Pig Iron Kelly's Experience in
the South.
WASHINGTON.
Graut,s ContemnIated RTOvemenfs.

Grants Contemplated Movements
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 30.-The
President NAV. 90 to his farm in Missouri,
before he removes for the summer to Long
Branch.
The Civil Rights Act Declared UncOn-
stftutiO1aI.
Judges Brooks and Dick, in their charges
70 grand iuries in North Carolina, declared
the criminal features Of the civil rights act
unconstitutional, as no law could say men
are socially equal.
Increased Internal Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue receipts to-day
were S362,577; receipts for the month,
SI,O22. .33l. a comparison of the receipts
for the first four months Of this year with
the corresponding period Of 1874, show an
increase Of s., ,530,301.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet was in session but a short
time to-day. All the members were pres
ent. except AIessrs. Delano and Jewell.
No business of importance was considered.
Fixing a Drag Net.
It is understood that during its session
to-day the grand jury Of this district had
under consideration the evidence Of various
ALLEGED libels published in the Nel0 York
Sin against various citizens of Washington,
and especially ex-Gov. Shepherd, who him
self appeared as a witness. 1t is said, on
apparently good authority, the presentment
has been agreed upon, but that the indict-
ment will not be brought into court for
some days to come.
Bill King 90 be Indicted.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The indications are that the grand jury
will indict Bill King. The purpose of the
visit of Senator Dawes here, it has been
discovered, is to authenticate the testimony
given by King before the Committee on
Wavs and Means in 1873. The court here
decided that the printed evidence taken by
the Pacific Committee could not be sent to
the grand jury as evidence; the grand jury
therefore is evidently endeayOring TO ar
rive ct the same end through original wit
nesses. The New York bank officers,
whose testimony was fatty al variance
with the evidence Of King, have also been
summoned.
what an InfIatiOnist Saw in the
south.
Congressman William D. Kelly has re-
turned from two months trip in Flor
ida. where he has been hunting alligatOrs
and collecting illustrations foG his finance
theories. He tells a gloomy story Of the
commercial condition Of the South. he
saws there is a general feeling Of distrust
among the commercial classes, that the
States and corporations Of all sorts are
issuing shinplasters, which are current as
currency; that the railroads make
change by giving due bills good
for fare for a certain number Of miles,
that the currency Of State banks
is constantly imposed upon one for
eraenbacks and that the n,grOes can OBJ
tain nothing for their cotton but store or
ders. In al this Kelly insists that he sees
the ultimate triumph Of his finance theO-
ries. He denies that he is candidate for
the Presidency. Judge Kelly stated that
his experience from the visit to the COM
mercial cities ofthe South is that the tnan-
cial legislation of the FOrty-third Congress
is rapidly driving the South toward insOi-
veucv. is retarding its prosperity, and
will prevent all substantial reconstruction.
The south Carolina Banditti.
Srecial TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kelly seems TO have been rather un-
fayorably impressed with the negro Govern
mant of thieves set up by him and his
psrtv in the State Of South Carolina.
Special to the Chicago Times.
L. Cass Carpenter, one Of Grants favor
ties. a defeated Congressman, at present
Revenue Collector in South Carolina, IS
i'm this city;on what he calls official busi-
moss. BE confirms the stories OF outrages
that have been committed by negroes in
the northern part OF tie State. He is,
however, too good q Radical to allow that
it is the work of colOred men alone. He
saws there are in that portion
of tie State organized bands
Of white and cOlored desperadoes,
whose occupation is rapine and murder.
Tney do not 90 about in bands, but work
singiy. Men are shot down from behind
ambuscadeg, for the sole purpose OF plum
der. He SAYS there is no political slgnltl-
cance in these depredatiOns, aud gives as
another reason that It is because the greater
y,art of the outrages are committed by Ne
GroaS. Real estate in that section OF the
Sfafe has sunk to an almost nominal value.
The State authorities have feebly tried to
nuf down these outlaws, but they roam
about with as much impUEtty as ever dld
tLe Lowry gang in North CarollnS.