, 1866-10-13
Execution Of the Murderers
Of the Cuban, 0tero.
CENTRAL and SOUTH AME2I-
CkN NEWS,
Spirited Republican Gather
ings Yesterday Through
out the State.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial teepa:ch to the Chicago TTibune.1
WASHINGTON, October IL.
THE GREAT RAIN sroEx.
The remarkable rain storm which commenced
here on Tuctday afternoon still continues. 1t
Las been ratnfug with little tntermIssion for more
than three days.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
Rcfnrns from collectors at the following men
toned ports show receipts from the fifst to the
hixih Instant. Inclusive, as follows; Boston
S,eis1GG; New York, s, ZIG 5Ga;.3.; Baltimore,
<GS4,;ss7. At New Orleans, the income from tlc
ed to the eth was 1871, 3,lat.
Tie Cavalry Eufean OF the War Department
has been discontinued. All the records anil
papers arc ordered to he turned over u The Ad.
jatant General.
EEACEEcAEp.
General p. G. T. Bcanscgard, who las lstcly
becn III Europe, arrived hero Today On his way
South.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
NE NEW loEE. octo!er 1s%11hc New York 7r1-
n the coming report, will show receipts for ihc
nssaa y,. ysqr were. fom customs. M sl79.oM,C 3t;
sra lie: from internal revenue x1Ja
ftun miscellaneous SIT II, DC l6 The exl,enii,
'n1ts Wstr, civil sortiGp aud ui-ccllancoua. {i,-
wat: *ss,.4m: :s0l.ss nay, si::asf; lntcast,
S1sv ;a;si s' ni;;nr.s To;a3 sls issep!s 'y5o6
roAEiGS POSTAL MATTEns.
NAsu1EGTos, October 12.-Ictlcrs and printed
ras'e5 81 ersFy kna posted In The United State;
TO destination ria Belgium IN tllc mails made IN
II New York and despatched by means Of tho new
line of American steamships runnin. direct bc-
for switzerland forwarded IN t.e mail to Belgium
by diteet steamer to Antwerp will b. snbc:t 10
thH following rates Of Postage, the same being in
On letters, IS cents per single rate Of half IN
ouhcc. prepayment optional.
IN newspapers. cazctfcs and periodicals.. 1ccnts
for each weight Vi three OUNCES, or fraction thrre
Ut. prepayment required.
On =, books, pa91ets, and other printed mat
orhcc prepayment required.
NOTICE To MAnIHERs.
n,a,inc.r, 1ssnei by ;hc Nav Depsdmsns s Is Of Of
Denmark, on tle 18th Of Svplember, and w;EcI, il
A. follows: That lac. Hight vessels At Lazoc
| which hare hi;h.rto been Withdrawn from lh.Ir
respective Stations from the 2lst Dcccmbc. 10 LET
dn!ch, will hereafter n well as The light vcssc1s
TO nsosdsn fazo.. b. kept at their respective
stations all the year round. as long as the ice will
permit, and further that nil the said l1ch. vessels
when forced by The ice 10 leave their staion., viii
he replaced as soon as circumstances will Allnw"
The nos'' = Washington special say<: IA morn-
0d;ec bspaT!mtn. Viii originating he @ Fhisdel. iii
Exp1xrT1os o., nr1nArEn crnnrscr.
II has hcen Cec}ttt i by :sc Actin. Conl1troller
ct the cutrrncy that mNttsatcd currency must be
! redeemed By the redemption agencies Of the ma
tfonal hanks at the commercial centres 40 lon. as
no reasonable Ioubt exists NJ 10 the identity Of
the notcs presented. When the notes are 70 badly
InEtllatcd as 10 make the vauc or identity diff
cult to dcie.7nin tue should be referred to
| the bank by which stc=c &crc issued.
eNrGGLING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER.
The Treasury Department las been informed
that smuggling operations ofnn extensive cha.ac-
ter have recently leen carried On from Matamoras
| 10 Brownsville. The Withdrawal OF the troops
| f1onl Brownsville has given the smuselcre all on
Ic'tn''ity 10 elIct their unlawful purposes which
they have been prompt to fefzr. Measures have
been taken 10 prevent 1hesc tEareacifons- Such
II the activity Of smu@glcrs AT The various points
o.. the frontier that the exercise OF tic greatest
Vigilance is required ftcn Ecyenuc oflccre In the
| pcsfosu nance OF u!t.sE 3ntirs.
! ArrnfS1EESTF.
The fo1!osTinG appointments ofrcgenns officers
Assessor Ninth Dlatrsct Indian. postmaste:s.
| Frankfort, kentucky; ]. j. Thomas, Newport,
KY.; Wm. 4. TFowcn. shclbyrille, iii.
The rain Storm which commenced on Ncdncs-
day has continued, without the slightest Intrsmis.
elon,ur to the present time, causing widespread
destruction Of property In the cltra nd vicinity.
The waller in the East Branch is the floors oil
the bridge, and larrc quantities. OF drift wood ase
| piled up agatnsl the 1onc bridge over the poto,
| mac. Many bridges. fcncce. huts and crops OF
The b7Mke OF the river aud creeks hare been swep,
away, together with other property. NAstofs
| families Irving in low ground arc suffering much
u consequence from The partial eubmefE1ng O.
| their tEneUece,