The New York herald., 1876-11-18
WASHINGTON.
President Grant and His
Next Message.
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
Captain Russell and His Search
for Tweed.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. 1870
PREPARING THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
TO THE NEXT coNoREss-TAE DOCUMENT
EXPECTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EEFER-
sScE TO THE PRESENT CRISIS.
While the time for the reassembng Of Congress Is
only about two weeks of, the President. SO far as
known. has done nothing toward the preparation OF
his annual message beyond rejecting upon IT, food for
which mental exercise has been furnished him abun-
dantly OF late Doubtless the necessity OF deliberate
consideration OF the present critical situation OF
political affairs and the importan ofrecommendinga
wise and Intelligent policy to Congress will cause him
TO wait for the very latest developments in tho prob
lem OF the Presidential election Indeed It has fallen
to the lot OF President Grant prepare at tho close of
hts eight years. dmnstration perhaps the most i'm
porant Presidential message in our history, 80 gravo
the matters Of which he will be required to treat
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
During the Cabinet to-day, Southern affairs
principally discussed. Tho Attorney General
and the Secretary Of War had many things TO
submit In regard TO pending political Affairs.
The case OF the oregon postmastcrship was
referred 10 in view OF tho CLAIMS made by the dem
ocrats, but the administration feel apprehension
about It, Tho most important subject under consider
which considerable amusement was indulgcd in,
OF the members OF tho Cabinet exhibiting advccs
which made It appear that Governor Tildcns friends
were trying capture Floridas electoral vote. or
the point OF this jest all the sharper
the democrats are reported TO have been indifferent
about Florida whose tour votes would have elected
their candidate Tho Cabinet meeting, which lasted
until thrcc o'clock adjourned with better feeling
and satisfaction than characterized that Of Tuesday
last.
CAPTAIN RUSSELL AND THE MAN-oF-wAR pow
HArAN-HIs CRUISE IN SEARCH OF TWEED
ON THE COAST OF NEwFoUNDLAND-TH
CRUISE REGARDED As JOKE IN NAVAL
CIRCLES.
Some amusement. has been created in navy circles by
the discovery OF the fact that Captain Russell Of the
man -of.war Powhntan, has been sent wild goose
chase IN search OF the Franklin and Tweed and Is
cruising on that crrand somewhere or the OF New
foundand, whilo the Franklin which meantime has
been heard OF tSt Thomas Is voyagng slowly from the
southwark. II will be remembered that when the
port OF the bark Norma was communicated to tho
Navy Department tho Powhatan, which was lying at
Norfolk, was ordered under steam, and a fcw hours
later ordered to search Of the disabled
sci described by tho Captain of tho Norma; but
when this description came to be read moro
fully tho Navy Department became satisfied
that tho vessel vas not the Franklin, and
orders tccgraphed to Fortress Monroe to inter-
ccpt and stop the Powhatan but they arrived thcro
late, had already steamed out through tho
Capcs and was we'll at sea- Notwithstanding the DIS
position among naval men TO look upon tho thing as
something of joke on Captain Russell, his errand
may prove OF mercy should he carry to tho
disabled vessel secn by the Norma
rvrrD AMI THE rrTrrc FROM rVr Captain
OF THE FBANKLIN-THE CONTENTS uNIM-
poRrANT-ALL THE INFORMATION IN POSSES
SION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO BE
MADE PUBLIC.
The Secretary OF tho Navy says that tho letter re-
ceveo from the captain OF the Franklin, dated at ST
Thomas, speaks only In general way Of Tweed II
rcctcs that Tweed received board vcssel as
prisoner DO surrendered to the United States that
he was placed in special and separate cabin by him.
soif and that there has been officer and guard
OF marines continually over him since his re.
ception captivity board tho vesso Tho lctter
rccounts that Tweed had certain baggage which has
been disposed OF in careful manner, and It winds mp
with summary of the discipline to which Tweed has
been subjected Secretary Robson says that there is
nothing of q etatc character in the communication
rom Captain franklin nor is there any outside i'm
portance to be attached TO what no says about Tweed
The ettcr pertaining 10 him. he adds, was forwarded
to the Department to-day to be added the other
matter which goes to make up the OF Tweed and
which, according the promise OF the state Depart
meDt, is to be mado public at the proper time
THE INDIAN BUREAU AND THE WAR DEPART
MENr DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE cHEYENNRs
HAVE JOINED CRAZY HORSE.
No credcncc Is given 10 tho report that the Chey-
enncs have gone 10 join the camp OF Crazy Horse ut
either the Indian Bureau or the War Department No
ady,ccs have becn received by either. On the con.
,rary leading officers of tho War Department look on
tho report as quite improbable They say that in the
winter tho Cheyenne Indians, who regarded as
shrcwd ard bravo warror would leave their rcscr
yaons and sacrifice their comfort in the matters Of
coffee and sugar while they aro under the protection
OF the Indian Department. At tho time tho
War Department officials have, It is said complaints OF
tho scarcity of provisions at tho Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies. Tho Indian Department on
cais have bccn for time troubled to how they
would be able to feed the Indians and get thor sup.
plies forward time. Commissioner Smith processes
that ne has boon trying to meet tho emergency and
any accusation Of rcmissncss being made against his
bureau Tho President, alter consultation with the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs the reading OF his
report has sgnincd that II cannot properly be made
public now without appearance OF disrcspcct to
Corcrcss, to whom no thinks IL should first BIO SUBJ
mitted.
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