, 1869-05-27
Attorney Generals Opinion
as to the Powers Of
National Banks.
Surrender Of the Quaker
City Demanded by the
British Minister,
John Cochrane to Succeed Min
lister Mcmahon.

TEE EIEAxER CCAkEn CfTr.
The British Minister has mhde \ formal demand
on the State Department for the surrender OF the
s1e4tnship Quaker City. seized IN New York BY
The United States Marshal for alleged violation Of
the neutrality laHa Slr. Thuraton says the yes-
eel IL the property Of = uH:tsa sablcct, and he
will assume all responsibility for the
steamer i'll she reaches Jamaica
Secretary F!sn has Informed III. Boutwell,
Of the 1acts In the case, and asked that the Trea
surJ rtlease tic ship. As the vessel has been
regularly lsel1ed by Court, Mr.. Do1tWeu de-
cllne4 10 net iii he h2z the Cabinets advice In the
matter.
CITY POLITICS.
The Republican Nominating Convention was
held 1his stternoon. Tue ticket tnally decaded
upon VIE: For Collector, F. A. Roawell; for Eeg-
!ster, Holm F. Cook; for City Surveyor. r. IL
Doocsau. Boswell il an American, Cook. color.
cd nAn, and Donegan, an nishtnan. Regtst1a-
tion shows that the Republicans can cArry the
city, unless split takes place, and ZONE Of the
defeated candidates threaten To run Independent,
or join the c:t!1ena' movement
1HK AMY AkpskAyY WAR fx1sofEEs' AEBoC1AT10x
had meeting Last night, and resolved to tAfe ttn-
mediate treasures to build = monument IN thl&
city 10 the memory Of such Of their cotufades ~
died In Eetel p.ssona. Effort will be made to in
duce Congress to grant the Small square 1t the In
tersect1ou Of Seventh ksrcet md PennEJlya1ia AZ
1nQt fer the purpose
plaArFolhTKp coxIRAcToks.
Some OF the CONTRACTORS who brought about the
appointment Of the Joint Committee On Ordnance
have resozted to writing abusive 1etie1a to Judge
Advocate General Holt, Of the Dyer court, and ut
the same time insulting TO General George II,
The unaA, its President
VIRGINIA xLTcrlgH ORDER.
The following arc paragraphs IN General Can
by,s order, announcing the Arth Of July as tho
day for votlng on the Virginia Constitution, which
relate to preserving order and securing free
Eo,>s:
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TIE QCAKEn CITY AFFAIR.
Secretaries Fish anu Boutwell, have had consul,
saiton a1out the case Of the Quaker City, and de.
elesl thai the matter has been taken out Of their
jurisdiction l'J the libel Of the court
TO TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
uE1UkH ur TIRE PRESIDENT.
WAsnxGros. May ed.-Frr.i,ienr Giant and
party resurlti from Annapolis, Md. this evening.
4 Il Cort1n and bride, the Presidents sister,
rived tonight and aze stopping at the Executive
ru~EHs CT NATIONAL BANNING ASSOCIATIONS.
The attorney General, ut the request Of tht
that National banking Assoc!ut.ons cannot leSal7j
he converted Into State Hanks and thus rellcst
,hemss.yes Of the o6lIea'Ious ua''es thu
Ferera e and IL Secnsaie. @ nsnk Of ns sp,ny \.
1!onal 1sankins Association under The aci Of tae
The Attorney General says: II am nf opinion tha
New ToEt to alter modify, add tn Or dtsnInlsh tn,
po~erY, dutses or liabilities created OF coufeEr,S
upon BANKING association established undcf Al
TIE INDIAN COMMISSION.
The advisory Indian Commission met this morn
tnG IN room assigned them by the Con- nmlastone
q Indian Affairs, IN the Interior Department
Members Of the commission were hero and al
present, ard m organization was effected, A!te
which a gcaeral cis,uss;nn took place as 70 WIS
CouT<e mtnstk n bf tl1t ct3tl11tsslun fhoald Fut
poee- At II Is writing the commission Il still L
session, AID nothing ceEn,ie nas been settled
THE s~r.~pe cCsrH. C!-r.
British MIltacr Thornton. having represented
n Secretary Fish That fhc steamer Quaker Ctiy
.eizt.l AMI llcIl'.. Mt New YORK; yesterday ps tn,
rror.E.v Of frt1isa Subject. Aad that anc va
bCEu1 for .'ln isil on Il peaceful mission, th
:s+1 1trart II State has written note 10 the Sec
te;ary oi TIC Treasur! that Rne should be sccascs
aIl lontu I. proceed on her voyage.
1HE FAHACCAT N1sstnS-
I'll stated that the State Department, nnail
hec0tning uneasy II the continued silence Ut Gen
ctal Martln y. McMahon, our Minister to Patu
quay, letter OF recall wus sent to him Bcrcfr
months ago. hui DO answer has soeen received
John Cochraac, OF New York. viii probably be or
pointed 10 succeed htu-
EKNAr1E GN1MES TO TIE ENGLISH rEoPLE-
The letter IN the tUntfon Times, Of the 1ei
Inst, under the signature n 'tAn American Git
zen, - respecting the Alabama Claims treaty, II
which has exercised soothing an influence
England, WIS communicated bt Senator Crime
t1l InHa,