Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-01

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Confederation Virginia Politics
The Administration and Cuban AT
faGrs-A Plea from Iron Men, etc.
WAsHISGToN, Sept. 3O.-An oficia
proclamation has Just been issued of tn,
convention between the United States anC
Hesse DIrmstadt, regulating citizenship
on the basis of naturalization as with the
North German confederation.
The custom receipts for September are
$33lOl9S.
The President recognized Casper Richie
as Vice Consul of the Swiss confederation
for Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. to re-
side in Cincinnati. Also, Peter Staub as
as Consular Agent for the Swiss confedera-
tioa tor Tennessee TO reside at Knoxville.
There seems to be no doubt but that the
Virginia Legislature will at its next meet
ing, next week, lect United States Sena.
Iors. The Attorney General, il is be-
lieved, has decided that the Legislature
can make such an election after Tatifying
the ffeenth amendment, on the ground
that il Will not be in the nature Of legis.
lation. The Lieutenant Governor elect
of Virginia had an interview with the
President yesterday, and the letter in.
formed him that Gen. Sherman had writ
ten q letter TO Gen. Candy, stating that
there would be 10 objections here to the
elections Of Senators, and that the Presi.
dent eCquiesced. Senator Wilson, who
was consulted, said he should welcome the
restoration Of Virginia in any way con-
soBant with the reconstTuctioa acts. An
election will therefore probably take place.
The legation of the Cuban republic here
state that they have information showing
that the recent reports of the assassination
of two Cuban Generals, and the placing of
Gen. Jordan in command of the revOlu.
tionisis, are untrue. The legation, how
ever, felt that the administration has de-
cided TO take no steps in Cuban affairs,
especially none in the way of recognition.
A delegation representing the iron in
ierests in Pittsburg, Newark and New
York, arrived here to-day, and had an in
terview with Secretary Boutwell,, aud also
the President. They come to ask that the
Secretary, in his forthcoming annual re-
port, recommend that the duty on a certain
class of imported steel be increased. The
Secretary listened 10 their views and took
a copy of their address. They cay that
under a construction of The present tariff
one class of steel is admitted at q lower
rate than Congress intended, which caused
it TO come in lively competition with the
home manufacture.
Senator Wilson says that he propos e5,
at the next session of Congress, TO intro
duce a bill providing that any persons
who shall engage in buying or selling
gold, and shall fail TO deliver the actual
coin, shall be punished with heavy fine
and imprisonment. He thinks this would
90 far to break up the system of gold
gambling which prevails in Wall street
and prevent the repetition of such scenes
as were witnessed there last week.
The Secretary of the Treasury yester.
day authorized the collector of the port o.
Baltimore TO sell $4,000 in gold pei
week TO relieve the necessities of the bust
ness men Of that city. The price is limi.
ted to one per cent. above that quoted il
New York
Should The gunbOst recently sold to the
Haytien authorities by this government
not prove satisfactory TO them afGer the
trial of her qualities, the Navy Department
will authorize the purchase money to bt
refunded and the vessel restored TO sergice
a large number Of cases have been pre-
pared by ii. T Sherman, Of New York
econ 10 be filed by him in the Court o
Claims, for the recovery Of bounty money
of which he Gays soldiers have been de
frauded. He claims that the payment a
the Sub Treasury in New York wac lille
gal, as the soldiers have neither endorsec
the checks which have been issued and in
tended for a settlement of their claims, no
given TO any one legal authority to endOrs
them. The case will be held at the die
tum of tie court.
The Hall of the Young Mems Christial
Association was formally opened thi
evening with a variety of exercises, in III
preseuce Of a very large audience. Chic
Justice Chase presided. Addresses wert
delivered by Gen 0 o Howard, Rev d
Grammar, Of Baltimore, Rev J I Duerri
cs, Of Brooklyn, and Geo ii Stuart, q
PhiladelI hia.
Secretary Boutwell, 10 day received
letter from Assistant Secretary Richard,
enclosing his resignation "a Assistant Sec
Rotary Ct the Treasury.
Senator Spencer and Col J. G. Stoke:
of Alabama, had lengthy interview wit
the President this morning on the th
subject Of complete restoration Of law an
order 10 the South. The result Of the 1t
teryiew proved highly satisfactory an
complimentary to the people of the Sout
and their intentions. The President hops
TO visit The South this winter.