Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-08

WASHINGTON, July THE follow
ing dispatch was received by the Pres
ident this morning;
RICHMoSD, IA, July :, lStis.
To President Grant:
1l.. President: In behalf OT the
state Executive Committee of the
Walker party, l congratulate you upon
the triumph Of yCUT pGliCyt y in Nir-
sInia. The gratitude of hepeople for
your liberality is greatly entertained
by the overwhelming majority by
which that policy prevails.
lSignedl r. Il. DANIEL, Chairman.
Walker majority in Virginia is
estimated by additional returns at
10000. Both branches Of the Leeisla-
tire are undoubtedly carried III the
Walker men. The Richmond dis
tffct elects eleven Walker men to the
legislature. The returns upset the
calculations OF thc Wells men, based
on the vote by color, some of the
hlankest counties having given large
maiorities for Walker,
Secretary Boutwell, to-day appoint
I'd Gen. +. F. Spinner, United States
treasurer, Custodian Of tie Sinking
Fund, aud ef s,ich bonds as may be
bought, subject to the future action of
Congress, with Instructions that they
must be charged to the account OF
registered bonds, and books opened
which must al all times show the true
condition Of the Fund. He is also in
structed To open an interest ac-
count with the Sinking Fund,
and credit Il with an interest,"
Iue on the bonds bought on
saaunt 81 ine sinking Fund, or
aubjact tO tAC faturcactSOhO Congress,
and 10 purchase new bonds with such
interest, to be added TO the sinking
fund.
The following are the disbursements
lCr June. Civil ard Miscellaneous,
Is, SO. .3SS, War Department., Sj,253,-
28S; Navy Department, sos, ,u96;
Indian aud Pension Department, 81
OS2, ll6.
The above does not include the
amount paid on account of the public
debt.
The receipts from internal revenue
to-day were S264, Ill.
The President viii next week az !
company his family tc ICng Rranch, /
and occasionally. during the summer
be absent from the city, bat at no time 4
over two weeks, and perhaps never /
for so long a period. His travelling
movements viii depend upon the state |
of the public business, which viii re- |
ceive his attention at Washington |
whenever its importance shall 80 re- !
suire
. The question OF Submitting the iron !
clad oath to the membeIS of the Nir- !
ginia Legislature has not yet been sub |
mitted to the Attorney General for |
his opinion. The President is waiting /
before going the receipt of the cores |
pondence which called forth the letter |
Of Gen. Candy to the effect that the |
taking of this oath will be necessary. /
II NAV now be stated, with more |
certainty than heretofore, that Dan |
Sickles has not been instructed to ne |
gOtiate for the purchase OF Cuba, and |
the additional assurance comes from |
one Of the best sources of Off T,
gial infurmatioH that the Govern
ment Is not lOOhin 70 the pur- |
chase Of Cuba, and also that the Gov |
ernment is not looking 10 the purchase |
Of territory in anv other quarter.
The Treasurer has instructed the |
Assistant Treasurer 10 purchase So
900, 900 Of United States bonds on Fri |
day next, 10 be held subject to the fu
ture action Of Congress.
The currency balance IN the Treas |
ury has been reduced about 50, ,0OO, 600 |
since the first of July, by the with !
draWal of the necessary amount to !
purchase s., ,09O, 600 Of bonds, and -, !
Zoo, 600 to-day for the use Of the army. |
Special Treasury Agent kensels, |
now here, Is writing his report The |
understanding is that il seriously i'm |
plicates parties in New Orleans, in 1
high standing, as well as former 1
officers Of Customs, not, however, in !
Guiding Kellogg and StOckaOlethu. |
The report in substance substantiate5
the Piedylme's statement ofthecustom
frauds.