Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-11
'{EMPHIS APPEAL.
FROM WARRINGTON.


4 Nearly all toe members of the Ma.
tionsl Republican Convention are to at
tend the meeting on Wednesday, al
which the time and placei for holding
the National Convention are to be settled.
TIE choice seems to be between Chicago
! and Cincinnati, with the chances in
favor OF the former Chicago offers TO
4 furnish q wigwam, and give SIS, 900 for
campaign purposes. Representative Egg
! elestOn, of Ohio, offers to raise so, 600 in
/ Cincinnati if the Convention is held
! theFe. He has received letters which en-
/ courage the belief that the sum can be
msde up by Cincinnati merchants III
I 50, Chicago is prepared to offer $4,000 or
It is given out by reliable men that q
committee viii be appointed in the
1 House 20 investigate charges against
| Mr.. Ashley for attempting TO subOrn
4 Witnesses against President Johnson, in
the late Impeachment investigation.
The summary disposition of the i'm
parchment question in the House has
left a large number OF undelivered
speeches on that subject in the hands OF
members. At least forty members had
committed their views to manuscript,
and were denied a chance to explode.
The Finance Committee have as yet
held no meeting on the House bill to
repeal the cotton tax. Three members
Of the committee are opposed to it. Still
il is believed that il will become law.
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman will remain here
about a month. He had interviews Fri
day with Gen. Grant and the President
or Wednesday he will meet the Indian
Peace Commissioners. There is no truth
in the rumor that he is to be assigned to
any new command.
Saturday the House by the decisive
vote ofl2S to 50, passed the bill reported
bv Nr. Schenek, from the Ways and
Means Committee, that, from and after
the passing of the act, the authority OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury to make any
further reduction OF the currency, by re-
tiring or canceliDg United States notes,
shall be, and is hereby suspended.
The treaty for the purchase Of st.
Thomas and st. Joseph Islands may
probably not be taken up for cOnsidera-
ton ia the Senate until next week.
Meantime, recommendations for the pur-
chase from the representatives of the
commercial interests are coming in, and
Senators indicate q purpose to delay the
action in the Senate until further indics
tions Of approval come from influential
quarters.
Information received here yesterday
from the Government OF Spain diselOses [
the Spanish anxiety about the purposes |
of the United States Government, re- |
port having reached the Spanish author /
tiles to the effect that it is the intention /
OF the Administration 10 get possession /
of Porto Rico and four or i've Islands, /
and even Cuba.
It will be remembered that on the oo- |
casion OF the parade and review of the I
First division of the National Guards on I
the 18th Of October last, some soldiers in !
the division expressed political feelings /
toward Gov. Swami, by grOaniBg for 1
him and cheering for Congress. The |
Governor caused a court of inquiry to be
instituted, and yesterday approved and
promulgated its findings as follows
81 For gross violation Of military disci-
pine and unsoldierlike cOnduet, the Sixth
and Eighth regiments, second brigade
First division Maryland National Guards
are hereby publicly reprimauded. The
pfliears OF companies D, E, and q, /
Eighth regiment Maryland National
Guards are hereby dishOnOrably dis
missed the service, and the enlisted
men of said companies are hereby
discharged the service
The indigHity offered by the above
regiments was publicly aimed at the
highest officer uf the State, snd merited
rom every true soldier and good citizen
he highest condemnation"