Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-06
Affairs al Memphis.
WASHINGTON.

The Cabinet Defining a Prihteer
PrtVIIeges-Presiden Grant md tae
Gold speeuIatIOns- Pennsylvania
Radicals AIarmed-TheIr sea for
HeIp-IIIness of Amos Kendu.
New YORK, Oct. ga Washington dis
patch says on the reception OF ne news
that the privateer Cuba put into fllmlng-
ton. n. c., and was under seizle by the
United States Marshal, the resident
called a meeting of the cabin. Alter
consultation, it was decided tht a pri-
yateer could come into the port any ma"
ton under stress Of weather an remain
twenty-four h urs without molsatlon or
detention, She will be allowt twenty
four hours 10 remain and bankruptcies,
and will be released by the Mshsl after
the expiration of the time, deoctlng the
time she was under seizure.
The Tribune prints an allegeauthentlc
statement Of the views Of the Rsldent on
the Europa case. All parties ha' right to
purchase or ship arms. The Ternment
can only feel bound to preventive overt
act of sending out an armed veil to make
war upon friendly nation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Thedministra-
ton papers here think that tbPresidenrs
denial of the story that he e engaged
with Fisk & Co, in the recengold specu-
lation was wholly uncalled and quite
out of place, but the fact tn the Presi-
dent admits that he orderet3outWeH to
sell gold while the panic wat Its height,
excites severe comment, al proves the
truth of the recent telegrss, that the
President was appealed to bl New York
Union league banker, to Ger his secre.
tary to sell gold. An invocation which
has been made shows that tier all gold
declined IA per cent, fromj2 to las be-
fore BouwelPs order to selhad reached
the Assistant Treasurer in " York,
The Radical State ComJtee Of Penn
sylyania sent word down b. last Satur-
day. that if the President q not visit the
State this week Boutwe!llust 60 there
and make a speech, or thtanyass would
fail. So the Secretary ohe Treasury
posted of to-day 10 Philelphia, where
he il 10 make campaigpeech in sup
port Of his own policy. he loses as
many votes for the Rails IS the Res
publicans say Dslano's coe did in Har.
risburg, the State is suhO 90 for the
Democrats on October II.
There is no truth 10 history that the
Navy Department has cred the con-
struc,ion Of several fact cam 'sloops of
war. The department, trad Of building
additional ships, is snXioto sell several
now on hand.
1t is not true that theirs any case on
the Supreme Court doc&esting the con-
stitutionaIity of the old on cotton.
Amos Kendall, who wAndrew Jack
sous Postmaster Genera lying at the
point of death tonight. His physician
saws that his recovery iaposslble.
WASHINGTON, Oct. FThere was no
quorum of the Supremourt to-day. A
report from the Sixth nnessee District
announces the mysteTiolisappearance of
Collector +. I. McKes'ears are enter.
tanned that he has beersasslnated.
Disbursements frouIe Treasury De:
partment during Septser were civil and
miscellaneous S5,O37l War Depart"
ment, 81 1861, 159; NsDePartment, 81.
3O8,67l; Indians andpslons, Sl .2lo,2I;
total, $l2 5,357.
The above does noelude the warrants
for redemption or psAntoi interest upon
the public debt