The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-26
FOURTH EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Exodus Of Politicians to virginia-Chi
Justice Chase Bidding for the Pre-
sidency-The Cuban Envoy.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Virginia CampaI9n.

HOc0tf4 Iete1T0pns
WAsHIEeToN. June 26.-General Van Wyek,
of New York, Colonel Forney, and several other
stump speakers from the North, have gone down
to Virginia to take part in the campaign. Both
parties are working with great energy. The
chairman of the Republican State Central Com
mittee says Chief Justice Chase is working In
quiet way for the success of Walker and the
conservative ticket, and during his recent visit
to Virginia did all he could to encourage the
conservatives. The Chief Justice has already
commenced laying pipe for the Presidency in
1870, and his friends announce that he will be
the candidate of new party to be organized
out of the Democratic and Republican parties
The Workingmen's FRIEND.
1t may be of interest to the workingmen to
know that the new Secretary of Navy, unlike
his predecessor, is q pronounced friend of the
Eight-hour law, and of the rights of the working
classes generally. There is no danger of his ask
ing the Attomey-General for new opinion on
that subject.
Another Change Expected.
1t is stated that soon after Attorney General
Hoar returns he will resign, and that the Presi-
dent will appoint man from Pennsylvania as his
successor This is the reason given for the ap-
pointment of man from New Jersey as the
successor to Mr.. Borie, instead of giving the
place to a man from Pennsylvania.
The Cuban Envoy Lemus
ispreparing memorial to be presented to the Sec
retary of State, setting forth new reasons for
the recognition of the belligerent rights of Cuba
by the United States Among other arguments
used is this:-That Spain has no regular legiti-
mate representative of her authority on the
island since the abdication of Dulce, and that in
point of fact the Spanish volunteers are as much
rebels againstS Spain as the Cubans. Lemus says all
ha &c
arms and munitions of war in the United States
the same as Spain is allowed to do.
Deepening the Mouth of the lIjssissippi.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has been officially advised, from the
War Department, that it has official information
to the effect that the United States steam dredge
Essayons has increased the depth of the channel
at Passa lQutre, mouth of Ithe Mississippi, from
fifteen to eighteen feet, and that steam vessel
drawing III feet of water passed out over the
bar on June II.
Appointments.
The President to-day appointed John T.
Delaplaine, of New York, Secretary of the u s.
Legation at Vienna, and w. NJ. Wood, Surgeon
U. S. NJ to be Chief of the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery of the Navy Department in place
of j. j. Howitz; appointment to date from
July 1.
Removals.
Among the clerks removed from the war
branch of the Treasury Department to-day was
j. c. Walker, formerly reading clerk of the
House of Representatives.
Fractional Currency.
No issue of fractional currency for the week.
Amount shipped to national banks. $42390O
Securities held for circulating notes. 342 1892 600
Securities for public deposits, ,...,. &C. 144,350
Mutilated bank notes burned. ..... 17625O
Bank circulation outstanding .... 999 795, AS