The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-04-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The regulations allowing the United States
Treasurer to furnish silver coin on certificates
of deposit of the Assistant Treasurer and ma
tional bank repositories has been modified to
permit the shipments Of silver directly to the
parties making the deposit. The expense of
the transportation is paid by the department to
points in the United States reached through es-
tablished express lines by continuous railway or
steamboat communication. The deposits are to
be in sums Of not less than 81, 900 or its multi
pie and not exceeding $4,000.
Wade Hampton and ID. ii. Chamberlain ar
rived at Washington last week. in response to
the invitation of the President, for the purpose
of having conference with the administration
in regard to the political complicationsin South
Carolina.
Richard C. Mccormick has been appointed
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
Conant, who goes TO London to become Chief
of the Syndicate Bureau.
The Secretary of War has ordered the with
drawal of the troops now stationed in Alaska.
The colored people are strongly urging tho
name of John NJ Langston for the Commission
ership of Agriculture.
Secretary Thompson is rapidly discharging
all the superfuous help in the Navy Depart
ment.
The issues of natonal-bank notes for the
month of March were 81, 979, 100, of which 80
per cent, namely: 1850, $50, in greenbacks,
were destroyed, leaving outstanding legal ten
der circulation of 62,649,2O4.
A Washington dispatch of the I'd inst. says
The most important action of the Cabinet on
Saturday was taken upon the South Carolina
case. This was virtual agreement that the
troops shall be withdrawn from the State
House, but left in their barracks in Columbia,
for the purpose Of maintaining order in case of
disturbance. The administration is doing
nothing but what is absolutely forced upon it.
Negotiations are constantly going on. Mr..
Chamberlain has submitted a new PROPOSE
ton, which he thinks will suit every one. 1t
is that a commission shall be selected by the
two sides, to be composed of five members,
each side to select two, and they to select a
fifth"
The President has intimated his intention of
spending the greater portion of the summer at
the capital. He has refused number of invi-
tations to go 60 the seaside.
Six companies of artillery left Washington
for New England posts last week, leaving nix
companies in garrison at the arsenal
The Cabinet finally decided, at q meeting
held on Monday, the I'd inst, to order the
withdrawal of the troops stationed in and
about the State House at Columbia, S. G. II
was determined. however, at the request of
Gov. Chamberlain, to delay the exc
cution of the order for several days.
Chamberlain, in response to ques-
ton what he thought OF the
action of the administration in removing the
troops said 1T ends the struggle, and
makes Gen. Hampton practically Governor"
Both of the gubernatoral claimants left for
South Carolina on the day the decision was
reached. Chamberlain addressed long letter
to the President, giving his views of the re-
suits he expected to follow the withdrawal of
the troops, detailing at some length the state
of affairs in South Carolina, and mildly pro-
testing against the action of the administration.