Washington telegraph., 1865-10-25

Washington, Oct. 9.-Ths Richmond paper.
Of to-day manifest a deep interest in the Stat,
election, which takes place on Thursday. Near
iy ali the candidates tor Congress, il Virginia
who are unable to take the cath prescribed b,
Congress, have Withdrawn, aud public opinion
there seems fO favor this course.
The Times, tAe Wing, and the Republic o
Richmond, are all iu favor yt eilctimg as repre-.
setatives to Congress only those persons whc
can take the test oath.
The Lynchburg ViTginian and the Peters
burg Express, also urge the same policy.
The LynchbUTg Republican and Stauuton
Spectator don't think it important 10 elect men
who can lake the oath.
General o. o. Howard, of the Freelmeu's
Bureau, this morning j. I'M receipt W a letter
from Gov. w l.. Sim Ery dated Jack ,On. Miss
Sept. lSlh, l-ej,' VI. which Tie .o.lJwin. !,
AN extract
IL have 40 hesitation iH stating NJ Won. Ny 4
necessary result from tne action WI tha C"uyeII-
zion, that. in my opinion the Freedmen can
now sue and be sued. i'm aHy Court I'M This STATE
as an incident to their light % protection v.
person and properly, which are fully guaraI.
terd by the amended Constitution. lul Y AZ they
competent to testify .u amy court VT Justice.
Their rights 1 think, are ful.y covered IN tL..
principles established by tA- Convention, v hich
abolishrs the whole system W slavery; and as
a matter vi course, and ans sure D. policy which
grew out OF that system.
Jtf. Davis captured gold has lust been count
ed at the Treasury Department. Il amounts tU
eigh;y-seven thou AMI eight hundred ami sew
enty-eight dollars III gold, mostly olI coinage;
eight thousand eight hundred aud tueuty-:wo
dollars in silver; sI7 hGGar,d ana .oEty-s.A
pieces vt foreign coin. gold ana si.v-f. yalus
nos yet estimated; and tifry--iN bricks W. silver
weighing over FIVE pounds each, estimated in
value at one hundrrd dollars each Ta- value
OF the whole is somewhat over the LuudF-N
thousand dollars. some 81 t.iy money an
bullion isciAilRrd by tile B ukol V.r-iuia. Ex-
change Bank Ot Vir-iuir. ana r rma rs' Bank
o. Virginia. a. beiH. portion OI tArir funds.
carried off at the Tine VI the evacuation "
Richmond. No decision has yet been made Ly
the department. on tile claims.
A circular has been prepared AT the Treasury
Department addressed tO collectors w custom.
at various ports throughout HE United States
notifying trim that hereafter the tax Oh cotton
cum TIE paid at THE place 70 wAica tile cotton j.
delivered instead .. AZ the place from which j
is shipped.
Instructions were issued to day bv thr Quar-
t'Tuastsr General giving ail r.ilroai- which
aided the Government w furnishing rolling
stock during the war, the preference over out
side parties Of bidding ou sgch rolling stock a
the Government sale.
The editors OF the Richmond Bulletin are II
thS ~. ANl tHc pun F"'f oI procuring lISih th'
President, revocation VI W. ord, WI t.cn
Terry, suppTessing that paper n j. belle, Y,
they will succeed.
SrDor Romero, Mexican Minister. has iuteIli
gruce confirming The reported successes ~ III,
Liberals in chihuahua
The receipts to-day At the Internal rryenu,
Office amount 10 - Is5. 49, 30
Srnor Romero, the Mexican Minister. GALE,
upon General Grant Saturday, az his head quar-
'ers' where they had quite pretractcd inter
view.