Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-07
WASHINGTON.
Letter from Mr.. ClarksOn n. Potter to
John Sherman, in which that Worthy
is Informed that his Witnesses
Have been Examined, and, If Found Nee
essary, the Alleged Democratic
Frauds in the Felicianas will be
Examined IntO-Finances.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The President ha;
commissioned the following postmasters
| Theo. G. Hooker, Brownsville, Nebraska
Mrs. Jennie Bass, ArkadelphIa, Arkansas
George B. Hunter, Newton, Iowa.
CLOSING OFFICE TO FIGHT INDIANS.
The commissioner of the general land Of
fee to-day received the following telegram
from the register and receiver at the land
office at Wala- Walia, Washington Terrific
~: ''Can we close the Office to fight the
Indians forty-fve miles away?" Commission
er Williams promptly replied: "Yes; but
only so long as may be absolutely necessary"
NATIONAL FINANCES.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The treasury now
holds $349, 800, 800 In United States bonds to
secure national bank circulation, and 81 .385, :
300 to secure public deposits. The United
States have deposited for circulation for week
ending to-day, 1863 900; amount withdrawn,
1914, 500. National bank circulation out
stan ing, currency notes, 1922, 654, $50. Gold
notes, 81 ,432. 120. Internal revenue receipts
to-day. 1888. 1913. Customs receipts, S613,-
661. Receipts of national bank notes for re-
demption for week ending July 6, 1878, COM
pared with corresponding period last year,
1877, 81, 305, 900; 1878, 81, 153, 900. Receipts
to-day, 1864 200. Appropriations made by
congress at the session recently closed, In
Guiding various deficiency bills, $l72, O69.
JOHN SHERMAN ON RESUMPTION.
Secretary Sherman says he has not decided
to announce the resumption of specie pay
ments in advance of the first of January next,
that resumption may come before that time by
natural causes, or when the premium on spe-
Gle shall disappear We are now approaching
that point Il is the duty of the government
to employ all legitimate means to produce
such result. The coin balance in the treas
ury is about two hundred million dollars, and
is steadily increasing. As there is no idea
figure, this, with the present low premium on
gold, for as the basis of a general anticipa-
ton that resumption will occur before the
first of January.
LETTER FROM MR.. POTTER.
The following letter has been sent by Rep
resentative Potter. chairman of the Louisiana
and Florida investigating committee:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July !, 1873.
To Secretary Sherman:
S1R-Your last letter, which is without
date, was handed me on the twenty-fourth
ultimo by General Cox.
Flrst-As to the alleged Weber agreement,
the witnesses you desired called-Kellogg,
Pitkin, jerks and Weber-have been called,
and have all testified except Weber and Kel-
logg. Weber is summoned, and has stated
that he would attend the next session of the
COnluittCcJ anu OONCIuOi AcllOSS LAS SOilS
to Chicago to return after some days.
Second-As to the legality of the protest
of Anderson, Pitkin and Campbell have been
called, as you desired.
Thrd-As to Mr.-Stoughton, the commit
tee will give you an opportunity, after the
testimony i3 further taken, either to call him
or to submit interrogatories, as they then can
be decided.
Fourth-The witnesses to the fraud and in
timidation in Louisiana which you propose
have, understand, testified before former
committees of this house and of the senate,
and have been also contradicted. The
committee are unable BOW to decide whether
it will be proper to admit that evidence. That
can only be determined after the inquiry
now in progress in Louisiana has
been further proceeded with. They
have therefore not yet acted upon
reply to your letter, prepared by Mr..
Morrison, a copy of which was made public
by him, as communications from you to the
committee had been by you. Should it later
appear that any testimony as to wrong or
violence before the election would be proper
to the inquiry pending into the frauds and
wrong after the election, or to the conspiracy
referred to in the resolution appointing the
committee, they will consider whether it may
be practicable 10 take the testimony you pro-
pose, and the contradiction, or whether re-
ports of the testimony taken by the former
committees of the senate and house may not
be used, and any application from you in
this respect will be duly considered. Respect
GARRISON N POTTER.