The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-25
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WASHINGTON, October %.
The following was telegraphed North from an
unusually we'll informed source:
at is stated upon good authority that the spc-
olal Cabinet meeting was called yesterday to con.
slider the Yerger case. According to the same
authority, which is not likely to be mistaken,
the Attorney General laid before the Cabinet his
Views upon the case, stating TINT flaw had been
discovered in the acts OF Congress by which the
exclusive Jurisdiction Of the military commission
over the case had been supposed to be assured,
and that II would in consequence be found impos.
sblcto hold Yergcr. My informant goes on to say
that the Cabinet came to the conclusion that YER
ger had been unlawfully held, and determined that
he should be released on the issue Of the writ OF
habeas corpus. Yerger's guilt or innocence is not
the question now, but all parties admit that he
ought to be tried by competent constitutional au-
thority, and consequently the expected decision
OF the Supreme Court will be received with satis-
faction by every In this connection 1t Ia pro-
per to add that the rumors and printed state.
ments regarding President Grants intention to
disregard the mandates OF the court are proved
TO be false by the fact TINT 1t has been in his pow
er to execute Ycrger's sentence at any time since
il was forwarded to him for approval. Instead
Of doing SO, however, he has anxlously courted
the intervention OF the judiciary for the purpose
OF being governed In his actions by the highest
!. authority which could possibly be Interested In
The case. 1t Is therefore probable TINT In due
course OF time Yerger will be turned over to the
civil authorities for traln
1t is positively announced that Sherman and
Grant will attend the meeting Of the Army Of the
Tennessee, ut Louisville, on the 18th OF November.
Well executed counterfeit coupons OF 1ve-twen-
ties OF 1892 have been detected at the Treasury.
They are photographs.
McMahon, the Paraguayan minister, and Wor-
Ellington, the Argentine Republic minister. have
arrived.
General Butterfeld demands an investigation OF
his conduct, but instead OF an investigation it is
snid he will be allowed quietly to resign.
Parties In Arkansas have for some time man.
aged to defraud the revenue department by hav-
the State border In Indian territory, the Indians
heretofore been collected for this tobacco, and It
Is supposed that new legislation will be required
In the matter
Ewing still lies in n critical condition, though
he is improving. He was removed from the court
room this morning.
SUNDAY NIGHT, October ~
Special dispatches northward tonight are to
the effect that the President will not condemn
Buttcrfeld until he has testimony other than that
volunteer ed by persons who made false state
ments against himself and Mrs. Grant, in connec-
tiop with the gold conspiracy. Boutwell, has
sent Collector Bam1eld TO New York to make an
investigation OF the case. Nothing will be done
until he reports.
The Spanish Minister hos informed his govern
ment that the Hornet will not be released to be
used as war vessel by the insurgents.