The New York herald., 1872-07-23
Friendly Denials Of the Truth
of Schurz's Statements.
WORK AWAITING THE PRESIDENT
Prospects Of an Early Recognition Of
the Cuban Flag.
THE PIONEER A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH.
Japan and tho United states-Fred Douglass for
Grant-Tho Spanish-American Claims-A New
eparture-Regulations Of the Army.

OeparCur0-he8ulaSOns OF the Army.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1872.
Carl Schurx's Statements Denied.
I. Dispatches have been sent from st. Louis to-
night to the President and to members of the Cabi
net requesting an authoritative denial OF Senator
Schurz's assertion in his speech, delivered this
evening in that city, that during the pendency Of
tho st. Domingo project he was separately ap-
preached by two friends Of the President and
offered his own terms as to patron
age for his support of tn, scheme
of annexation, and that he is ready to produce the
written assurance of one Of these alleged go-be-
tweens that the President had cognizance OF the
attempted negotiation and had authorized the
tempting offers of patronage that were made.
full and authorized contradiction OF the Missouri
senator's story is promised by the Presidents
friends as soon as their present knowledge is re-
confirmed by his arrival from Long Branch.
The North Caroline Contest.
The interest in the North Carolina contest in.
creases each day, and the opposing parties grow
more and more personally hostile. Their represen-
tatives here actively engaged In preparing and
forwarding documents, ana they have also ar
ranged to send additional speakers down to take
part in the canvass. Two men named william Wood
OF this city and formerly Chief Of the Secret Ser
vice, and Blumenberg OF Baltimore, in the employ
of the National Liberal Committee, passed through
here yesterday, and doubtless reached Raleigh to-
day. 1t is alleged they were paid respectively
$1,000 and $4,000 for their anticipated services,
which the GRANTEES describe to be ballot box
stufing.
Fred Douglass to Spout Mt Richmond.
Fred Douglass, John M. Langston and other
colored speakers are to make speeches at Rich
mond on the cath inst. behalf OF Grant and VIII
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lar business.
Work Awaiting tho President-The
Changes Under tho Now Revenue Law.
The President, who has been expected here for
week past, is announced to reach here tomorrow
morning Among other important business requir-
ing his attention Is the proposed redistrictIng OF
the country into ten Supervisorial districts, and
the selection from the twenty-!our now in service.
The reduction goes into effect the ist Of August
so that no time is to be lost In carrying out
recent legislation. The supervisors to be retained
1t Is understood are William A. Simmons, at
present in Massachusetts,; Slas B. butcher. OF
Brooklyn; Alexander P. Fulton, of Philadelphia;
James B. Sweitzer, Of Plttsburg; DIR. P. w. Perry,
Of Raleigh; John Mcdonald, ST. Louis il. NJ Hedrick
Ottumina, Iowa; Louis M. Foulke, San Francisco;
G. W. Emery, of Tennessee, ana Otis I. Presbey, Of
Washington. This was the list determined upon
a short time ago, and may be changed In one
two instances Presbey, who ia conceded to be one
of the most efficient revenue officers the Internal
Revenue Bureau has ever had has incurred the
lasting enmity Of Senator Lewis OF Virginia who
prefers politician to an honest man, and so had
the law ryayiding for the appointment of the ten
supervisors modified t9 require soii 29nqrmatiQ4
by the Senate, In the event the President should
disregard his wishes and appoint Presley. Alex
ander p Fulton, OF the old Supervisors could be
tat., .,n1 ha at,a1 yx,,%
Cresswell and the Fulton family cannot agree In
the management Of Maryland politics. Fulton,
therefore. Is willing to make himself victim for
sake of peace. Simmons, of Mass, is supported by
Senator Wilson aud General Butler. The latter in
sists on New England having genuine representa-
tion in the list Of ten and will not be content with
any carpet bag representative. X. II. Cobb, at
present a Supervisor in Texas, " an aspirant and
warmly supported. bat has poor chance for sue
cess: The redstrictng of the States and Terri
sories will be determneAupon without delay.
The Cuban PiOneer-A MuddIc.
The possibility OF the case OF the Pioneer being
carried into Court leads to the belief that under in
ternatiOnal law, beginning with our own record
the government will he bound to recognize
the Cuban flag. II this should be done the Treasury
Department anticipates endless troubles as under
the treaty of 1895 the Spanish government would
flag and sailing In Cuban waters.
The Spanish American Claims Commits
sion-A New Departure by Secretary
Fish.
The unsatisfactory progress made by the Spanish
American Claims Commission In the settlement OF
the claims Of Americans against Spain for which
the Commission was exclusively organized has in
duced the Secretary OF State to represent to the
Spanish Minister, on behalf OF our Counsel on the
Commission, that something must be speedily done
to the cause alleged by witnesses
residing in Cuba for not giving testimony in behalf
Of claimants. 1t is therefore proposed that Span
ish and an American official should coniontly take
the testimony the latter to be the Consul General.
Admiral Polo approves the suggestion and has
ferred IL to his government for action. The only
cases the Commission are prepared to proceed with
are six IN number, the testimony having been oh.
tanned in this country.
New and Old Regulations Of the Army.
The Board appointed in pursuance Of an act of
Congress passed July 2s, 1856, requiring the secre
tary OF War to have new code of army rcgula ations
prepared and which lately sat for several months
in New York city, have presented their report to
the Secretary, and the members have returned
to their stations. There Is great anxiety
felt in tho service for the promulgation
OF the new regulations as those nominally in force
are In themselves unsuted to the present needs Of
the army and have been changed and amended
since 1851 by numerous acts OF Congress, depart
ment orders and accepted customs as to be no
longer recognizable In practice, except TO o ln-
tied and indefinite extent But the law
which directed the preparation of the re-
vised code also required that the old
one should remain In force till Congress
should approve the new regulations; and, though
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