New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-28

| SECRETARY BOUTWELL, ASKING THE GOVERN
! MENT TO GO INTO PRIVATE BUsINEss-THE
| CUBAN CONSTITUTION ON sLAvERY-PRo-
| POSED AMERICAN CABLE-wOMAN SUFFRAGE
| PAY OF LETTER CARRIERS.
! GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.l
En- WAsHINGTOS, Monday Sept. q, 1869.
dispafg Friday morning Secretary Boutwell, received
bnndrod thonn9 Jay Gould, asking the loan Of eight
nunuicu thousah,. DOLLARS IN orrrono, on o,,atnoI
security of bonds, a. III currency on eonaterai
secretary,s attention 70 THE same time calling the
President q, the Fro that he Gonld was the
this singular request that the Erie gave as reason for
gagged in heavy improvementsIin Ohio]sa was now en-
rency was needed to pay the hands, who "at ,o cur
wise go unpaid-a calamity, in the view of'e o'nei'
consequence Of the great dissatisfaction 1t woeIHu'
duee, which would be injurious the OF electin
especially when became known that the Treasury
any quantity Of currency locked up. Mr. Gould made
other efforts to obtain currency but Secretary Boutwell,
did not deem proper to furnish capital for speculation
| in the present condition Of affairs in Wast
| Gen. Ames, who took command in Mississippi last
March, reports that since that period he has received
official notice of thrtytwo murders including that OF
Col Crane, of thirteen assaults with intent to KILL and
of thirteen 0urages Within the year rewards have been
offered for thirteen other murderer5 but none Of these
last have been arrested OF the other arrests made under
his orders for murders and other violence thirteen have
been taken out of his hands by the United States judges
He believes that the Ku-KluxKlan attempting to
create reign of terror with Wow Of affecting the ap
by or unwingness the civil authorities are remiss in
enforcing the laws
Efforts have been made to represent that Gen. sher
man s In favor of Judge Dent for Governor OF Misss
spp Something of this sort having come to the ear OF
the General he has elegraphed directly TO Judge Dent
saying that parties have called on him to talk about
Mississippi affairs evidently for political purposes, that
he has parted all questions, and that he must ask the
Judge to prevent the publication OF anything repre-
sentng him Sherman IN favor Of Dent or anybody
else inasmuch he wishes to be in no way connected
with election matters.
Dispatches from this city to Northern papers state
that there is marked difference between the two Cuban
Constitutions inasmuch Of them recognized and
uphods Slavery while the other is antsavery In its
sentiments and the dispatches these differences have
been discovered by official IN the statesDeparnent
Senior Lemus will publish tomorrow card, saying ex
picty that only Constitution-that adopted In May
last-exiss in Cuba. He also says: ct have in IN pos
session complete copies Of all the official acts o. tho
Republic of Cuba since its organization up to the first
Of this month, and defy any one to find therein one
sin gle which conempstes anything but abso
Lutte uneguivocal freedom Of the slaves of the island
The Republican leaders long before the adoption of the
Constitution emancipated their slaves, and wherever
the army Republic marches, freedom is proclaimed
to all Of every color"
The American Cable Company Of New York, to-day filed
with the PostmasterGenera "a written notice Of then
acquiescence in the Geographic restrictions imposed by
act Of Congress Of 1866 This company proposes to lay
a submarine cable TO be worked under American
patent between France and this country and the French
CaD, Company have undertaken 10 procure for them
from the imperial government the privileges wGicb
they asking from Congress.
Tho Women Universal Franchise Association CT this
city held stated meeting last Saturday evening Mr..
josephine Grii1n presided Mrs. Griffin gave glow.
ing account u tie ate Woman's Convention IN Cncn.
natl. She said Bolnan should bo ppa.>>>~iy 49,
fern2s She now experienced from tyranny were only
relies Of avery. They extended TO tie household as
vel. bnt there was woman living willing to bring her
offerings before tlo public The right Of suffrage which
mad been lasy and arrogantly claimed for man,
wa Jus. C1ch lie proper attribute Of woman. Mrs.
Gl ilislCi her remarks with severe criticism Of tho
lecrcaloy o Horace Greeley 20 the cause Of Woman's
itlsg. Another meeting is called, when important
DrsIgess is expected to he presented
To .rte.0 NJ --es lpAGl from this city that writ
os .aaaGlmvsaC been issued against Gen. Sherman, as
Seoetary OF var several claim agents who We're sus
pended as attorneys before the War Department, Oh
charges of cof1up, conduct is incorrct
Assistant Postmaser-G Eal IS engaged e. ad-
iustne the compensation Of le;t,r rarre.s. Tie
imum amount OF pay is fixed by Lag at $500 per
The OF July l. 1864, allows the PotmasterGenera 10
increase salaries Of dligcnt aud faithful carriers.
after they have been some time in service TO $1,000 but
no higher rate Of compensation is allowed The object OF
readusting the compensation IS 10 ascertain whether the
salaries OF mail thcrura district may not be re-
duceG. Ihs the focJlHdSJet-ScueIdl II d'ViNSu " wv
but il is likely that the salaries carriers IN the large
cities will DO cut down considered low enough
Meetings were held here Saturday evening by the
Ohio Pennsylvania, and NewYok state Associations re-
speciyely for the purpose of pcrccng arrangements to
enable their members TO 90 home to vote at the coming
Fall elections
Gen Breckenridge 4 Albert Pike are in Baltimore
on their way to this city.
This city and neighboThood was visited with heavy
rain and wind storm on Saturday night aud yesterday
The rain fell in torrents but have heard OF no damage
by rain or wind. In Georgetown tornado or ShrIwiDd
was very destructive To-day it is IS to 20 degrees cooler
than last week.
LATER NEWS ABOUT INDIAN koUBLES-EAIRA-
ORDINARY IMNuGRATI0N-SNLE OF GOVERN
MENT PROPERTY At HARPER'S FERRY.
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