The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-31

Tho President Interviewed by a Coiorod nfIs.
sissippian. f,a.
Rev. James Lynch. c0l0red member from MissLs-
sppi had, AZ he says, most cordial interview with
President Grant this afternoon In which he assured
the President that the coored people OF the state
were rapidly improving In all that constitutes use.
full cizens that they look to toe republican party
as the fountain and bulwark OF their recently CON.
ferred rights and therefore they would sustain 1t;
and that all classes 10 Mississippi responded heartily
TO his famous words "Let us have peace" Prosi-
dent Grant expressed his gratincstion In learning
that the colored people were Improving, and said
they should vote from the promptings OF good judg
ment. He intimated great desire to have the nf-
teenth amendment ratified.
The Presidential RebuG at Welcker's.
President Grants rebuff at Welcker's yesterday 10
still the talk OF the town here II appears that alter
leaving The restaurant In q rage the President re-
paired To the White House, summoned his steward
and ordered breakfast to be brought to him from
respectable eating house kept by coored caterer.
The President demolished the colored cookery Ia
haste then went to Cabinet meeting, and Ia tue
evening attended dinner party given by secretary
Fish At the hospitable board OF the Secretary tho
occurrence Of the morning was made the subject OF
several hits at Grant, who received them In silence
and without relish. One gentleman who joked the
President about IL remarked
~ think you made big mistake In retiring FROM the
restaurant, Mr., President"
''Why 80, sirft said Grant.
'Weli i'll had been In your place should have
quietly sat down in the general eating room, ordered
breakfast eaten IT, and then asked for my bill After
paying the bill should have said to the impudent
attendant, 'Slr, have paid your BILL now here ts
ffty cents for yourself TO pay for your extra polite
ness In that way you would have turned the tables
ntnfv ANA xA1
Polite"
Tho mississippi Election.
Nothing has occurred to show that the i'resIdent
will interfere In the coming election In Mississippi.
but he has expressed his determination that there
shall be q fair one. The district commander will
accordingly appoint In each county of the State .
board Of registers, composed OF one radical, one
conservative republican and one army officer.
Consular Appointments.
The following consular appointments were made
to-day:-Wiam spence vermain. Of New York. to
be Consul at Kinkiang; Edmund e. Getty, Of New
York, ut Gaspe Basin; Jacob J. Camper, OF Pennsyl.
vania, at Client. and James NJ. Peebles OF Michigan,
at Trebisond.
Appointment of Internal Revenue O7icors.
The President has appointed Gilbert Robertson,
Jr, Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the Fifteenth
district, vice Philip II. Nehr, suspended; 8. PulvcP
Heath, Assessor for the Eighteenth district Vice
Alexander II. Palmer, suspended, and John 8. Mas
ters Collector of the Fifteenth district Of New York.
vice James Forsyth, suspended. There were no
charges against the suspended gentlemen, but It was
thought change would be pr0motive Of the public
interests. Thomas L. Tuiock, clerk in the Treas
ury Department. was to-day appointed by the Prest.
dent Collector Of Internal Revenue the District OF
Columbia in the place Of Mr. Flint, deceased. p. X.
Grey has been appointed Collector OF Internal Reve
nue. for the Twentieth district Of Pennsy lvania.
False Accusation Against Commissioner
DeianO.
The recent statement that Commissioner Delano
has secretly given orders to stop the distlation OF
spirits In New York until further orders Is pro-
nounced untrue at the Revenue Bureau. 1t Is be.
eved the recent activity Of the officers la New York
In erreting out frauds led the offenders against tho
law to make the false charge.
The Brokers' and Bankers Tax Collected.
Commissioner Delano to-day received telegram
from J. r. Bailey, Collector of Internal Revenue ior
the Thirty second district OF New YORK; stating thas
all assessments against BANKERS and brokers az tax
upon the capital employed by them in their business
had been collected, except twenty out OF $50, aud
these twenty do not exceed ten dollars each In
amount
Internal Revenue Decision.
Alexander Fulton, Supervisor Of internal Revenue
at Baltimore, writes to the Internal Revenue Buren,
purchasing from packers and dealers bulk meat or
bacon and pork. which are merely packed IN salt,
but not smoked; also rendered lard crude state;
that taey take the bacon pork from the original
packages, smoke II and then repack It, some with
their own trademark and some without It, in which
condition Ii ia sold, and some Of the PORK, utter
smoking they sell without packing, aud the sane
with the lard. The Supervisor wants to know
whether such parties are liable to tax under section
four Of the act Of March 81 186s The Commissioner
decides that such parties engaged in the prepa-
ration OF lard and bacon for sale, and they put up
those articles for sale in packages with their own
names and trademarks on them, and are therefore
liable to the tax imposed by the section to which
reference Is made.
Naval Court Martial.
court martial for the trial OF Passed Assistant
Surgeon Charles L. Green United States Navy con-
vened yesterday at the Navy Yard. The charges
against DR.. Green that he dIsobeyed the orders
of his commanding officer, Thomas e. seltrldQe in
refusing TO take the name Of from the sick
list who had received cutlass wound on the head.
The dsobedlence Of the order ID undelled, out tie
accused holds that it was an illegal order AMI there
fore that he was not bound to obey 1t. CAPITA Il
Davenport is President of the court. George L. Bell
Judge Advocate, anu the accused Ii represented by
Nathaniel Wilson, Of Washington and Frank
Spencer, Of brooklyn. The attracts much
attention In naval circles.
Southern Malls Burned.
Official information has been received that tho
through mails. Northern aud Eastern, which lefs
New Orleans on Monday last, together with the
through mails sent from points between New Or
leans and GAINESVILLE, Tenn, were burned Ia the
Memphis Railroad disaster.
The GOvcrn0rship Of Mississippi-.Judgc Dcns
Still ia the Field.
The following correspondence TOOK place to-day
WARRINGTON, July 50, 1873.
Hon. LEWIS DENT:-
DEAR SIR--Having seen certain dispatches TO tiia