Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-29
WASHINGTON.
The Aequittal of Mail Contractor
Kinds.
Increase in National Bank Notes.
A Subject and a Citizen at the
Same Time.
Contributions for the Washington
Monument,
The Tennessee and Tombigbee
Canal
TTOrr- tho Hovrard TTnivarzifV was
How the Howard University was
Defrauded by the Church.
Kinds AcnuIffed.

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WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The Govern
meut to-day entered a nOlle pros in the
three remaining cases against Jerome j.
Kinds, charged with completely in mail
contract frauds, he having previously been
acquitted on a similar charge.
Treasurer New was in consultation with
Secretary BristoW en1 Assistant Secretary
Conaut to-day, upon the subject Of count
ing Of money in the Treasures Office.
An Increase OF SI,6I5,525 National
Bank Notes
The Comptroller Of the Currency to-day
advised the Secretary Of the Treasury Of
the issue OF SI,615,525 of national bank
currency since May p, upon which so per
cent. of legal tender notes viii be retired,
as provided by law. The whole amount of
additional bank circulation issued since
the passage of the act Of Jan. IA last, is
S7,TS5, $50; outstanding legal tenders dur
ing July viii be 1915, III $50.
Under which KingP
The Attorney General has decided the
question Of naturalization submitted to
him by the Department CT State. The
facts are that Mr.. A. Sterne KOenter, a
Prussian subject by birth, emigrated to the
United States in 1913, and was naturalized
in St. Louis il 1854, when he returned to
Germany and took with him his son, aged
four years, born in the United States. The
son is now twenty years old. The ques-
ton at issue is, is the son liable 10 military
service in Germany? The Attorney General
comes TO the conclusion that the boy has
two natiOnalities, one natural and the other
acquired. The father, returning TO Ger
many, resumed his allegiance. The son
partakes Of the status of the father, being
minor, and having enjoyed the protection
of the German Government, be Tor the
time being until Of age, owes military
duty, the obligations being reciprocal. But
when the boy becomes Of age, he can re-
turn to the United States as an American
citizen, with al the rights and privileges as
such, and would even be eligible to the
Presidency Of the United States.
Italian Consular Agent at Memphis.
The President has recognized Giuseppe
D'MOnt Donica Consular Agent Of Italy at
Memphis.
Constellation for the washington
Monument.
The Washington National Monument
Society requests Churches and Sabbath
schools Of the country to take up collections
Sunday, July 4th, to aid in the completion
Of the monument, contributions to be for
warded to J. b. II. Smith, treasurer, WASH
ington, ID. {.
sales Of Governments Gold.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has di-
racted the Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States at New York to sell $1,000
600 gold coin on each Thursday during the
month Of July. Total amount 10 be sold,
S5,CO0,000.
A New Canal Route Pronounced PEac-
tieabIe
Capt. Robinson, Of the Engineer Corps
United States Army, who ives detailed to
survey a canal route connecting the Ten
nessee and TOmbigbee rivers, has COM
pleted the work and reports the project
thoroughly practicable.
Dfsgracsfui Disclosures About How
ard University.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The quarrel resulting from the recent
trouble in the Howard University manage
menl, is likely TO bring to light the secret
history Of the cOUcarn. Prof. LangstOn,
who has been Acting President and Dean
Of the Law Department, has Just made a
publication, which contains some rather
startling disclosures. He says that from
January, 1870, to December, 1870, the in
stitutiOn borrowed money Of the Freed
mems Savings Bank and other banks 10
the amofnt altogether of about $4,000,
which is still unpaid, and that for the past
five years inrOads have been made upon
the permanent capital Of the University at
the rate Of $4,000 a year. He says that a
majority OF the trustees are and have
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Church Of this city. The church
is better known as the Howard
Church, Gen. 0. o. Howard having been in
strumental in its organization. This
church has been a constant borrower Of the
university. It now owes the latter some
$4,000. On this the university receives
but eight per cent. interest, while from
failure of the Trustees ofthe university to
press for the collection of any part of the
amount due from the church the university
has Seen compelled to borrow money at the
rate of ten per cent. interest. At the same
time the university has paid the church for
the use of the audience room Of the church
three times a year, $500 a year for ten
years (S5,O00) in advance of such use.
Among other loans made by these TTus-
tees Of the funds Of the university, was
$1,000 to the pastor of their own church,
DR.. Rankin, who has paid One-half of
which payment $500 was the value. More
Of the same sort is promised.
Fisher Must Vaeate.
The probabilities are that District At
| torney Fisher will soon be removed. 1t is
certain that he will be il Attorney General
Pierrepont has the backbone 70 insist that
be shall 90, notwithstanding his strength
at the White House. Fishers active sym
pathy and assistance during the safe burg
! larry tri9l with and TO the conspirators are
well known. He has been wonderfully in
efficient in his Office, and there has been
| for a long time a strong desire 70 have him
| removed. This could not be done while
Williams was Attorney General, but since
! PierrepOnt has come in the hope that Fish
| er can be made to step aside for a better
man has sprung up, and the proper infu-
| ence to secures this desirable result are al
ready at work.