The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-04
THE N.171ONAE CtPfT4L.
minister Motley docs Somc:h.ng-hll
Quiet orr the Cuban Const-Morc Tar
IFS WantcI-GngSing thc Supreme
Court.
ESPECIAL TELEGnAM TO TIE SEws.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE NEws.l
WASHINGTON, Novcnhcr3.
Minister Motley writes that he has sue
oecdrd in negotiating an important consular
treaty.
Admiral Poor sends dispatch that NIL is quiet
ON the Cuban coast and tina, he has learned moth
Ing OF the landing of any now expeditions
Since April three millions OF three rer cent.
certificates have bcen redeemed
Two Pennsylvania congressman have had an
Interview with Grant urging him TO recommend
in his message an increase i'll the tariff. Tic
President declined to give his views in advance
Oh the subject
Returns from West Virginia Indicate The cleo
tion Of u Legislature wo will repeal all lisfran-
chIsing laws.
Republican Congressman threaten that, if the
delay in the Yerger case be SUFFICIENT they will
put bill through dcprlving The Supreme Court
OF jurisdiction, ana rcmcdying the defect in the
law passed in regard to the McCardic case, which
prevented It from having q siiailar effect in the
rcrgcr case.
a large interest held by citizens OF the United
States in bonds issued by Mexico to obtain
means for overcoming nnd driving out MaNimil.
ian will be presented as claims TO the Mexican
Commission now In session here.
The Subcommittee on Elections, consisting Of
Messrs. Churchill, of New York, and Cessna and
Randeil, OF Pennsylvania, who are to take tcsi-
mony iii the South Carolina cases. will leave here
tomorrow CThursday> morning for Charleston,
where they will begin tile taking Of testimony
IrRoM TIE ASSOCIATED rREss.]
WASHINGTON, November 3.
Secretary Boutwell, has employed counsel TO
protect the interests OF tho government in tic
matter OF the prize money claimed by Farragul's
hcct for the capture OF New Orleans The case
involves millions OF dollars. Tile suit is pending
in the District Court Of this district.
Revenue today $3.50, 600.
Ex-Governor Wells had an interview with the
President to-day.
The ironclad Miantonomah has been ordered to
the West India squadron.
The government receipts OF gold NJ Boston fnll
short OF the disbursements, therefore Boutwell,
declines selling.
delegation from the Louisville Commercial
l.
Walbrldge, for the delegation, assured the Prcsi-
dent OF the appreciation by the convention Of his
goodwill and wishes for lis success. The convcu.
tion was originally called TO discuss the exclusive
interests OF the Southern States but was enlarged
until IL embraced every section OF the country II
was national In its character and its deliberations
were mainly confined 10 the great questions OF
finance, taxation, internal improvements trans
portation, and measures by which the industries
and the great national resources OF the South
could be brought in harmony with the era OF pros
perity upon which the republic had entered. The
desire was universal that all sectional interests
should be ignored, and the citizens OF the United
States be hereafter homogeneous nation. In
conclusion, he congratulated the President ON the
success Of his administration. Enough had
transpired to show that before the expiration of
his second term the public debt may be more than
half eStinguishcd, and American securities COM
mand premium in every part of the globe.
The President, In reply, said 'hc was very much
gratihed to receive delegation representing not
only the commercial interests OF the nation, but
also the new condition OF affairs. Good.fellow-
ship, which ought TO unite common brother.
hood, and which had been 80 happily inaugnra,cd
and invigoratcd at Louisville, llc hoped would cx-
tend and per,ncatc throughout the entire Union,
until every vestigc OF bitterness or unkInd.
lcycd that within year or two the South
would be far richer and far more pros.
porous than ever before, and the rcoplc
have 1t in their own power, by q judiclous policy
and by wise acts, to advance their own interests
and those OF the entire country with marvellous
rapidlty. As to his second term, lie could insure
General Walbridgc that he felt now very much rs
he did at West Poin; In his cadet days, when hc
counted every month with eagerness to get out OF
his position. lie had not sought his present pos-
tion rs everybody knew"
: The Hon. II. w. IIliard OF Georgia, was glad
TO have all opportunity OF saying to the President
that he concurrcd IN the cordial appreciation
which all parties must give to The sentiments
just expressed by him.
The President laughingly asked Colonel Duncan,
Of Kentucky, what the people Of his State Thought
OF the administration, and whether there was
any hope OF Kentucky ever turning from her prc.
fent poll ties
Colonel Duncan assured him that the Ken.
tnckian5 with very rare exceptions, fully apprc-
ciatcd the Presidents honest intention to do what
he could for the good or the country, and that the
telcgraphIo message 80 kindly sent by the Prcs..
dent to him for the convention, and the now re-
ncwed assurances OF kind feeling toward the peo
pie lately suffering SO much, would augment and
strengthen the respect which they already enter
sined for the Chief Magistrate. As to Kentucky,
he would say, however, that even the Fifteenth
amendment would create very little difference, rs
The coorcd vote would be divided and not 20 very
far towards breaking down the 10000 Dcmocra-
tic majority OF the Slate.
After an Informal ana pleasant conversation of
half an hour the delegation withdrew.
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