, 1870-08-29

special pospateh 70 The CaieAsc T1it4ue
POLITICAL =.
wAsH1ko1ox, .. C., Aug. H.Eylgofons meas
ures have been begun BY tho Aarytand and wsst
Virginia Republicans 70 prosecute Ill ytols.nss nt
the Enforcement laW. Judge Bond hAa About
scofe Of cases pending bcfora h44 court Tae Rzx-
tste1B Of tNp townships hare bean arrested TOT 10
fastnk to enter the names Of cosored voters upon
the poll books, and some have oesu bound over
fo1 attempting 70 prevent ue&rpes ffun7 being reg
1sfered- A dozen meu have been arrested In 4
Lngle county of West Virginia Tha Attorney
ct to Officers Of thAt department. IN KentackY, who
are acting with g1eas promptnza IN naany similar
casea throughout that State,
fHK AXES-tC1tER CAsE.
In Obedience to the subpoena served On him,
General uteFH clerk, MF. Whitney, appeared
this morn! fbefore the commissioner desix ixnated
bJ the con. to take his depo4iton, but, upcu'
representation tnst Caleb Cushing and 3. Ross
Prf1y, the oppoSlng counsel were both absent rom
the city, MI: Ames attorneys consented to I
postponemeat until Thursday next The Ames
party appeared to 10 In good earnest, and the fact
that they expect to prove their case by Bn1les.a
CLERK, Indicates warm WORK.
SPECIAL pest Atch to The ChIeaxo Tribune
1H1 POLITICAL CANfAf1A In lourstANA-
WAdH1NarnNr Aug. 9A-Ths Congressional Re
publican Committee has information TIM tne
very bus11y to secure the negro vote. The CHAIR
man Of the principal committee Of that State
lately rect -ved 4 letter from co1osed m1n. tn-
quistng whether negro delegates would be re-
ceised In the Democratic Convention. In reply,
the Chairman began By expressing his astonish-
nent that such question should be asked, zlnce
it WIS matter Of universal knowledge that the
Democratic ratty WAS the party Of the constitu-
ton and Of Law. Negroes were vptera by the
constitution, and the Democrats OF Louisiana
~ould not only abide BY 1t, but In this case they
elected cofoted men to meet with them a4 I mat
ter Of course, and would welcome them.
SINGULAR su1c1pk.
Tie body OF nA1 named Robert Thompson
WIS found yesterday, near Fort Stanton, suspend
ed In the FORK of tree The Testimony proved
that he must hare climbed to the top and teibe-
fately fixed his head In q fork Of the limb and
swung on, his weight bending the top over and
allowing the body to swing free. He was 50
tightly l7mmcd between the limos Of the tree
that 1t Was necessary to place rope round his
lody and throw 1t over branch above him, to
hoist him ont Of II. lie VAS about 50 yeass old,
and had been Slightly deraugel for short time.
JUDICIAL pEc1stoN-
4 base bail club has hcea decided, by q WASH
tugton Justice, to be partnership, to ths extent
that all members aze bound for debts contracted
by their otlcers for the club, 1t seems that In
sus eeSes VIC " Ias tneuioeia oousat los oi
lumber tot fence. sheos, anu lifting up the
grounds The lumber vas used, but the club d4d
not ps7 for IL The Court 1ure Judgment acn,nst
~. rI,,,, ~ ~. ~, .n,o,,,. 80 .at,a
'ne e'"Dt' 'rr ,ra. -" aa.oau. ..1 ann eoaH'
49,. 1.c ''.
TREASURY aIAIkxkHI.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Treasut5 balance to-
day: Coin, Sl9s, ,ssi.ss1. Including T. .,ei2.sso in
GOA esiuHca1es. currency, s5a,z4st. t.Vt Internal
Revenue receipts tO-lay, f90, $50. Total tor the
fiscal year to date, s3',0.f, 49,
INDIAN LANDS.
Inc oefletal3 o1 me InIte1ot mas decided that
The lands embraced IN the second article Ut the
Usage treaty Of September, 1865, arc required to
ese SOLD Tor Tue bensnt OF the indians The Unttetl
10 NJ sehse can they be considered public landa.
| lie ears however, for such Of the 16tn and sash
fcctiona q them a. may be sold Or otherwise dis
lentR, which must be taken as Near aS 1aaY be to
the cefeti lands.
TIE rNANc1AL FRookAAxE FOR sErTE4RkR.
| ASs5taht Secretary ut t1e Treasury Richardson.
| will 10 mnrTnw announce the financial p.oXrammc
| fur September.
| fAEf oFF1csRs RETIRED AND PROMOTED
| Ihe NasS Department las JUST pnhllshett ll3f
OF Rear Admlsals, Commotlorcs, Captains. aud
Commanders showing The dA11 the5 viii retire,
| and the promotion consequent According to thg
| list, ]. H. Marchanh, IS Commodore, WAS retired
to-day, thus promoting Capiala Mulany to he Com
| modore. Rear Admiral Rowan VIII " Retired Or
| the 18Th OF Deae-oes, tnns promoting Comno
| dOye jenkins to be Hear Admiral, and Captain C.
| r. T. Rodgers will be Commodore. Rear AimirA
| IlSSOn Will oS IEA3cu na tue 1stn ~