New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-12


BILL-woMAN SUFFRAGE MEETINe-rTE
NEW CURRENCY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. Monday, Oct. IL, 1869.
The Secretary of the Treasury has authorized Collector
Thomas of Baltimore to sell $4,000 gold per week during
the present month in that city, and atter that 10 se
100000 per week until further orders
Mr. Noah, Tennessee State Agent here, received ee
gram to-day from member of the Tennessee Legisla
ture saying that President Johnson would be elected
Senator on the first ballot.
The project for the purchase OF the island OF ST.
Thomas is again being agtated here Ex-senator Doc
little has been here several days and has had inter-
views with the President and Secretary of State the
attorney of parties the interest Of the Danish Gov
eminent in reference the treaty for the sale Of the
Island The President is understood TO be unayorabe
to the purchase at the present time.
Congressman Jenckes Of Rhode Island is In the city for
the purpose of securing additional statistics and facts
about the departments here in aid OF his CiV service
bill large number of the most prominent business
men and citizens Of Philadelphia have signed petition
to the city members Of the House OF REPRESENTATIVE
asking the passage Of the Civil Service BILL or something
similar order to reform the alleged abuse produced
by rotation in office of political changes
The Woman Franchise Association Of this city held
another meeting last evening The attendance was
very small. The irrepressibe Mrs. Griffin was on hand
and presided with her usual force. Mr.. Freeman was
the orator of the evening He took conservative ground
on the Woman Suffrage question, and urged his hearers
to move prudently. He opposed to women prating
about their suferngs from the hands OF men, he was
opposed to such expressions as calling husbands task
masters and wives slaves he didn't think that women
looked much like slaves they passed along Penns!E
yana avenue decked in fine dress and Jewelry FROM
the very fact of women wearing such hnery ana
jewelry he would judge that men were tho
slaves from the amount they had to furnhh
for the purchase OF such things II had been asked
oo,ttzao nd Inv
tionary IL would be found she not. Freeman was
followed by Mr.. Brown Mormon Elder. He ADVISED
all tho females present at the meeting ana all women
who were advocates Of freedom, to immigrate 10 otah
which Territory would be admitted as state. He
said 1t was a community where women could have @Ty
thing their own way. Browns remarks were not wen
received and he had finished the meeting adjourned
Eighty thousand dollars, the first installmen OF the
ne issue of legal tenders have been received AT the
Treasury Department from New York. and viii be ready
| for Issue IN few days.
A barge number of cotton cases are the present
docket Of the United States Supreme Court having been
taken upon appeal from the Court Of Claims AS many
cases remain ON the docket Of the Court Of Claims in
which the same questions involved as those taken 10
the Supreme Court, AttOrneyGen Hoar announcer tos
morning that he will, at early day make an enort 10
bring these before the Supreme Court In order haS
those before courts may be settled These cases
grow out of claims for cotton captured by the united
| and the net proceeds deposited in the Treasury.
Persons who arrived from Baltimore tonight state has
the friends OF Cuban celebrated In that Guy
to-day the first anniversary OF the breaking out OF mo
| revolution.
Some of the old residents Of Washington have been 10
Baltimore to meet Jefferson Davis upon his return from
| Europe He is represented being In much better
health than formerly and manifested much sorrow az
the news of the death Of exPredent Pierce whose Fec
| rotary of War he was for several years MI DaUss
| family will remain in Europe lie was registered as
Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and will proceed to 'has
! State within a few days.
Two maps have just been published by the Engineer
Bureau Of the War Department One displays the erri-
tory OF the United States from the Mississippi Ver 10
the Pacific and is intended for the use OF the army IL
shows the situation of arous Indian tribes the loeauo
of the tarous military posts, aud other details OF ND
portance. The other military map OF tue ohi'eu
states and exhibits tin most important towns and all
| the forts in the Union.
Yesterday the funer ceremonies OF Charles syphas
noored took place at Arlington. Mr.. syphax was agei
rs years He formt rly servant in the Custs ia-
y and his children freed by the VIII OF the ia"
| George Washington Par Ike Custis