Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-26
washington.
WASHINGTON, December "a.


THE POSTPONED WEDDING.
The Star of last evening says We learn
that the marriage between Col. Eli S.Parker,
of Gen. Grants staff, and the beautiful Miss
Minnie G. Eackett, will take place at IL NJ.
tomorrow at the Charah Of the Epiphany,
Rev. DIR. Hall being the officiating clergy
man. The ceremony was delayed, 1t will be
remembered, by the illness Of Col. Parker,
but he is now fully recovered, and the knot
will undoubtedly he firmly tied on to-mor-
row noon. The wedding affair creates great
interest amongst the elite.
MILES oRRILLEYs CANDIDACY STORY.
"Data," writing to the Baltimore Sun,
thus disposes of the candidate programme
put forth by the New York Citizen.
ga New York weekly journal announces;
upon what it terms high authority an al
legged plan of Mr.. johnson for running next
fall candidate for President, a Governor
for New York and a United States Senator
for that State. There is here the highest
authority for saying that the President
never heard of the plan until it was read to
him from the paper above named.
.'Of the same kidney is doubtless the
story published in that paper, and several
times reproduced in the Herald, to the
effect that the Office Of Secretary. of the
Treasury has been, or will be, rendered to
Mr.. Smythe, now collector OF customs OF
of New York"
DRAWBACK ON ALASKA.
Private parties holding claim against the
Russian Government for ordnance stores
furnished during the Crimean war, the con-
tract price for which was $500,00O, have f.
led this claim with the committee named
above, and ask that this sum be withheld by
our Government from moneys appropriated
to settle with Russia for Alaska.
Before the Crimean war closed the Rus
sian Government sent officers to this count
ny to purchase arms and ammunition. Propo-
sails were issued which resulted IN w. Is. fer-
kins of Massachusetts contracting with pa
ron Stoeckle, Russian Minister at Washing
ton, to furnish one hundred ana nlty IONS
of American cannon powder, and also with
a Russian Ordinance officer sent out for the
purpose, to furnish 80, 900 rifles. The pow
der was inspected and loaded on shipboard
according to the stipuations, and the rifles
we're manufactured and held subject to an
order from Itussla. At this time the war
closed. and the Russian authorities refused
| to receive either the powder or the arms.
Mr.. Seward opened negotiations with the
Russian Government on the subject but it
| refused to acknowledge the debt on the
ground that no written contract had ever
been made.
The question is puzzling the committee
greatly, and Mr. Seward is severely censu-
red for not insisting upon clause in the
late treaty providing for the settlement OF
all just claims any of our citizens might
have against Russia, as he was well aware
| of their character.
Whatever the action of the committee
may be, the matter is CERTAIN. TO Lead 70 .
spirited debate when the question comcs up
on the floor of the House.
| THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
| Secretary McCulloch announces that be
| will make no more appointment OF officers
or clerks in his department until after the
holidays. e
| THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
show gradual daily increase. Thus far the
receipts amount to over ninety millions, and
to-day the receipts were above seven hun.
bred thousand-dollars.
CONGRESSIONAL.
About fifty members of Congress only will
remain in the city during the holiday recess.
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens remains here, and IL
preparing speech in favor of appropriating
fupds to pay for Alaska. ~ ts.',es b
| GEN. eHERIDAE
has gone West, and the board TO revise the
army regulations will mt convene until bill
return, f'II ngnii riAi" .if'