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Show n'A.snixuTO.. i Our Coiii-t'a(IwctI to the Relict Re-lict ol liluine. Further Cabinet Cli utiles Au- tieiputctl. c Belliul Trial will uo Over.1? Republican Untitles tion. 1 Washington, 19. Sherman intro- 1 duced a bill in the senate to-day, de- ( scribing the coins of the United Stat?s. It is understood lhat tho bill was prepared by the director of the mint. The bill provides that half1' dollar gold pieces and twenty cent I pieces shall not hereaiter be coiued. Blaine received by mail this morning morn-ing a letter from Josiah Caldwell, of which the following is a true copy. It authenticates the cablegram received by the judiciary committee: 1 No. 115 Cannon St., London, E. C, 1 1 June Slh, 1S70. . j lion. J. 67. hlaine: i Dear Sir. I read in New York i j papers of the 10th ult., Colonel Scott's I evidence beforo the congressinai com- i miltee, and I at onco cabled him as follows: : Thomas A, Scott, Philadelphia: Your ftntcnient before tho cong: e;-. Fton.il committeo on tho l."th, relating to tho Fort Smith railway bon !a which you : purcbascd of mc U perfectly correct. 1 can now fully substantiate itif necessary. I have also cabled the chairman of the judiciary committee. I am sorry that I am not able to go personally before the committee and give my testimony, but I presume that Colonel ScoU'b evidence will be sufficient to prove that you had nothing to do with the transactien in question. If you wish for any further testimony, or an t a ffidavit from me to prove the facts as j ( cabled to the committee, I shall bo , glad to forward it under oath. Tho charges are so void ot foundation that , I have no fear of their bearing you any permanent injury, and I hope that your persecutors will be able to show a record as good as yours in connection con-nection with the Little Rock it Fort Smith railway. Yours tailhfully, Josun Caldwell. It is believed that other important changes will follow the retirement of Bristow, though this may in a measure mea-sure depend on who the new incumbent in-cumbent shall bo. Treasurer Now 1 will certainly retire by the end of the 1 fiscal year. Assistant Treasurer Wy-1 Wy-1 man might possibly succeed - New, he having been favorably mentioned i to the president. Grant's letter in ! reply to Bristnw's resignation was ' written today. The president ac-' ac-' cepts his resignation with expression of hope that in his retirement from i public oibce he will find that rest which he could not have in his present pres-ent position and desiring that the personal per-sonal relations between them shall remain in their present attitude. Among tho appropriations to no reported by the house committoe on appropriations to-morrow, are J-jO,- 000 for appraisers stores, and $27,lX0 for a sub-treasury building at San Francisco. It is believed among senators that notwithstanding tbo hostile vote today, to-day, the Belkuap trial will soon be adjourned till November, or nest seB&ion. An immense mass meeting wa,-held wa,-held in this city to-night to ratily the Cincinnati nominations. The meeting meet-ing was tiie largest -that has occurred in this city since the war. Prominent Promi-nent on the platform were President Grant, Senators Sherman, Morton, Frelinghuysen and Oglesby, Chandler, Chand-ler, Tall, 'Ireasurer New, General 1 Butler aud many prominent persons. The meeting was presided over by Logan. Speochcs were made by Sherman, Morton, Frelinghuysen and Butler. The speeches all gave unbound un-bound L-d approval of the nominations. nomina-tions. Letters were read from Governor Gov-ernor Jewell, Senator ConklinK'and Secretary Brialow, expressing their hearty approval of the nominations. Butler said he desired lo repel the sUnder upon Massachusetts at the convention. One of tho delegates said they would only vote tor one man. lie would say lhat there would bo a large majority for any man nominated nomi-nated at that convention. The speakers generally alluded to! their principles in lavor of hard money, and Butler said they could i not slop to quarrel over tho minor I questions of policy. He might difler , Iro-n some of his political friends on Eome of tho queslioiiH. but he was chained to tho Oar and must pull in the boat, until every negro in the south could sleep in hi own cabin as well protected as he could in Maa-chuBetts. Maa-chuBetts. Tuft alluded to his peraoal knowledge know-ledge of Hayes; his political principle, princi-ple, etc., and commented upon the principles of the republican party. He concluded with Baying: "Popular (location is the hope ot the republic. I trust that the time is not far distant when all the people will acquiesce in sustaining common schools, and of the school fund will yield to the tenuis of republicanism and be satisfied satis-fied to give religious instruction and enjoy religious worship in the family and in tho church, while the state, with sovereign impartiality, will perform per-form its great duty of making education educa-tion universal, through tho best hvs-teiQ hvs-teiQ of common schools the world ever Haw." After tho adjournment of tho meeting meet-ing at tho City hall, tho assemblage proceeded to the residenco ol Blaine, who met them with the most inltuMjl manifestations of favor. TQ ty dressed tho crowd na fullo-; "r.,lj. low republicans: The t.0ImrJn' o my health forbids t'jBt hr,uU ml. dro.- you at lengt' .fc.u, car that my voice may te r(.fteh ft Cf)mji erablo portion of tt)tl irKo crovrd lo whK;hIamilu(lht ,d fuf ,h 4.1):11. phmcnt ol thjB dti, Jj(!t me Hay. in brief, tlrAt t heartily join with ynu iu ratifyi-,,K tbo nomination of Mayes and Wheeler. 1 know both of the candidates welt, nnd have known Uein long. They arotruo and tried, honest and competent, strong and popular. I do not believe it was possible pos-sible for the national convention to prccen'. a moro acceptable ticket Ui tho great mans of American voters, aid 1 liavo no doubt ol its triumphant election in November. To that groat result your c I forts and mine will, 1 am sure, bo dovoted with tho most earnest zeal. If I may bo permitted to refer to tho connection ol my own uamo with 1 ho republican noiiihiiilion, let mo say, enlleineu, that 1 lonk back upon it with pride and satisfaction; with nut ono tinge of r - gret at tho final reyiill. I owe much to the trim frienilw who mi faith In My purported inn, and J nm hum! Hint 1 do not entertain the sligblfHl feeling of unkindncHH towards to-wards Itmsn who opposed nio. I hopo I can go further and say that, out ol all Lho lierco conflicts of tho past half year, I do not at this moniont cherish a traen of ill-will or uncnarit-able uncnarit-able leelinK toward any political rival or any political opponent. Let iih look hopefully to the fuluro, for the peace and proHperily of the Aniorican people, wisely guarded by a republican republi-can ailminiHtralion of govornment which shall lie just lo all sections and all cilizuni of our own common country. coun-try. Thanking you ngain, gintltinrtt, lor thn honor of your rail, 1 bill you a coidinl good-night." |