The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19

exceed 500 10 value. and that such sales shall be
striced certain designated agents. Tho last section
provides that 1t shall be lawful deposit post
Office to be sent by mail, letters circulars
corning lotteries, called gift other similar
enterprises offering prizes OF any kind any pretext
whatever and the postmaster believing them to be such
shall send them TO the Dead Letter ONCE.
Increase Of Postage to the East Indies |
Through the British Mail.
Notice has been given by the British Post Office De-
partment that and from the 1st Of March the
single OF postage for letters between the United
States and the East Indies via England, will be twenty.
eight cents per half when forwarded for trans
mission via Southampton. and thrty-six cents when
intended to be via Marsses prepay ment compul-
sorry
Bureau of Justice.
The judiciary Committee this morning determined to
report bill establishing Bureau Of Justice.
The Admission Of Alabama.
radical delegation from the state OF Alabama has
arrived in this city and will press Congress pass such
laws ,hey deem necessary to The readmisson
Of their state. The House bill the subject to
receive the utmost favor
Regulation of the National Banks and Dcpos-
It's Of Public Money.
MI. Butler, of Massachusetts, introduced to- day the fol-
lowing bill amsndaory to several establishing the
national banks:-
SECTION l. That every stakeholder may vote according
poron:-For share vote, ana tor every ad
dtonaI shares vote more, but stockholder sna
by proxy, but salaried officer OF suau
vote as proxy. NO officer proxy shall cast more Than
fifty votes.
SEC 2. Each bank shall at least once in every SIX
months prepare list of its stockholders, with the
amount OF STOCK held by EACH and shall provide book
IN which all proxies flied under the following section
shall be forthwith entered, Win the date OF execution,
acknowledgment anu n.ing the same and the names or
the stock oiders and proxy atton named therep
and such list. book aud proxies filed snail ali times
be open to the inspection OF every stock holder A
bank failing comply with the provisions THIS
ton shall Tor each offence forfeit sum not exceeding
$500.
Senator Catel, from the Committee Finance, re-
ported adversely bill 10 regulate the deposits
not DO selected in any city or place or wnn nfy miles
OF any such city place where there is located the
Treasurer Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States public depository and that all public moneys
collected in such places DO deposited with the
or Assistant Treasurer Of the Cnited States.
The New Tax Bill.
subcommittee Of the Ways and Means Committee
is in session the detail and phraseology of the
Tax BILL which will DO reported several weeks
come.
The Purchase of Snmnna.
At meeting Of the Senate COMMITTEE Foreign
Affairs the question Of the proposed purchase OF the
Bay Of SANTANA discussed, but action had
upon it. II Is unders,oos that the vicws OF the
mt,ee the proprety Of the purchase asked by
the President before tine negotiations with St Domingo
vanced to 1nal result
Onicial Dispatches fr0su Japan.
The Department of state received to-day. by way Of
San Francisco, the following kilograms from the Uneds
States Legation in Japan, dated Osaka January Is,
1885,
To Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary Of state:-
SnsThe opponents OF the Tycoon with armed forces,
on tine 80 instant took possession OF the Mkado Castle
and person, and induced him to issue decree abolish
ing the office of Tycoon.
Tho Tycoon here gathering troops War is immi.
mont
ten sailors were drowned here on the 1lth instant
The bodies ~ere recovered and buried at Hogo
Osaka and Hiogo were opened without trouble.
r. b. VAN VALKENBURGH Minister Resident.
uNrrsD STATES LEGATION YOKOHAMA
Jan. 25, lsos
To Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State:-
SR-On the l9th there some severe lighting at
Yeddo between statsuina, Statma's relanes and the
Iycoons forces, both shore ana shoat Several
bred reported killed. Inc three palaces Satsuma
wero destroyed
There has bosn naval engagement within egh, miles
OF Yokohama. This place, however is safe Perfect
tranquility is restored both here and al Yeddo
The Monocary Is in port.
am awaiting the stonewall and further instructions
All foreign representatives there with the Tycoon
Very respectfully, A. l.. {. P0RrMAN.
Indian Delegation.
delegation OF the Potawalanie Indians i've in
number from Kansas, have arrived in this city, and
had Introductory interview with the Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs this morning regarding the general
business Of their tribes The Indian Agent Mathews of
the Mountain Crows has reached this city from Fort
Phil Koaruey. He came down tho Powder river road
alone and reports the Indians pcaceabe in that section
The Japanese Ram stonewaiI.
private letter received IN ths city from Commander
George Brown. commanding the Japanese ram stonc-
WALL dated Callas January q, announces his ARRIVAL
thqYe vi he of and
that would leave on The mornug OF the Goth for
Honolulu All on board Of her were we'll
Affairs la Crete.
Dates from Crete TO January 20 represent the pros
poets or tho Turks there a. more gloomy than ever
They have been defeated several OF late
with Tho Mussulman population are be-
more and more discontensd and the troops
shown such . mutieous disposition that they were
Obliged occasion to be led back TO headquarters
Sawas Pacha has utterly failed OF getting even into the
outer verge OF his Pacbac OF sphakia having twice
been driven back with his troops in dlsordsrIy flight
The Sultan's Grand vziera mission TO Crete il allure
and the island is now In . successful state of
revolution than ever Arms and provisions continue to
DO sent Crete from all quarters for the relief OF the
Cretan warriors The and children continue to
Zee from island 10 Greece On the Oath OF January
Russian corvette landed fourteen hundred women and
children from Crete at the Piraua The total number
Of Cretan non-comoAAnS IN Greece At the present
time il estimated at sixty three thousand The
provisional government has again appealed
to the Christian Powers to send ships for the convey
ancs Of Cretan families 70 Greece and has also pro.
tested against the erueltes lately perpssatsd by the
sultsns msrcsnares
Tho Onalaska Canoe.
There IN in the audience Of the D~partmsnt az
State an interesting specimen Of the canoe used BY the
onaiaska Indians in Russian America The canoe ap-
pears 70 BIO made OF the skins of some animal sswed
with teudons aud stretched wooden frame 1. 10
about eighteen feet in length pointed at the ends and
deep enough 70 hold In sitting posture the single occu.
pant for which u Is intended His place Is In the
middle, and o web apparently made of lsh skin
Is intended TO be stretched over tho hole /
where he sits, 10 keep out tho wstcr there.
The double blsded paddle BY which the canoe
is propelled Is about eight fee. 10 length and lie held in