The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-02-03
By "Wednesday Nights Nail.

By Wednesday Nights Mail.
A Washington dispatch of the 3Olb saye:
Secretary Seward and party returned to
Washington last Saturday night in the De
Soto, from St. Thomas
The De Soto proceeded directly to Saint
Thomas and then made complete tour OF
the ;West ladies. from ST. Thomas in the
East to Santa Cruz in the West, stopping
at St. Domingo, Port au Prince, the capt.
tol of Hayti. and Havana, spending a few
days at each port, and being most cordially
and respectfully received BY the authorities
apd people everywhere. The two Weel
india Republics, the Dominican and Hay
ten. were unexpectedly found at peace, all
the recent troubles having been settled AT
Havana, the party were hospita bly, received
by the Captain General. TIE entire party
have been greatly improved in health and
vigor, especially the Secretary and his son.
who are now able to walk without the use
of canes, for the first time in nearly year.
The ladies of the party. Mrs. Frederick
S.ward and her slater, Miss Wharton, were
also much benefited.
The Worlds Washington special of the
29th says: The Western members of Con,
greas oppose the removal of the prohibition
on the importation Of as cattle. they say the
cattle plague is known to exist in New Eng
land.
The total number of national banks now
in operation is 1880. deliveries of national
currency amounting to S2.868, 200 were
made last week by the Treasury Depart
ment. The total amount delivered up to
date is S248, 734,7I0 The disbursements
of the Treasury Department, including
transfers. for the week ending on the 9th
ult.. amounted to 1926. 43O, 1913.
The Posts monetary article came date
says that the loan market is inactive at 5@
6 per cert; commercial paper passes at
63@s, with very little offering. The stock
market dull and unsettled Governments
are steady; railroad shares dropping.
The projected assem- bling in Washington,
during the present week. of Generals Sher-
man, Thomas, Meade and Sheridan, is caus
ing numerous surmises there as to the object
of this important meeting. The most prob
able solution is that they have been sum-
moned by the President to give him true
statement of affairs in their several military
divisions in view of Congressional proceed
ings relative TO reconstruction.
The Tribuus's special says that they
have been directed by Gen. Grant to confer
with him at his headquarters relative to the
reductiors of the military force, the dispo-
sitions of troops, aud affairs generally with
in the limit of their respective commands.
Other prominent regular officers would have
been ordered to be present al the conference.
had it not been that they are stationed at
points distant from army headquarters,
For the four hundred vacancies in the
regular army there we're over six thousand
applications. The proper filing Of these
positions. Gen. Grant remarked few even
ings since. had caused him more anxiety
than the management of an army in the
field.
The Tribune's Washington special says
Admiral Fsrragut has received a report from
the commander of The West India SQUAD
ron, stating that six large French transport
vessels had put in al Havana, on the way
TO Vera Cruz. The transports we're empty,
and it is believed that they were intended
to carry back troops lrom-Me4ieo to France.