The Evansville journal., 1868-12-02

considered a settlement by Genera
Grant. but a rule which will resul
in endless troubles from the conflict
ing plans likely to be adopted among
] the States; hence, no doubt Genera
! Grant has concluded an amendmen
making universal suffrage manhood
suffrage the supreme Jaw of the land
and all tae States and Territories, i:
the only decisive solution of this
otherwise embarrassing question.
The Heral1's Washington specia
says: Senator Samner recently, in {
conversation with a Herald CORE
spondent, expressed himself deter.
mined to take a stand in Congress
for an immediate resumption of specie
payments. Nothing more, he thinks
need be done with the reconstruction
laws, as Gen. Grant will enforce them
| With Reverdy j Johnson he was utter
ly disgusted, and was sorry he con
sented to his confirmation. 1t is un-
derstood in Washington that Attor-
ney General Egarts considers the
practice of compromising internal
revenue frauds as illegal, and that IN
consequence Mr.. Rollins Is to be nOti-
fed that he must. in future, submit
all such cases 10 Secretary McCulloch
or the Attorney General.
Yesterday. between noon and 6
o'clock In the evening. box contain
ing certificates and bank notes
amounting to $50, 900, was stolen from
the Pcquannoek Bank, at Bridgeport,
Connecticut. The box was inside Of
the vault of the bank. No trace was
found of the whereabouts of the
missing property.
A case came before the Court at
WLite Plains, yesterday. in which
halt million dollars, left by w Tay-
lor, is involved. 9He lett no will; his
wife died twelve years ago, leaving
three daughters aud one son. and a
woman formerly employed In his fam
lily claims to have lived with him as
his wife for several years, and to have
had three children by him. He 81
ways supported her and her children,
aud treated them affectionately. She
claims her share of the property. The
legal point is, Mr.. Taylor's action in
supporting the woman and holding
the relation of husband for two
years, makes herself and children
heirs to the property. The case Is
still pending.
A special from Washington to the
Philadelphia Press says: The latest
development regarding the negotia-
tion of Minister johnson relative to
the Alabama claims, warrants the
statement that Mr.. Seward, In behalf
of our Government, has insisted on
amendments virtually as follows:
First--A distinct understanding
must be had that the agreement on
the part of Great Britain to submit
the claims against the two countries
to the arbitrament of a Claims Com
mission, IS accepted by this Govern
ment as an acknowledgment that the
recognition Of the Southern Rebellion
Government as belligerent power
was a violation of the neutrality laws
established by England herself. This
will not be insisted on as an article in
the treaty when it is finally perfected,
but It will most assuredly form dis
tinct aud permanent feature in the
preliminary correspondence.
Second-That all claims against cit
izens of this Government which have
been decided in our favor by the courts
of. England, shall be excluded from
the consideration of the commission.
It is quite probable that the claims
against the United States, which only
have been adjudicated by the Ameri-
can courts, will not be included in the
exclusion. Such an agreement as
this can be affected without violatio q
to either the American or English
precedent. Ii is believed these two
points were suggested as the result OF
the first Cabinet meeting, which has
occurred since the JOhnso0-Staniey
protocol has been received, and that
these will be followed by other and
more significant points to be agreed
on at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow
In fact, it is feared that the final agree
ment between the two Governments
Will be delayed until after the new
Parliament convenes; then, as a mat
ter Of course, it wall be further de-
layed until the organization OF the
new Ministry, which may not po ssibly
occur until Mr.. Seward S tenure OF
office is about expiring; so the whole
question will be bequeathed to Gen.
Grants administration. New men
will take it up on both sides, and II
may be one, two. or three years before
it il finally settled In this connec.
ton, it must be remembered that the
United States cannot reckon upon the
entire good will Of John Bright and
his followers, as it was stated in {
dispatch of Mr.. Adams to Mr.. Sew
ard, in 1867, that Mr.. Bright dis9p
proved of the position taken by tht
latter toward England and nothin!
indicates that he has changed hi!
mind since.