The New York herald., 1873-09-23

premises Inc express company, therefore,
awaits teegraphio responses from the parties
directly interested
The President and Cabinet 10 Attend .
Fair.
The President and the Cabinet with General
Sherman and the Governor OF Maryland. have
signned their intention OF attending the fair
to be held at Westminster, Md, on the LIST and
I'd OF October. They Will arrive at Westminster
at twelve O'Clock noon, October 1, and leave on
the afternoon OF the I'd. The fair promises to
be the best ever held by the Society,"
General Grant and General Babcock
Going to Long Branch.
The President and General Babcock viii leave
here tomorrow morning for Long Branch This
evening they were entertained at dinner by
Governor Shepperd, In company with Attorney.
General Williams and several other prominent
officials.
ernment.
The decision by the United States Circuit Court
for Connecticut upon the motions and demurrer In
the Credit Mobiler suits will be decided as soon as
the Judge has time to make due examination OF
the case. The motions were filed by persons re-
siding ont OF the district Of Connecticut to dismiss
the suit as to them, upon the ground that the act
was unconstitutional in requiring them to appear
and answer in district in which they did not re-
side, and 1t was, therefore, special legislation not
warranted by the constitution; and the demurrer
was filed by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and others on the ground that
the United States had not that interest In
the subject matter Of the Legislature which en-
titled them to bring suit to redress the wrongs OF
the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The Attorney
General believes the motions and demurrer will be
overrued, and hopes to get decision to the effect
that railroad companies public institutions,
subject to the control of the government and that
contracts made by the directors of such companies.
with themselves or with other companies In which
they are interested, relative to the construc-
tion or management or such roads, are void; and
he thinks that such decision viii 90 much TO re-
form railway management as the revenues of the
road are very often greatly consumed by these out
side arrangements in which the directors inter-
ested rendering 1t necessary to impose high tariff
upon tho transportation to defray in addition
thereto the legitimate expenses OF such road.
Resignation Of Edwin l.. stanton.
Mr.. Edwin L. Stanton has resigned his position
as Secretary OF the District OF Columbia having
been appointed Receiver OF the First National
Bank.
The following is the correspondence which
passed between him and the President
hereby resign the office Of Secretary OF the
District OF Columbia. beg leave at the same time
ship for the District and its people, and the bene-
ass you have accomplished for them; YouT obedi-
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
DEAR SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt OF your letter OF the 10th inst, resgnng the
office OF Secretary of the District Of Columbia. l
accept your resignation with regret that the Dis
trlct government Will lose so valuable and efficient
ohicer. Trusting that through your future Lille.
whether as public OfflCer or In the practice OF
your profession, the same marked success Will at
tend you, remain, very truly, U. $. GRANT.
Board OF Works.
Dr. John b. Blake has accepted the appoint tment
rendered him by the President as a member OF the
Board Of Public Works In the District OF Colum-
bia, vice A. X. Shepperd, appointed Governor In
an interview with DR.. Blake this afternoon the
President said there had been much talk OF corrup-
ton and stealing In the District government, and
he had selected DR.. Blake, knowing him to be one
OF the most conscientious citizens Of washington,
in the hope that II anything were wrong 1t would
be promptly ferretted out and reported.
Appointments by the President.
The President has appointed Corbett Bacon Re-
| ceiver OF Public Moneys at Central City, Col, and
Joseph M. Marshall Register of the Land Once at
the same place; Jonathan Merriam, Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Eighth Illinois district,
vice Harper, suspended; John G. Curtis Collector
oil Internal Revenue for the Thirteenth district OF
New York, vice Clay, resigned; William p Thomp-
son, of IdanO, Register OF the Land ONCE at Boise
City, Idaho; Oscar whitney, Secretary OF the Ter
ritory of Dakota, vice General McCook, de-
ceased; Richard Harrington, Secretary OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, vice Stanton, resigned; Lyman
b. Sperry, Of Wisconsin, Agent for the Indians Of
the Fort Berthold Agency; Joel b. vosburg, of
California Agent Tor the Indians OF the Tue River
Agency In California; Edward II. Chase, Collector
of Internal Revenue In the Twelfth district of
Pennsylvania, and Edgar p. Snow, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue for Wyoming Territory.