The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-03

WASH ifoH July 2, 1869.
Trouble An as. .rrslyar q ga ticIaus--trhe
I;esnit OF the Election in Doubt.
The Pennsylvania politicians are importuDipg tho
President for ali IN the approaching canvass that
STATE and dc not hesitate to that If it is not
forthcoming Geary viii be defeated. What the
politicians want IL TO have Grant turn Attorney
General Hoar adrift ana give his place In The Cabinet
TO some Pennsylvania. Grant has promised to do
all no for the party Pennsylvania but accord
ing to the reports of those who have talked to him
recently the subject he has not made up his mind
to give Hoars place to a Peunsy lvania politician.
No Interference With Appointments iu
Georgia.
President Grant. In an interview to-day with Rep
resentatives Gift and EDWARDS DIR. Culver and other
Georgians remarked that having appointed Post
masters Tor Augusta and SiacOl he was not disposed
to change them, unless incumbents should prove in
competent. During the interview Grant gave no
indication that he was considering the political
status OF Georgia.
The irresponsible African mt Gcttysbura--
Mayor Bowen and n Washington Colored
Official Create Sensations.
Jimmy Bowen, the extremely radical Mayor OF
this city. went to Gettysburg with certain members
OF the Municipal Council and made himself famous.
or course there was Niger at the bottom Of It. AZ
1 get the story. to suppress which great effort IL
being made, the African was q member OF the City
Council here. Not satisfied with the honor OF &C
companying Bowen, the best and immaculate this
African municipal father took It into his head that
he had right to go to the public
hotel at Gettysburg and be treated there Oh
an equality with the white trash. Senator
Morton, Of Indiana was consulted about the matter,
and requested to take the African under his wing.
In other WORDS, he was invited to assume tho
responsibility Of introducing the African at the table
Th6te and thus by his Industrious example crushing
out the last vestige Of inequality. Oliver p, how
ever, couldn't see it in that light, precisely He
declined the intended honor with o little bit OF
crustiness. and the African had to fail back ON
Bowen Sayes j. felt himself equal to the task, and
did 1t. When the breakfast time came about yester-
day morning, or the day before Bowen marched
into the relectory with the African, and both saS
down to the table. OF course there q scene--a
very big one The ladies and gentlemen stared at
each other then uttered expressions OF disgust
and finally got up from the table quilted the
The landlord came along and there was another
scene. He was indignant and wroShy, but Bowen
and his African cool and determined, and what
was more important had their breakfast So Bowen
made himself famous At the time the scene occur
red, it is said, some ladies who had accompanied
Senator Morton to Gettysburg were taking their
breakfast and were among those who quilted the
room III disgust. Senator Morton himself was not
present. give you the story rather more briefly
than it to me, stating at the same time that
it is denied here by some of the republicans while 1t
Is vouched Tor by ladies' who present at the
tme
Mayor Bowen 1t appears, not only sat down with
the African but placed his daughter by his side. The
African was formerly the head waiter here at tns
National Hotel.
Post Once Appointments.
The commissions Of the following Postinasters
were signed by the President to-day
James Mexican, Mercer, Pa; W. B. GriswoId. Maa
p. Gust Fentonvlile Mich: Albert G. Mcdaniel,
Edwin Lise, Kendallvle, Ind; Thomas u. Irwin,
Paw Paw Micn. William j. Ibbeton, Nortndeld,
Chism, Sewtown, Mass; Joseph Hall, oconto, Wis;
Mrs. T.. b. Cuthbertson, New Brighton, Pa; Peter
Platter, Seymour, Ind.
Customs and Internal Revenue Receipts.
Customs receipts, June q to June 80, inclusive:
Boston, 1901, 8i5; New York, s2,152,Ooo; Phiade-
pbia, $3.50, 62s; Baltimore. $3.50, New Orleans
June to 49, s2O2, $685. San Francisco June to 49,
1901, 1885, Total, s402s065.
Receipts internal revenue to-day, s., $50, 900.
Internal Revenue Onlcers' Pcrquisites.
The question whether officers Of internal revenue
entitled to informers' moletIes has been referred
by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Attorney
General.
Free ImpOrtnti0Bs Into Great Britain.
J. Our Consul at Liverpool sends the following ~ the
state Department.
UNITED STATES CoSsUIArr,l
al, LIyYRPooI, June Is, ls69 (
sRT have the honor to inform you that accordance
with resolution OF the House of Commons importation
Of the aforementioned articles into Great Britain became
free on the lat OF June inst Wheat barley oats rye
cult and Bread csssava POWDER maccaroni manioca Hour
peas, beans maize or Indian buekwhea bere big.
whea. meal or aopr bean meal pea neal maize Indian
corn neal buckwhea meal, meal not otherwise ted
described,
ato hour hair powder, peumed powder powder other
wise enumerated described that will the pur
starch, rice dust and meal semolna stach
Of starch, terrified caened apoca vermicei and
that from and after the date, In lieu OF the previous
duties beer and ale the following levied,
Mumm, the barrel Of 20 gallons II ls spruce the
which were before fermentation OF speciho gravity
ceedng is0 degrees the barrel of ~ gallons 81
1870 degrees II e. or other sorts, Beer the
of which before fermentation specific
exceeding l0si the 30 gallons eKccndng