Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-23
wAsIIIHGTOE.
state OF Affairs Ihere-MeCHIIOch Not
Ready to Resiga-lIOre Discoveries
Facts OF Finance.

Some days ago you were advised thai
! 1HcCulloeh consulted with a Western
| friend on the propriety Of resigning Oi
| holding on. Statements have since beer
made % your correspondent nCerning
his purposes, which are so widely at va
rance with public opinion and expeets'
tiOn, that II Is transmitted reluctantly
! but, indorsed by apparently reliable par
| ties, he does not feel authorized 70 with
hold 10. The statements are substan-
TALLY, that MOCulloch contends that bis
resignation is. no longer a. the Presi-
dents disposal that he does not con-
template resigufng al all; and in the
event OF summary dismissal, Ike the
meek martyr, Stanton, he will fail back
on the tenure foffice bill He is q strong
friend of Justice Chase, and the Depart-
ment has been used in the Radical
interest. Johnson's friends declare that
the Secretary runs with the hare and
holds with the hounds, and is no friend
Of the Executive.
The subcommittee on TetTenehment
are at work on the Treasury Department. Z
and design to make a thorough iuvesti-
CATION of all matters there which prop
erly comes within the scope of their du-
ties. 1t is understood the alleged
COUNTERPART BONDS
case will be among those, and viii be Of
absorbing interest, Of vast Importance TO
the country. Experienced bankers and
experts oOntravert the statement OF
Clarke and other Treasury officials that
these bonds are counterfeit, and that
opinion prevails among many employees
ia the Treasury. Another fact also has
transpired which is calculated to add to
the excitement. Two fifty dollar bills
have been produced, both apparently
genuine, which exhibit a discrepancy
which demands explanation. Both are
Of the letter G, date a1e Is, 1863 One,
numbered 80 SlI has the words promise
to pay 10 the order off, In the other,
numbered 14s,25l, the word "of" is
omitted. Now there were 10000 fifties
printed before the omission was discOV-
cred and the w0rd added.
THE WHISKY Law.
The new Law requiring whisky to be
stored in a bonded warehouse will be
carried out stringeutly. The petition Of
some merchants 10 Louisville, Ky, to be
permitted TO close out present stock with
out transferring to bonded warehouses, is
refused. The role will be made uniform.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
eujoius the payment Of war moneys due
Missouri until back interest on bonds held
by the Interior Department is iquidated.
The Department attempted to compound
the interest, but it was disaIOwed by the
Controller very strange proceeding, as
the Government pays an interest on its
debts.
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS
attempted to hold a meeting in. Rich
mOnd, but q negro mob prevented it.
Maynard denounced Hunnicutt as a
denlagUgUe and villain, and appealed to
the negroes to hear him as a Republican.
He and others were hOOted down. The
chairman abdicated his post. The Rad
ieals took possession Of the meeting snd
threatened with vengeance and infamy
all who dared to v0te against the party.
The object Of the meeting was defeated.
The Radical mob reigusd supreme. At
q later hour, Gen WashbUru, Sawyer
and Mercer, Of the Congressional Com
mittee on Railroads, addressed the ne
groes, all advising them to vote for Hun
uicutt.
RIsLEY,
OF Dan VOORHEES,, is likely
% be appointed To the vacant Deputy
Commissioner place in New York.
NATIONAL STEALING.
The restoration Of 3 valuable painting,
stolen during Shermau's march to the
sea has led 10 an expose not compliments
ary 10 the American soldier. Much
olunder secured was refused transmits
sion by express, under miht3ry orders,
and finally reached the General Post
office Department. Dsnnisou is indig-
lent the Department should become a
receptacle Of stolen property, and turned
over to military authorities an inventory
which was taken Of the articles, COM
prising every description Of plate, rich
Jewels, costly laces and silks, and down
TO baby clothing. Most Of these found
their way into the Freedmeu's Bureau,
which disposed Of them. What became
Df the fund realized Is not ascertained. |
This one painting alone was restored TO
the owner, who thanks the Department
IN 3 touching letter. The balance Oi GH-
fortunate victims who lost their valua-
5les have no reclamation.
REGISTRATION
IN North Carolina sums up ore hundred
and sixty-siX thousand voters II is es-
dmated the negro vote for q Convention
is fOrty-fivs thousand. 1t would there
fore require thiTty-sight thousand white
votes additional 10 call iL. Al vices state
that the Conservatives have power te
defeat the measure, either by not voting
or voting il down, but if the Convention
sassm bic they can control II, and it is
probable n that event, the Constitution
may be found acceptable TO white people.
N~rr,-rTrrE-y r.us-u7E At .
An examination Of records show that
III Kentucky Generals excluded by the
amnesty proclamations ars pardoned but
and Bugkner. The former
has never applied for pardon. The
petition OF the latter is not yet acted on.
HON. BEN HILL,
5f Georgia, writing from Washington,
advises his peopIeelo have nothing to do
with organizing the Government under
.he reconstruction bills.
ROMERO.
Official sdvices from Charleston state
suite, were conveyed 90 Vera Cruz ia the
-evenue cutter Wilderness, rendered by
General Banks, who contem-
plated accompanying Romero, but de-
cined for uneXplainee reasons.
PHR MARYLAND COsBuFTEE.
The mauner in which ex-G Gov. Thomas,
1f the Maryland Committee, conducts
lie investigation is very unsatisfactory
10 his colleagues, who express their i'm
patience. Although witnesses are con-
yenient, he mas called but two, and
-basa on r,oinfs foppign fp fna rbfast Of