Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-05

Consul at San Francisco, has been SATISFACTORY
ly determined, aud that the relations of the
twoYcvessments continue to be of fhe most
riehdIy n%altuIss
4 question: also, which has been Penling
TOR severnl yeak between the United States
Aandt D. &ngdom of Greece, growing ont Of
the sequestration, by public authorities of that
country, of property belonging to the present
MAmeEisaA= Gsasal4 thensy zaad~whieh~hads
been the subject of very earnest discussion here
~tofore, has recently been settled to the satjs-l
faction Of the party interested and of both go
vernments.
'E2Ll uAHET JsrnN
iksWith Spaih, peaceful relations are still main
sktaiaed, and.soIaea progress has heen-smaae in
securing the redress. Of wrongs complained. of
by, this government. Spain has not only dis
avoYed and disapproyed, the conduct of the
officers who illegally seized and detained the
steamer Black Warrior at Havana, but, has al
SO paid the sum claimed as indemnity for the
loss thereby inflicted on citizens Of the United
States. e., ~. H.. d. ~. E.,-T-
In consequence of a destructive hurricane,
which visited Cuba in 1874, the supreme au-
thority Of that island issued q decree, permit
ting the Importation, for the period of six
months, of certain building materials aud pro-
visions free of duty, but revoked it when about
half the period only had elapsed to the injury
Of citizens of the United States who had pro
ceeded to act on the faith of that decree. The
Spanish government refused decentralization to
the parties aggrieyed, until recently, when it
was assented to, payment being promised to be
made SO soon as the amount due can be aScer-
tanned. IT,. -.. .~..,t-.. ..~-s4 fr.
- .sF. a". - - 80. Va .4 .
Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and search
of the steamer Eldorado has not yet been ac-
corded, but there is reason to believe that it
will be, and that case, with others, continues
to be urged on the attention of the Spanish go
vernment. | do not abandon the hope of con-
Guiding with Spain some general arrangement,
which, if it do not wholly prevent the recur-
renee of difficulties in Cuba, win render them
less frequent, and whenever. they shall occur,
facilitate their more speedy settlement. gEzF
lsE -rr.a. .-ra, MEXICO. --,a,..a. ayaF
The interpretation of this governmental has been
Invoked by many Of its citizens, Oh account of
injuries done to their persons, and property, for
which the Mexican government is responsible.
The unhappy, situation of that country, for
some time past, has not allowed its government
to give due consideration to claims of private
reparation, aud has appeared to call for and
justify some fOrbearance in such matters on
the part of this government. But, if the re-
evolutionary movements which have lately oc-
CURED in that republic, end in the organiza-
ton of a stable government, urgent appeals to
its justice will then be made, and, it. may be
hoped, with success, for the redress of all com
plants of our citizens.
.-.. -.... .. NICARAGUA. ..,- ...rs
In regard to the. American republics, which,
from their proximity and other considerations,
have peculiar relations to this government,
while it has been my constant aim strictly to
observe all the obligations of political friend
ship and of coed neighborhood, obstacles to
this have arisen in some of them, from their
own insufficient power to cheek lawleSs irrup-
tions, which in effect throws most of the task
on the United States. Thus it is, that the dis
tracted internal condition of the State. of Nj
earagua has made it incumbent on me to APP
peal to the good faith of our citizensto abstain
from unlawful intervention in its affairs, and
to adopt preventive measures to the same end,
which, on q similar occasion, had the best re-
suits in re-assuring the peace of the Mexican
States of Sonora and Lower California.
r #..# 40 ,.,- TREATIES. ....r . o.. ..
Since the last session of Congress q treaty
of amity, commerce and navigation, and for
the surrender Of fugitive criminals, with the
with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies a trea-
Z, ty of friendship, commerce and navigation with
Nicaragua; and a convention of commercial re-
~ciprocity with the Hawaiiu kingdom have been
negotiated. The latter kingdom aud the State
of Nicaragua have also aeceded to a dec!ara-
ton, recognizing as international rights the
principles contained in the convention between
the United States and Russia of the 22d of
July, 1854 These treaties and conventions
will be laid before the Senate for ratification.
# TREASURY.
The statements made in my last annual
message, respecting the anticipated receipts
and expenditures of the Treasury, have been
substantially verified.
1t appears from the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury, that the receipts during the
last fiscal year ending June 80, 1855, from all
sources, were sixty-6ve millions three thousand
nine hundred and thirty dollars ; and that
theapublic expenditures for the same period
exclusive of payments on account of the pub.
lid debt, amounted to ffty+six millions three
hundred and s~ixty-fve thousand three hun
dred and ninety-three dollars. During the
same period, the payments made in redemp-
ton of the public debt, including interest and
premium, amounted to nine millions eight hun.
dred and forty-four thousand five hundred and
twenty-eight dollars.
The balance in the Treasury at the begin
ming of the present fiscal year, July l, 1855,
was eighteen millions nine hundred and thirty,
one thousand nine hundred and scyentv-six
dollars the receipts for the first quarter
and the receipts for the remaiug three quar-
tiers, amount, together, TO sixtysevcn millions
nine hundred and eighteen thousand seven
hundred and thirty-four dollars thus afford.
5 ing in all, us the available resources of the
current fiscal year, the sum of cighty-six mil
lions eight hundred and ~ffty-six thousand sew