Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
To Ohio Statesman.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cabinet.

New YORK, November 9.-The Herald's
washington special says: Excellent au-
thority states that the President has de-
termined to make changes in his Cabinet
Henry +. Smy the, Collector of New York,
has been rendered the Postmaster General
ship or Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is
also said that Reverdy johnson will be
rendered the position of Secretary of State
1t is said Assistant Secretary Chandler will
resign December 3lst. There is a host OF
applicants for the place.
| Postmaster Generals Report.
The Postmaster Generals report will
this year show deficiency instead OF a
small surplus.
North Carolina. ~
The indications are that the Republicans
will carry North Carolina in the coming
election.
Abandoned Property.
General Grant has issued circular sta
| ting that much property abandoned by
rebels during the war has since been occu-
pied by them, without making the required
| application for restoration. All such
property will be taken possession of by the
Government on the first of January next.
and rented to refugees and freedmen.
Fornty Insists ON the Truth of his
Editorials. fr---1
The Tribune's special says: Forney in
| cerning the position of Grant is true. not
| withstanding the assertion that Grant has
pronounced it false.
Senator Sherman Disgusted.
Senator Sherman. who ia now i'm Wash
| ingtOn. says: If the Presidential election
| was held in Ohio a week hence either Grant
| or Chase could carry the State on the Re-
publican platform. Senator Sherman is
| much disgusted with the present timidity
of Republicans.
Senator Wilson.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Express says: The friends of Senator Will
son, chairman of the Judiciary committee.
asserts that he will kill the impeachment
project by his casting vote.
The President on Finances.
A special dispatch to the Post from WASH
ington the 9th says: 1t is understood large
portion of the Presidents forthcoming o
| message will be devoted to the considera-
tion of national finances. In conversa-
| ton with gentleman few evenings since.
| Mr.. johnson said he regarded the financial
question as the most important now before
| the country. He has no sypathy with the
views recently set forth by either Butler OF
Pendleton on the subject. but agrees with
the opinion of Secretary McCulloch, and be-
lieves in contraction of the currency and
| speedy return to specie payments.
The Order Suspending Mr.. Bradley
| from the aSar Sustained.
WASHINGTON, November 9.-In the Su-
preme Court, District of Columbia, to- day,
Mr.. Bradley read statement in answer to
the rule of the court for him to show cause
why he should not be excluded from the
bar as prosecuting attorney, owing to his
difficulty with Judge Fisher.
Hon. Robert j. Walker made all argument
| in Bradley's behalf when a full court
through Chief Justice Carter, sustained the
order of Judge Fisher, heretofore made
suspending Mr.. Bradley as practitioner
| at the bar.
Chief Justice Carter, in the course Of
his remarks, said it was painful duty. but
it was necessary that the court should sus-
tain its dignity and punish the contempt.
Mr.. Bradley thanked the court for the
delicate manner in whi h it had announced
it's decision, and said he had long ago con-
templated retiring altogether from the
court, but that the present manner of sew
ering his connection with the court rem
dered the separation more unpleasant.