The Portland daily press., 1868-11-14
WASHINGTON.
THE REVENUE EMRRoGLIo.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The Times Wash
lngton dispatch says Courtney and Marshal
Murray arrived this morning and the White
House has been the scene of a very animated
discussion to-day. Daylight has been let into
the undetermined, eX parte proceedings of Full
lerton, Yeatou & Co., and the President and
Attorney General are in possession of facts to-
night which puts a new face upon the case.
Courtney and Murray still alive officially,
and probably will continue to be. The Presi-
dent, Attorney General, Courtney and Fuller,
ton were in consultation nearly all day, ana
the nefarious character of affidaVits were eX-
posed by Courtney in Fullertons presence.
He also exposed Fullerton's connections with
counsel for parties indicted for fraud in New
York which Fullerton admitted. Courtney
to-day charged Fullerton to his face, in the
presence of the President, with setting a
scheme to have him suspended because he
Courtney had been for some time engaged in
investigating Fullertons connection with GER
tain alleged black mailing operations and con-
spracies. The evidence in this case was suffi-
GENTLY strong to warrant the United States
grand jury in finding a bill of indictment. The
atfidavits furnished by Fullerton are mainly
hearsay, and the parties asserted therein to
have paid Courtney have already pronounced
the assertions infamous lies. Mr. Courtney
told the President that he challenged the most
rigid scrutiny into his official conduct but OBJ
Iected to being tried by ex parte statements OF
a set of villains who had thus far evaded jus
tice and were now trying to save their own
necks. The embroglio is very ugly one as it
now. stands. The Attorney General has his
hands full to see that no injustice is done the
District Attorney and at the same time keep
in countenance the operations of Fullerton,
which are directed by the President. Marshal
Murray returned to New York tonight Mr.
Courtney remains.
General Grants headquarters crowded
with visitors. Office seekers make poor head
way.
Secretary Stanton has returned in improved
THE DYER COURT OF INQUIRY.
The Dyer court of inquiry re-assembled to-
day. Mr.. Kennon, counsel for the ordnance
manufacturers, and 9th rs who urged the ac-
cusations against Gen. Dyer, were introduced
to the court After short session the court
adjourned till Monday to give Mr.. Kennon
time to examine and arrange the proofs for the
prosecution.
CHANGE IN PORT DUTIES AT MALAGA.
Our consul at Malaga informs the State De-
partment that royal decree emanating from
the Minister of Finance, makes an important
change in the port dues OF both national and
foreign vessels entering the ports of that PEN
insula and adjacent islands. Anchorage and
light duties, which have hitherto been levied
on the ton of measurement are now exacted
on the kilolitre, through which innovation
those dues have been increased about 50 per
cent. and as American vessels trading to NAL
aga are on au average of much larger tonnage
than those of other nations, this new regula-
ton will fall very heavily on them.
The receipts from customs at the ports below
named from Nov. I'd to 9Th inclusive are as fol-
lows: New York, 81 1856 S15; Boston, $3.50, 1896;
Philadelphia, $685. 79; Baltimore, $144 ,142
THE APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS.
Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner
Rollins had another interview this morning on
the subject of appointing Supervisors. No
definite conclusion regarding the points of diff
ference between these two gentlemen was
reached, and no appointments or nominations
were made to-day
DISTRICT ATTORNEY COURTNEY.
1t is understood that the charges against |
District Attorney Courtney have been salts
factorily explained by that gentleman. The
general impression is that the movement
against him is the result of q conspiracy, what
ever may be the real merits of the question.
Mr.. Fullerton and his friends have returned
to New York, and Mr.. Courtney will leave
Washington for that city tomorrow.
PROBABLE RUPTURE BETWEEN PRESIDENT
JOHNSON AND MR.. SEWARD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 49, "A special dispatch to
the Evening Post says there seems Lo longer
any doubt that Reve:dy johnson is acting I'M
der instructions given him prior to his depar-
ture for England by President johnson. Re-
ports are in circulation here that the action of
Reverdy johnson is likely to produce a rup-
ture between the President and Mr.. Seward,
and they gain eredence with many of the lead
inc noliticiana