Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-04
WASHINGTON.
The President and the Louisville
Commercial Convention.
Speech by Grant in Reply to the
Committee.
Borie's Bronze Msdal-- Washington,
Grant and Lincoln.
Appointment---NatiOnaI Finances,
Army of Tennessee.

WASHINGTON, November 3.-The
( Committee Of the Louisville ConYen-
ton appointed to return thanks to the
President for his wishes for the sue
cess of the Convention, called at the
( Executive Mansion to-day, and in re
ply 10 Gen. WOoibridge's speech, the
President said he was very muc1
gratified to receive sach a delegation,
representing not only the great CON-
merciai interests OF the nation, nut
also the new condition Of atlaIrs-tie
good fellowship which ought TO unite
a common brotherhood, and was hap
PLY inaugurated at Louisville. lie
hoped it would extend and permeate
throughout the entire Union till every
veStige of bitterness or unklndness
should be eradicated. He believed
that within year or two the South
would be far richer and far more pros
perous than ever before, and the peo-
pie have it within their own power,
by a judicious policy and wise
acts, to advance their own III
terests and those of the entire
country with marvellous rapidity.
With regard to his second term, he
said that he could answer Gen. Wal
bridge that he felt now very much a5
he did at West Point, in his cadet
days, when he counted every month
with cagerness to get out Of his posi-
tiOn. He had not sought his present
condition, as everybody knew.
The original copy Of Alilier's Ma
tiOnal Medallion, executed to the or
der of Secretary BOrie, Tor preSenta-
ton to Mrs. Grant, was hung in the
green room of the executive mansion
t. day. The medallion IS in brOaZe,
and includes, with appropriate sur
roundings, the heads in reifefof Wash
iogton, Lincoln and Grant.
5. NJ. Vail, OF New York. has been
appointed Consul for Bavaria.
Erhe following are the disbursements
by the Government during the month
of October: Civil and miscellaneous,
S4,0l0, 10; War Department, $5,jl4,-
TI5; Navy, S2,IO4,GS2; Interior, Pen
sion and Indian Departments, 81 ,2I2,-
9S5; total. So, So, 1872. In addition to
the above, the interest accrued and
paid on the public debt during that
month amounted to $li, JOG, 1919.
Prominent gentlemen here, con-
nected with the army Of Tennessee,
contemplate engaging d special train
TO take them TO the reunion at Louis
vile on the l7th inst.
Congress passed q law last March
authorizing fhe Institution of proceed
ings in any Court having the jur;s iic-
ton Of ike matters, to recover such
prize money as the Farragut feet en-
gagged in the capture of New Or
leans, might be entitled to for captufes
then made; and providing that such
prize money, as might be awarded.
should be paid out of the Treasury of
the United States.
Gen B. +. Butler, acting as Attor-
ney General and prosecutor for the
officers and sailors in that fleet, has
filed a libel of information against the
vessels, etc, in the District Court of
this District, praying for Judgment,
etc.
The attention Of the Government
having been called to the suit by the
District Attorney, Gen. Darlington,
and asking the Treasury Department
10 assign him an associate counsel IN
view Of the magnitude of the case
and the principles involved, the Sec
retary of the Treasury has empowered
Richard NJ. COrWiHe Of Cincinnati,
who has had considerable experience
in prize cases and i'll admiralty pro-
ceedjngs.
The Secretary-ias instructed these
attorneys to make a thorough defense,
both on law and facts. Several inter
views have already taken place be-
tween the counsel and officers of the
Treasury, and every preparation is
being made to that end. Thirty days
has been given the Government to
prepare its defense. More than a
million dollars are involved in this
Suit