Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-15
Dismissal Of Clerks Implicated i'm
Frauds,


contract frauds, have been dismissed by the
Postmaster General.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
A Very Extraordinary Tragedy
was made here this evening. The parties
are General Sutton and General Ross, old
citizens here, and cOmp2niOns-in-aTms in
the Mexican war. Sutton and Ross were
about TO open a large billiard room. Ac-
cOrding'to Sutt0n's GRte-H,OrteR statement,
Ross came to him this afternoon and took
him to the fourth story Of the building they
were to occupy, to consult with him about
some Improvements, While there Ross
attacked him with q heavy hammer and
sharp instrument. After that every
thing was a blank to Sutton for two hours.
He revived, CTawled down two pairs
Of stairs, TO where there we're wOrkmen,
who saw that he was covered with blood
and nearly dead. The police, surgeons
and the District Attorney were summoned.
The physicians said sutton must die. In
his GHte-MOrteW stalaG enJ he said Ross
was his murderer. Ross was found in his
room ct the MetrED0litau Hotel, adjoining
the scene Of the murder. He was changing
his clothes. A blOsdy handkerchief was
fOuud in bis room, and his hand was cut.
Ross was brought 10 the dying man, and
declared that the GRte-HtOrteHJ statement
was lie, arH that he had not seen Sutton
that day. Ross begged Sutton not to 60 tO
eternity with & lie on his lips. The affair
IS very mysterious. Both Sutton and Ross
are widely known.
Unable TO Pay CaFrent Expenses.
The currency receipts from Internal Rev
enue sources, to-day, were little more than
one hundred and sixteen thousand dollars.
Tie small currency receipts considerably
enbarraSs the operations Of the Treasury.
The accounting officers are daily obliged
10 postpone the payment Of current liablli-
lies, as they viii IN 10 case issue their
warrant for mOIe currency than IS at their
disposal The consequence is, that many
farge warrants are drawn with the dates
left blank, 90 De filed up when the cuTren-
cv receiuts will warrant their payment.
The receipts from niney-cent. whisky, un-
der the new tax law, are not expected be
fore June but the special taxes, which are
to be paid iD May, are expected TO produce
five millions Of dollars.
How About Mrs. EeFmans
The Rev. Pars0n Newman, late Consular
Inspecting Agent. has been much abused.
1t was currently reported that he received
large sums If money from the Treasury
for his two vars trip in Europe. The
TreasureT's books show that his accounts
have been balanced. and that he received
only $500 in salary and $2,lOO for ex-
penses,
Military Expedition 90 Black Hills.
The Secretary Of War states that he has
no information relative to the expedition
Of Gen. Custar to the Big Horn country,
eycaut what is mentioned in the public
prints. Secretary BelEnaD says, however,
that Cen Sheridan has authority TO order
such an expedition, and that it wIllnOt
cost the Government any additional amount
Of money.
Special % tie Cincinnati Enquirer.
4 Difference Between Bureaus.
4 dispute has arisen between the Comp
troller Of the Currency and the COmmiS-
sfOner Of Internal Revenue touching the
action Of the latter officer i'm examining the
checks held bv the National Banks TO as
certain whether they have been duly
stamped OF not. The Comptroller Of the
Currency denies the right Of the. COmmis-
sioner to make such examination, and
claims that Dc belongs % himself eZclu-
sivelv. il seems lhat a number Of the
banks have complained Of these ezamina-
lions. The Solicitor Of the Treasury, TO
whom the question was 5i6Trcj, has de-
cided in favor Of the position taken by the
Internal Revenue Bureau, 50 these ezami-
nations viii 90 on.
The Tobacco Tax.
Tie law officers Of the Internal Reysnue
Bureau appear disposed TO adhere to their
late vigorous construction Of the tax law
in respect to the time Of its taking effect,
but they are expecting t. receive a legal
ODinion prepared. by the counsel 0f the
tobacco trade In SeW y ork on this subject,
which will be duly weighed, and if any
ne9 points are suggested by it the subject
will possibly be referred to the Attorney
General for his opinion. There is not much
reason. however, for the tobacco interests
to expect any mercy from this quarter, and
IT IS understood at the Department that
suits will speedily be brought by the
parties interested to test the question as to
ihe time when the law went into opera
ton.