The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-14
Things In Washington.

Things In Washington.
THE POLITICAL STATUS OF GENERAL dRANT-soM
BODY TO BE oHEATED-A CANVASS OF BADlcA
MEMBERS on CT rs NoMINATIoN-THE nHpEAca
MENT oUEsT1oN-TRIAL OF NIB. DAVIS.
The Washington CT respondent Of the Baltinor
Gazette writes under date of November IL:
Iget it from very good source that the article
in the Chronicle, Of four columns in length, pro
mulg ting the political status OF General Grant
was exhibited to him before publication, ana tna'
he suggested but one alteration-that OF the omis
sio1 OF single line, which was stricken OUT. 1ns
se!f-c instituted committee having him IN charge
here refer 10 this fact with great complacency II
answer to more recent developments OF q contra
dictory character. Yet General Grant did express
high qualification 1t the defeat CT the hadicals lI
the recent ections, and he did auth. rize tne
statement that he had never committed nlmsen
politically to any man or set Of men. AS the tnlne
now stands 1t is palpable that somebody ls TO DC
cheated by the wire-pullers who assume 70 conouos
the Generals Presidential affairs.
It is currently rumored to-day that tho "Granc
Committee" have canvassed the Radical members
now present, and hnd that majority are Iss4l- W
able to Congressional announcement oof tne
General as their candidate, and that Convention
be dispensed with. The letter OF acceptance 10 10
that case, to be prepared by the committee, WIZ
constitute the platform of the party. This Is
probably what is referred to In dlspaton uom
this city TO s Baltimore paper.
The House Judiciary Committee. who were
charged with collecting facts upon ich to found
the 18th to consider formally the report OF the
subcommittee, who have been engaged In near
ing testimony. learn from reliable source
that, upon . review OF the evidence ehclteo;
already informally considered, the committee stanc
precisely as they did at the last session-four for
Impeachment and FIVE against, the latter consist
ing OF three Republicans and two Democrats;
Doubtless the submission Of these reports VIII
create debate in which MIR. Boutwell, will SWING
about his arms, and utter loud and SenGmeht en-
malelicioos against the President and the South,
but am assured that the whole matter Will oe
one-day wonder. The testimony has bean printed,
aud will be submitted to the House probably on
the first day OF the ninety-day session.
The trial OF Jefferson Davis District Attorney
Chan Ter said to-day will be, he thought, COM
mence6 on the 25th, but that certain contingent
cies the nature Of which did not learn, might In
duce postponement. Under all the eircum,
.tauces, It night safely be set down as doubtful
whether it will take place at sl-at least during
the next session ofths court.
COTTON FRAUDS TO BE uNEAaTHxo.
I learn that preparations have been made which
will ensure III investigation into the manner In
which the money realized from the sale OF cotton
seized in the South has been used. 1t Is said that
interested parties claim that the interest on the
amounts thus held by order OF Secretary McCul-
loch the title to which Is properly suject to adlu
dicaton before the courts, since the close OF the
war, would amount to nineteen millions OF douars
and they threaten to bring suits sgatnst him per
sonally tor the losses which they have sustained
by what they are pleased to call his illegal assunp-
tion of authority. Under his ruling they are
forced to resort to Congressional appropriations to
obtain their rights, and in making Applications
for that purpose, they hope to bring about an In
yestigation Of the whole matter,
LEGISLATION FOB ONO.
Representative Ashley has prepared, and will
of on tie frst day OF the session OF Congress,
Dill designed TO prevent the Ohio Legislature from
redistricting the State, 1t provides that state
shall only bs redistfcted every ten years after the
taking OF the census. The object Of this bill is to
prevent the Democrats in that State from 80 chang
ing the Congressional districts IS to elect next
year two-thirds OF the Congressman.
PETROLEUM AZ FUEL n TIE NAVY.
B. F. sherwood, Chief Of the Bursau Of Steam
Engineering Of the Navy. Is preparing report on
the experiments made with petroleum as fuel
for generating steam ip marine boilers. The most
favorable results have beer STAINED with the ap-
paratus.
TIE WEST INDIA PURCHASE zoB UNITED STATES
NAVAL STATION.
z. De Bille recently Secretary OF the Danish
legation ~ Paris, has arrived here, empowered 70
sell the Danish West India Islands to the United
States. DIR. Seward is anxious 10 purchase them,
and has offered seven millions, Of dollars while
the Danish Government demand fifteen millions
in gold
PRESIDENT yoHysoN'S QUARRAG WITH TIE EEw
YORK DEMOCRACY.
The Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Post makes the following revelations:
Certain parties disappointed in securing the
Presidents assistance to vanc their selfish pur-
poses. are now making strenuous Efforts to prove
that Mr.. johnson, after making overtureS TO the
New York D ,moorGcY, has broken faith with them
aud has utterly failed to Cary out hs promises 1t
Is charged that CASSIDY OF Nav York addressed
which be announced the purpose or the New YORK
Democratic State Convention to psss q resolution
repudati & MIR. Johnson and his administration,
and that this announcement by some meane
reached the tresdents ears. II Is further charged
that the President INN e1iately despatched dis
tingulshed Mssourian and sn equally dis
tinguished Iepnessee gentleman to New
York to confer with parties IL tha! city
with . view to arrest the passage OF the
resolution OF reputation, and to negotiate
Now York Demooracy. Z. Is further charged that
alter sundry meetings hsld st Mayor Hotman's
i, New York, it was understood, ooyensnted and
agreed that the resolutions repudiatlng the Ad-
n; Illustration should be stricken out, and that
distinr rnished New York statesman should be
Sorshwltu installed in the Presidents Cabinet.
Such, I understand, are the changes ss preferred
by the New York parties, who say they carried OUT
in good faith their part Of the agreement Dut that
Mr.. johnson has broAen tsita with them ana AL
ed to max the promised change In his CABINET:
On the other hand Ihe Presidents friends aase Z
that the want OF good "a tn wae not on his part,
but that the agreement required the Convention
10 endorse tho Administration, which 1t JAILED 20
do, and hence Mr.. johnson YES relieved OF any oD-
llgatlon to make the change in his Csslnet. Seve-
raj spicy .etters, understand, have passed De-
tween the representa- ives Of these high CONTRACT
ing parties in their efforts to settle the question u
bad faith. It is mere tnan probable MIR. Church
or Mayor Hoffman could decide the issue.
COTTON TAI AND FINANoEs-
The Washington correspondence Of tho Baltimore
Sun writes:
From the members CT Congress who have been
here recently, and others now in the city, 1t ap.
pears that there is strong probability that the tax
On cotton will be repealed shortly after Congress
convenes. The pressure In favor OF this repeal In
al directions Of the North from irfuentis! citl-
zens Is almost irresistible.
From the same source it is learned that there IS
also powerful influence In favor OF general fund.
ing scheme, covering the whole national debt,
thus extending the time OF payment OF our naoll-
ties, and in the meantime providing Tor the grad
usl liquidation by 0 judicious system OF taxation.
AMGiEs In the state.
Almost full page of the Marion Crescent Is
taken up by advertisements OF Sherl1s sales OF
property under executions for unpaid taxes.