Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Impeach meut-A Continuous Sessio
of Congress Proposed.

| of Congress Proposed
New YORK, Oct. 2S.-The Times special
says: impeachment is gathering no
strength; members stand as they did at the
close of the last session. In the New York
| delegation there are certainly no converts
to impeachment. A leading member of the
Senate said yesterday that from all he could
learn he did not believe there were half
dozen changes in the House on the subject:
he knew of none in the Senate. ~,
The proposition for a continuous session
of Congress to the end of Mr.. Johnson's
term, is favorably received by the Repub-
lican members, who have been here.
Gen. Grant and the Presidency.
The Tribune's special says: A Southern
editor has had a political conversation with
General Grant, and reports that the Gen.
| eral will not accept the nomination for the
Presidency from the Radical party, but he
will accept it as the representative of the
Conservative men. ......s..-..
The Committee on Elections.
The Times special says: The Committee
on Elections in their investigations of the
charges Uf disloyalty against the Ken
lucky members, have returned. The chief
evidence is against Messrs. Grover and
Trimble, and it is understood that some
pretty strong points have been made
against them as to other districts, except
the Sth, which Mr.. Mckee is contesting.
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Refused 10 Release hem.
WASHINGTON, October 2S-The British
Government declined to release Coils. s.
Warren and Nagle from custody. and has
directed that their trial take place imme-
diately. The State Department has di-
rected the employment of counsel for their
defense. as I'll
Washington Htems
SurgeonJ. D. Murphy died of yellow
fever at Pensacola on the 26th inst.
Secretary Seward, accompanied by Vice
Admiral Porter. was at the Navy Depart
ment this morning. - -,f2h
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that selling or offering to sell
distilled spirits at less than 50 per gallon
does not raise any presumption in law that
the tax has not been paid, because the
spirits may have been rectified and di-
luted. H.....- tIqss -
1t is not intended by the recent cotton
regulation series to require permits and
bills of lading for the removal of cetton
from point to point within the district
where the same is produced, as in case of
removal from such district. A collector
should not exact fee of the tax payer for
marking his cotton.
The report of more counterfeits discov-
cred on compound interest notes in New
York is incorrect. They are the same
counterfeits discovered several months
since, none having recently passed the de-
partment here. ....- BE-.
The Pacific Coast.
j. Ross Brown has returned from tour
of the Pacific coast, and is making an Of
ficial report on the general condition of
the mining interest. 1t is represented
healthy and prosperous, and the develop
ments of Pacific slope, in respect to other
branches of industry it is said to be abso-
lutely wonderful.
The statistical returns of production will
not vary materially from the following:
Montana, $12.000000; Idaho, $4,000 600;
Oregon, 50 100000; Colorado, $5.OOO.OOO:
Nevada, $4,000 900; California, $25 600, 900;
Miscellaneous, $5,000000 for, the present
year.
The ironworks on Willamette river, Or
egon, are averaging nine tons day of first
class quality of iron. 31.
The wheat and flour exports of Califor-
MIA will not fall far short OF $4,000 OOO, and
the manufactures alone are represented
to amount to considerably more than the
gold product. r...-.
The wine crop this year will amount to
S3,00O0O0. While there is falling off i'm
the gold product, other branches of Indus
try afford more than counterbalance.
She Quarterly Statement of the Ma
tiOnal Banks.
The quarterly statement of the National
Banks of New York City, shows surplus
of thirteen and a half millions or seven per
cent. over the twenty-five per cent of re-
serve required by law. ..r--