The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-24
Busy Days at the Executive
Mansion.
THE VIRGINIA sENATORSHIP
Probability of the Election of Senators
by the New Legislature.
The Presidential Trip Through
Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1882
Election of Senators from virsinia--Opinion Of
the Attorney General Asked For.
There Is such diversity OF opinion throughout
the State OF Virginia TO the legality or policy OF
eecting United States Senators when the Legislature
meets to ratify the fifteenth amendment that
Attorney General Hoar has been requested TO
settle the disputed question by another opinion
Leading politicians in Virginia nave been assured this
opinion VIII be forthcoming at an early day, ana 1t
is believed the election OF the Senators will be adj
vised prior to the admission OF the State. In
sequence OF existing doubt upon this question none
of the many candidates named have been deauitey
settled upon by the walker party which has seventy
majority on Joint ballot. The radical minority will
scarcely put forward any candidates the Senator
ship.
Virginia Delegates to the louisville CONNER.
ciaI Convention.
Governor Walker will tomorrow appoint one
delegate from each Congressional district and two
from the State at large to represent Virginia IN the
Louisville Commercial Convention. They will
be among the strongest men Of the new
school Of politicians and will represent the improve
ment and other great interests OF the State.
Busy Day Mt the White House.
The time OF the President to-day has been entirely
Secretary of the Navy and secretary Of War. A
large crowd Of visitors were present, but were not
able to the President, because OF Important bust
ness with prominent officials here.
A Bohemian ISLANDER Upon General Siclkies.
1t seems hardly worth While to go to the trouble
OF contradicting the absurd sensation in the New
York Bohemian journal OF this day in regard 10
Sickles and CUBA. The whole story is an invention
concerted with malicious object py the opponents
Of General Sickies.
A Clerical Cltechism for the War Departs
ment.
The clerical catechsm requiring information as to
the age nativity and place OF residence, &C., or the
employees which was recently circulated in the
Treasury Department has, it seems, found its way
to the War Department, similar circular having
been promulgated in the Surgeon Generals office
few days since.
Ports.
Official information has been received from Mexico
that the Ministry has published decree requiring
all captains Of vessels from Europe which bring
merchandise to ports of this republic to prepare
their manfests In accordance with theexisting ord-
nance; otherwise they Will be liable TO penalties
prescribed This action on the part or the Ministry
is in consequence OF the little which captains q
vessels and owners and forwarders OF foreign mer.
chandise take to comply with the ordinance relative
to the preparation Of the documents by which ouch
merchandise should be projected.
Appointment Of Postmlstress at Louisville,
Ky.
Mrs. Lucy Morehead Porter Of Covington, has
been appointed postmistrcss at Louisville, KY, vice
Speed. Jesse Bayies was some time ago designated
for the place, but his commission was not issued.
Appointments.
The following appointments were made to-day
Edmund r. Allen to be Surveyor of Customs for the
Port of AccOmac Court House, Va; A. d. johnson
to be Collector Of Customs for the district of Kappa
hammock, Va; E. McB Tlmoney, to be Consul at
Tumbez Peru.
slavery Abolished by the Cuban RevoIn-
tionists.
Prominent friends Of Cuba desire to be stated
that article tweny-four Of the constitution adopted
by the Cuban Congress In April last declares, "Al
the inhabitants Of the republic absolutely free"
and they deny tho statement IN Senator Summers
recent speech, that any decree has been subse-
qUenty issued maintaining slavery.
Passports Required Of Travellers in the Otto.
Empire.
The Department Of State has been Officially
informed that new regulations have been promulga-
ted by the Sublime Porte relative to the passports OF
foreigners entering the Ottoman Eapir and per-
sons originally Ottoman subjects who claim to have
acquired foreign naturalization From these regu-
ations 1t appears that strangers arriving she Otto.
man Empire alter November 49, next, must be pro-
vided with passports and the must be vlsed by
q Turkish minister consul. Certain penalties are
prescribed for any iDfracton OF tile provisions OF
these regulations.
Proposed International Exposition in Wash.
ipaton.
committee Of one hundred, heretofore appointed
at two public meetings, met tonight, Henry D.
Cooke IN the chair and Hallett Kbourne secretary
Resolutions were adopted for the appointment OF
committee OF fifteen to report at an adjourned
meeting an outline OF plan for grand interna-
tional Exposition at washington in 1871. It was
by one OF the speakers that the exposition
should be held on the Washington National Monu.
ment grounds, and that the surplus funds, IL |
my, should De appropriated to finishing the
during the proceedings Wademar de
Bodsc0 first secretary Of the Russian legation said
he noticed he had been appointed q member OF the
Committee OF One Hundred. Entertaining doubts
as to the proprety OF his serving IN that capacity
he had consulted the Russian Minister who recently
arrived In Washington, and he had informed him |
that 1t would be proper for him to do He there
fore returned his thanks for the honor con-
ferred said he would do all IN his power |
70 further the enterprise. and that Russia now, as
took deep interest in all the poiitcal
and Industrial Of che United States Il was
useless for him to assure the meeting OF the friend
ship of Russia for this country. The remarks were
applauded. II was the general sentiment that the |
Exposition should be exclusively national and that
care should be taken to give it that character.
Of schurcmau, the Bank Note
KGbber.
The jury in the case of schureman (coloredl
charged with abstractng unsigned bank notes from
The Treasury, this afternoon rendered verdict Of
guilty. motion FOR arrest Oh judgment was made
BY his counsel, with view 10 obsaining a new trial
Weekly Customs Receipts.
The following are the customs receipts from Sep.
ember ii to Is, inclusive:-
Boston. Sb79 05l
New YORK. ............... 3,0t6,92d
13S,A27
Baltimore. Csc 33s
On "a lrnrA 10 Chr A 10 Liza