The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-25
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WASHINGTON, october %.
The following was telegraphed North from an
unusually well informed source:
at is stated upon good authority that the spe-
eial Cabinet meeting was called yesterday. TO con-
slider the ferger case. According to the same
authority, which is one not likely to be mistaken,
the Attofney General laid before the Cabinet his
views upon the case, stating that faw had been
discovered in the acts Of Congress by which the
exclusive Jurisdiction Of the military commission
over the case had been supposed to be assured,
and that 1t would in consequence be found impos-
sible to hold Yerger. My informant goes on to say
that the Cabinet came to the conclusion that Yer
gerhad been unlawful" held, and determined that
re should be- released on the issue Of the writ Of
haoeas corpus Yerger's guilt or innocence is not
the question now, but all parties admit that ne
ought to be tried by competent constitutional au-
thority, and consequently the expected decision
Of the Supreme Court will be received with satis-
faction by every one In this connection 1t is pro-
per to add that the rumors and printed state
ments regarding President Grants intention to
disregard the mandates Of the court are proved
to be false by the fact that 1t has been in his pow
er to execute Yerger's sentence at any time since
4 was forwarded to him for approval. Instead
, Of doing 50, however, he has anxiously courted
the Intervention Of the judiciary for the purpose
Of being governed in his actions by the highest
authority which could possibly be interested In
the case. It is therefore probable that in due
oourse Of time Yerger will be turned over to the
civil authorities for trial" =,
It is positively announced that Sherman and
Grant will attend the meeting Of the Army OF the
Tennessee, at Louisville, on the 18th Of November.
Well executed counterfeit coupons OF nve-twen-
ties Of 1892 have been detected at the Treasury.
They are photographs.
Mcmahon, the Paraguayan minister, and Wor-
thington, the Argentine Republic minister, have
arrived.
Cenerfl Butterfeld demands an investigation OF
his condact but instead Of an investigation 1t Is
said he viii be allowed quietly to resign.
Parties In Arkansas have for some time man.
AGED to defraud the revenue department by hav-
ing tobacco manufactured by Indians just outside
the State border in Indian territory, the Indians
bein0 exempt from taxation. No revenue has
heretofore been collected for this tobacco, and II
is supposed that new legislation will be required
in the matter.
Ewing still lies in critical condition, tnougn
he is improving. He was removed from the court
room this morning.
SUNDAY MIGHT, Octoher "a.
Special dispatches noShward tonight are to
the erect that the President will not condemn
Butterheld until he has testimony other than tnat
volunteered by persons who made false state
ments against himself and Mrs. Grant, in connee-
ton with the gold conspiracy. Boutwell, has
sent Collector Bamfeld to New York to make an
investigation Of the case. Nothing win be done
until he reports.
The Spanish Minister has informed his govern
rneot that the Hornet viii not be released to be
used as a war vessel by the insurgents.