The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-05
WASHINGTON.
A Letter from the President to the
Philadelphia Manufacturers.


Philadelphia Manufacturers.
New YoRK, October 4.-Presiden
Grant has addressed letter under dat
oil tho I'd inst. 10 the manufacturers o
Philadelphia, In reply 10 an invitation L
visit their establishments, saying that hi
cannot at present, but at q later day
when the excitement ot the political cam
paign passes away, he will take great
pleasure In making the visit, He closes
as follows:
II feel very great interest In the sue.
cess Of the manufacturing interests Of the
country and their development, looking
upon their growth as necessary to tic
s0lvenCy Of the national debt by keeping
down the balance Of trade against u.s. and
in digniiying labor and making 1t reniu.
nerativc. You have my best wishes Ior
the success OF your respective interests Of
oil manufactures and products the land
over, until eur productions by home labor
for exports, exclusive !of promise to pay,
equal our importations or exceed them
TILE REPoRTED FRACTION IN JAPAN.
A Washington dispatch says that at
the interview yesterday between the Pres
ident and the japanese Envoy, Minister
MOri, In response TO a remark OF the Pres.
ident In relation to the recent news from
Japan, said that his own advices up to
this time did not sustain It, but he hoped
soon to be able to lay full intelligence be.
fore this government. The President re-
marked that the pr0gressionists appeared
to be fur in advance Of public sentiment,
which Mori admitted, repeating his views
Of day or two ago, that the best policy
was 10 admit rGtrogressionists TO their
shape Of power and assimilate them to
progression by education. Mori further
said that his opinion of progressive tend.
ency Is isirresistble. Further conversation
was had in reference to the Japanese loan
and the construction Of the Japanese na.
val vessels in New York. The legation,
It is said, is evidently alarmed at the pub.
licity given TO the late rumors upon the
internal situation Of the Empire.
THE MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES.
The report oi the Mexican Border Com.
mission, is now In possession OF the State
Department The Commissioners them.
selves arc on their way to Washington.
It is understood that the United States
government will take the ground that 1t
is justified In taking the question OF pro.
tecting its own citizens into It's own hands.
Early this morning the extensive works
In the western part OF the city, just put
into operation by DR.. Filbert Taylor and
Russell Fox, for treating wood for pave.
Lhents, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,.
600. -
The first Cabinet meeting for number
OF weeks past, was held to day. Secretary
Robson was absent. Assistant Secretary
Of the Interior COwen, and Assistant Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury Richardson, ,''repre.
sented their departments respectively.
CALL oNTuE NATIONAL BANKS.
The Comptroller OF Currency has call.
ed upon the National Banks for state.
ment Of their condition at close Of bust.
ness, Thursday, October Sd. The Comp.
troller particularly requests prompt
returns, us the statements OF banks are
to be printed in his annual report to Con.
gress. s., a.
The carbolizing works for treating
paving blocks was destroyed by fire carly
this morning. They were owned by
VIM. T. Pelton, of New York. Loss
about $40, 1000, exclusive Of the building
and saw mills, which belonged to other
parties E-a GEE is.
The government has received iniorma.
tion Of extensive smuggling on the Gulf
coast from Key West to New Orleans.
The manner Of pcrpetrating these frauds
Is by running goods along the Gulf shore
and thence into the interior to railroad
points. Measures have been taken to
suppress the smuggling and arrest the Of.
Tenders. q
LATE ADvICEs FROM JAPAN.
Dir, Mori, Charge GAGairs at Japan,
has just received telegram from San
Francisco with late advices from Japan,
namely, 10 the 7th of September, stating
that the country was quiet and govern
mental affairs progressing iavorably. Mr.
Mori authorizes denial Of the truth Of
the statements recently telegraphed hence
and widely published, including that the
alleged anti.prOgressive movements in
Japan, and says that Gen. Capron and
Peskine Smith have not been discharged.
These gentlemen went to Japan under
contract Tor fixed number Of years and at
stipulated salaries, and they can there
fore remain II they choose to the end of
tho term. Mr.. Mori instead Of being re.
moved as Charge GAHdirS voluntarily
offered his resignation last win.
ter Tor purely private reasons
During last summer he was Of
lcially informed by his government that
his duties had been satisfactorily per.
formed and as IN evidence of its appreci.
alton Of Dir. hori, his rank was raised To
that Of Minister Resident While thank.
ing his government for this distinguished
consideration, he insisted on his resigna.
tion. This design to be relieved will be
respected but he will remain here until
further orders -r. ,.-
The Brithtsh and American Mixed
Claims Commission held another long
session to-day, and much business was
done in closing proofs on the part oil
British claimants and extending the
time in number Of cases. :
TEXAS.