New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-01

has answered MS letter. thanking MIN LOT MS great
generosity, and asking him to visit Washington in
order that the matter may be arranged he desires
Senator Warner of Alabama leaves here this week,
to begin the campaign in his State. The only ma
tiona officers to be chosen Mem bers of Congress
The Nominating Convention will be held next week.
and the election come off on the Sd of August The
campaign promises to be exciting and warmly con-
tested. Mr.. Warner thinks he carry five OF the
six Congress Distrcts-fOur positively
The excessive rains, and continuous cold and I'M
seasonable weather, have considerably damaged the
cotton plant in portions of Alabama, and will make
the crops backward. Repanting has become neces-
sary some districts and is being carried rapidly
Ex-Gov. Curtin visited the President and Secretary
Fish to-day and received his instructions. He left
tonight for Philadelphia, where he will eat and
speak at a banquet and wait the result Of the Re-
publican Gubernatorial Convention, to be held there
in few days and then sail for his post at ST. Peters
burg. The President and Secretary Fish were very
particular in their suggestions to Mr. Curtin that he
should impress upon the Car that the friendship to
our Government is fully appreciated and recipro-
Gated.
The conscience fund in the Treasury Department
was to-day increased by contribution Of 1900 from
gentleman in Boston, who says he made improperre-
turns Of his income few years ago, and defrauded
the Government out of the amount returned. lie
desired that no mention might be made Of the rest
tuition and humorousy signs himself !. NJ Square"
About 500 dollars were received from other sources
An impecunious HoOsier. who has been hunting
Office in this city since the day of the Inaugural
ton called on the President to-day, and related to
him the story Of his sunerngs and cody asked his
Exceency for free pass on the railroad from here
to Chicago. The President turned him over 10 Gen.
Dent and Dent turned him out.
Congressman Stokes called on the President to-
day. and had a long interview with him in relation
to the political status of the Republican party IN
Tennessee The President was very free with his
opinion of the present troubles of the Republican
party in that State aud gave Mr. Stokes some whole
some advice, which the latter gladly received, hay-
ing gone there purposey to seek IT,
The Census Committee met again Mt the Capital
to-day and number of Government officials were
| present and made suggestions to the Committee re-
earding the collection of statistical matter Mr. S.
H. Ruggles arrived to-day, and will appear before
the Committee
The Hon II. H. Cary of Louisiana, it is probable.
will be appointed Register of the Land Office for that
state, in place Of Pnchback coored) declined.
The rrepressible DR.. Mary Walker, assisted by the
champion woman suffrage man, Professor Wilcox,
lectured here this evening to a slim house on the
privilege of females
A few Of the old Rebels Of this place visited the
cemetery where lie buried the bodies Of Mrs. surratt
and Capt Writ yesterday, and strewed their graves
with flowers
GRAPH COMPAEY--A FIGHT WITH THE IN
DIASs on THE PLAINs-MARINE DISASTERS
GENERAL PRBss DIsPATCHl
Gov. Curtn, as President Of the East India Tele-
graph Company having requested the Navy Depart
ment 20 extend such aid TO that enterprise as might
seem proper Secretary Borie has instructed Admiral
Rowan commanding the United States Asiatic squad
ron 10 give full protection and render all the assist
ance within his power, to the work of laying the
| cable of the aboyenamed company, and to manifest
| IN the Chinese authorities the deep interest which
this Government feels in the of the enter
nrize Past Capt. Alexander Murray is detailed to
nroceed 10 China and give the benefit of his aid and
experience, III making the preliminary surveys and
oundings. . ,.-,
| retary and diplomatic attache TO the legation Mr.
! Pohert H. GratZ of Pennsylvania. He will sail from
New-York, accompanied by Mr. Coffee, Secretary of
| Legation and Mr. Gratz, on the 18th of June;
| The following telegram has been received at the
TO a HdjI,iamtGc, Townsend, War Department
near Double Mountain. west OF Fort Griffin between
scouting party from tho fort and band OF Comanehes
and Ki0wa Indians In which IA Indians were killed.
WIZ ''HO j. j. REYNOLDS, Brevet Major General
David Turner has been appointed Collector OF Gus
toms for the Port of Alexandria.
Information has been received at the Department
of State of the destruction by fire on the llth OF
Anril AT San Juan del Sur OF the steamship America
| LANES H. Blethen master, belonging TO the North
American Steamship Company; also, OF the wreck OF
The hrip Correntes Of Ellsworth, Maine, q. Is. Pen
dIeton master on the Esd of February the Qunt0
| Sweemiis Reef. The crews were saved.
senator Thaycr of Nebraska in reply to inquiries
~ the cent OF the Associated Press with reference
% tbe Communication Of Senator Crimes in The Lon
| GoH T,nss states that Senator Sumner did not ex-
nTess desire TO have the injunction OF secresy re-
| pmovcd from his speech on the Johnson clarendon
| treatv Int that Senator Chandler Immediately on
the conclusion OF il, made motion for that purpose
which was agreed 10 unanimously. No other speech
was made but several gentlemen briefly expressed
tbsr concurrence in the views presented, and the
IMMERSION at the time was that the speech was unan
mously endorsed, with perhaps the exception OF the
Senator who cast the only vote IN favor OF the treaty
| Immediatelv following the rejection Mr. Motley was
unanimously confirmed as Minister to England.
On inquiry at the Department of State it was
ascertained no information has lately been received
of tne whereabouts OF Minister MclahOn, with the
eIcention of the dispatch from Gen. Webb at Rlo re-
| ceiyed a week ago, giving as rumor That MCMAHON
n;snatcbes have been received at the Navy De
roptnlent from Rear-Admiral Rowan, commanding
The Asiatic squadron, dated April 49, in which he an
| nounces the death OF the commander OF the Enghsl
| forces i'm Canton, China His funeral was attended
hv all tho officers of vessels there IN full uni,
form The general health OF the Officers ana men VI
op Praf Bassett Minister to Hayt had an interview
with tbe President to-day, and will leave on Thurs
| daV for that Country. hllHOugh Oui NolNihii''V
viii NOT ofdciay press the settlement Of the claims
| Of American citizens against the Haytan Republic,
the minister will exert his good offices III that dlrec
| ton. . :, ,u,. =. L., oa,,,,;s-
| stoned Director of the Union Pacific Railroad. lie
had an interview with the President this afternoon
iobn II Gould has been appointed Collector OF In
| formal Revenue for the First District OF Georgia
The President has determined to attend the Dall at
| the Naval Academy on FRIDAY, ana VIII I Ieafo heie
| on Tbursday afternoon IN the steamer IallaOO0Sa