New-York tribune., 1867-10-07


MEssMORE-NEw-YORK RECRUITING AGENTS |
IN TROUBLE-LETTER FROM SENATOR HOW |
ARD.
BY TEIEGRAPH
WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 1867.
Gen. Sherman arrived here this morning. He has
been with Gen. Grant most of the day. This evening
he had protractcd interview with President john
son. There is much speculation to the reasons for
Shermans presence here 1t is given out that heis
here merely to be consulted on Indian affairs butthere
is some good foundation for the report that he is to
take the War Office. Gen. Sherman was ordered here
| by telegraph by the President. The order was not
sent through Gen. Grant, required by an act IN
recent Appropriation bill; and this, it is stated,
that he s to be asked to take Grants place in
the War Office. Friends of Gen. Grant say that he
Grant has told the President that he will not re-
main in the War Office any longer. They think the
| President wishes Sherman TO succeed him. On the
other hand, the White House politicians state that
Sherman is not going into the War Department, and
that all depends on the election news to be received
| ON Wednesday.
! Gen. Sherman has stated since his arrival here
that there are good grounds for the belief that good
results will from the labors of the Indian Com
mission, and that bostilities will cease ere long.
The anxiety here is intense in regard to the coming
elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio Tuesday next.
The large number of Pennsylvania Democratic poll
tcians who have been hanging around for the last
two weeks have gone home and the city is compara
| lively quiet. Advces from Ohio are that a careful
| canvass of the State indicates majority OF
| at least 10000 for the Radical candidate
| for Governor and about 10000 for the Manhood
| Suffrage amendment. The news from Pennsylvania
is very meager and everybody expresses great doubt
The professional lobbyists and politicians are taking
even bets. and give slight odds IN favor of the
Republican ticket. The President is very much in
terested, but the proceedings Of the NewYork Dem
ocratic Convention il is said. have annoyed him ex
ceedngly. His friends feel very over the Con-
yention's not even mentioning J0hnsons name In
the platform. aid say that they cannot explain it.
They also state that this action of the New-lork
Convention may spoil the contemplated grand coup
II ctat that the President is to make after the cleo
tons on Tuesday.
| Dstrct-Attorney Tracy. who is a member of the
Metropolitan Revenue Board. and ex-Revenue Agent
Lewis are here. They are here ostensibly on Inter
nal Revenue matters but principally to lobby for a
successor TO Mcssmore. They SAID 10 be pushing
n man named Acton for the place. ThuIlow Weed is
also claimed 10 be with Tracy and Lewis IN favor OF
Acton or some other man they call their own. 1t
is charged that Weed is trying get possession of the
whole Board by getting in his own friends.
Up to Saturday evening Secretary McCuloch and
Commissioner Rollins gave ont that no one that had
vet been named for the office was likely TO receive an
appointment man named Spooner from Ohio,
who figured last Fall candidate for Commis-
soner Rollinss place and who came nearly succeed
ing. has turned up here now as a candidate Tor
Messmores late position. There are number of
Others seeking the place and each has big lobby at
his back.
The Government has just began 10 prosecute two
I prominent New-Yorkers, one citizen of Bath and
| the other of Corning. They charged with swim
ding the State of NewYork out OF about 100000 IL
| appears that in 1884, when President Lincoln made
call for 10000 men, these two New Workers charged
with fraud recommended by the Board of Sup
eryisors of Stenbcn County agents of the County
20 60 South and recruit colorcd men 10 help hl the
| quota of the County. On this recommendation the
| Governor commissioned them, and they went South.
They succeeded in recruiting 400mcn, who were duly
mustered into the service of the Government. These
recruits were each TO receive about $OO State bounty
| and 40 County bounty. Ii is charged that these
men who were recruited were never paid a cent OF
this money but the agents. by means of forged
vouchers and false representations, collected the
whole amount from the State and pocketei the
samr The soldiers who were swindled have made
a claim Tor their money and the Government in-
tends prosecuting the same. Proceedings have been
instituted against the accused at Albany for obtain
ing money fiom the State ON false pretenses, and IN
dictncnis are about being issued against them by
the Dmiric.-A ;orey at Charleston in behalf of the
negro soldiers in vicinity Of which city most OF
them reside. This, Il IL said. Is but one act oi
many similar cases, and the Government through
the Frecdmens Bureau is after other parties charged
with similar oiicnscs.
II isreportcd that Senator Howard has sent let
ter for publication in The Chronicle arguing that
there is no more objection TO Senator's sitting IN
Indictment Oh trial for impeachment because he has
expressed the opinion that the party impeached Is
puilty than there is ground for obecing to juror
| on murder case who may have expressed an aD-
stract opinion ol the murder.
The tenor of all the official information received
from Europe is to the effect that recent speeches on
the finances being used by spectators ana parties
hostile To the United States with the greatest INDUS
try and with considerable effect in depreciating our
national credit; that United States bonds have fallen
very considerably mainly through these Influences
within tho last few weeks. and that Reuters tele-
gram has manifested the utmost alacrty IN dissent
mating reports concerning our finances, bearing the
worst constructions; and even an absurd rnmor mas
found its way into Europe. and has gained consider
| allie credence that the November interest due on
our bonds is to be paid by the Secretary of the rea
sury in greenbacks instead of in gold. To these
statements and reports official reply has been fur
pished that practically expression on this subject
il useless as no one can reasonably doubt that even
with moderate degree of prosperity, the paper cur
rencv of the United States will be on par with gold
long before the time Of the goldbearing securities OF
the United States shall be presented for payment the
| first issue, fye-twenty bonds having yet about
fourteen years to run Therefore, it is insisted the
present discussion as to whether the bonds are pay
| able in gold or not leads to no practical good.
Information has been received ut the Treasury De-
/ ... f.a.., mn official sonrce that the threShlng