The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-09


WAGuIN0TOu.
Professor Cyrus Thomas Of Illinois denies
The report that be has accepted the position
q Enfouologist 70 the Department Of AZ
siculfure recently rendered him. He has
peremptorily declined, and says that b
would not accept The position. knowing Al
- facts connected with Professor Riley :
resignation
Congressman Lowe II Alabama has pub
Iished In Washington paper . series cf
letters addressed BY him % senator Logan
a. Illinois, the obvious intent a. which VS.
- bring about . nsstingi In which disputed
point Of honor might be settled according %
the code 80 called Col Lowe took o1en<e
- the publication Of . card BY Gen. Logan
IN the Washington R<pub{ioGn deny
ing certain statements made By
. correspondent of the Piffsbur<
Post, upon the alleged authority Of Col
Lowe, in reference to Logzn's raising troops
- the breaking out Of the War for the Con-
federate service senator Logan in bis pub
Ii<hed card characterized the report - false
and slanderous, and said be should leave
Col. Lowe and the correspondent 20 settle
the question between themselves - 70 who
was guilty Of perpetrating the fAisehocd-
Col. Lowe took exception 10 the use o
the words "fzlse and xlandcrous - in
this connection, stating that Senator Logan
had been previously informed that
Tie published reportof his language ws< in
correct-thst he merely stated that -here
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 . part of Gen
Logan's command In the Confederate Army
Three notes were sent by Col. Lowe 70 SEN
afor Logan, TO which the latter deigned no
reply.
The President, on the 36th, issued proc
lamxtion warning intending immigrants and
sestlers upon lands in the Indian Territory
that such occupancy il Illegal and viii not
b allowed without permission Of the proper
agent Of the Indian Department, and that al
persons who may 50 offend viii be innedf-
steIy removed, and II necessary the military
forces will be called upon to enforce the
lsw.
The President has nominated r. W
Prince Of New York Consul Il BeIievilIe.
Canada; ,. W. Andrews Of New York.
United States Attorney for Montana Terri
|pry, and Charles H. Lamon Of Illinois,
United States Attorney for Wyoming Terri
lory.
A decision Just made by the Treasury De-
partment in favor Of the State Of Georria
virtually releases the Southern States from
very heavy obligations 70 the Government
IL will be remembered that, Il the beginning
q the late War, the General Government
levied IN assessment Of Se0.Oo0.O0 upon the
States for the purpose Of conducting the
War. The seeded States were regularly
charged with their proportion, which.
~ the case Of Georgia. amounted 10
>5s4.o 900, and about the same for Ken
tncky, Tennessee, Virginia, etc six
per cent. interest was charged to this
amount for each year from its assessment
The Taxpayers Of every Southern state tex-
repf, for some unexplained reason. Ah-
bana) have been forcsd 20 pay something
On the claim, and ali claims Of the sfsts-
against the Government, when allowed hv
Congress, have been credited against this
and Is Southern claims or ~
proprisfionss amounting 20 nearly SzeO00po.
are now being held up under this claim
Col. Tuggie, - Special Agent az Georgia.
secured an appropriation. . short time
since, for $4,000 due to Georgia On the old
Greek War account The Secretary OF the
Treasury ordered the amount credited
% Georgia's Indebtedness Of S5ss,o00. with
Interest for Is years, or over 100000
Col Tuggie thereupon prepared An srru-
ment on direct taxes, holding thsf = STATE
could NOT be assessed or taxed in il soyer-
etn capacity. but that al assessments must
be against the individual fsx-pxyers. and
the result has been that the Treasury
Department reversed IL former ruling and
paid over $4,000. besides marking % from
- books the unIiquidsfed charge Of over
NJ00,o0 against that Etafe. The same
ruling will prevail q course in the Csc Or
she other States similarly circumstsnced.
The Treasury Department II advised that
snstructions in the circular q April Il re-
serving refunding certificates for sale IN
sums not % exceed 500 are being ev.ded
Tor Speculative purposes, and announce
That where such evasion n manifest. 81
where any one penon claims more than
4IoO, either for himself or Others, tie Ger
s1ncates VIII be refused, and the authority
q any designated depository Who fails %
enforce The regulations win b withdrawn
and commissions wiIl not Be allowed On
sAies made By him. Owing 70 the great
pressure upon the Department IL the Issue
q four per cent. bonds already subscribed
for and redemption Of called SO and iO-so
Dends, the conversion Of the refundinx Ger
uncatcs into bonds viii necessarily Be po<t-
poned TIL on or after July l.
Gen. Rush Clark, Representative IN Can
gress from the Fifth Iowa Districf. died
suddenly In Washington, On the sssh.of con-
gestion Of the brain.
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