Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The first Treasury warrant for the pay
ment of arrears of pension under the recent
law was signed on the 22d.
The President issued an official announce
ment Of the death of Gen. Dix and ordered
that appropriate honors be paid to his
memory under the direction of the War De-
partment and of the Treasury Department,
OF which he was once the head.
Professor Cyrus Thomas of Illinois denies
the report that he has accepted the position
of Entomologist to the Department of Ag
riculture recently rendered him. He has
peremptorily declined, and says that he
would not accept the position, knowing all
the facts connected with Professor Riley's
resignation. xxi
CONGRESSMAN Lowe Of Alabama has pub
lished in Washington paper q series Of
letters addressed by him to Senator Logan
OF Illinois, the obvious intent of which was
to bring about ameetingin which disputed
point Of honor might be settled according to
the code so called. Col. Lowe took offense
at the publication of a card by Gen. Logan
in the Washington Republican deny
ing certain statements made by
correspondent Of a. the Pittsburg
Post, upon the alleged authority of Col.
Lowe, in reference to Logan's raising troops
at the breaking out of the War for the Con-
federate service. Senator Logan in his pub
lished card characterized the report as false
and slanderous, and said he should leave
Col. Lowe and the correspondent to settle
the question between themselves as to who
was guilty Of perpetrating the falsehood.
Col. Lowe took exception to the use Of
the words !" false and slanderousn in
this connection, stating that Senator Logan
had been previously informed that
the published report Of his language was in
correct-that he merely stated that there
were two or three companies Of Illinois
troops in the Confederate service, and that
some Of the officers and men had told him
they were recruited to form a part of Gen.
Logan's command in the Confederate Army.
Three notes were sent by Col. Lowe to SEN
ator Logan, to which the latter deigned NO.
reply.
The President, on the 18th, issued proc
iamation warning intending immigrants and
settlers upon lands in the Indian Territory.
that such occupancy is illegal and will not
be allowed without permission of the proper
agent Of the Indian Department, and that all
persons who may so offend will be immedi-
ately removed, and II necessary the military
forces will be called upon to enforce the
law.
The President has nominated f. w.
Prince of New York Consul at Belleville,
Canada; j. w. Andrews of New York,
United States Attorney for Montana Terri
tory, and Charles II. Lamon of Illinois,
United States Attorney for Wyoming Terri
tory. 4
A decision just made by the Treasury De-
partment In favor Of the State of Georgia
virtually releases the Southern States from
very heavy obligations to the Government.
1t win be remembered that, at the beginning
of the late War, the General Government
levied an assessment Of $40 900 900 upon the
States for the purpose of conducting the
War. The seeded States were regularly
charged with their proportion, which,
in the case Of Georgia, amounted to
$oS4, 1000, and about the same for Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Virginia, etc. Six
per cent. interest was charged to this
amount for each year from its assessment.
The taxpayers of every Southern State lex
cept, for some unexplained reason, Ala
bana) have been forced to pay something
on the claim, and all claims Of the States
against the Government, when allowed by
Congress, have been credited against this
Indebtedness; and 16 Southern claims or ap-
preparations, amounting to nearly s., ,0O0, 600,
are now being held up under this claim.
Col. Tuggle, as Special Agent of Georgia,
secured an appropriation, short time
since, for 81, 900 due to Georgia on the old
Greek War account. The Secretary of the
Treasury ordered the amount credited
on Georgia's indebtedness of 1854 200, with
interest for IS years, or over 1000, 900.
Col. Tuggle thereupon prepared an argu-
ment on direct taxes, holding that State
could not be assessed or taxed in its sover-
eign capacity, but that all assessments must
be against the Individual taxpayers, and
the result has been that the Treasury
Department reversed its former ruling and
paid over 1000, besides marking of from
the books the unliquidated charge of over
Sl,0O0,000 against that State. The same
ruling will prevail of course in the case of
the other States similarly circumstanced.
The Treasury Department is advised that
instructions in the circular of April Is re-
serving refunding certificates for sale In
sums not to exceed 500 are being evaded
for speculative purposes, and announces
that where such evasion Ia manifest, or
~'e@~A eeAJr ono kSAS0n SlAlkuS uOIt LIldn
500, either for himself or others, the GER
tihcates will be refused, and the authority
of any designated depository who fails to
enforce the regulations will be withdrawn
and commissions will not be allowed on
sales made by him. Owing to the great
pressure upon the Department in the issue
Of four per cent. bonds already subscribed
for and redemption Of called 500 and TO- 40
bonds, the conversion Of the refunding GER
tifcates into bonds will necessarily be post
poned TIL on or after July l..
Gen. Rush Clark, Representative in Con-
gress from the Fifth Iowa District, died
suddenly in Washington, on the 18th. of con.
gestion of the brain.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The decision of Secretary schurz regard
ing the land grant of the Union Pacific Rail-
road has been reversed by the United States
Supreme Court. According to the Secre-
tsry's decision, all lands granted to the rail-
road company remaining unsold at the ex-
piration Of three years were forfeited to the
Government. The Supreme Court, how
ever, holds otherwise, and by its decision
confirms the title of the company to 12,0OO,-
600 acres Of land. This land will now be
thrown open 10 settlers on the same terms rs
formerly.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
met on the 21st. L. A. Wilt was elected
Chairman, and A. c. Harris, Secretary.
William 81. Heath, the defaulting Auditor
OF st. Louis County, Mo-, has been sem
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment in the Pen.
itentiary.
BY recent change in the directory of the
Wabash Railway, Jay Gould succeeds to the
control of the road. As consequence it is
said arrangements are to be made forthwith
for the opening of a new line between Han.
nibal and Kansas City via the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas to Moberly, and thence
over the st. Louis, Kansas City and North
ern. A large advance in Kansas Pacific se-