The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-27
SECOND EDITION
LATEST By TELHaRAFH.
The Struggle for the Virginia Senator
ship-Afairs in New York After
the Gold Panic-Confusion
Worse Confounded.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Presldent GRAND and the vlrgInIa senntorshil

President Grant and the virginia SenntOrship.
Special Despatch to The EUeninJ Telegraph.
WASHINGTON Sept. 27.-The contest for the
Virginia Senatorship has been transferred, in
some degree, from Richmond to this city. Some
days ago committee, said to be self-appointed,
consisting of Judge Rives and two other gentle
men, arrived here for the purpose of heading off
General Williams, Mrs Senator Douglas hus-
band, who is a candidate AS the result OF their
labors, they have published the following
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-It is perhaps due to
the public to correct a remark that has been at
tributed to the President indicating General
Williams as his choice for Senator from Nir-
ginia. We have just had conversation with
the President on this point, and beg leave to
report so much of it as is material. The Pre-
sdent said n friend of General Williams told
him that the General was receiving many letters
from Virginia soliciting him to be candidate
for the Senate That he would not be candl-
date without he knew it would be favorably re-
ceived, or not objected to by him. The Presi-
dent replied there could be no objection to it,
and that he would be glad to see as good man
rs General Williams selected; but it is not true
that he declared General Williams to be his
choice.
On the contrary, he was aware that several
gentlemen were named for this office in whom
he had perfect confidence, and there might be
others, unknown to him. having the same title
to his confidence, and while feeling 1t to be inn
proper for him to express any choice at all, he
would certainly not have said so to the prejudice
of any of his friends Among these were Gene
raj Wickham and others, also DIR. Sharp, whom
he had long known, and whose loyalty was per-
spicuously displayed in the hostile community
in which he lived at the outbreak of the hostili-
ties. He spoke in the highest terms of his
honesty and sincerity, and thought him sups-
rior to all temptations of private interest," ETC.
ALEX. RIvEs,
JAMES G. PAXTON.
War Department Claim Agents.
General Sherman having refused to allow
several claim agents who were charged with
corrupt conduct to practise as attorneys before
the War Department, the latter sued out writ
of mandamus, whereupon General Sherman re-
ferred the subject to the Attorney-General for
his opinion as to the power of the Secretary of
War; and Messrs. Merrick and Ashton appeared
before him as counsel for the attorneys, and
argued the case. 1t is understood the opinion of
the Attorney General will sustain the action of
the Secretary-of-War.
The Gold Panic in New York.
silly report has been circulated that the Pre-
sident and Secretary Boutwell, differed on Fri
day in relation to the expediency of selling gold
on that day to relieve the business men of New
York. There is the best authority for denying the
whole story, and stating that there was the
most perfect concurrence of views. OF the
unfounded characters the story that the sale
was ordered at the solicitation of member of
a well-known banking-frm, who it was alleged
made a personal appeal to the President.