Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-17
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON July I6.-The French
and British legations have respect
fully forwarded to parties who are di-
rectly interested in the letter TO the
Secretary of State relative TO the tele-
graph communication between the
[. :. and foreign countries, and par
ticularly in relation To the landing of
the French cable. 4 COPY Ofthe same
te5tel viii iE & feys aays be transmit
ted 20 the Governor of Massachusetts
as terminus Of it is proposed 10 be Sc
cured in that State. Copies OF the
bnl which passed the Senate but failed
to be acted upon in the House for tire
want Of time are enclosed to the Ecr-
i5s sbLts mentioned as 8 base Of &C
lion on tie part Of the Government Of
the United States and a showing Of
the opinion of Congress on the sub
feet.
Gen. sherman directs TIE COM
llaading Generals Of the military de
pots on the frontiers to furnish such
military protection es is necessary
flr the protection Of Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs in their tour Of inspec-
ton TO the Indian tribes, in the reser-
Vations about t. he made hy the SUD
Committee of said commission.
Richard P. Schaei, Of Indiana, has
been appointed Consul ct Santiago
De Cuba.
The Executive mansion il nearly
deserted, only one clerk Is now en-
plOyed in the Presidents Office.
From indications at the Treasury
lena 5-.aa',+ =; =, stg-ii5ved that. the
next public statement viii Show an-
g4uer iSIEe I6qLCuGa CI tie lnueHuelt-
ness, though not near 50 large a. II
exhibits in the present month.
The receipts nom customs ana the
internal revenue are considered very
GOOD for a duh season. Estimating
the receipts and eXpeBseS OF
the Government for the re-
mainder Of July dS "a basis OF
what they have been TO the present,
the statement Of the lst of Augut viii
show a reduction Of upwards OF tlVe
millions.
The revenue Of Philadelphia, with
he aiG CT marines, Lave beSI making
snother raid on the illicit distilleries
in the Richmond district, this time
completely cleaning them out.
The fifteen cent currency IS ready
for issue next Monday.
Information has been received at
the Revenue Bureau from Tennessee
of the capture of an OK wagon in the
mountains Of Rock county loaded
with whisky from an illicit distillery.
The owner Of the team was selling
whisky from the wagon. The pro-
sIletOr abandoned the team and took
to the weeds. His name is Allen.
The wagon was taken possession ef
but subsequently was recaptured rom
Ene officers and the whisky was poured
pn the ground and the wagon aban-
iOned
Owing to the Importance Of the
questions involved in the Gerger case
the Attorney General has entered into
a written stipulation with Phillips
and Carlisle for the purpose Of initia-
ting proceedings by which these ques-
tiOns viii be brought before the Su-
preme Court in October next for con-
sideratiOn and adjudication. In the
meantime the application TO the Chief
sLstiCe IS suspended EitECQt pr9p-
aite TO the petitioners.
The District Attorney Of Mississippi
Is directed TO facilitate any proceeding
necessary for the prosecution Of the
case to the Supreme Court. The At
torney-General Is authorised by the
President to say that no sentence Of
the Military Commission viii be car
ried into effect save that which may
be necessary TO the safe custody Of the
prisoner. This argument meets with
The appreciation Of the Chief Justice