The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-07-31
WASHING fON.
Facts and Rumors.
THE FRENCH CABLE.

THE FRENCH CABLE.
The government at Washington, from mani.
Testing at first almost hostile spirit in regard to
the landing Of the French Gable on our shores,
has become decidedly oomplacent In response
to an inquiry from tho Collector Of customs at
Plymouth Mass, whether he should levy duty
on the cable q foreignlmerchandise, Secretary
Fish instructs him not to do so. saying that al
though in strict law such duty could be collect
ed, yet our government has manifested hereto
fore liberal spirit towards enterprises of this
kind, and 'you are therefore directed to permit
the portion Of the cable mentioned in your letter
to be landed without imposing duty thereon"
THE PRESIDENT
Is still at Long Branch, oultivating piety and
Terpsichore il the dispatches indicate correctly,
as they mention his attending ball or two dur
ing the week and going to the Methodist church
ON Sunday. On Tuesday, the presidential party
was joined at Long Branch by Secretary Fish.
The President and party are expected to return
to Washington at the end of the present week.
GEN. CANDY.
The Vlrginians are besieging the administra-
ton with olamours againts the course Of Gen.
Candy, in refusing to order the Inauguration of
the officers in that state recently elected under
the new constitution. They claim that they
sacrificed personal feelings and preferences to
vote themselves into the Union, and now cry out
against the palpable breach Of faith involved in
keeping them out, after they have complied
with oil tho terms congress and the administra.
ton had imposed upon them. In this connec.
ton there is quite futter among the radicals,
at the announcement that the President accedes
to the justice Of the complaint of the Virgini.
ans, and has actually decided upon the removal
of Gen. Candy and giving the department to
Gen. Mcdowell. The radicals of the Wendell
Phillips sort say this looks very much as if the
President was about to Tylerize.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
The radicals find another cause for fear Of
Tylerization in the President from the open IA
vor he has shown to the project of electing Judge
Dent Governor Of Mississippi as the conservative
candidate against Wendell Phillips carpet.bag-
ger and radical; Judge Dent having written
letter defining his policy, in which he shows
that he is national republican, opposed to the
extreme prescription of his party, and places
himself unequivocally upon the Walker platform
Of Virginia, advocating universal amnesty and
universal suffrage. In all of theSe positions he
claims to be in unison With the President, who
endorses the policy.
THE AFRICAN IN THE CUsTOM.HOUsE.
Gen. Jas. Longstreet, the surveyor of the port
of New Orleans, has nominated another colored
man for position in his Office, which nomina-
ton will be confirmed by Secretary Boutwell,.
AN EUROPEAN LOAN.
Secretary Boutwell,, for some timo past, has
been corresponding with eminent capitalists Of
Europe in regard to the resumption of specie
payment BY this government, and, as result
thereof, European capitalists have Offered to
loan the United States $500, 0OO, 900 in gold, on
national bonds bearing interest at the rate Of 81
per cent. per annum.
GRANTS TROTTING MARE.
The President is said to be in great affection
at the loss of his fsvorte trotting mare The stom
ach OF this animal was sent to the army medical
museum for analysis, which has been made, but
the doctors cannot agree The chief veterinary
surgeon of the army declares that the mare died
from natural causes the assistant medical doc
tor declares that she was poisoned, while third
surgeon is not able to give his opinion. Each
one IL anxious to report to the President, but at
present there is no probability Of agreement be-