Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-04
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM NNAsHISGTON
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
Revenue Experimentation and Gil
DeRlers' Delegation to oWashington-The
Hancock SercnaGe-The Louisiana EIec-
tion-Nnval ApprentIces-Practice Ship
Sabine &c.
WASHINGTON, Sept 25-The board of in
teral revenue at Philc ielphia has recon-
mended the appointment of the following
persons as additional inspectors of revenue
for that city John Kline, Jesse Johnstone,
James Ell. Innes, Stephen d. Franklin and
James T. Bingham. Secretary McCulloch
has approved the recommendations, and
commissions will be issued accordingly.
Delegations are here from New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, rep
resentiag the tobacco dealers, and from
Cleveland and Pittsburg in the interest of
the Oil traders. They have been nearly all
of to-day in consultation with the Secretary
| of the Treasury and the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue.
| Their object is to get modification Of
| the regulations for the bonded warehouses
recently issued, which require among other
things, shipment from collector to collec-
tor They ask for more tax rules, by which
dealers may have more control of commOd-
tiles whilst in bond. They prefer to have
something like the former regulations
They argue that the department exacts too
much for the government, without allow
ing corresponding benefits to commerce.
Messrs. McCulloch and Rollins have the
matter under advisement, but it is not like
| ly to be decided for some days.
| The charge of radical papers here that
the serenade to General Hancock last night
was gotten up and managed by democrats
exclusively, and was a partisan affair, is
best answered by the facts that the recep-
ton speech was made by Hon. Amasa
Cobb, member of Congress from Wisconsin,
a staunch, uncOmpromisipg radical that
other republicans, of equally well-known
political sentiments, participated actively,
and that among the audience were many
members of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, who were called there by circular
issued by Gen. Chapman, provisional COM
mander of that crler, requesting the mem
bers to participate in the serenade.
A successor to Mr.. Colby, late register OF
the treasury, will not probably be appoint
ed for week or so. The President to-day
appointed James A. Graham, Esq, acting
register until regular appointment shall
be made. Mr.. Graham has been for some
time assistant register, and is familiar with
the duties of the Office.
Senator Cragin, of New Hampshire, ar.
rived here to-day.
Adyices received here from New Orleans
are to the effect that the registrars OF voters
have published notices of places where the
election will be held in that city, and the
names of the judges of elections IN Lou1s1
ana will take place on Friday and Saturday
next
The United States practice-ship Sabine
Commander LOwery, arrived at Annapon
this morning, from New London, which
place she left on the 19th inst. The SABINE
comes to Annapolis under orders from the
Navy Department for the purpose OF having
one of the naval apprentices who are or
J that vessel selected to be appointed MID
shipman by the Secretary of the Navy
The examination will be made by the
: academic board of the Naval Academy, anc
will take place tomorrow. There are
!; eleven candidates for the appointment.
DATA.
DIR. B1ACKBURN's S CASE.
WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-The following
letter was dispatched from the State DE
) partment to-day to United States Consu
Ihurston. at Toronto, in regard to the cas-
! of DIR. Blackburn, which was foreshadowet
in our dispatches yesterday:
SIR: Your dispatch of September 18th
No 223. has been received with an accom-
, naniment which is an affidavit containing
an oath of allegiance subscribed by 5: L
4 Blackburn and verified by yourself. L re
l nit that paper to your care, with permls
sion to restore it to the affiant.
I assume that the paper was made an
D delivered to you with a view of its beln
: filed in the Department, under the prov
: sions of the Presidents proclamation c
> pardon issued on the 7th of September IL
slant. The affiant is understood to be
IS rersOn who is called Doctor Blackburn.
Nothing is known by this Department col
Il cerning him as having directly or 1ndlIectl
e narticipated in the late rebellion. All tht
Il IS known is that he lies under the charge
e felony. in this that he conceived and Pt
L into execution, within foreign !nrlsdl'
+ tion q nlOt to disseminate contaglon an
nnet;lence in this and other cities OF tt
st limited States, by clandestinely transml
/" ting for unsuspicious market here, mass'
- of infected clothing taken from the corps
le of persons who had died of the yellow fe''
ID in the tropics.
ts It is not easy to understand hoW
ct offense of tha5 character, Wn!cn IS a @eUeS
l. able crime against mankind, can De Sni
le posed even by the felon himself to De el
1t titled to be regarded as an act OF insure
h. tion. rebellion or civil war. The Pres
er dents proclamation offers no immunity
ia the case. I am your obedient servant,
ye WIZ. III. SEWARD.
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