New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-14
WASHINGTON.

ERALS RRPORT-UNITED STATES CURRENCY
-ATROCIOUs BOUNTY FRAUDS-BUSlNEsS IN
NEw-ORLEANs-PORTD DUES AT MALAGA
WASHINGTON Friday, Nov IS. 1868.
Gen Grant will remain absent about a week. Hls
business North is private. Before returning ne VIII
visit his son at the Military Academy at west fonV,
Previous to the Generals departure yesterday ne hu
a long interview with Commissioner Rollins ID INC
latters Office. Gen. Grant having been asked py "
visitor whether il was true that he had directed Ills
Private Secretary Gen. Badeau, to destroy all apPh
cations for office without showing them 10 nun, ~
Piled Yes some of the applications might oe lloii
good men, and don't want TO get preJudlceu against
them by their untimely haste" Gen. GRANT Is lnipo
tuned for money well as for ONCE Livery u"S h0
receives letters asking gifts or loans.
II is reported that several Heads of Bureaus in the
Departments including all those who called IN q
bodv on President johnson after the Philadelphia
Convention had arranged to visit Gen. Grant as
delegation to-day. John Wilson, Third Auditor luis
understood had prepared speech: but Gen. Grants
sndden departure last night for New-YOrk, has de-
layed the interesting ceremonies.
The excitement attending the alleged corruption
among the United States officials in New-lork Clty
in matters of Internal Revenue is undated. III was
expected that the President would give hha
decision to-day in the case of Distnct-Attorney
Courtney and Marshal Murray but Mr.. Johnson has
opinion. After Messrs. Courtney and Murray had
Quilted the White House yesterday, Secretary
McCulloch was sent for, and the President
had a long consultation with that gentleman ana
Mr. Evartss on what had been brought out III the IN
yestigation of Mr. Fulerton's charges Inc llesl-
dent evidently leans toward Mr.. Fullerton, while
Mr. Evart's sympathies are on the other side, and
McCullOch appears TO be perfectly neutral Tins
morning Mr.. Fullerton saw the President, and
urged him TO prompt action. After the Cabinet
meeting Mr. johnson held another interview with
Secretary McCullOch and Mr.. Eyarts and then Mr.
Fullerton was again summoned into His Excellencys
presence. The President said that III Difference to
the opinions of Messrs McCulloch and Evarts
he had concluded to postpone a decision This means
that he will not suspend Mr.. Courtney from Office for
the present The President further told Mr.. Fuller
ton that the charges against MI Courtney were not
sufficient TO warrant suspension Mr. Fullerton re-
piled that be could bring additional proof and asked
that he be allowed to do so. The President granted
the request so Mr. Fullerton, accompanied by DIR.
Blaisdell, Jacob Depuy and Barnard Hess, departed
for New-YOTk, tonight, to secure the further
evidence that they have promised. Until Mr. Fuller
ton returns nothing additional will be done here Mr.
Courtney is still in the city, but may return home to-
morrow there to await further developments. The
investigation is commanding general attention, and
the fight is the most bitter of its kind that has oc
CURED in a long period.
The charges of fraud and corruption that
Gently instituted against the internal Revenue
Bureau by Gilmer and the Richmond, VA, crowd,
which was worked up deliberately by New-York
daily newspaper some days ago. have fizzed ont The
President has dismissed the complaint and this ac-
ton buries it effeetually
At the Cabinet meeting today all the members
were present except Secretaries Schoheld and Sew
ard. The latter is a short hunting trip IN Mary
land.
A personal friend OF Secretary McCulloch, who
knows his wishes, says that under no circumstances
would that gentleman remain in Office longer than
the 4th of March and that his only desire Is TO hand
over the Department TO his successor in the best pos
sible condition. so that all attacks on him with
view of preventing his continuance are entirely use
less Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Rollins
had another interview this morning the suject of
appointing Supervisors. No definite conclusion re-
garding the points of difference between these gen
tlemen was reached and no appointments OF nomna-
lions were made to-day.
Commissioner Rollins declined 10 visitors
yesterday, being busy on his annual report.
The Dyer Court Of Inquiry reassembed today.
Mr. KennOn, counsel for the ordnance manufacturers
and others who urged the accusation against Cen
Dyer, were introduced to the Court After short
session the Court adjourned until Monday, 10 give
Judge Kennon time TO examine and arrange proof
for the prosecution
The Adiutant General of the army has made his
annual report to the Secretary Of War The actual
strength Of the regiments in the service Oh the Goth
of September was 1874 men, and beside these there
were $40 men in the Engineer Ordnance, and other
special branches of the service. An unusually large
number of discharges have been granted during the
year on individual applications and these, with
binary discharges and casualties, are rapidly dmin
ishIng the regiments except Of cavalry, which are
necessarily kept in force, because of the Indian
depredations 1t is reported that 800 men are to be
discharged before New Years, by reason Of the ex-
piration Of their term of enlistment. The number of
desertiOns last year was 300 less than in the pre-
yious year and the number of deserters arrested was
nearly thousand greater, and the proportion of
losses by deserton TO the strength of the army is
considerably less than last year Recruiting was
carried on for all branches of the service until Nov
% 1861 when orders were issued to reduce all regi
ments of infantry and artillery except the ten light
batteries to the number of 30 prvates per company
and 10 reduce the recruiting service by breaking up
all rendezvous except four for cavalry and four for
infantry Recruiting for infantry and artillery was
suspended April g. 1868 except in cases of old soldiers
desiring to enlist; and on the oath of July, 1863 IN
structons issued prohibiting all enlistments OF
Refreshments, except as musicians, OF any men
IN either of these two branches. IL is added
that to still further reduce the expense and strength
of the military establishment, the detachments at
the recruiting depots have been reduced as much as
possible and the schools Of instructions have been
suspended. No recruiting of any kind but for cav
airy has been going since the end Of last July,
and there are only five stations for recruiting in this