The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-20
Items Telegraphed from Washington.

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Items Telegraphed from Washington
Washington, Oct. l3.--No action has been
taken by the Administration in response to any
communication which may have recently been
received from the British Government on the
subject of the San Juan Island difficulty.
An extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet was
called to-day, at which all the members were
present, except Mr.. Cass, who was absent on
account of physical indisposition.,
The reasons for leaving Brownsville without
troops are, as stated by army officers, the I'M
healthiness of the post and the report that there
was no necessity of their presence as a means
of protection, and, besides, that their services
were urgently needed elsewhere in Texas But
since that withdrawal, in addition to the recent
invasion by Mexican banditti, the Indians have
committed many excuses on the settlements
on the Rio Grande frontier. By this time, it is
believed that troops have been sent thither to
protect cur citizens.
The Treasury Department has been officially
advised by the Secretary of State, that, by an
order of the Spanish Government, vessels from
the United States arriving in the ports of Spain
and adjacent islands are placed on the footing
of national vessels as regards the duties of the
port and navigation. In consideration of this
exemption, Spanish vessels arriving in the ports
of the United States, from Spanish or other for
eign ports, will be permitted to enter on the
same footing with vessels of the United States,
as regards tonnage duties, light money, and all
other dues to the United States, so far as re-
spects the vessels. Spanish vessels, however,
arriving in ports of the United States from
Cuba or Porto Rico. not being embraced in the
foregoing regulation, are especially provided
for BY the acts of July, 1882, and June, 1884
Gen. Twiggs, in command of the department
of Texas, will, at his own requess, be granted
leave of absence, with view to enable him to
visit Europe.
The receipts of the Treasury, for the week
ending on Monday, amounted to $l,l36,0 00.
Drafts paid, 81 ,2s6,000. Drafts issued, near
ly $l,542,000. Amount subject to draft,
$4,570,000. The reduction from the amount
in hand the previous week is $405,777.
The Secretary of the Treasury, On an appeal,
has decided that mink skins are 1utiable at s
per cent
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE conduct of Com
modore Tatnall in China has beer approved by
the Navy Department. Of course, this is de-
eisive of the views of the Government upon the
subject, even if it were not known that General
Cass, in conversation, deprecates the publica-
ton of reports to the effect that sae State De-
partment had censured our Officers for their
part in the battle before the Peiht. forts.
Mr.. McLane is to return to Mexico in the
new Government steamer Brooklyn.
The President authorizes the emphatic de-
NAL of the truth of dispatch from Philadel-
phia, published in yesterdays pakers, that Col.
Forney has received a notifications from him of
his intention to institute prosecution for libel,
on account of the article in the Press" on
Monday, in relation to the deaty of Senator
Broderick.
Note.-The dispatch above referred to was,
by mistake, dated from Washington in the
Baltimore papers of Friday. 1t should have
been dated from Philadelphia.
Washington, Oct. l5.-The dan to raise
funds for the completion of the. Washington
National Monument, through tbs medium of
the post offices throughout the United States,
bids fair to prove successful. Se4eral hundred
postmasters have already notifies Lieut.. Ives,
the engineer in charge, that they have placed
boxes within their offices for tbs reception of
contributions, and it is believed that very
large proportion of the whole wilffo-operate in
the project.
From some offices, returns for tie first month
have already been received The eown of Lynn,
Mass, stands at the head of thu, list, having
contributed $46; Wheeling, W., sent SIS;
Washington, SIT; Baltimore anai Portsmouth,
Va, is each New York, New H.ven, Charles
ton, Petersburg, Va. Montgomery, Ala, Wind
sor, N. c., and Fort Smith, Arks each about
$40; Newport, R. L. Pittsburgh, Pa, Augusta,
ga Grange, and Macon, Ga, fredericksburg,
Va, fernando, Miss, and TuIit, Ark, from
SIS to $8 each. Returns from about one hun
dred other towns range from SIS down to cents.
If each community where there Is post office
would every month contribute even the latter
sum, a fund would accrue to the cponument of
over $4,000 year. All of tn letters con-
tanning remittances are put on p1cord, and, at
stated intervals, the amounts received, and the
names of the places by which they were con-
tributed, are to be published in he principal
papers of each State.
WashingtoR, Oct. l6.-Whates,r newspaper
speculstions may be INDUCED c. acerning the
San Juan Island dispute, it is KIN Fn that both
Governments are treating the sub1ct in spirit
of calmness; and there Is nothing whatever to
induce che belief that the entire matter will not
be amicably adjusted.
The latest foreign advices from distinguished
sources, As well as what has transpired in
Washington, strengthen the assertion concern
inr the present state of the question. d
The Democratic National Committee, of
which Judge emalley, of Vermont. is chairman,
and Hon. Clement L. Vallandigthm, OF Ohio,
and others, are secretaries viii, easily this week,
issue an official notice for the injecting OF the
Committee on the 7th of Decembes, N this city,
70 fix the time for the meeting ct tie Charleston
Convention. tss