New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-02
RASHINGTON

GEN GRANT AND GEN. sLOCCM-MR. CoLfAN-
CABINET MEEylNG-IHE ALAbAMA CLaIMS-
WHISKY DECIsIONS-ARRIVAL or CONGRESS
MEN-ARMY OFFICERS REUNIoN-THE PUB
lie DEBT-JEFFERSON DAYIsS TRIAL.
WAHsINGIoN, Tuesday, Dec. !, 1868
renort is in circulation that Gen. Grant has
written 10 Gen slocum, Congressman-elect from The
BROOKLYN District congratulang him upon ms triumph
and intirnatng that there Will be nothing III the nc"
Administration which a moderate Democrat could not
support happen TO know that this is not true Cen
Grant has never written letter to Gen slocum In his
life except II may be an official military subjects
during the war He has not Gen. SOcum, and has
held no sort Of communication with him since last june
The residence OF Gen Grant on Jst in this city, has
been sold to Mayor Bowen for $4,000 This house Is one
OF the three known the Douglas Row. bu by Senators
Douglas Rice, and BreckInridge.
The Indiana State Association OF this city have ar-
ranged to call body aud congratulate Speaker Coiax,
and welcome him back 10 Washington. All the citizens
of tho State in this city invited together with the
Indiana members Of Congress. The congratulations are
20 take place next Monday evening.
The stated meeting Of the Cabinet held to-day, all
the members being present and the session continuing
time. 1t is said that the Presidents Message aud
the report Of Secretary McCuloeh among the mat
ters under consideration.
Secretary Seward insists that Great Britain IN the
Alabama claims arbitration shall acknowledge that the
recognition Of the Confederate Government as a beger
ant power violation OF the neutrality laws which
England herself established, and that moreover, all
claims against citizens Of this Government which have
been decided i'm our by the Courts England shall
be excluded from the consideration OF the commission
a. probable that claims against which have only been
sdludcated by American Courts, may not be included in
this exclusion.
Commissioner Rollins returned to-day, from his visit 10
New Hampshire His annual report s not quite flushed,
though the principal points have been furnished To Soc
Rotary McCuloch for IN the preparation OF his own
The Commissioner will nominate Candidates for the four
remaining supervsorshps early day, and the Sec
rotary hopes able complete the list before the as
sombling Of Congress
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has rendered q
decision under the opinion Of the Attorney General OF
Nov. H. relative 20 tho Redistribution Of whisky sub
stantally follows:
dlstier is authorized 70 convey the product OF his
through tank 70 still or douSler through which such
product has not previously passed, aud to redlh or
double such product therein and convey the PROOF SPIRITS
through worm 10 the receiving csterD and the low
wIn6s back from the 10 the tank II tank ~
Decton with the dstery Of apparatus or process for
foetyiDg proof spirits. OF manufacturing other aco
hoc compounds s permissible and the process % dist
latob 10 Gaze must be continuous and opening
or access can be allowed 70 any part OF the apparatus
same IL IN operation.
Referring to a special ia the ruling, the Commits
noner says:
You will srtborze the dister 70 convey hs product
nom the beer vat into the wood still and thence without
oassing into second sui dOnher the product he
conveyed into reservoir with the pipes left open,
thence into the worntub from the worntub the liquor
pass INTO the low wlpe tub or cstern and thence X
"a arrangement Of pumps or ppes into the copper still
aoubier, which can be used either a. still heated
steam through sa Of p and saySg me neI rcourcS
tiear space and thence TO a second wOrm-tub with pipe
sS,nysy9e The proof spirits through The meter when
sAehed 70 the receiving clserD. the low wines being
''nFeyed from the worm back 10 the low vine tab
AUG aJzson o. the Attorney General. II should be re-