The New York herald., 1868-12-07

bsevo Ia combining the work OF the so.sion aImcs,
entirely 70 finance and the suffrage question. kour
l or i've Senators have their plans already prepared
| looking to immediate or gradual resumption.
\ Among those who advocate most strongly rnIncdi-
| ate return 10 specie payments IL Senator sumner
VITO wants tho nearest possible route To hard cash
Transaction But unhappiiy he Ia yet unable
| TO state " what plan this desirable object
| can be safely reached, and tho bulk OF Sena-
\ tors holding the ssme view seem equally In
the dark ~ to the accomplishment OF the proiect
| Senators sherman and Morton wili no doubt tase
the lead In the attempted solution Of the financial
problem. and then viii follow sort f Joint propo.
1 sitfon from Messrs. summer and PomerDy to give
! suffrage 10 cOl0red men all over the Union Tue
hnAncai question Will probably be fixed mp in some
sort OF shape after long debate. but thc manhood
suffrage question will hang ro, and. It Is thought
will be widely discussed subject Tor years 70 come
Among the prominent questions mentioned as Likely
10 occupy attention IL tnat OF the Alabama claims
1t Is fact somewhat remarkable that ehis question
"a canvassed by the III nbers who have arrived quito
"A extensively the vital question or the
finances. Tho impression prevails among them
that the negotiations pending between our
goyerniUeDt ana Great Britain may result in bring
inE the matter before Congress during this SESSION
Judging from the remarks OF these who have spoken
on tins subject the shape That The Alabama question
has taken ana the efforts thai have been made by
Minister Johnson and Secretary Seward 20 secure
settlement. as tley have been developed IN the press
Of both countries do not meet the appreciation of
majority OF the members OF Congress. The opinion
obtains with many That there should ha no conces-
sions on the part or our government 10 obtain
settlement OF the Alabama grievance. A fun ana
equitable liquidation OF the claims for all damages
done by the pirate Alabama and satisfactory expla
nation Of the naste shOwnby the British government
TO recognize the rebels as be.ligerents as
the intelligence was received that The trst blow had
been struck should be demanded, nnd that demand
should be adhered TO. II the government OF Great
Britain declines accedc tn these just demands Wo
should feel anxiety as To the consequences. They
generally agree that have all the advantages In
the contest Some say our government should reply
that unless our fuu demands are complied with we
will accept the situation and regard the conduct Of
Great Britain rs precedent 10 govern us In the
| future Then II the Irish patriots should at any
time get respectable torce Ia the field to win their
Independence with the sword our government will
be justified III recognizing them AZ belligerents, and
| III case England should come to blows with any
other Power the example set us in connection with
the Alabama will open way for the settlement Of
these claims, principal and interest. Others say
| thoy woald much prefer that settlement OF tho
Alabama claims question be reached, because II
ttTeGt 10 Ibake repardLlOn we
eau Indemnity ourselves with Nova Scotia British
Columbia
| senator Wade desires To scc immediately on tue
assembling OF Congress- II resolution introduced Of
want Of confidence In the present representative Of
this country in England, Iteverdy Johnson, and re-
| coalmcndation addressed to the Executive asking
| for his instant recall
l Apropos OF the Anglo American questions IT may
pe interesting TO state tlat Mr.. Wm f. Robinson, OF
BROOKLYN intends to call up ths oi Warren
! Costello, alleged Fenlans, condemned by British
/ jury for acts committed In America. They were
found guilty Of being members OF the fenan organ.
xaton In America, and arrested In Duncannon. after
having ianoed from vessel said have sailed frou
this country with and for the INVASION ol
Ireland. Twenty minutes after landing they cap
tured. tried In Dublin subsequently and condemned
They now Mr. II. SAYS, rotng III British prison
Toeir cases have hecn the subject Of diplomatic
| correspondence, Mr.. Seward having demanded thei
| liberation ~ naturazed American ctizens. Lor,
Stanley replied that they had c0mnittnd acts Il
ireland, aud for suci had been righttuy sentenced
lie therefore refuses To give themup Mr.. Rohuisor
II ne gets . chance tomorrow, intends to bring th
| matter again before the House.
General Garfield win probably oau up to-roorro,
for rcconmittal to tie Committee on Mi:ary Affair
the bl for transferring the Indian bureau to III
War Department, In accordance vita the receull
! expressed recommendation Of General Grant
Grant's Cnbinct aud Foreign Ministers.
Tho following IL the latest Cabinet 'satc,, revse
and corrected, for the week ending December :
Charles Francis Adams, OF Massac hilsctts, Sec
retary OF state Hon John Sherman. of Ohio
Secretary Of ths Treasury; James Hughes, Il
! lndiana, Secretary or War Adtnirm Porter Soc
| retary Of the Navy: Horace Greeley, OF New
| York. Postmaster General Hon. James Wilson. o
| Iowa. Attorney General; Edwin N. Stanton, o
| Pennsylvania, Munster to England; Hon. Il. T.
| Washburuc, OF Illinois, Minister to France General
| John A. BawIins, Of Illinois. Minister to spaJ,
Hon. Benamin i. Wade, OF ONO, Minister to Rassia
]. 1othrop Motley, OF Massachusetts,, Minister TO
! Austria Oeorgs Bancroft, OF New YORK, Minister
| 70 Prussia.
j The New Tobacco Stamps
| Yesterday thc Internal Revenue department made
their first payment for tobacco stamps. The Con.
| ,inontal Bank Note Conpany OF New York, Homer
! H. stuart President obtained this contract af,er
f competition with all Of the bank note companies
| Ia .nc tinted STATES. The contract was made on
! sta October, aud on Ist December this company
| had finished over q, o00.Q0o stamps and dis
| tributed them over the whole country, includ.
| ing Tho Pac1o coast. There are thirty diicrcns
| stamps many Of them ~ large as bank bllls, and
ranging In value rom cent to thirts-tvso dollars
eacu. An arc OF orignaldcsign, with highly nhsLaa
| yignette designed by barley
| Wreck uf tho Americas bark Afrcta az
| Mnrsnia, Spain.
our Consul at Palermo informs the Departments oi
state of the reception OF telegram from the con.
sular agent VI Marsala. reporting the oss OF The
American bark Alecta or Point Of Boso at Marsas,
on the night OF November -, during u terrific Ials
The Aecta was proceeding from Tsrranova M Sicily
20 New York, with cargo of wine and 100 tons Of
birthstone. Tho vessel has gone 10 pieces. Captain
Bekinkcw. with his wife and family and crew. we're
| nj aassd, with the exception Of the steward, wlU
| was lost while attempting 70 lover a boat.
| New York Lawyers Adventure.
Sorae little time after Tie boat fot Aqua crock Ion
| here last Tuesday Nj. Charles O'Conor who wes
| passengar board, bound Tor Richmond TO attend
the oaas Of Je Davis had his pocket picked OF $3.50