Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-15
Important Foreign News.
WASHINGTON.

Q
D dents ProeIaE0AaIesa ON the virginia
Election.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Some import
ant facts have just leaked out in an official
form regarding the return of Mjpister
Reverdy johnson from England, and the
course he has pursued while there jl ne
gociating the Alabama claims treaty. Ii
appears that il is altogether a mistake
that President Grant asked for his imme-
diste return ia March last; on the con-
irary, on March 9th Mr.. johnson tele-
graphed Secretary Fish that he was
ready to tendeS his resignation, 10 take
effect at such time as the President should
designate. By direction of the latter,
Secretary Fish replied that his resignation
would be accepted, to take effect when Mr..
Johnsoh's successor arrived in Lopdon.
The lafteI's 9ormal letter Of resigdation
WAS at once forwarded, and in this letter
he says that he desired 10 call President
@ Grants attention TO nle fact that official
documents in the Stsje Department will
show that he Johnso6] had literally exc
cuted the instructions Of that department
in negotiating that treaty, and Iha: the
president and Mr.. Seward had both
uiin tiic huCCeats Ol the nfSO-
tiation en the basis submitted by the gov
ernmept.
A PrOclsmation has been prepared aud
will be issned tomorrow fixing the 9th day
of July for the election in Virginia. II
also provides for the submission of the
constitution with separate votes on the
disabilities and test-oath clauses, but 10
Others.
There is no doubt the President to-day
determined TO appoint Gen. Dan L. Sickles
Minister TO Spain. His commission wilf3
soon be prepared.
A number OF vessels atsdiffereut ports
suspected OF being in the Cuban interest
are closely watched by our revenue cutters
and naval forces. Assurance has been
given that the government will enforce the
neutrality lave.
The Commissioner Of Pensions to-day
appointed the following named Examining
Surgeons for Tennessee: J. n. Little at
Cambridge, and Frederick K ksiley at |
Knoxville.
A delegation Of prominent citizens of |
Virginia, representing the Conservative |
inter ests of that State, and accompanied by |
l.. ID. Washington, waited on the President |
this morning and had 4 short interview in
regard to the adoption of the State consti
tuition, and especially asked that the clause
relating TO county officers be submitted TO |
the people separately, in the same way as
the test oath and disability clauses.
The regulations heretofore in force in
regard TO what is termed the hand-baggsge
of passengers entering the United States
from Canada by the Great Western rail-
road have been abrogated and new ones
promulgated. From and after May Is no
inspector of customs will accompany
trains over The suspension bridge to De-
troit a. heretofore Tor the inspection of
euch baggage prior to the departure of any |
train from the United States. LEGAL GUS
tom officers shall attach certain stamps |
TO baggage and through pAssen-
gers, Ii at the port Of arriva
such train it shAll appear that such pas
senger has travelled continuously through |
on the designated train, and there is no |
suspicion OF intended frauds, Customs /
officers will pos sucE bsgging without |
further inspection. Otherwise the baggage |
will undergo inspection as If it belonged |
to persons coming ftom foreign territory.