, 1870-09-27
WASHINGTON.


PENNSYLVANIA AHAlN Ult1AIl3Flkh
TAsn1Sa7oN, Sept. 2d-There is much talk IN 1
town tonight over the active efforts, In which /
leading Penns5lv aniAuE are engaged, looking to i
having place made for some one from tha: State
In the Cabinet. 1t Is certain that the course
taken by Secretary Coz, In refusing the Ptnns1h
vansa association permission to make direct a.
sessments, has raised strung party OF State poll
ticaacs against him. Senator Cameron has gone
t. urge Cabinet changes upon the President, and
10 expected to return tomorrow. So far as the
Presidents expressions here are known, he has
The strongest confidence in the Secretary Of the
Interior.
THJ soR1u CAROLINA TROUBLES.
The examination before the United Smtea
Judges In Raleigh, IN the matter Of persons r.
rested curing the late troubles, has resulted In
holding forty-ntne for tttAt In two Of those coun-
ties where inquiries weEa made. Four OF these
were charged with murtler, one for burning
s.hoof, and most Of the others for whipping ctt.-
zcns, the latter being principally negroes. The
evidence thus faf taken IN these cases Is now In
print, and has reached Washington, and, unlese It
ts tupeached BY subsequent Witnesses 1t certainly
establishes that quite Is bad q stste Of Affairs ex-
istea as was claimed oJ Governor Hol'tcn.
POSTAL xAITEk2
The Post Office Department has evidence from
nj parts Of the country, that the iatesr arrange
mcnt fer mail service between this country and
Brazil are still misunderstood. Formerly it via
not possible for either country 70 pay Inland
| postage o. the ether. Nov, however, the whole
amount, fifteen cents, Is required. or the letter
cannot be forwarded, and the number OF retained
tet.esa from this cause Is constantly Increasing
This sum pays the inland postage Ia both conu-
tries, and also the ocean Eate.
| ruE FA1EST Law.
Commissioner Fishet has written 4 letter CON-
planning that the responsibility for the curious
blunde7 IN the patent law, by which II Is cla!nett
that several important laws were repealed, does
no. rest With him, as has been charxed
Ue says the tIu was not compiled By himself, but
by commission appointed On the revision OF the
laws The bill then came INTO hts hands, but con.
tanned no repeating clause It then vent 10 the
Committees on Pa .en;s Of the Senate and House,
and Vas there perfected or Put In lss present
shape. The Commissioner also contends that b,
the rlainest rules Of construction none Of the
cd1ces or bureaus reported to be abolished By
this act are as seriously aecset BY 1t as has been
c1aiEed. -
The War and Treasury Departments have giret
directions that PunnsJlvania CLERKS who deslrs
to 70 home snd .ote shall hare leave for that pur
pose. ten days being given to those who tive wes
. Of UaEr1shcIE, and 1lye dAys to Others The Int
rpr Department directs that such time Il may b
; recesssrr be granted, but that It be deductet
fcm the usual annual 'eare Of \ month.
ITO the Arreeiased Prrst.l
ApxIKAL roH1ER TO BK RETIRED
WAsH1S01ox, sept 2A-The report TUT Adnt
: rzl Porter VIII be relieved from further du!y u
;, heath. h seems 10 Be 6elesed Il dc department
though nothing positive Is Known there In -esass
! Lieutenant Colonel Alfred sui1y, una:ssgned M
. is relieved from dug a ssupestntendent Of !nd!ai
!: Aoain in Montana, The tollow.ns additions
| FIfSt LeuseuAnts E " Carp, Wtu. B. Pease, an