New-York tribune., 1867-04-27
WASHINGTON.

,c,opr,N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. P0SrOFF1CBs
prRsONAI,-THB SELMA NATIONAL BANK ROBBERY
=, ,sLxsR.Pa TRIBUNE.
wAsHINGToS, Friday, April 20, 1861
The DEPARTMENT OF State to-day received volumin-
M, dispatches from our Ministers In England and France
ubl, they do not contain as late advices as arc day
b-,ught by the Cable they represent pretty fny the
.,don OF affairs and show cOnclusvcy that geherai
'tnropean war can scarcely be averted. The Emperor
Napoeon has been engaged for several months making
gigantic naval and military preparations, ndltsaleSeu
fbat the feeling is now universal among the French
peope for collision that 1t has passed beyond the I'm
sror control The French Minister is also IN receipt OF
d,.Datcbes from his Government The information
brought by the Cable to-day that collision cannot much
longer be withheld has caused considerable talk III dpo
LnaC circles here.
Te following is list Of the yacs Post Offices so far
. can now be asceraued The number may DE increased
tuo or three lry future examination The postmaster
enera has not yet definitely determined What course 10
,or,ue in regard them: ew-York-Newburgh; limos
itchfeld Champaign, and Jerseyyille; PennsyIVana-
r,ton and Newcastle Indiana-Bloonington ana
etfersonyile Michigan-Tecumseh aud Owasso; ONO
finley and Van Vert ,
1Ye clerk OF the House Mr. Mcpherson, has postponed
Tor the present tho designation OF the Northern papers
which are to publish the laws Of Congress, the secretary
Il State having given out the laws OF the AAAlAth
onCrcss to papers Of his own selection
10 correct general msapprehen u may pe staten
that the case Of surrat is not under the control OF te
National Government When Surratt arrived here IN the
watar from Egypt he transferred from the CUSTODY
OF the officers OF the National Government TO the charge
OF the Marshal of District of Columbia, and is no"
ED by that officer solely under the control OF the gu
eme Court OF this District. When the trial shall take
place is exclusively within the discretion OF that Court
The registration in the Sixth Ward of this city was COM
peted yesterday Two hundred and forty-eight names
were rcorded-whites, 1917 colored 81 The whole num-
and "a I NJ Xyli
hte and 947 coored giving majority OF 754 for the
hes IN the ward and majority OF s9j in the entire CITY
far registered
Secretary Browning has dangerously i'll for several
days az his home in Georgetown His c0ndtloh Is so
cal that consultations have been held by the Ieadhg
,ysiclaus here and unless change is effected soon his
recovery is deemed to be doubtful His disease Is Staea
80 be inflammation Of the bowels
The Hon Geo Bancroft and Secretaries MeCnuoch auu
Heles dined with the President this evening.
The Japanese Commission arrived here this evening"
,companicd by Mr. Chiffon OF the state Department
and are quartered at WOrmley's Club House.
Large quantities Of 73O notes are daily received at inc
sreasirv Department for conversion into $50 bonds
The Department has large force engaged converting
them rs rapidly as possible
Tn. appropriation FOR the Treasury extension made BY
% last Congress was $4,000 and the work has been
. red with energy since its beginning 1t believed
north extension viii be under cover before Winter
rerp was aso an appropriation Of $4,000 for completing
q grounds and Sl5OOO for fencing. The granite TO De
aed is from Dixs Island Maine. The number OF work
ucn engaged upon the buildings is about S5 The wages
paid the employees follows Carpenters s.; cabinet
makers So s. 80; mechanics. blacBsuths ana
plumbers s. to 81 painters, 81 rggers, So aborers
o. and master mechanics s.
Prom report received to-day at the Treasury Depart
cn from Gen. Syayne, and frouIecordS IN The Treasury
Department find the following 10 be the facts about the
robbery ofthe selma National Bank The Controller Of
e Currency was Informed by the President OF the First
National Bank at Selma, the 18th inst that he had
been robbed $4,000 in packages Of Government
uouey. one OF which addressed 70 the Assistant
Treasurer inl New-Yorb a dispatch was Immediately
sent to Gen. SWayne to take possession OF tho
psnk and arrest the officers, and reply was received
that officer hour afterward that he bad military
possession and officers under arrest The Pres
ident OF the bank placed under close surveillance
aud Che officer directed accompany him wherever Inc
went The President J. NJ PaTiman, under proteNsof
going TO bis wfes slipped out OF back door, ara
hastily saddi1g his horse, escaped reward OF Sljoo
was offered for his arrest, and lie was subsequently
captured From a recent report Of Gen. Svayre
received by the Secretary Of the Treasury believed
that no robbery was committed, alleged but that the
dispatch of IL Parknan TO Secretary McCuloch, an
nouncug the robbery, sent on account OF PaIkanS
inlb respond to transfer order of the Treasury for
$500 which presented by the express company Tor
collection. Tie report of Cen. Swayne mgkes out
d
sole manager Of tie bank, the other officers
bfilg merely nominal and the stock, save $1,000
Lins IN the name of Parkman, and no capital
1. ock paid iu Parkmau has heretofore been man of
,Od character and high standing, and the bank was
ganized upon the highest recommendations from the
Duh and East It is believed the bonds upon which the
ank was organized borrowed and that the business
has done entirely upon Is deposits while the Pres
dent engaged in various specuatiOns in iron and
This true viii render the President and director
liable 10 indictment FOR the crime Of perjury the penalty
which will be ugidy enforced The cash assets found
n the Bank and the bonds deposited in the Treasury
believed 10 be ample 10 the Government the prn-
pa being the depositors Of the bank. 1t is be
Jeyed that the rigorous employed by the Con
stroller OF the Currency in this instance will prevent the
audunt organization OF banks Of circulation and also
ludaent practices in evasion Of the Banking law like
his case at Selma.