The Portland daily press., 1869-07-31
Saturday Morning, July 81, 1859.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, July sO.-The following Con
sular appointments were 1nrE maaI i 70 he consmi
at Kin Kiano: Edmund o. Getty, OF New
York, at Gaspe Basin; jacob y. Camper, OF
Pennsvlvania. at Ghent, and JAS M. Rubles,
of Michigan, at Trebizend.
ASSIGNMENT OF ENGINEERS.
Chief Engineers John W. Moore and Edward
d. Robbie have been ordered to duty, respec-
tiyeIy at Portsmouth and Boston.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS,
The internal revenue receipts to-day vers
over 81, 1,000, 900.
FALSE REPoRT
The recent statement that Commissioner
Delano has recently given orders to ston tba
distillation Of spirits in New York until firth
or orders, is pronounced untrue at the Reve.
nue. Bureau. dt Is believed that the recent ac-
tivity OF the oficsrs in New York in ferreting
out frauds led the offenders against the law to
make false reports.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
Nothing new has occurred to show that the
.resident Will interfere in the coming election
IN mississippi, but he has expressed deter
nination that there shall be fair one. The
alstrict commander will accordingly appoint in
each county of the State board of registers,
composed of one radical, one conservative Re-
publican and one army officer.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN REV. MIR. LYNCH AND THn
PRESIDENT.
hey. James Lynch, colored minister from
Misslsslppi, had, as he says, most cordial in
tterview with President Grant this afternoon.
IN which he assued the President that the col.
.ored people of his State were rapidly improv-
far
they look to the Republican party as the fonn-
tain and bulwark of their security and confer
red rights, and, therefore. they would sustain
it, and that all classes in Mississippi responded
heartily to ms famous words, Let us have
fcation at learning that the colored people
were improving, and said they should vote from
the promptings of good Judgment. He inti-
mated great desire to have the 18th Constitu-
tional amendment ratified.
JUDGE DENT WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
The following correspondence took place to-
Washington, July 30, 1s6o.-To Hon. Lewis
Dent. Dear Sir: Having seen certain dis
patches to the New York press, renewing the
report that you would decline the candidacy
for Governor of Mississippi of the National
Union Republican ricket, We desire to know
whether you adhere to your pre- iously ex-
pressed determination on that subject, for the
purpose of setting this matter finally at rest. We
trust you will favor us with an early response.
,c,. Very respectfully,
GEoRcr MoopM.~
w..h;n,,,on r,,,,, On .oeo -r-~s,~~
..,,u ~ ss., 10y ~, aoos. eI.leMen. IN
say that while cannot decline what IA ss has not y
been formally offered me, you are at liberty TO
say 10 the National Union Republican marty
and the people OF mississippi generally, that in
cant Il " y bsvs nsrsr anthor1aa , ssanay -,
eeps y; nsSe nsseI auenoilzea any person
ed M ne by the The National Union % ReOublican ns nar-
ty Of Mississippi. and again assure Won that INV
purpose to thai end remains fixed and nnaIfer-
able i earnestly desire the restoratiou Of the
Southern States with CONSTITUTIONS and laws
which will eifectually secure the civil ana no.
litical rights OF all persons. -
Very Respectfully. ga
fsionad \ sss'~-5' -, -. -
To Col Moorrnan and .Jpdca Ia af5sr;s '- A1ANA'A
=. . : s. s..-s. vs.
~ooAssloNs ~ TEE coNshhvA1lVE sPARTx.
Gentlemen just from Mississippi represent
that the National or Conservative Republicans,
similar to the Walker party in Virginia, are
making accessions from the extreme radical
wing.
GEN GRANT LEFT FOR LONG BRANCH.
President Grant, accompanied by General
Porter, left Washington Tonight on his return
to Long Branch "
ruv nv ,,r,o,, xxo,. ~
= oTos DnoAhHs'
80. OomElssl9ner s y 1elano to-day received tele,
gram from .. r.. BAILEY, collector OF Internal
revenue LOT the 30 District OF New York, stat
ing that all the assessments against bankers
n brokers' as tax upon capital employed by
th m m ffii9sS - business had been collected ex-
cant twenfv os;y Tyzygln,lnr ndred and eighty,
and these twenty do not arcee6 yyissch in
amount ''1 v1o ''sHs-'
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