The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of the NelU York Tribune
October S.-Thrcc more Postmasters in Illinois
have been removed to-day. But two remain of all
those originally appointed by Mr.. Buchanan.
Daniel Trigg, of Virginia, and Samuel w. Pres
ton of Illinois, have been admitted to the Naval
| School as Midshipmen.
The dome of the Capitol is at stand still. Mr..
Walters having refused to furnish plans if they
are to be subjected to notifications by Captain
Meigs.
The completion of the new Hall of the Senate is
retarded by the strike of the plasterers.
The Treasury Department, through Capt. Bow
man, U. ). A., having refused moneys to Messrs.
Moore and Clusky, contractors for building the
Galveston Custom House, the Attorney General has
decided that such refusal is a violation of the con-
tract by the Government, and that moneys must be
furnished according to the estimates of the Local
Superintendent in charge.
The contractor for the construction of the i'm
mense span of the aqueduct at Cabin John Greek,
complains that granite has not been furnished him
by the Government as stipulated.
Provost and Winters, contractors for marble work
at the Capitol, say that Capt. Meigs' changes of
design for the capitals of columns put them behind
100000
The Nicaragua complication is approaching a
solution. Messrs. Joe White and YriSarri and
Secretary arrived this morning to watch Jerez and
Cass while they are exchanging ratifcations of the
ss-Yrisarri Treaty.
Jerez is Yrisarri's temporary colleague as an
extra plenipotentiary, and is not permanent min
lister.
He stipulates for the full ratification of the treaty.
together with the White and Stebbins contract and
indemnity for American lives and property de-
stroyed by the allied army during the fbuster
invasion.
He had previously apologized for truths expressed
in Martinez's manifesto.
His mission is not to the taste of the flibuster
interest.
The White and Stebbins Company have con-
tracted for the steamers Florida and another for
service on the Atlantic side, to begin this month.
=, COrrespondence Of The Neog York Herald
October 81 stated, in my despatch to the Her
aid of Tuesday, that General Herran, the New
Granadian Minister, had been called here by Cen
eral Cass important business, and that the firm
and decided foreign policy the administration had
inaugurated, had created iutter among the South
American and Central American diplomats I now
learn that the Secretary of State hasinformcd Gen
eral llerran that whether the Herran convcn-
tion be ratified not, government will not per
init the imposition of tonnage dues at ports of the
lsthmus of Panama nor tax on the transportation
of passengers and mails crossing the lsthmus. Gen
era Hcrran is informed that vessels of war are or
dered to the Isthmus to this resolution of gov
| ernment executed. The great highways of the
| world must not be obStructed.
As to granting a naval rendezvous and coang
station at one of the islands in the Bay of Panama
| our government will not enforce that considering
New Granada has the right to refuse if she choose;
but regards the refusal as impoliic, and evincing
an illiberal disposition. Spain granted such a
privilege at MahOn in the Mediterranean. and Sar-
| dna at SpeZZia, yet this small neighboring rcpub
! lie in America refuses it.
new era in our foreign policy has been inaugu.
rated by the administration, just but firm. and now
it is for Congress to say whether the administration
shall be supported in carrying out this policy. The
question is, shall this great republic make itself re-
! spectcd as of the first Powers of the world?
| If the Congress of New Granada as enlight
ened as General Herran, the present President OF
that republic, there would be difficulty about the
ratification of the convention.
There is no truth in the report that the United
| States negotiating important secret treaty