The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-01
wAsH1NoroN LETTER..
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.g4a WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
Il have heretofore given you some hints
respecting piece of triangular diplomacy
between the United States, Austria and Spain;
but not enough to enable the reader to IN
derstsnd clearly the merits of the case.
may not have understood them well myself
or may not have desired to tell the whole
story then N'inporte will tell it now
In the month of November, an American
gentleman in Paris. whose sur name was
| identical with that of our diplomatic agent,
| was saluted by a servant OF the Austrian
| Minister, who placed in his hand package
| addressed to him with the simple prefix OF
| Monsieur. He told the servant that he ex-
| pected no such package. and that it was pro-
! ba bly, intended for some other person Inc
| servant was positive that 1t was not so lnten-
| ded. He opened the package, and, to his
| astonishment, found that it contained in un.
| equivocal terms proposition to the United
| States to the effect that, If we would advance
| money for the purpose, and use our influence
| to place the Carlists on the throne of SpaiD'
Austria would guaranty the cession OF CUBA
| to US by that government! The gentleman
| after reading this choice moroccan OF dipio,
| macy, copied it, and then in person presenteo
l IL w tHt ptfSDu iDI HhOb' A.
| informing him of all that he had done uo4
| that gentleman plead entire ignorance OF the
| subject, though he received the package win
| evident avidityi
| That the Congress at Ostend would have
advised Mr.. Soule to endeavor to promote
the cause proposed, do not believe mat
| our government would ascent to the arrange
| ment proposed, / do not believe. mat MT.
| Soule could prosecute such scheme without
| detection, is equally improbable; and Yet
none of them is impossible. The love OF
| ACQUISITION is stronger than our moral re-
| straints, and overrides our prudence. Elk
| tended territory is the passion of our people,
| and ! greatly fear that divided territory
may be the result of that passion. The
| means by which acquisitions are to be mace,
| it matters not what their character may be,
| form no obstacle to our career. Progress
| is the watchword of the times, and few care
| to inquire whittier it shall lead.
have never seen duller week in Wash
ington than the present. few honest and
worthy members of Congress, are a. work IN
| the committee rooms at the Capitol, and
few hard working men are tOiiing with ener-
| gy at the departments but nowhere else can
industry and energy be discerned. Al Z.
FINANCIAL ITEMs.-The embsrrassments OF mo-
| ney affairs have been much increased in Cincnna
ii and western towns by the low stage Of the water
| Of the Ohio and its tributaries. This is most
remarkable condition of the western waters at this
| season OF the year Produce could not be forward
ed and the holders could not realize, They were
II greatly Strengthened and New York Exchange ros
\ to ia per cent. premium. At last dates Tier
had been rains and the streams were swelling. s
n good an effect was produced that although yer
st limited shipments had been made New York f,
chan Rod A Rate Of Infp
ranged from l to 3 per cent month According
the Prices Current'-pretty good authority-a
signs indicated decided change for the better ate
e lst of January.
i. The tendency towards improvement continue
k in New York during the last week. Money coul
be more freely had at rates from IL to - per cen
The stock market Yves improving up TO Saturda
Is evening. The approach of interest day II
doubt stimulated it a little New York controls tn
e other Atlantic cities and its condition, to gref
Is extent, reflects that of all of them. There wer
! signs of better day at hand in all the gres
% cities Saturday-in some. however, they were NOR
e decided than others. Foreign exchange was dull
Ia premium.
r The imports of dry goods into New York at
II week and the corresponding week of SO, were
1853 1854
| Total entered ---------.---. 1934 90 s2U,b47
n Total thrown on the market, 1e0s, 939 6l7,650
. Less of imports this year, Sl,ll3,573, and G
goods thrown on the market, 81 19l, 0S7 This ia
i | great following off.
The comparison of dry goods imports for tn
!. two years from lst of January, is as follows
r 1853 1854
r | Total entered - 93.705.OlI a0,e42 %
: Total thrown on the market, 80 530,7e2 76, l6l1
l. ess of imports this year So, SOC 075 and less o
goods thrown on the market Sl2, 369, 06i.
The dry goods business having done its share O
the excess of trade is certainly doing its share O
! the curtament.
The following sem annual dividends have bee,
! declared by South Carolina institutions:
Bank of Charleston 4 per cent State Bank
per cent. South Carolina Bank 81 60 per share
Peoples Bank IS cents per share. Bank of George
town 81 25 per share. South Carolina insurance
Company 81 per share. Columbia Gas Company
| 81 SO per share of S25
Reports to the contrary having been circulated
the Charleston papers state that notes of all the in
terror Banks of that State taken on deposit il
| the Banks of Charleston. With regard 70 the ere
dit of those interior Banks, the Courier states tina
their stockholders are responsible to double tht
amount OF their stock and it adds further that nj
6H-h0Ider has eoer suffered by the failure of
| South Carolina Bank.
The treasurer OF North Carolina has advertised
for proposals for the purchase of S378000 of State
Bonds, the bidf TO be opened on the 3lst of Janu-
ary.
The Bank of Fayetteville and the Bank of w ash
ington, both new banks of North Caroline have
each declared semisnnual dividend of per ct
Extensive preparations are being made in New
| York to pay sem-annua interest payable there -
One house, WiDslow, Lanier & Co. advertise tc
pay the interest due by more than thirty corpora
tions of the West-mostly railroads
II BLOODY REcoRD-In Winnsboro', s. c. OF
Tuesday evening last, NJ. Barker went while in
toxcaied in room ON the premises of Mr.. McMss
ters, where the negroes were having q dance, ani
created disturbance Mr.. Mem. hearing the noise
went in and undertook to persuade B. to leave The
latter drew bowie knife snd stabbed Mr. Mem in
the side. Mem. knocked the knife from BPS hand
who thereupou drew revolver. This " as seized by
MIR. Mem, who turned il upon B and shot him fon,