Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-14

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election was well founded; that there was
bribery on large scale. This Hill denies and
committee OF the Georgia legislature viii. it
Is understood be instructed TO inquire into the
matter. Taking all things into consideration.
they seem to be having pretty lively time
down IL Georgia.
District bonds.
QUESTION or THE [. $. TREASURER AND OPINION
OF ATTORNEY RIDDLE.
Hon. James Gillian, Treasurer OF the United
States. in a communication 10 the District Com
missioners, asks whether, in view Of the fact
that all District bonds have been issued as
coupon bonds the Commissioner of the sink
ing Fund has authority under the law to now
issue registered certificates therefor. This was
referred to Mr.. A. 6. Riddle. Attorney for the
DISTRICT, Who states that - the act of the Ip riS-
tive Assembly OF June 10Th, 1862. referred TO,
provided for The payment of certain ndeb,ed-
ness OF the corporation or Washington. For that
purpose the Sinking Fund Commissioners were
required by the first section 70 issue registered
or coupon bonds at not exceeding six per cent
interest. payable Semi-annlally in Washington
or New York at twenty or thirty years These
bonds were TO be registered and debts paid with
proceeds. section provided for taxation to
pay the interest as it accrued and the princina:
at maturity; The Sinking Fund Commission
efS ISSUED the whole amount in coupon bonds
1t seems now that certain holders OF these bonds
desire TO surrender them and receive IN ey-
chanse registered bonds, and apply to the sink
ing I,lnd commissioner TO make the exchange.
has he the power TO comply. | think there il;
10 power to do this. Tie sinking fund comlnis-
Sloners had the option in the first instance as
10 winch they would issue, and the exercise OF
II exhausted the power. There is no right con-
ferred upon the holder of one Of these bonds to
surrender IL, and have registered bond i'm its
place. The only provision made in favor OF the
holder is for the payment OF interest and prin-
clral. To prepare registered bond would in
cur additional expense and see no power or
provision for that. In the case of the United
states, the Secretary OF the Treasury is eS-
peclally authorized To issue and exchange reg
lotered for coupon bonds. Section 3, 100 Revised
Statute, p. l5s. think this provision Of the
statutes IS 10 be taken as conclusive; that in its
absence the Secretary would not have this
power: AS there is 10 such provision thus en-
po"erlng the sinking fund commissioners, it Is
clear that he is unable to comply wit. the
NlSheS OF these BOND holders.
Hon. MILTON SAyLER announces that he will
not contest the election OF Hon. Benz. Butter
worth, CongleSs1nan-elect from the first OHIO
district.
FEMALE NEAvERS ON STRIKE.-Seyeral female
poWer-lOOm weayerS in the carpet mills OF the
nineteenth ward OF Philadelphia struck Monday
on account OF notice OF a reduction i'm their
wages Of one cent yard The strikers are Will
ing to accept half-cent reduction.
A KIDNAPPER ARREsTED.-In Brooklyn. NY.
Yesterday OFFICER Kemp arrested Nicholas Lech-
Ter. char ged with attempting TO kidnap his Cthe
o1fcerSl little girl. Lechler was carrying the
child in his arms when she discovered her father
and called him.
A MISSING DRY GOODS DEAIER.-Mr. Gouriey.
Boston dry goods dealer disappeared Mon
day, after a large portion of his stock had been
shipped off. Some 5000 worth.Of the goods
We're recovered at the Boston and Maine depot.
SUIT FOR MILLIoN.-The case of Cornelius
j. vanderbilt against his brother, VIM. H., to
recover S1000, 900, the history OF which is already
familiar to the readers OF the Herald, was called
in part of the supreme court yesterday, before
Judge Barrett, and was allowed to stand over
indefinitely On the ground of the engagement of
counsel In the trial OF another branch OF the
Vanderbilt contest. This is the 81 OO0, 900 which
Cornelius cor j. says his brother William promised
him as an equivalent for withdrawing his onpo-
sition to the admission of the comm0dore's win
TO probate.-[N. Y. Herald.
"PoI1r1cAL ECONOMY" N MAINE.-At a con-
terence In Gardiner, Me-, yesterday, between
the greenback and democratic state committees
Ii was voted that there We're many state Offices
when must be dispensed with; also that
several appropriations usually made by thu, re-
rublicanS must be cut Off TO relieve The over
oufdened taNpaye ELS.
SENTENCED FOR MURDER COMMITTED BY An
OTEER MAN-At Marsha!tOwn Iowa, ye,ter-
Gay. John n. Dakin was sentenced to the peni-
tentlaTy Tor nfe FOR the murder Of John X
slough. DaEfn sOlemnly declared his innocence
Of the crime. 1t will be remembered that after
Dak1n had been convicted by the jury. Frank
Ross, an italian, voluntarily confessed that he
had committed the murder. Ross is at Marshall
town, and asserts that he should suffer- Dakin's
attorney VIII appeal to the supreme court.
ONLY TWELVE NEGROES KIILED.-COl Frank
Zacharie, who was sent by Gov Nichols as
special agent to TenSaS parish, La to report
the true condition OF affairs there, has sub
mitted lengthy report. He says that notwith-
standing exaggerated reports from Tensas he
could only succeed In finding that twelve ne
groes had been killed.
A CoLoRED MAN FATALLY SHor.-A sne,ia,
dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette from Staun-
ton, Va, November 18th, says: At Lexington,
Va, last night, +. G. Nelson, OF Macon, Ga,
and instantly killed a colored man named Pres
ton. Montgomery. 1t appears that Nelson.
who was accompanied by two other students,
IN inst,Ipa passing montgomery was accidentally
by one OF them. Montgomery went into the
street to get stone when he was fired upon by
Nelson with fatal effect. Nelson made his
escape.
kEARNEY UEAPPRECIATED BY BOSTON WORK
INGMEN.-Denis kearney addressed an audience
Of workingmen in Nassau Hall, Boston, Tuesday
ticket and denounced Mayor Prince when he
was promptly silenced by loud cheers for that
gentleman. The wOrkingmen denounced him
as fraud, and said he knew nothing about local
him home. They told Kearney that he was
there to make division In their ranks and they
would not De dictated to by him, and that he
was not true representative of labor He de-
parted completely discounted.
CRAZED By GREENBAcK PoLITICs.-Rev. Pleas
ant w. Bishop, Presbyterian minister and
g1eenoack politician in Illinois, has been ad-
Ju0ged insane and sent to an asylum. His in.
sanity Is attributed to the study he gave the
gTeenDack theory, and the defeat suffered by
his party.
tY-On Sunday last, while Rev. Mr.. Bonner,
Episcopal minister at DaytdSOnyille. Md. WAS