New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-22
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lnere are important rumors in circulation to-day
that nave traced TO on authority which, if not off.
DIAL JUS Ines me in sending them to you. The pres.
dent and Cs.bnet instead of changing the aonas,i.
policy Of the A. Administration. in obedience 70 the Will
of the people as expressed In the October election,
are now intending to crsete new and popular for.
egn policy, to affect the November elections. AT Tie
last Cabinet meeting it resolved 10 demand psy
ment at the hands of the British Government In full
for all the outrages committed by the Rebel prvstces
which were fitted out in England. This is said 10
have been the decision of the Cabinet and to carr
out this decision instructions were sent out to Mr.
Adams last Thursday. If England suggests the pro.
priety Of calling commission, our Government will
not acquieece. fgf.'f
II is also stated on the same good authority. that
on Wednesday last President johnson, Gea. Grant
and Secretary Seward held meeting and II was ds.
termined 20 recommend as measure Of the Admins.
tration, that we should pay the French claims in
Mexico and receive Mexican territory in exchange
probably in the negfnorhood Of Gusymas. Lew.
Campbell will shortly depart for Mexico The Juarez
Government will be recognized, and no other AL
have said, do not give this information as official
but as rumors coming from high authority and gan
orally believed. The Administration hopes by hi,
Change fpoloy to make amends with the people fos
its disgraceful course on Reconstruction questions
am informed that Gen. Sherman has made a sss-
ond surrender TO the Rebels, disastrous TO hs
fame than his celebrated surrender 10 Joe Johnston
We all know that the General is Conservative but
despite Grants order not TO interfere with politics. he
makes his conservatism political. He has written 10
the President indorsng the policy unequiyocaly.
sustaining the Presidents course since Lees surrsn.
der, and making no allusion to the Amendment. This
letter is held in reserve and will be printed Just before
the New York election, in the hope of carrying over
some half-and-hs Republicans. 4.
The Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell, the Minister to Mex.
leo, arrived here to-day, having been telegraphed for
by the President. He has been eloseted with thu
President and Secretary Seward all the evening. II
is evident that the Mexican question will soon 10
definitely settled Minister Campbell will leave hero
soon to carry into effect the state OF affairs The
holders Of Mexican bonds arc jubiant the state
of affairs. ~
Notwithstanding the petulant denial Of The Press,
in Philadelphia, il very certain that Mr.. Stanton will
retire from the Cabinet, being relieved at hs
quest. Sherman will go into the War Office stan
ton is said TO have expressed desire to go to Spaa
The entreaties Of bis friends may induce bin to change
his mind, but bis retirement from the War Office Il
fixed DF
Gov Swami of Maryland arrived here from Amlapo-
lis last Saturday. He is still here. On Saturday he
had interviews with the President, Gen. Grant, and
tho Secretary of War; SWAIN is endeayoring TO hsys
the President sustain him in removing from once the
Police Commissioners of his State Nothing definite
is known about the results OF the interviews but u
intimated that the President refused to interfere fat
Is not certain however, and nothing can be known
until the time arrives. There is good deal Of eEo,te
meut here owing to the condition Of affairs IN Bait
more. All kinds Of rumors are afoat, and there SO
painful uneasiness among many.
1t is stated upon good authority that the Quarter
masters Department has received orders to provide
quarters in this District for 10000 troops The ship
mont aud sales OF comnssary stores that had beea &C.
oumuiated here during the war, has ceased by dfec
ton within the past two months.
The city is quite filled with strangers. Ohce-ssek
ers are here in abundance. Several defeated John.
sonites from Indiana and Ohio have just been ap-
pointed to Office and others are anxiously waiting.
Congressman Randall and other Philadelphia poli-
clans have been here for some days They deyss
between Wizards Hotel end the White House. These
Phladephiaus are ohuckling over their gain IN that
city. Randalls mission here is to have new United
States District Attorney appointed in Philadelphia
Gilpin, Radical Republican now holds the place.
Gen. Rousseau is here preparing for the stump In the
West and New-York. The President is making but
few appointments in those States which have already
held their elections He is giving his whole attention
to New.York, New-Jersey, and the other States 10
which elections are to be held.
President johnson, accompanied by his sou and pm
vateSecretary, visited Baltimore this morning, and re-
turned here early in the evening. Col standsa
Barry, an Assistant United States Treasurer, died 1
Preparations are in progress for the removal nert
week of the archives etc., OF the State Departmentto
the recently erected Washington City Orphan Asylum
on Fourteenth.st, which has been rented for term
of years until the new State Department building
shall be erected on its present site.
large part of the capital has already been sub
scribed in this city for the establishment of ne.
steamship line between Washington and New-York.
The company has been chartered by the Legislators
Of New-York. There Is fine prospect of an early
consummation of this plan for cheap and regular
transportation Of supplies aud merchandise to this
District I'D
Committees from Norfolk and Petersburg, Va, rep
resentng the producers and traders in cotton of Vr
ginia and North Carolina, have been in consultation
with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue the past
week. aud have succeeded in securing modincston
of the rule OF the Department in relation to the pay
ment of tax on cotton. The past regulations have
required the payment OF Internal Revenue tax at
places of production or shipment. The scarcity OF
currency and the general poverty OF the peope1 inc
Southern States; together with the great ternonai
extent of collection districts, have made this regaa-
ton great hardship. The subject as presented BY
former Committees was imperfeetly stated but this
Committee, being composed Of men representing tne
capital and business interests OF those States, have SO
clearly presented the case to the Commssioner as 70
secure such change in the regulations as to poVde or
payment of the tax on cotton by the consgnee where
the same may be shipped fer sale. The Committees
are as follows:
Kader Biggs, E G. Lindsey W. Neal G r. crsndy $
Stone Gilbert +. Walker Norfolk Va; aud Joseph f. yeas
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The employing printers of this city have withdraw
the from their late PrOtes. against me eg ~,
hour systsm and thus the Typographical Society na
'triumphed. -. 20 g.. .g.;,.
ON the lst inst the Commissioner OF Indian Anairs
invited proposals for very large supply oil Indian
Goods such as blankets, cloths dry goods and uusa
wares. The bids were to have been opened to-moi.
row, but at the suggestion OF the new n
of Indian fairs who is 10 enter upon his duties on
the LIST of November, the advertisement has Dess
Withdrawn for the reason that the contract shoga
NOT he made by the retiring but by tue incoming