, 1869-05-25
WASHINGTON.
The Alabama Question Con-
sidered in Cabinet
Meeting.
The Grand Army Discusses
the Propriety Of Deco
rating the Graves
Of Confederate
Soldiers.
President Grant on the Tariff
Question.
Ninety-one Millions of Gold
in the Treasury.

hA-EiN0fOf, NAY ~
rzzKpxzxs BrkkAu EAi:E or VALUABLE PROPERTY.
The qne4.ion 30 long pending between the
Frccdme11 Bureau, the authorities OF Macon,
Georgia, xnd &hs intng.nes, concerning the lanoE4-
totJ a1d Arnory Ct the Confederate Cos sesnment
ituated II thHt point, oe settled BY the sale
ri both BY tho Freshmen Bureau, At Aarshaf's 3
sale. Both are considered quite yaiu2Ale. The
laboratory Is to be sold June AMI tie axuoy 1unc
IL The proceeds 4rc expected to reach eighty
thousand dol1ass, AMI 90 to tie Frecdnens Bu-
reau.
TIE cAsx or 1n cKs7R41 Es.scu OF aaE rA-
CIFIc RAILROAD
10 now before Attorney Genera! 1ioar. The aYgu-
I1ens OF Mr. EY4fts ia the lns;ter hz4 been Pre-
sented- Secretary Coz has nearly dn.xhed hlA cx~
aznnatton Of the matter, and viii probably be ready
TO decide rhether he Y u allow the road TO ule Il
uap Of IL extension soon n the Attorney Cen
e'si has gtyeu hts opinion rpoa some points Of Law
involved.
A1Ay nxrE1eH.
Colonial 6ewell, Secretary Of the Second Arm!
CoEIA AAsoeiauon, has Issued notice that the
first reunion Of that corps Will take place ID the
city Of New York on the 9TH Of July next Asan
attendance OF the ot1ce5B pt that co{pB Is cI-
pccted
1ur DECORATION or 1n1pIxEs' GRAVES.
There Il quite I difference Of opinion IN the
GHnd Army Of the Republic in this section, re-
bAAA2A{S &A10A VI kAAtSS VI %lC %tA4ENE4>
ate dead. Post No. 1, Of this city, resolves unau-
tmoualy that while We hold no malice against
ihe dead who fel attempting to haul down our
nag, ARd thereby endangtt the na.lnn, We viii not
divide the honusa by decorating Confederate
graves, aad therchy t8inl the character Of those
who sacrificed their Urea that their country might
Ire" Post II, PennlylEanla, lssuea circular
saying, II "hAs decided not to pass by the graves
OF Confedc,ztes sterpng In our Anes, but to Ill.
ia he
dfst aosA odcnnss Of common COUNTY, he
nzse no powertesa foea-r Post 10 thinks Of the
Southern dead only a brave ncu-
THE xAERaA1aHIP OF s1U1HEKN oH1n
Within the past two DAYS the effort to remove
General u!ckenloorer from the NaEsnalshtp Of
southern Ohio has been renewed with conhdera-
Lie slgor bt1ore the Attorney General The
namea Of the hardest WORKING III the matter hare
not beec given nj the department hut there Is no
donbt but considerable pressure u being applied
10 effect the desited reault.
cCaL
Notwithstanding the reports Of eaottuued
lighting In Cuba, the Spanlaa authorities Insist to
our own that the rebellion Il nearly at an ead and
ieat proclamation 10 that eject that 1t ha4 VII
tuAllJ ended- will eoon isc issued. Although pur
authorities have had detectives In our ports to
watch for mysterious crafts supposed to he attns
out for Cuha, no such case has been reported for
ten days
G0Lb II TIE Treasury.
Tie amount Of gold IN the Treasury to-day al
The close Of once hours w1s ninety one millions of
dolla1a, exclusive Of ccrtihratcs, which amounted
to t~entJ three millions.
ENGtIsH RECOGNITION OF REBEL BELuGgHxTcy,
The Cabinet q considering tue question Of Eng
land1 bel1igerency, as set forth in Mr. sumners
speech. with COOL deal oF care. Grave e1cep-
tous are taken By some Of the members
to resting our case to the extent he does
npoa the difference between ustitntlnR blockade
and closing ports, and ul'ou the general question
General Butler has called attention to the fact
th1t the Supreme Court had actually recognized
The belitGcrency Of tho South date p.os TO that
OF the Queen 3 proclamation and 1t also 4ppea1s
saat We zre on record In diplomatic correspond
ence ~ thanking Spain, whcn she recognized the
fethgerem HgtA Of the South, for not doing more
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ex-aESATpN NApk'a Ar1plxTxENr Is PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
,.s M1sa1so5nS; ~ Aay y 2A-E1,ssoatoE Wade
Aent = director Of ths lAciac Railroad ID piace
OF D. Webster, 81 Ch'cago, declined.
GRANrS fAKiFF rU11Cr.
prominent onlclAl, Who 10 strong protection
N. saoently caied upon President H,ant for Tue
InxpoAe OF ase%s1aininx nia >1cwa upon The tat11
dent satd that he Has aer,aed}y opposcti to
any legislation which had for III object
chandlse imported 10 lie un!tci Ssatea /, nFs Was
useIena to that tho rerenue o! he con ntrF d.
1nanded 1t, for such vas 10, the case, an.i II were
1mpose., le stricken on AMI not hur1es, he coun
y With still higher ones lie would NOT conceal
1ae t.ss M ts.t BE- '.tyyea .na taEif ~as necss-
county, missed n far as possible, frnm internal
revenue, and not from heavy duties upon import
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