The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON THIS ?. NJ
General HanCOCk's Change Of FFOnt-The
Currency BOard-ImpOrtant from
South CarOllna-SuCCess Of
the COnVentlOn-COn
gressiOnal DOlngs,
Etc. Etc. Etc.

IsPECAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. I
WARRINGTON, Dec. s.
From South CarOIIna--The Convention
Carried.
Returns, nearly complete, from twenty.four
districts in South Carolina, show that 81, ,4SI
votes have been cast IN those districts, sho wing
q majority of the non-voters therein OF 62o4
The seven districts from which returns have not
been received contain 28,960 reG istered voters
and careful estimates indicate that 5,248 votes
have been cast in those districts, giving a ma
jority OF the non-voters therein of 1886, which
lnsures the Convention beyond doubt. These
maiorities will be increased rather than dimin.
lshed by official returns. About 1000 votes were
cast against the Convention.
The Currency Contraction.
The House Committee OF Ways and Means
this morning agreed to report . bill to take
away from Secretary McCulloch further power
to contraetthe currency.
Boards Abolished.
General Grant this morning issued an order
discoL tinuiDg the boards for the examination of
newly appointed officers for the army, on the
3lst of December; and thereafter candidates for
appointment will be ordered for examination as
tollows:-For cavalry, to Carlisle Barracks, Pa. |;
tor artillery, to Fortress Monroe; for infantry,
Governors Island, New York.
The three senior officers at each post will con-
stitute the Boards whenever candidates are
ordered before them for examination. On dis
continuing present Boards the retired officers
on duty as memoers are relieved, and will pro-
will JOIN their commands.
Visitors to the White House.
judge Woodward and General VIM. MeCaud-
less, of Pennsylvania, were among the visitors
at the White House this morning. Tue Demo
Gratis seem to mouopoliZe the attention of the
Executive at this time. Few Republicans visit
his EXcellencY just now.
Visit to General Grant.
This morning delegation from the United
Presbyterian Church Of PhiIadelphia-consist-
nj Rev. JOsenh GOOnar n 7
Dales, d. D., and Rev. Mr.. Watson, missionary y
to Egypt-waited on General Grant
at the War Department. They were intro
duced by Brigadier-GeDoral James A, Eakin,
and after spending short time in agreeable
conversation with General Grant, left with very
favorable impressions of the great soldier The
delegation after wards visited the State Depart
ment, and LAID before Secretary Sc ward the sub
ject OF the prosecutions to which the missiona-
ries OF their Church had been subjected in
Egypt
The Currency Board.
The Board OF Examiners, convened to discuss
and report what Improvements may be made
IN banking and currency met again this morn
rency, in the Treasury Buildings. The Board is
selected by the Comptroller and consists of the
following gentlemen:-
Messrs. Nosh Woods. Bangor. Maine; O. v. Dear
Eassom, RoI5Gry bury Mass ass, r. q TheEman, Plymouth,
Se4 "a Fl f. BSsr Ne% wSsd woos & &en9 g GaeP
A. Kellar, Harrisburg, Pa; J. d. Whitney, Sand1sky'
Milwaukee, Wis; Elihu Baker. Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Rhode Island,
and the Southern States, are not represented.
The Board sits with closed doors. These deliDe
Iotions win occupy several days.
General Hancock.
The sudden backing down of Hancock Ia re-
voking that portion OF his oUder directing Gene
raj Mower to return to the command OF his
regiment is attributed here to instructions from
Grant but nothing IS known positively as
Grants officers maintain perfect silence as tc
the character of the dispatches sent yesterday
TO Mower by telegraph.
1t is hardly possible that Grant will permit
| Hancock TO renstate officials removed by his
predecessors, as this isiin direct violation OF
Grants order issued after Sheridans removal.