, 1870-10-26
WASHINGTON.
Meigs' Reply to Welles Concern
ing the Fort Sumter
Affair.
SncculHtfOUx 0s 10 The Cltl&c OF
Secretary Cux's RcsiS-
nation,
Special Despatch n The Chtca.o Tribune.

Special Despatch n The Chtca.o TthUne.
THE QrAK1xRXAsTKK 0EHER1t-
NAsu1SGIoS, Oct. 2a,---Tne sepurt Of the Qlar-
tein,aster Genesal bids fair to be 1 compact
documensthls year, free from the usua.cumuef
sktue details SuMe weeks since, thiKtJ-nre
cl+rk We're asked for by General MeiRs, to pre-
pare Rtnstsi!cs for hts report The Secretary OF
War 1epllel that such figures we're Qseleas, were
never read bJ anyone, aud i would he far bettI
10 omit them entirely.
1uk NEW YORK EIEcT1oY.
The authorities herr are masing active prcpasa-
tons to meet apY contingencies which may arise
st the election IN New York city. The only troops
ihtyi1g at present. however. a-c companies Of the
E Rhth Infantry on their way from Charles
ton. There is no expectation Of any
interference uuIesa an attempt ia made u
cn.ry cut the preaeDt destgns Of the Democratic
nansgeEs 10 oytrawe the Judges OF election and
furcc fraudulent yotes upon them: but in any
event. the President Is determined to Sec that the
new Law Is fully executed.
TuE O1HEK ANIMAL REFoRTs
| TIE preliminary report Of Auditors, Comptroller
a.d heals 1f bureaus. showing details of bust.
| I css in eacaE otnce, and IN aoEut the receipts
ar d expenditures hare becn furnished. In mosS
ot tho departments, 80 far receipts and cxpends-
turcs arc concerned, the totals hare already been
rubiishcd In the statement Furnished bJ the
| r.rasut1 Department Tor use In the campaisu,
The nSuIes relating to the business proper hare
| NJ general iutertst
| cKSsrs or BALEiNoRE.
Cour3eie censns returns from Baltimore shnws
tie population Of the city to be 0nls The
lot al c:s.sus Of lsGs MALE q showing Of ss2, 1ss
since which time there hare been 6,0p1 new build
! 1nes ERECTED. The total humber Of buiIdups In
tie city !s 40ssd. The Baltimore plpers are terri
by dissatisfied with the seturns claitning taa.
they come shoIt OF doing the city jpstice. Ii Is
pruroecd to have new census taken by the local
butterflies.
| E36S on wSLIEs.
/ General Meish' reply II cx-S:cratlzr Wcl1es Is
| nrtnte,s here this afternoon. The point Of It H.
that The rca. ooject OF tho administration was to
se1d s1,opg expedition TO Pensacola. an,l that
I, p moyetnsnt on For1 Sumter vas cnlr a .felat.
| lie saws the matter vas kent from Welles, not
from any special w1ns Of confidence 10 him, but
| tccausc II was thought prudent to '..connne all
knowledge Of ll,s contemplated operations to the
smallest possible number.
nuY8a IL ITO tie Aaeoeated Prrs.l '',---~--
TREASURER sr1SSER's AHsCAL HKl0KT, =:
WAsnlS61oS, Oct e5.-Thc aE.ual report oi
! Treasurer Spinner vii! show for $50. al com
Il, CT. asetl expenditures, fs7,lo9, ,3sa 99; tNal
;:s 42e 4ne49. Decreased rcceiot*, &, ,e5, ,aso.41
e,sssss O, eSRs,,'nse e,na e,; s9?S:2; totai
s'd :;isus and ressneed exreaastutegs y of !S;,;si. 81
'.9e., The purchases Of 500 for tae SPECIAL an'
Sxs .ss Gospoa aSs r. e5s 5ss: s9%ss 5sa s.
.i.s.a.iss, ,is6: secIaed inteEist n Tic ssn,s s
*'''@''ia'4o; total, arr;fsTaEsIs e =; H.
the following apposn1menss we're made to-day
/ os S'a,t as h y, hs1 Ask
:. There IS no Truth in the fr1o:f .eat IoNtna ste
= G. neral Creswcl Is seiected ~ Alntster TO Eng
ep.,p-.n,. n,r.. ,~..,,
II may lte statet with conHde1cr that tho req
eoEs tor General CUx's retirement involved q
Il4 whasSSsr n public affair." .nd eos
= policy of conducting 1ndian affairs through til
y agency OF civilians selected for theis bustnes
= lent character. The only thing that could bc COZ
!. aid the President va, ths Meoarsanaa CLAIM
u ut, Cox, his desire that 20 Patent be signed
e. Its ra1nc, either tot McGatranaa or the Ne
y 1ila CompanF. until Congress had aaa!!y ae.e
charged on both Etdes, and as the question vi
n undssToinR legislative inquiry even before th
Jf | on the ed Of Augnet the President wrote II
coz note in winch he communicated sltntla
viewa, and prohibited the signing Of such ratet
): i9r lie Pssidens, u,iess b his Own specnc ordt
/; CT through the Secretary himself. The Secrtt2r
I, 1n the receipt Of the Presidents note prompt
s; sseere,ary. Genera. Cox explained to the Pres
t1eDt that McGarrahan's case was not before II
which Is contes'e,t BY MetsaHahan. hut this m
st, ter wss not tho cause OF the sec:efar9's resi-
4: Of the correspondence between Secretary Ct
e anu the President, the resignation aud fta accef
sicfed to be prissss I b. Soa parties, @ ana insols
$: no difference On pnbifc measures ~ = cause
l. stEclul separation 1t has been a,certatue.i fro
r. f,,r r,nmrnjssinncy If Jn,rrnas DSrcnnr nnr il