Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-31
WASHINGTON.
Portion OF Washington Flooded.
Bank Examiner to Look Into
California Banks.
Important Lumber Decision.
The Political Troubles on the
Isthmus.
WASHINGTON.
Portion Of Washington Flooded
Important Lumber Decision.
DestruetIve Eain storm.

| WAsHINC ToS, Oct. SO.-The rain storm
yesterday was very destructive. Thirty
houses on Tiber Creek were flooded nine
feet deep. The inmates fed to the upper
stories Of more substantial dwellings, from
whence they were rescued by RATS. Streets
In the vicinity Of the navy-ya-d never be-
lore OverhOwed, were covered in parts from
two 70 three feet; likewise Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. Owing to the bursting
| sewers, street cars ceased running. Mer-
chants on Pennsylvania avenue lost thou
| sands by backing Of water into cellars,
caused by Insufficient sewerage. Much
| property Y as also destroyed or damaged in
| Germantown. Rock Creek was higher
than for twenty years. Nearly all the boats
on the creek and canal were washed upon
| the banks, and several, coal laden, sunk
l Il is stated that the destruction Of the dam
| separating Rock Creek from the Potomac
/ involves a loss Of one hundred Thousand
| dollars. During the storm the lightning
struck three telegraph poles, shivering them
! TO atoms, severing communication between
Georgetown and TennalleytOwn.
Affairs OF California Banks 20 be
Looked Into.
The national hank examiner iGr the Pa
I
troller Of Currency to examine into the
affairs Of the National Gold Bank and
Trust Company Of San Francisco.
a Treasury Decision.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
cided that heWn pine timber, commercially
known as squared or sliced, is subject TO
duty at the rate Of one cent per cubic foot,
and not twenty per cent. ad valorem, as
heretofore stated by the department.
Loose style of Business.
SPECIAL to the Cincinnati Commercial.
It is known that bill for $4,000 for
repairs upon a government vessel was re-
Gently passed through one ofthe Treasury
Divisions Of Account without further
voucher for its correctness than the mere
signature Of the Oh eff Constructor Of the
Navy. The bill contained no statement of
items, nor was it accompanied by the con-
tract or other evidence Of authority. This
and other similar cases are mentioned in
which large amounts Of money have been, |
or were in a fair way 10 be, paid upon de- |
mand bills, made out in less form than !
bills usually presented TO hous ekeepers for |
q load Of coal OF wood.
The Rebellion on the Isthmus.
DUH L-sC ADlLu ALl1lLlE dl14 DDuLu Il
Pacific squad1Ons will rendezvous at Pana- !
ma and Aspinwal during the rebellion on
the IsthmUs. Our government has been |
fully advised Of progress of the political |
troubles there, and weeks ago, at the sug-
gestiOn Of the State Department, Rear Ad- |
miTal Mullaney was ordered to keep several |
Of the vessels Of the squadron at AspinWan. |
The Richmond and Omaha are at Panam a,
and the ShaWmut at AspinWall.
Another Chance for DeIanO 10 TX
plain.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
Samuel Walker returns to his attacks /
upon the Interior Department, and, in a
published letter, makes some serious /
charges. He says that the cost of carriages
and horses in the Secretary's Office is $4,000 /
annually, much Of which is illegal; that
one Of the carriages, a driver, and two
horses are now at Mt. Vernon, o., and have
been there for four months, and that the
drivers wife, who is employed N the Pa
tent Office, draws his pay during his alb
Sence, Walker also says that 4 {geranium
and bouquet nursery is maintained for the
department officers at an expense Of ten |
dollars TO the Government.
Walker also scharges that the department, I
in letting the contract for supplies to the
Red Cloud Agency, pays McCoun, the con-
tractor, for transportation frOm Omaha to
when by law the Union Pacific
road is required TO transport supplies free
for The Government.