New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-15
WASHINGTON.


MENT-CHARGEs OF FRAUD IN THE yIAgisi.
ELECTIOE-THE PLANTER COTTON cAsR srT
TLED-THE NEW CURRENCY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNRI
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, July a. Issa
In these dispatches last evening brief statement wa.
given OF some OF the proceedings OF the Cabinet mee,
yesterday To-day many additional facts concerning tn
same subject were made public 1t that secreta,
Boutwell, made long speech against tho Administrators.
giving ard and comfort to the Of the pol
itlcans In Virginia, Mississippi and Texas who styI.
themselves CONSERVATIVES" He had faith in IN,
successful party in Virginia. and he saw danger ahead
his party the Administration insisted on connenanc
the Conservative" or National Republican" part,
| in Texas and Mississippi. As he understoOs
&c. the party I'm power is known simply "a the Repubu
can" party, and unless he greatly mistaken thu
called Conservatives" the enemies OF that party
and did not ndorse or support the platform WHICH
President Grant was elected lie thought the AdminIs
raton owed it TO itself and to the party that putt
power TO beware Of preenders and TO take risks
any OF tho ." new movements" which might resnt in d.
aster. He thought the position Of the AdmnistratO.
toward the Walker party" in Virginia had been msu
erpreted and the country had been led TO believe thn
which wero not true concerning the same. He Il
had been IN communication with prominent leaders o.
the Republican party both North and South, and found
that they had fallen the Of supposng that the
so-caled Conservatives" OF Virginia and other South
ern States had received the fall Endorsement OF the Al
minstration and they seemed alarmed. He couDsele4
extreme caution and rigid adherence 70 the well known
principles OF the party Of which no and his associates had
been selected representatives The result that 10
was unanimously agreed to have the elections In Miss
ssppi and Texas take place after the Fall elections
tho Northern States, and the time Of tho assemk
| ling OF Congress as is possible.
IL appears that Judge Dent, recently nominated foe
Governor OF Mississippi by party OF socalled Goa.
servative" Republicans recently called Secretary
Boutwell,. for the purpose OF securing the influence
the Treasury Department In his behalf during the forth
coming canvass The conversation which ensued was do
claedy spicy the Judge insisting that no supporter
OF the Administration while the Secretary declared that
he could not consistently the patronage OF HE
\ Department for the benefit OF any political organt
zauon not In fun accord with the Re
| publican party and the principles embraced
in tho platform adopted at Chicago, when Cen Grant
was nominated As the interview proceeded the parties
became quite earnest and Mr. Boutwell, bluntly told his
visitor to mind bis business adding that be was
capable Of controlling the affairs Of the Department with
out assistance from outsiders lie added that none but
those who supported the Chicago platform, and were
willing to support the Fifteenth Amendment had been
appointed by him to Office in Mississippi and finally dis
missed the Judge with the information that his requests
we're OF no avail.
A delegation OF Radical Tennesseoans have arrived
here to urge the Administration 60 take decided stand
in favor OF election Of Stokes for Governor OF that
state. Their efforts viii probably BIO successful
in tho Alexandra VA District. arrived here to-day.
He charges that great frauds Perpetrated oy tho
Conservatives in the recent election ana oIihgs Win
him specimens OF counterfeit tickets used by that party
TO deceive the freedmen They are similar 10 the usud
style OF that kind Of tickets having Radical Republics
vignettes at the head surmounting the " the
! rwalker" candidates.
The famous Planter Cotton has been finally set
tied by the Treasury Department, and the parties "a
whom the cotton sold have been relieved from their
bonds to pay the taxes The Planter Il will be remem
bered. was seized at Mobile about year ago. with LOO
bales Of cotton board on which 1t Was alleged nc
tax had been paid. II was subsequently, proved that
only asa bales were amenabe seizure The cotton had,
previous 10 the seizure passed into innocent hands aud
the Department decided TO allow IL 70 be sold, provided
the parties who owned It gave bonds FOR the payment
| the tax. The cotton was estimated az $1,000.
The President senta Geographic invitation 10 eKseors-
tary Bore night join the White House party In s
trip 70 Long Branch. The Government steamer Tala-
pOosa In readiness 20 take the party GA board aud Win
| probably sail tomorrow night
The beautiful and spacious grounds around the EHeca'
tive Mansion, which heretofore have been open 10 the
public are be considered private hereafter and no one
outside OF Presidents household will be allowed 70
| trespass Tie mall south OF the Executive grounds 70
also closed to the public and used As pasture Tor Tia
| Presidents horses.
The tencent notes OF tie fractional currency arc
now ready for distribution. Only small number Ct
|
States Treasurer BY the middle of next week hcre ws
| be an abundance on hand.
Mr.. Isaac n. Morris, late Government Director OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, whose report caused mueh
comment ia out in long letter this morning in reply 20
| Hamilton c. FAINT, in which he tMorris rciterates hH
former statements concerning the read and rather
we're on Senator COnug and senator Wade for ther
telegams In praise OF It's construction and management
| Gen ONeil Of FenIan renown has returned from bis
tour through the South made FOR the purpose Of oorV'
ing the condition OF the Fenan organization Ia that sec
ton lie states that there but few wemalntained
circles IN existence but there nevertheless deep feel
INK among the Irish population OF oil the Southern states
which, with proper care would develop itself into vide
! spread enthusiasm for the cause.
NThe trial Of the colored woman, Mile Games for the
murder Of her white seducer is now progressing 10 the
Criminal Court here. II will probably terminate tomor-
row. 1t Is generally believed th', she viii be acquitted
the ground OF insanity. The Jury composed u sE
| white and six black men.
| THE NORTH GERMAN CONF GDERATi0N AND THa
| PACIFIC RAILROAD. -CUTfVE APPOINT
| SENTs- CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN
| BANKS.
GENERAL PRESS n'sPArcHI
The PostOaice Department O. me North German Con.
federation has addressed a communication 70
Post Oaice Department dated Berlin. June 30. stating IN
substance that IL is its intention to have all its mail mat
tiers to and from the Pacific Coast China and Japan
ried by way Of the United States the Pacific Rail-
road and making inquiries on the subject OF such ar
rangement No reply has yet been made, but there 10
no doubt that the response will be satisfactory - the
sion 70 and from Japan will be shortened ten days
the present system but there will be very little n any
RppreCabe advantage as 10 the communication between
| Hong Kong aud Germany.
| The following appointments were announced this
morning James T. Wilson OF Iowa, 20 bo Governments
Director OF tho Union Pacific Railroad Company. wee
James Brooks; James w Foote OF North Carolina 70 oe