Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-30

| Special Di, patch to tho Baltimore eun.
| NATIONAL POliticz-Coming state Elec
t1ons-DeEnocFa PrOspects-The DIE
| ferences CT Commissioner Pleasantor
and Secretary BoutweiI-Pr stdsnr
Grant as Arbftrator-The Coming Rus
A1an pE1nce-The Stories Ahaut Ccuu
terfeits, &c.
WASHINGTON, JuLe %
AS the State Conventions meet end
nominate Candidates, the work O the tWc
! resident political committees here become.
more active The fret eIe cticn takes place
IN Kentucky. in August, and although
there IS no doubt Of tae triumph Of the
Democratic ticket fer Governor and
also the Legislature, the canvass is =
most animated one. AID on the part Of
the Democracy seems to be a contest for
the SIZE Of the MAJORITY, which, it is be-
lleVed, will exceed thirty Thousand. The
next election Is in Oregon, in the same
month, where advices indicate q demo
cratic triumph, the same as last YEAR
California also votes for Governor AID
three congressman IN August, and there is
as yet no reason to doubt the Re election
of Governor Haight. the Democratic can
dId4te. and the e.ection of two out Of the
three CODgTes snea. Byth parties, how
ever, enter the Canvass II the same side of
local issue Of opposition to fl, Their Stat.
SUBSIDIES to railroads, which will render
the contest somewhat closer. After the
August elections there will be more till
October, when tLeV will take place in
Ohio. Penn-yiv.nia, iowa, Wisconsin ana
other StaeS. Both political committees,
which are in daily se.s sion as the Capitol,
appear 20 tIink that tie Santo Domingo
annexation question Is still O national
issue. The Democratic committee is
Gboutto distribute Senator Schurz's speech
on that subject as we'll as en- civil service
reform, anu wi print them III the German
as vel IS the English language.
1t Is stated that the Questions at issue
between Secretary Boutwell, and Gen.
PEA anton will be referred to the Presi-
de1t for arbitration. 1t appears that diff
fereuccs arose between them on official
matters soon alter General Pieasanton
came into office, when the latter, without
comforting with the S cretary on tie ques-
tons OF taxation aud revenue, unexpected
IL appeared before tic Committees of Con-
gress AID recommended very important
charges in the law, among them the abosi-
ton ii tie lacOm9 tax, to which the Sc
cratary was opposed. O3her questions,
such 6s the light OF appeal from the com
missioner to tie Secretary, &c, have lately
arl7 en-, while nums rous official changes
have been made from time to time without
Ia some respects is indefinite in detail, but
in the main rerders the jntercal revenue
bureau entirely suboriiu4te ID the Treas
ury Department. The commissioner al
ways submits hia annual reoorts to the Sc
oretarF, aud not Cirect to Congress Or The
President.
Iii little singular that, with all the
published stories about the Oning visit OF
the Russian Prince, no official Information
of the fact has been communicated to this
government The very latest dispatches
from Minister Curtin 90 not mention IL
and IL is thought ct the State Department.
If there were foundation for the visit, that
our Minster Tou long since have been
Informed of it. It's feared that the stores
continue 10 originate from the same source
which lately detailed the alleged prepaTa-
t1o2s OF this governmea at for the reception
OF the royal visitor, but which have no
truth in the N whatever.
Ine Comptroller Of The Currency places
no credit III the staement that many nil
lions # counterfeit national bank notes are
IN existence, and expresses the opiuiJ
that the recent estimate purporeipg to
have been maize by experts, TO the effect
that SO 900, 900 are in circu lation, Is an
absurIity. The report origin 4ted wi
int rested parties who wish to obtain the
Job of leprintirg O new issue of bank
uOtaS.