Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

| Revenue Deeisions-FemaIc CIerks-NeW
Counterfeits-The Yerger Case-The Adj
I m1nfstratiOn and Cuba-HOn. Thos E~.
/ ing Sr-Defeat of Ex.President johnson
-Proscrtptfon in Texas-Forney Asking
| for His Rsward-The President and the
| Gold Speculation
WASHINGTON CITY, D. G.. Oct. %. 1869.
Dear, Journal observation-disclosures Delano
has prepared a circular to Collectors re-
curing them to affix their own signatures
to registered bonds, and not to entrust the
duty to Deputies if possible to avoid it.
Mr.. Delano has decided that farmers and
stock growers who buy cattle and pasture
and fatten them and sell them for beef are
not cattle brokers in the meaning Of the
law, and therefore not liable to the special
tax The real cattle broker under this de-
cision is one whose regular business it is
to buy and sell cattle in value greater than
$40, 900 per year, simply for profit. The
annual reports of Treasurer Spinner and
Commissioner Fisher, of the Patent Office,
who have a large number of female clerks
| in their bureaus, will be quite compliment
tary to the ladies. Both gentlemen claim
| that in certain classes of work they are su-
perior to male clerks
New and dangerous counterfeits have
been discovered in General Spinner's Of
flee by the ladies reviewing the work after
it has passed through the hands of the
male clerks without detection. General
Spinner is ''brick" and if the ladies in
his department deserve credit he is the one
to give it.
It is now we'll understood that the Su-
preme Court in the Yerger case will render
an opinion adverse to the powers of the
military tribunal which tried him. Attor-
ney- General Hoar says, considering the
we'll known defects of those sections of the
reconstruction acts referring TO the juris-
diction of the Civil Courts there can be
little doubt of the decision of the Court
being favorable to Yerger being tried by
competent legal tribunals" It is thought
the decision will not be promulgated by
the Court until after the meeting of Con-
gress. 1t Is probable that Yerger will, on
the rendering of the decision, be turned
over to the civil authorities for trinl. The
Radicals of course will set up a howl at the
decision of the Supreme Court and will
threaten all sorts of vengeance at being
cheated out of the blood of Yerger. Times
have somewhat changed since Mrs. Surratt
was murdered, and the recollection of that
terrible tragedy i, an indeible stain on
the Republican party. The more conscien-
tious OF them have horror Of military
tribunals and will gladly hear with Joy
this decision, but the admirers OF Stanton,
Holt, Butler Boutwell,, Bine ham and such
as they, will mourn the loss Of SO much
power for their party.
The Cabinet meeting yesterday was
mainly occupied with rontine business,
with the exception OF the Cuba question
which wss very fully discussed in all its
bearings. Our diplomatic relations with
Spain were also discussed. It is believed
by those we'll posted that the Administra-
ton will take some decided steps in the
Cuban business before the meeting of
Congress. There has been such double
dealing that the country would be glad to
know what the Administration does intend
with regard to Cuba The laundering of
tide detachable SicAles, urged on by the
stupid Ulysses, has made the question of
our interfering in Cuban affairs very deli
cate matter. By all means let US have
policy go that the Cubans, the Spaniards
and the people of this country may know
what to expect.
La the Supreme Court room yesterday
the Hon. Thomas Ewing, ST., was speaking
in reply to Mr.. Phillips, when he COM
planned of indisposition and requested
permission to conclude his remarks sitting,
and while proceeding fell from his chair
unconscious Physicians pronounced the
ailment to be exhaustion of the heart. DIR.
MiIlar his rhuaiaian fn.nIrhk
him as improving, and says he will recov.
CT. He still lies at the capitol. Mr. EW-
ing will be 80 years of age neNt Decem-
Der.
The Senatorial contest was ended in the
defeat of Andrew johnson, and in the
election of Henry Cooper. who received So
votes to Mr.. johnson 81. There was a
trap sprung on Mr.. johnson by the Stokes
Radicals who hate Brownlow, and johnson
no less, and as Brownlow was favorable to
Johnson's election they revenged them
selves by defeating Brownlows choice,
johnson. Mr.. Cooper is d young man of
fine abilities, of conservative views, hav-
ing been a union man throughout the
war.
On the recommendation of the Collector
of Customs at Galveston Is changes have
beed made. The new appointees are
nearly all colored, one Of whom is made |
chief of department at salary of $4,000.
There are two reasons for such appoint
ments, first, to gain the negro vote for the
Radicals and secondly, to punish the peo-
pie of the South for not voting as Bout |
we'll and Wendell Phillips dictate.
Forney has been at the Presidents
heels for the past three days urging that
he carried Pennsylvania for the Radicals
and wants his services rewarded by pat |
ronage in Office. Pennsylvania was car
ried by the most outrageous fraud I |
think the President is remiss in not re-
warding J. w. Forney, for without fraud |
and the wire pulling of J. W. Forney it
would have gone for the Democracy. ''The
laborer is worthy of his hire" pay Forney
and let him run.
The President has ''got his back up" at
the charges of Fisk and Gould to the effect
that he and wife were in the stock and |
gold speculation in New York lately It
was known that there were parties in |
Washington in it who held high position,
but it now appears they were no less than
Mr.. and Mrs President Grant, and such |
will ha the imnrassiou until proof ha forth.