New-York tribune., 1867-10-15
WASHINGTON.

GEN. GRANT VISITED BY A BODY OF Clergy
MEN-THE CONGRESS INVESTIGATION OF lHE
MARYLAND STATE GOVERNMENT BEGUN
THE LOBBY swINDLERs-THE COUNTERFEIT
GOVERNMENT NOTES.
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WASHINGTON Monday, Oct II. 1867.
The Maryland Synod of the English Lutheran
Church which has been in session here for some days
past called in body upon Gen. Grant Mt his resi-
dence this afternoon, and were formally introduced
by Gen. Ekin. The Rev. DR.. Morris of Baltimore,
President of the Synod, made an address TO Gen.
Grant in behalf of his brethren, and said, in con-
cuding that while he had been directed to make
speech he would follow the example of the General
himself and make it very short. One of the clergy
men said to him, Gene raj, hope as you have been
able under Cod TO save the country IN the past you
will also be able to do it in the future" Another
said, When we come to see y0n again. General, we
hope 10 find you in larger and whittier residence than
| tblsp His reply " l have no desire Tor any
higher position or any increase of power or duties
The Sub Committee of the House Judiciary Com
mittee which has under consideration the question
as to whether the State Government of Maryland Is
republican in form, met to-day at the Capitol. Moth
| ing of particular interest was done A number OF
| witnesses were subpenaed. and are expected TO be
present in a few days. number Of documents from
Marylanders relating to the Government OF Mary
land were Idid before the Committee and read
One of the largest claims for cotton now before the
Treasury Departments that OF former President OF
a New York bank, who went South at the beginning
of the Rebellion, carrying with him large sums oil
money His claim is for 800 bales Of cotton captured
by Gen Sherman at the fall of Savannah. The
Treasury Department has refused to pay the claim,
and the lobby is now at work with the President
| demanding McCuHochs removal.
Secretary McCulloch to-day denied the truth OF
the report that the New-York Metropolitan Revenue
Board is to be abolished. g
There are large number of Internal Revenue Off
GERS in the city. The lobby active in their efforts
to have the Metropolitan Board of Revenue aodl-
ished. Deputy Commissioner Parnell left ior New
| York this evening to take the place vacated by
| MessmOre
number Of prominent Southern railroad men are
here including Gems. Beauregard and Malone, who
! called at the War Department to-day to consult WIN
Gen Grant with reference to obtaining an extension
of time for completing the payment due the Govern
ment for rong-stock, &c, purchased after the close
Of the war Gen Beauregard this morning had an
interview with Secretary McCulloch.
There are many points of difference in the counter
felt notes which MI 5 NJ. Clark. Chief OF the Prnt-
ing Bureau did not deem necessary to include IN hs
report TO the Secretary Of the Treasury there being
i
others heretofore mentioned may be Of service in
detecting the false ISSUE In the counterfeit notes
the lines forming the right shoulder of the female IN
! the central vignette do not up to the sword,
| but leave a white space In the genuine note the
| lines are not only more numerous but they come
clearly and distinctly up to the sword 80 far as dis
covered the Treasury Department has had presented
10 it only about $4,000 worth of the spurious notes.
The Treasury Department has received informa-
ton of the death Of d. B. Bonfoey Collector OF In
ternal Revenue in the IVth Collection District Of
Texas lie had been suspended from office for Kill
| ing his deputy. Judge l.. ID. Evans has been ap-
| pointed 10 fill the vacancy
Senator Nyc Will leave here tomorrow to take the
stump in New-York. He will open at Cooper lnsti-
tute on the evening of the 10th inst
Assistant Postmaster-General Skinner is danger
onsy ill., and physicians give up all hopes OF his re-
| coyery.
This city AT the present time is literally oyerrun
with LOBBYISTS small politicians, Adventures ana
general swindlers. They infest the White House
and all the Departments, but especially the Treasury
They have all sorts of claims and schemes on hand,
and any official who attempts to thwart them is fear
fully worried with their enmity. When they fal TO
impose ON the heads of the Departments, they seek
the President and bore him for redress. They lie III
wait for strangers who come here on business
with the Government. seek their acquaintance
represent themselves as the particular friend of the
President. or of the Secretary of the Treasury, or
Commissioner of Internal Revenue as the case of the
perSons' business may be, and victimlze them with
their stories and actions They get hold of careless
newspaper correspondents and deceive, and attempt
10 use them The amount of wrong these men ac-
complish. and the mischief they create among Gov
ernment officials is fearful to contemplate but there
seems TO be no remedy
The Treasury Department Is still busily engaged IN
examining bonds hand, for the purpose OF dlscov-
ing if there are any more cOunterfetS OF the 7SOS
The Department learned to-day that several banks
throughout the country have been vctimized by the
hypohecaton of these counterfeit bonds by unknown
parties.
Among a number of articles forwarded to the Dead
Letter Office in 1866 from the army at Columbia 3
C.. and Newbern and Goldsborough. N. c., was an
oil painting on canvas, representing two children
feeding horse. The department will restore this
painting to its rightful owner satisfactory proof
of ownership addressed TO the Third Assistant Post
master General, Washington. ID. c.
The Commissioner of Patents has issued certificates
for 2l3 patents for the week ending Oct. 2l, 1861
Chief-Justice Chase returned 10 Washington to-day
The storeship Idaho is expected to sail between
now and the 18th inst, from New-York for Japan
Gen. Roberts Postmaster of Brooklyn, is here.
TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
The Vdshington National Republican gives
what pIports TO be the substance OF conversation with
the President on elections. The report says:
"The Presidents attention called TO an analysis OF
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