The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-09
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

/ sage and the accompanying documents, 10 De
forwarded by overland mail to San Francisco.
Advance copies will also go by the Salt Lake
and Fehuantepec routes, and by steamship from
New York on Monday to the Pacific coast. =
- The, Treasurer's statement for the week end
ing on Monday shows the receipts to have been
1867 900 drafts paid, $685., 900, and drafts is
sued nearly to the same amount, leaving bal
ance of nearly 100000 in the Treasury
reduction of $266,000 from last week.--ASsOci-
dted Press.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The Cabinet troubles
still continue. The I" rub" is between Mr.. Cobb
of the Treasury and the President upon the Tar
iff question, and Mr.. Thompson of the Interior
and the President upon Mexican and Nicara-
guam affairs. Mr.. Cobb remains firm in his
opposition to any change il the tariff, and Mr..
Thompson, being Mississippian, represents
the jeff. Davis and Forsyth school of Southern
sectionalists, and insists that Walker should be
allowed free passage with his flibusters, and
that the Government should recognise the Zu-
loaga Government in Mexico, or seize the whole
territory and govern it ourselves. This state of
things may lead to a rupture and reorganization
of the whole Cabinet, though that will be avoid
ed if possible. The opinion is still prevalent,
that Mr.. Cobb will resign, and accept the Min
istry to London. He will not go to France.
| There is likely to be some trouble about the
! Convention of Agriculturists, which Mr.
Browne, of the Agricultural Bureau, has taken
the liberty to call. He proposes to pay each Of
the seventy five gentlemen whom he may choose
to select as delegates, $25-from what fund or
appropriation we are not informed--for, their
expenses. Now, the question arises, who gave
4 him authority to call this Convention? How
shall we know whether the gentlemen so called
as delegates know anything of agriculture, or
that they are professional tailors, haberdashers,
| clergymen, or pOlaicidners How will he pay
/ that $25, and from what fund He has an APP
preparation of three or four thousand dollars TO
/ purchase seeds. This is all, and certainly he
will not have the audacity to appropriate that
money, or ask special appropriation from
Congress, to pay for political experiments? l
think / have key to unlock the mystery
] Mr.. Browne was formerly an officer OF the L.
5. Agricultural Society, which holds its annual
meeting the 10th of January, to promote the
very same ends as the proposed Government
| Convention. Its members are also very well
known for their agricultural knowledge or skill.
/ Now, Mr.. Browne failed of a reelection to his
Office in that Society last year. This Convention
meets just one week previous to that of the U.
S. Society, thus effectually taking the wind out
of 1t. Then, how convenient it will be to have
these men here, to represent the interests of
central route for the Pacific railroad and tee-
graph, if it should happen to be on the tapis
about that time, as in all human probability it
will be.
! The Pension Bureau last month issued war
rants for 81 $50 acres of public lands,
The funeral of Captain Brooke, U. S. NJ. c.,
took place Yesterday and was largely attended.
| The lecture upon Central America, last even
ing, by Thomas Francis Meagher, at the Wash
ington Theatre, was listened to by about thirty
or forty persons. Such an audience can hardly
be called success.
The city authorities are about to ask of Con
gress an appropriation to the City Corporation
of an amount equal to the taxes upon the esti-
mated value of Government property, which
would have been assessed had it been private
property. 1t will probably be refused by Con
gress. They in conjunction with the authorities
of Alexandria, will also ask an appropriation to
build bridge, to be permanent, on or near the
site of the Long Bridge across the Potomac, in
order to take the travel through Washington
and Alexandria, which would otherwise go by
the proposed new route across Aqua creek and
! Maryland railroad. This request is reasonable
and will perhaps be complied with.
! The Strakosch Opera Troupe commence a
short engagement at Philharmonic Hall tonight
They advertise for t'oO nights oniy the usual
time of limited engagement" The new
management and stock company of the Theatre
will be on soon.
1t is reported that Capt. Ingler is appointed
to the Philadelphia Navy Yard Superintendent
! cy, vice Com. Stewart, resigned.
| OF the list of patents issued last week, twenty
three out of seventy-six are to persons within
the State of New York.
l. The grizzly bear, which gave so much trouble
here the other day in taking him from the car
and was finally caught by making hole through
the top of the car, and noosing" him. is now
safely lodged at the Smithsonian Institute, his
future quarters, and is the object of much curl
osity. The lectures at that institution will com
mence in a short time.
The rumor concerning the change in the
management of the Union is confirmed Cor
| Of ~ J.. Express.
FIRE-The planning establishment of Mclean
4 Monroe, at the foot of Thirteenth street, on
the canal, was destroyed by fire on Monday even
ing, with all its contents.
DOUGLAS IN MEMPHIs.-The Little Giant
in his speech at Memphis, Tenn, ON Monday
proclaimed himself filibuster He trims his
| sails, it seems to suit all quarters