The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03
Heartless Conduct Of the Colored
People-They Go Back on the
Conservatives in Body
and Vote the Radical
Ticket.
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Great Fire in Galveston Dis
asters-Sinking of q Phila-
delphia Vessel.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Movements of Government Vessels.

Movements of ofGovernment Vessels.
Special Despatch TO The Euening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The United States steamer
supply, now lying at Boston, will leave soon for the
Mediterranean squadron. Parties having friends
with the squadron will do well to forward their let
ters to the Supply The Powhattan has been ordered
home from the West India squadron and will dis
charge her crew at Philadelphia. She will be re-
placed by the Severn.
Dents disappointment.
Judge Dent, the defeated candidate for Governor
OF Mississippi arrived here yesterday and this
morning called upon the President his brother-in-
law. The Judge complained that out for the inter-
ference OF General Ames he would have been elected
by large majority. Dent says General Ames, and
the troops under him. ntmldated white voters and
many OF them were not allowed to go to the polls.
The negroes went back on the conservatives In a
body and voted the radical ticket. The President
does not sympathZe with Dent, but is unconcealed
in his qualification at the election of the radical
ticket.
The Free Trade Lengue and the Lobby.
The Free Trade League has considerably OF a
lobby here for the defeat OF the Tariff bill. They
particularly anxious to get bituminous coal in free,
as an entering wedge, and then they propose to
strike at other features Of the tariff interests. A T.
Stewart and other leading importers Of New York
are furnishing statistics and data to be used before
the Ways and Means Committee and in Congress.
Currency md Banking Facilities.
Members from the South and West are bringing
pressure to bear on the Secretary OF the Treasury
get him to recommend an additional supply OF cur
rency for those sections. Boutwell, is opposed TO
innatng the currency, but he is disposed to grant
increased banking facilities which will relieve the
pressure for money in these localities. The Secre-
tary being an Eastern man, will favorlhe plan which
he will propose rather than take from the New Eng
land States their present quota Of banking capital
Naval Orders.
Despatch to The Eoena1lg Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Naval bulletin to-day
Ordered-Lieutenant W. w. Mead and Ensgns e.
X. Moore, j. c. Irwin and G. w. Jarbor to signal
duty under Commodore S. p. Lee; Ensign Samuel
Ames to the Frolic. Detached-E Ensign j. ID. j. Kee-
ley, from the New York Navy Yard; Ensign f. G..
Drake, from the Frolc Ensign j. b. Smith, from the
Portsmouth, N H., Navy Yard, and ordered to report
for signal duty. The President to-day appointed
James II. Fiske Commissioner to examine the
oregon Central Railroad and telegraph lne,. vice
Jesse Applegate declined.
Military AssiRnment.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Colonel Walter S. Franklin
2st Infantry has been assigned by the War Depart
ment as Military Professor at Miami University, at
Miami, Ohio, pice Colonel Carlton relieved.
Arrival of Congressmen.
About thirty Senators and twice that number of
Representatives have arrived here.