The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-03
WASHING ON.
Another Cabinet Sensation
Shown UP.
No Changes Under Grants AID.
ministration.
The War Of RaCeS-Colored LabOrerS Strike
Against Their White Brethren.

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1871.
Rumored Cabinet Change Authoritatively De-
nied>Secretary Fish Desires n Foreign Em-
bassy.
Some Of the New York papers to-day give promi-
hence o revival OF rumors OF impending Cabinet
changes No sooner had the President left for Long
Branch than several OF your contemporaries stimuli.
taneously announced that Secretary Fish had re-
signed his portfolio Of the State Department 1t
was asserted. also. that his resignation had been
cepted, and that his successor would probably be
Judge Edwards Ferrepont, who IN accordance with
an intended new departure" on the part OF the
President. would Immediately inaugurate policy In
favor OF Cuban independence, preparatory to which
menacing message mad been telegsaphed to
General Slckles, the American Minister at Madrid,
instructing him to notify the Spanish government
that the question Of restoring the sequestered
tates OF American citizens in Cuba and or paying
the damages Of their sequestration must be settled
within the present week, else beihgerent
attitude towards Spain would be assumed
by our government While 1t is universally
acknowledged that complete reorganization
OF the Cabinet would be desirable, there
Is no prospect that any changes will be made at
present President Grant has repeatedly as 3erted
that he is perfectly satisfied with his Cabinet 1t
Is now constituted, and that change In Its
personnel would be made. unless in accordance
with the express desire OF any member or members
OF it who determined voluntarily to retire from
ONCE. AS no such determination has been expressed
by OF the present Cabinet Officers there Ia no
foundation for OF the With refer
ence to the head of the State Department. it well
known that Mr.. Fish originally accepted the posi-
ton only after the repeated solicitations OF the
President, who has continued to repose the same
confidence in HIM that he evinced at the commence
ment 1t is equally well known that Mr. Fish has
remained in his position Of Secretary OF State
cordance with the wishes OF the President, and
whatever the Secretary's private lnclinatons may
be his sense OF public duty does not point to mis-
Immediate retirement from the conduct Of
the State Department. The authority OF Mr..
Fish, himself, is SUFFICIENT contradiction OF the
stories that have so recently been revived and
circulated. He said this evening, 81 did not present
my resignation on Saturday. 1t was not accepted
on Monday, and have not resigned at ALL" Fur
thcm0re, Mr.. Fish observed that he had no inten-
ton now Of retiring from the State Department
The statement that General Sickles had been IN
structed to make demands OF SPAIN such as have
been represented, is characterized by him as equally
faaclous. There seems to be little doubt, however
that Mir. Fish would willingly change his place as
Secretary Of State tor that OF Minister to England,
and there good ground for the prophecy that the
return OF General Schenck before the present year
is ended will afford Mr. Fish the opportunity he
desires so much to mingle in diplomatic and social
intercourse with the aristocracy OF England. MIR.
Fish left here this evening for New York and will be
absent about week.
The Colored Lnborers' Strike.
The strike among the colored laborers on the
public and private work continues. The strikers
forcibly prevented men IN various places from
resumlng employment to-day, while others,
being approached by gangs OF strikers,
threw down their tools and joined uhem.. The
strikers attempted to take the tools from ano6her
party on the street. when a lieutenant Of police.
with his squad, appeared and ordered the strikers
away, under pain OF arrest The crowd by this
time had increased to 500 men. Subsequently MAJOR
Richards ordered out the mounted force, and TINS
had the effect OF ntimidating the strikers In another
locality from executing their threats against the
working laborers. A brick was thrown and
struck coiored man. This might have led TO
sangulnary results had the police been In such
force as to overawe those disposed 70 be riotous.
Laborers at several places resumed work In the
course of the day. under the promise that they
should receive whatever prices shall be agreed on
by the committee appointed at the mass meeting
last night, The police force mounted and foot,
were held in reserve at headquarters this alter
noon, ready to move to any point which might de.
mand their attention.
The Bowen Bianmy Trial.
Argument was commenced to-day In the Bowen
bigamy case, but not concluded Counsel for the
government asked to submit prayers Tor tnstruc-
tions-if the jury believe the paper purporting
be the record OF the divorce in New York was OBJ
tanned by fraud. or not copied from tile original
papers, they cannot regard It as decree
OF divorce II II was a true copy II is
void II the jury further believe that
Bowen and Frances Bowen, or either OF
them, al the time residents OF the Confederate
States; and II they find that Bowen was soldier OF
the Confederate States in 1854 he regarded
as having been citizen or New York the time the
alleged divorce i'll New YORK was obtained.
Expenditures OF Government During May.
The expenditures of the government by warrants
from the Treasury Department during May were as
f0llows:-
Civil and miscellaneous and foreign inter-
course. 80, loi Dol
W q, Dopui "ncAi'' o,oZo,Slo
N,ilt,euS
INTERIOR Pensions and Indians. .......... G024,I9e
Iotai. Sl7 7oO,S4g
The above expenditures do not include payments
on account OF the principal interest OF the public
debt.