The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-26


chasing large portion Of the stock on hand
they Gun realize handsome sum. The pro-
position TO tax cotton again is nothing but a
Job. No one supposes that 1t will ever 20
through Congress, but it gives pretence to
the lobbyists to go South and raise fund to
defeat it. The Northern Pacific Railroad, the
Washington International Exhibition, even an
airline railroad to New York, a railroad west to
Cincinnati, and other schemes almost too nu-
merous TO mention, to say nothing OF the tariff
and other old standing Jobs, are matters in
whioh the cormorants, carpet-baggers, adven-
turers, bogus newspaper correspondents, claim
agents, State agents, &C., already have their
hands in. r,:ta
General Bs(Rhap, the new Secretary of War,
is expected here tomorrow, and will illustrate
In assuming his new position the versatility of
General Grants most remarkable Cabinet It
consists of seven members, and since the 4th
Of March he has made eight changes. Secrc-
tary Fish first relieved Washburne, Rawlins
succeeded Schoneld, who was in turn sue
ceeded by Sherman, who is this week sue
ceeded by Belknap. A. T. Stewart was fol-
lowed by Boutwell,, and Robeson succeeded
Borie. In ALL counting Belknap, there have
since Grant was inaugrlrated. It is not un-
likely that before January another change will
DO made, as Attorney General Hoar prefers q
judicial seat to that Of public prosecutor.
very decided movement for change In
the Offices OF the Senate is on foot The COM
bination by which the present officials got In
last spring has fallen through of its own cor
rupt weight. Judge Bond, of Baltimore, is
candidate for tho sccretaryship, and New
York man for sergeant-at-arms. General
Clarke, the old executive clerk, is likely to be
restored 10 his old place. Very just complaint
is made that the present officials are engaged
In outside business. Gorham is said to have
an interest in the Central Pacific Railroad, and
Norris, the Executive clerk, is publishing
Radical sheet in South Carolina, and living of
OF government advertisements, thereby draw
Ing, virtually, two salaries in violation Of law.
He will undoubtedly be kicked out OF Office.
There Is q vast deal OF manufactured Cuban
news sent from here The Baltimore Sun
seems to print, unknowingly, a good deal of
1t; but you may rest assured that all reports of
Cabinet meetings favorable OF unfavorable to
the Cuban question are bogus. The admInis-
tration has sent the whole matter over to Con-
oAA UAaA oSFOtop ITO fiS"6 Only III inc
annual message. Caleb Cushing, who is high
authority in matters of international law, and
who is suspected Of writing many of sccrc-
tary Fish's dispatches,t thas just given an opn-
lon which dampens the arlor OF the friends OF
Cuba very much. He objects to recognizing
them because their constitution was made In
the United States, and because OF their opcn
attempt in fitting out expeditions to embroil
this country with Spain md prematureIy force
a recognition Of Cuba.
The old saw that ''uneasy lies the head that
wears the CROWN Is most apt for Grant, now,
known as the great American traveller. He:
had not been home from the springs two
weeks before he tramfed of to a fair In
Northern Maryland, and now that he is back,
he has decided TO- start of West again and
take look at Kentucky. Just before Congress
meets he will probably go South, through
Charleston, Augusta and Mobile.
Two Western members write that they have
bills prepared for the removh Of the capital,
which they will endeavor to press to vote at
the coming session; but the only damage It is
feared Washington will receive is to cut of oil
appropriations for the present.
The hotels are filing up, and Washington
for the first time In several months looks re-
splendent with crowds. Business In the retail
trade is very good but prices chow down.
ward tendency. ZsrA.