Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-25

| and Henry > Raymond ESQ of ,b
! Y. Times-The American Bank yo,
Company Printing Fractf1naI Currcnc,.
! President Grnnt-Arrczl OF ttc s,,,,..
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WASHINGTON CITY, D. c., June 10. ler,
| very important decision has lust br.,
officially announced by the Treasury Da
partment, from Chief Justice Chase qI.
| Government, in suits through its Marshal.
against individuals, has ignored tbpg.fotnt,
OF limitations as applied to itself The
Chief Justice decides that the Government
has acted decidedly wrong in such cases
and that the stutute of Limitations :,
good plea for individuals against it n,
Chase is making somo very pertinent ami
very proper decisions lately. HAVING frosJ
himself from tho thraldom Of political uar
tizanship, the Chief Justice is showing
himself worthy of the scat of Marshal ar,i
fancy.
Hon. l.. i. French, Second Auditor OF
the Treasury, DESTROYS 10 obain official in
structionS as to the proper course Of pay
ing Inc bouutics Of negro soldiers, referred
the matter to the Second Comptroller OF
the Treasury for his opinion as to the con.
struction of the acts Of June 18th and .InIy
Goth, 1866, about the bounty question. 4
| was held that IL negro soldier was Cre,
at the time Of his enlistment, miles.
the contrary appeared on the army rolls
or Of record" The Comptroller decided
that where negro admits himself to have
been slave, or 1T Is proven directly Nv
Witnesses III LIS BEHALF further action Nv
/ Congress should be had before settlement
can be had III these cases. | am informed
that great many OF these cases ARE NOW
! before this Department t. r settlement. and
have given considerable trouble and apyin.
ty to tho examining officers. The mig
/ ger IL tho fence " continues TO create
trouble. When shall We get rid of him
! News reached us yesterday morning that
the wife Of General Spinner had died Gre
the General could reach her bedside
Shortly afterwards was announced the
sudden death Of Henry j. Raymond OF
the New York Times. SO unexpected an
event as the last created a considerable
gloon, and Was much talked Of among
newspaper men. As politician, Mr.. Ray
mond was decided and ludicrous failure,
but as man and journalist he was uni
versally esteemed. His fame would be
better ii his congressional record were
blotted out, but it will be forgotten in the
brighter and moro brilliant career Of let
tiers. Free from the weakness SO common
among journalists, and characterized by -
singular courtesy in his associations, We
can safely say that American journalism
has lost one of It's brightest ornaments 1t
is pity that certain others We could men
! flnn had not 1in1 OF n.y.
The American Bank Note Company Is
now printing its portion of the fractional
currency notes, the five, ten, fifteen,
twenty-five and fifty cent denominations.
These notes will be sent to the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing in this city, every
thing being in readiness to go on with the
work. They will DO ready for distribution
in circulation about the twonty-third of
this month.
President Grant viii probably reach
here about Monday night. After staying
few days will proceed to Long Branch,
where he has q house engaged for the
season.
The arrest Of the members Of the Cuban
Junta in New York created profound ex.
element among tho Cubans domicled
hero and their sympathisers. Many cX-
citing suppositions were indulged i'll, and
among others the report that the Secretary
of State had ordered the arrestg of the
gentlemen in question. There does not
seem to be any foundation for this report
as Mr.. Fish is emincntly cautious in all his
dealings, is q "back-handed diplomatiSt,
and have reason to believe loves Spain
SO little he would like to SEQ Cuba free
out Of spite Of the mother country.
hear that several of the "patriuts
here domiciled have suddenly left for parts
unknown, fearing longer residence he
meath the caves of the White House. Ny
impression of the cause of the arrest is the
painfully eager desire OF the Administro
ton to keep the peace" towards the rest
of the world. Visions of the cripple al
lance" which caused it to back down 80
expeditiously from Summers position or
the Alabama question, undoubtedly still
furnish dreadful nightmare to disturb It's
peaceful slumbers. There has not as yet
been any such technical violations Of the
neutrality laws by the Cabans as would
warrant this arrest.
A little incident illustrative Of the pro
scriptive character of the Radicals, has re
Gently come under my notice. There ism
Jerseyman, q clerk in the Treasury, who
few days ago was notified that the Grand
Army of the Republic had questioned his
loyalty. 1t appears that in 1860, the Rev.
j. G.. Butler, pastor Of tho Lutheran
church in this city, took strong ground in
favor Of negro social equality. An effort
was made to get him out of tie charclL
but backed by the influence of Schuyler
Colfax and others, who probably had mover
been in the church in their lives, he was
retained. Our Jersey friend WAS mem
Der of the choir, and unfortunately for
him had, just at this time, Il quarrel with
some of his fellOw-chOristers. lie left the
church, and for two or three sundie8 sub,
sequent attended the Southern Methodist
"a congregation which for year.
was under the ban of the government
but which, through its magnificent Choir,
and very eloquent pastor, attracted weekly
a large number of the truly loil." These
facts being brought to the notice OF the G..
A. R., made up bad record for our Jcr
sey friend, and he is now moving around
the Departments, getting certificates OF
his intense Radicalism from all who know
him. Leaving out the HHlen1ess of the bust
ness, is not this matter specimen OF rel,
gi0uS persecution = And is it not strange
thing that there are many Irish Catholic
so stupid and blind that they arc found
voting the Radical ticket ?
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