The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-20
WASHINGTON.
The Bogus Alabama Claims
Despatch.
NO Instructions Sent to Secretary
Moran.
The Fight Over the New York Col
lectorship Settled.
TOM MURPHY TO BE RETAINED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. 1870.
Bogus Dcspntch-Thc Alabama Claims.


Your correspondent called upon the President to-
day relative to the despatch by cable last night
to the effect that Secretary Fish had teegraphea Mr.
Moran, Charge d'Anaires TO demand an immediate
settlement OF the Alabama claims. The President
smiled when asked him II there was any truth In
the report; ~ laughed" said he, when read it In
the newspapers this morning, because OF its absur-
dity" He then went on to say that when such serl-
Gus business as the settlement OF The Alabama claims
was on hand he would not entrust IL TO anything less
than Minister fully accredited and carefully in
structed. The reopening of the question is not to
come from our side at all. but from the
Brltlshers. That was clearly understood
when secretary Fish closed the correspondence
some time ago. The President says thar while our
government Ia In no hurry to settle Inc Alabama
CLAIMS considering that we have the best OF IT, he
has no doubt that we shall very soon have serious
proposition on the subject from Great Britain.
| Nothing will be DONE however until a successor to
| Motley is appointed.
New York Politics -IIurrhy 10 be Retained
rs Collector.
II. A. Bowen, +. ID. Webster, Colonel c. b. Norton
and Colonel L. B. Lansing had q protracted inter-
view with the President to-day relative to New YORK
| politics. They are to have another interview to-
morrow. Collector Murphy, General Butter and
John Russell Young are expected IN the morning to
JOIN the party. 1t is understood that they are hero
| chiefly on business connected with the New York
Custom House. The President assured these gentle
| men to-day that he had no intention OF removing
| Collector Murphy Notwithstanding the pressure
brought to bear against him. Some changes, how.
! ever, Will probably be made In the subordinate Oil.
Gals OF the Custom House, and new policy will be
inaugurated with view to strengthen the republ-
| can party In New York.
/ Radical Prejudice Against Negro Voters.
One OF the most singular reasons yet advanced for
| the light republican vote In some parts Of Penusyl-
vana and Maryland at the late election IS that the
best republicans would not 60 TO the polls with their
/ colored brothers. Government officials now In
Washington, who were personally interested in the
| success of the party and who participated in the
campaign, say that it Is on absolute iact that the
prejudice against mixing with the newly eniran-
chsed was stronger the part OF republicans than
| on the part OF the democrats.
| Health of Chief Justice Ciase-Senator
] sprngue ON the Political situation.
! Senator SpragUe is authority for the statement
| that Chief Justice Chase, his father.inaw would
! not in any event resume his seat on the Supreme
bench short OF year. He wishes his health TO be
fully established before emerging into active public
| life again. Senator and Mrs. Sprague have left here
| for their residence at Narragansett. The Senator
| thinks the political condition OF the republican party
rs rather mixed, judging from the recent elections,
but is satisfied with the result especially in own
State. Next to Senator Schurz he regarded as the
happiest OF the politicians
Transportation of North African Mniis.
The Postmaster General has made arrangements
with the Post once Department OF the North Ger;
man Union by which letters may be sent from the
United States to Egypt, Malta Tuns and Tripoli In
the German mails via Brindsi Italy. Prepayment
| to Alexandria. Malta and Tuns Is optional; else
| where it is compulsory. by previous arrangement
the mails to these points with the exception Tr-
| po-with whom postal treaty has been made
| for the first tmc--were sent via England. The OBJ
ect OF the contract with the North German Union Is
! TO make the postal communication more direct ana
! at the same time less expensive.
The Census Bureau.
General Walker, Chief OF the Census Bureau, de.
MES the published statements tnat work would soon
| begin to grow slack In his bureau, and that he
| would at the end of tine month discharge between
| one hundred ana hundred and fifty persons en-
! ployed there. lie expects to have MS preliminary
report prepared for presentation to Congress early
| In December, after which he thinks he may he able
/ to dispense with few clerks the most inenl-
1 Client will be discharged.
The Recent Cyclone in the West Indies.
! Samuel P. Saunders, United States Vice Consul
at Nassau, West Indies, the 10th INST, reports
| the total loss OF the bark w. X. Brown, upon the
| Salt Key Bank, Bahamas, during terrible hurricane
| which passed over those islands ana the coast OF
| Cuba during the middle Of October last. small
portion OF this vessels cargo has Deen saved and
taken, with the captain and crew, to Key West Dur
! ing the same hurricane six other vessels were
| wrecked upon the Salt Key Bank, one surviving
| to tell the tale Of their disaster The crews and
| cargoes were all lost 1t Is inferred that some OF
them are American vessels, but the truth will pro-
| baby never be known.
The English Mission-Mr. MoiIey's Letter of
Recall its Way.
It has been officially ascertained that the letter
for the recall of Minister Motley Is now on its way
to England Until 1t shall have been received by
him he will OF course be regarded as. the represen
| tatiye or this government at the British court.
Weekly Financial Statement.
The receipts OF fractional currency for the week
| ending to-day amount to S54s,0oo The shipments
| were:-Notes sl,50l76s: fractional currency,
s3l3 l21; securities held for national bank circula
| ton, $345,3i5.ooo, and for pubic deposits,
| $15 500.
| Mutilated bank notes burned during the week,
1851 $780, total amount burnt to date, s32 377. 1885,
bank currency issued for bills destroyed during the
| week, s243 $3.50; balance due for mutilated notes.
s1,o9i,523
| Bank circulation outstanding at This date,
| $780,, 949, sO4.
| Fractional currency redeemed and destroyed dur.
\ ing the week, $755.s0o.
| Internal Revenue and Customs Receipts.
Internal revenue receipts to-day. s27o.565 FOR The
/ fiscal year to date, $7o.5oi,430.
| The following the customs receipts from No
| vember TO 5, Inclusive
New 81, 0s0. 65l
Boston. 2g6 9S3
Philadelphia. ............. ............... Hl13
San Francisco. los 400
Total $25o1 ,267
Personal.