Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-22
WASHINGTON CITY, d. c., Oct 1r 1sco

IN twos OF the new legal tender notos on7
expects to be able to supply o like omonnt
daily thereafter, until the bank note con,
panies are ready to furnish notes Of evo,,,
denomination as required. The Connie
sioner of Internal Revenue has ordero1
Assessors to adhere strictly to the rul;r,,
of the office in reference to the tov -,
manufacturers OF butter and cheese, which,
is to tax the sales of cheese factories Or 90
sociations in excess of $3.50 ouartorlr.
but not to assess any special tax for tLo
manufacture of butter or cheese. Ono
count Of the number Of applications =,
ceived at the internal revenue bur,au l.r
appointments OF store-keepers and puoo.
ers the Radical press claim that the rcye,
ne from the revival in the whiskny tr,Ja
will be very much increased Over G'ty
distilleries that were idle all sun,m,y
have commenced operations since the L.,
inst. The amount of revenue to be- roll,r
ted from the increased Manufacture Of n,a
''Ardent" will very much depend upon tb,
locality. If III Ohio, where the wLiskcv
'ring" are IN ''cahOot" with Christo,,b,,
Columbus Delano, the amount viii ~.
small. The wlliskey men in PENNSYLVANIA
and i'll some other States whore they woro
not "let up on, threaten vengeance. ~
they cannot compete with Ohio in thn
manufacture of whisliey through the con
nivance of Delano'S officials Mr. Pen.
dleton may thank the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and the whiskey ''ring" of Ohio
for his defeat.
Among the number Of gentlemen urged
for the Judgship of the new circuit com.
posed of the States Of New York, Vermont
and Connecticut are ex-senator Harris, Of
New York, ex-senator Foster, of Conncc.
ticut, Judges Ward, Hunt, II. e. Davis,
Woodruff and Benedict, of New York, and
ex-Representative Il. S. Hall, of the same
State.
The probability is that complete
change will be made in the officers of the
Senate at the next session of Congress- -
The present officers, it is charged, were
elected by ring" formed for that pur-
pose. This is the excuse for change.
Senators are virtuOusly indignant TINT the
breath of suspicion should point to "ringa'
In the Senate, yet ring is formed to Gust
| them. Judge Bond of Baltimore, is said
to be the strong man for General Gorhams
! place, Secretary of the Senate. The dig
nifty of the Senate must be upheld, " for
the Senators are all honorable mon"
A case has been appealed to the Su-
preme Court, from the United States Dis.
trict Court of Maryland, which will have
an important bearing upon the national
banks. The moral certainty is that most
of these institutions have forfeited their
charters by violating the Goth section OF
the act of Congress which provides, That
banks are not permitted to loan more than
ten per cent. of their paid in capital on
any condition whatever. This was calIci
the Democratic section" and WAS insert
ed for the express purpose Of preventing
the banks from loaning their funds for
speculative purposes, and thereby discrim-
mating against the commercial interests Of
the country to advance the interests OF
mere spectators In the course Of the
trial of the case in question it was admit.
ted that three of the principal national
banks OF Baltimore were guilty of violating
the above named section, and have been
loaning as high rs so per cent of their
capital, and this for the purposes Of stock
speculation. This is the mOustcr that We
are compelled to nourish, even while il
is preying upon our very vitals.
Jefferson Davis has very much disap-
pointed his admirers and personal friends
| here by repudiating his promise to virt
! Washington before returning to MisSla
sippi. He sailed yesterday afternoon
from Baltimore in the steamship Cuba for
New Orleans. lie was accompanied by
his brother, Mr.. Joseph Davis, and
daughter. He goes to Mississippi On
private business, and it is very uncertain
how long he will remain there.
stated, few days since, that an ag,ut
of the Rothschilda was in New York with
power to negotiate for the National dcbtat
at the rate OF four per cent. The sta.c-
ment was pooh pooled as a canard in the
Radical papers. 1t turns ont that he dad
not communicate with the Secretary Of the
Treasury, but his proposition was made to
the President, according to his inhtr"r
| tons. The agent, Mr.. Frgnet, sails N
the steamer tomorrow for Paris, where hr
will report to the ROthschilds the result ui
his mission, which he believes will be sue.
cessful.
The argument in the YerGer case com.
menced in the United States SuprcW'
Court to-day, the question being as to
jurisdiction of the Court on the writ q
habeas corpus. Messrs. 7. Phillips and ),
M. Garlic appeared for the petitioner and
Attorney General Hoar for the United
States. Hon. Reverdy Johnson and Hon.
Caleb Cushing were present during the
argument. AT the close of the argument
the Court held the case under advisement
The impression prevails that the decision
will be want of jurisdiction.
General Candy in the interest OF the
Radicals and their schemes, issued III
order forbidding the appointment of 1t"
proxies for the State for the railroads III
which she is interested. AS soon as Gen.
eral Williams, the Washington candidate
after DIR. Sharpe, whose chances are NIX
saw the object he called General Shrr
mans attention to it, and at once tc!c.
gram to General Candy was sent, and tlr
order was construed TO also interdict 81
elections for those roads until Virginia D.
re-adn1itted into the union. The fight III
Virginia is not merely political. Inc
''carpet-bag" Radicals are in the interea'
of Railroad companies outside of Virgin"
who wish to control the State, hence III.
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