The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31
TO-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Cox-Grant Question
How Came the Letters Published ?
Opening Of The Supreme Court.
The COx-Grant Correspondence.
lSpeciaI DeapGtoh % The ErAniIl1 TeLenrdnh.

eaw in the newspapers the correspondence be-
tween himself and Secretary Cox concerning
the atter's resignation as Secretary of the Inte-
rior. He had repeatedly refused to give the let
tiers to the members of the press who applied
for them stating that they were of private
nature, and not intended for publication.
Cox's friends urged him to make the letters
public in vindication of himself, inasmuch as
the President had given it out semi-ofncially
that Mr. Cox left the Cabinet voluntarily, and
not because of his having run counter to the
politicians. 1t is understood that Mr.. Cox gave
the correspondence to the agent of the Associ-
ated Press without consulting the President,
and in order that it might get the widest publi-
city. The general impression here is that the
President made mistake in writing the letter
he did accepting the resignation.
He makes no reference in his letter to what
Mr.. Cox says about reforms in the civil service,
and does not give any pledge that reform is to
be the order of the day. This is regarded by
shrewd party men of both sides as a political
blunder which is liable TO be used against the
administration by the Democrats.
No Armed Expedition Preparing.
There is no ground for the report that the
Navy Department has ordered the fitting out of
half dozen iron-clads and men-of-war at the
Boston Navy Yard. The Secretary has merely
ordered Admiral Porter to ascertain the cost of
fitting out these and other vessels of the navy
so as to make out estimates for his annual re-
port. There is no occasion, as has been falsely
represented, for sending out armed expedi-
tion to any part of the world.
The New York Election.
No apprehension is now entertained by
Government officers here of trouble at the cleo
tion in New York city. The Secretary of War
is of the opinion that a knowledge of the fact
Sl,ot ~ To-
preparation to back up the civil authorities in
the execution of the laws of Congress will pre-
vent any attempt on the part of the Tammany
roughs, with their leaders to make disturbance,
The United States forces will not be with
drawn from New York until the result of the
election is officially announced, lest there might
be an effort made TO overawe the return judges
and destroy the ballot-boXes.
The Case of the Cslored Cadet.
Secretary Belknap has not yet reviewed the
action of the courtmartial that tried the colored
Cadet Smith, a Woot Point Tho sanaral i'm
preston is that he will be acquitted on some
technicality in the proceedings.
Opening OF the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-An erroneous statei
mept having recently been published concerning
Chief Justice Chase, it is proper to say that
the 22d inst he mailed q letter from Narragan-
sett to Mr.. Middleton, Clerk of the Supreme
Court of the United States, in which he men,
tions that some days before he wrote to AsSoci-
ate Justice Nelson informing him that il would
be improbable that he should be able to attend
the adjourned term to-day, and expressing the
hope that Judge Nelson would be able to take
his place.
But to the surprise and regret of the Chief
Justice he received letter from Judge Nelson,
in which he said his own health though inn
proving, was not sufficiently good to enable him
to attend court. The Chief Justice therefore
wrote to Mr.. Middleton, that the court might
know the circumstance and that the senior
Judge, Clifford, might be prepared to take the
place which was thus temporarily vacated.
The Chief Justice concludes his letter by say
| ing:-"I walked this morning some twenty
minutes, and 1 shall ride in an hour or two
But 1 Edo not regain my strength as rapidly as
| hoped"
The letter, as usual, was written by his clerk,
but signed by himself, the writing having no
unusual sign of feebleness.
The Supreme Court met to-day at noon, all
the justices present excepting Chief Justice
| Chase and Associate Justice Nelson Associate
Justice Clifford presided. Judge Clifford an
nouneed that the court would meet at IL o'clock
| hereafter.
| Assistant Attorney General Talbot said since
| the Court was last in session Judge Hoar had
resigned as Attorney General, and that A. T..
| Akerman, of Georgia, had been appointed his
successor, the head of the department now
| known as the department of Justice, under
the recent law of Congress He then presented
the commission of appointment, which was read
| by the Clerk of the Court Mr.. Akerman
remarked that since the Court was last in session
B. S. Bristow had been appointed Solicitor-Gene-
raj under the act establishing the Department
of Justice. His commission was also read
On motion of Mr.. AkeTmen the new Assistant
AIoTney-6 6eneral Mr. Hill, was admitted to
practise, and took the usual oath Several other
attorneys were admitted as practitioners j.
HUXLEY Ashton, ESQ., addressed the Court as
follows:-'May it pl ease the Court the honor
able but melancholy duty of presenting to this
Court the proceedings and resolutions OF the bar
of Philadelphia on the occasion of the death OF
the late Mr. Justice Grier has been delegated to
me. Since the adjournment of your honors
he who occupied for so many years seat
upon this bench, and who so recently retired
from its labors, has departed this earthly life,
full of years and full of hOnors. He has been
called to a higher and holier life. The bar OF
| Philadelphia, by whom he was dearly beloved
and profoundly respected. having assembled for
the purpose of commemorative this sad event,
| adopted a series of resolutions which they
deemed proper should be brought to the knowl
edge of this court, and these resolutions have
now the honor to present TO the court.
The acting Chief Justice ordered the proceed
| ings and resolutions to be read, and said the
Court fully sympathiZed with the regrets of the
| Philadelphia bar and endorsed all that was said
in the resolutions, while the country, in the
death of Judge Grier mOurned the loss of AT
upright Judge, and an impartial and honest man
! The proceedings and resolutions were ordered
| to be placed on the minutes as further testi