Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-24
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WASHINGTON, May 21.-Cbief Justice
| Chase is about TO start on a trip to hold
/ court in his circuit, which comprises
| Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
| He will first hold a term in the latter
state. The recent statement that the
/ chief Justice wrote a letter TO Judge
| Underwood, proposing 10 hold court
| with him in Richmond from the Goth
| instant, is fully verified by the produc-
| ton OF the original letter, wherein he
/ mentions that at that date he win be in
1 that city, and at the same time kindly
declines the hospitality rendered him by
a military official in Richmond.
Nothing Is said in the letter about the
1 then prospective trial Of Mr.. Davis but
I 1t was evident that he must have ex-
pected it when he notified Judge Under
| wood of his intended presence In court.
7 The release of Mr. Davis on bail, and the
consequent delay Of his trial, was >
matter Of no little surprise to the chief
Justice.
The cabinet meeting to-day was a
routine affair, though all members were
present but the attorney general. The
latter's opinion on the reconstruction
act was not up again owing to his alb
senee from the city.
The recent intimaticns held out from
apparently authentic source in the Wash
ington RepUblican that financial matters
would necessitate meeting Of congress
ia July are completely negotiated by
Secretary McCulloch. He says, in his
opinion, the treasury can get along easily
till December. The maturity indebted
ness OF the United States is being con
yerted at the rate OF one million
per day, and there is no reason TO
doubt but that the first series of seven
thirties and early compound notes
will all be converted by the end of the
fiscal year. The treasury viii therefore
not be pressed to redeem them. AS re-
CARDS The recent publication that the
war department will need for the current
year Sl25, zoo, 900, both Secretary Nc
Culloch and Secretary Stanton deny it.
The secretary of war has made no such
estimates, and declares that the figures
published are made up from false pre-.
misses. 1t may be concluded, in view OF
this, that If there is any session in July,
At will be called by the Judiciary commit
tee.
Some Of the testimony taken by the
impeachment, since their reassembling
here, has related to the personal habits
Of President johnson, and several Of the
White house employees have given in
their evidence ia this particular. One
Of the witnesses testified that the presi |
dent had never drank drop Of spurious |
liquors. This statement provoked great |
laughter, as the witness in question was |
not summoned but volunteered his eyi- |
denee to the committee.
Adviees received to-day show that |
Congressman Bingham will not be the |
counsel for the government in Surratt's |
case. With view Of commencing the |
trial next week, x-Congressman Riddle, /
of Ohio, has been selected by the district /
attorney to assist him.
At meeting of the Knights Templar
in this city last night, a committee re-
ported that they had waited on the pres
ident, and he said that he would accept |
their escort to Boston, on the oecasixn Of
his visit there on June oath.
The commissioner Of the general land
Office has received returns from the local
office at Ionia, Mich, showing that
II ,267 acres of the public lands we're
of during April last, at the
Office.