, 1869-05-04
WASHING TON,
Interesting Statement Rel-
atiye to the Public
Debt,
Account Of the Late Indian
Troubles in Alaska.
Regulations for the Govern
ment Of Treasury De-
.:artMent Clerks.

'lAe Government to Ignore
Rcsec7ans' Hexican
Scheme.
spec'a! Despatch to The ctica=o Tribune
WAsH1s57os, D. e., AaE:
+fAIR7 IN soE1N cAKrLlfA-
';drcrcoe Sco:i Of Stu.h Carolina, who +. here.
'.Tt aents tho condition OF aGA1ra In t.: State as
very satisfactory. There has oteu 40 increase tp
:fc dc''t Il tie Sac s.ace he went lao p.1ce and
'"c raIEaad Interests c:e rapidly .tar.o,172. The
RCD scad.aE to Nlue ladge, in tic direction OF
hnoxsiiic. II betaE puAaed forward and h1s nearly
Reached the saaec liac wilt wo.x is ai51 Ia
Erc:1t>s tn tic Tr2ncstee side OF the mountains.
7:orc:ror Sertt vi: e:4rt for Cincinnati in few
'lxsi, for the 1a1ose Of explaining the character
Vi tie wo.a IN rEuErccs upon the railroads Of
sGEth CaroAIa- and of tEtl1clnK ctlxens 10
tra't tic rnad later authorized, direct
to knhxtIfc, with O view Of having tic shortest
-nrci!on With the Southern ecahoa:,l a. Charles
:2d lcrt Royal Governor scott malntaina
IT. TIC railroad over this line can 1e constructed
=: c.aen1a:l, and IL TIC gaps 1:tei as 10 oplo
! continuous Ene to Charleston, IN far tess time
than would he required to reach Chattanoosa By
III Independent ftne and further that tho mineral
Hcai:! Of tic mountain sect1au Is .: character to
lid generally to tie advantages Of tits over other
rte.tr+.
TIE FCn1Ic pEBT.
IN examination Q! the tooks IN the United
.t4tea ITc.SCsest cClLc haowB t1at tic public
debt reached It's maximum In August 1865, when
il vas s., At present ii IL &,
dcczeasc in tertc ycass and eight months OF
81, ,eSl,t-A In August, 1ss5 thcte we're cut hut
sl,e:@, ,ttH IN fact1c Railroad bonds while there are
row s:G.e oatI. So that the decrease Of thu debt
c1cEs!Fc Of these railroad bonds, ls test1e3 eas,
''elnE at the rate Of Near S51, ,e0i. 600 rer FEAR
TIE DfXR COURT OF IhQCIKY
met ih!- morning to begin the hearing nf argu-
-Eents dlt the counsel both a!des afrer consul
iatiou. agreed TO s1tu1i, tho caSc without nyXu-
meet, aud this course bc!ng acceptable to General
Thomas and his associa,ea, vas taken, and the
cGar! tltstgl'ou elescd Its dot.s fer dcuberauoE.
y dccis.on will p1ul atl5 reach the Sec1e:n1J Of
Var bs "Wednesday or T1urs!ay .; !u1.tts,, and
''e promulgated in The course OF week OF ten
dars. Judge Advocate General Holt Is to furnish
''Ti.! II .itc evidence AID Al t;1.ai22 1nc COL
c.us;on u g.nsc:acn IN his otlcc, who a-c caa-
Hcrsant with the testimony, Is that there is no
eauFe for further actton and that the court will
10 nothtn. more than mildly ccnsare General
Dyer for certain nIssakcs, while it may perhaps
actluit A:in Of all blame In the pfciuises.
TIE cou.n cAFTCEL-
Tic Gaze Of Lnfayctte c. Baker against the Citr
ol W. AiuStus. toz the rr*arl of s.J,ool offered
"a. the arrest Of Dcnih and hIs a>=u::at4s, Ea9
-ome time ago decided by Judge olin, who held
that, - Baker IT Ct Tcrc on1ccss CT the eovcru-
Hcut, thet could not sliarc IN tho reward. The
case hAs NOW heeu appealed to the Court III b1,4r,
and will be henrd again this month before the full
bench
TREASURY DEPARTMENT 1.ls4TIoxs
Secretary 9oct*tu has les1aa a.s 1ew regnla-
Ions, twelve ln u1rnbts, for the goEe1nment Of
clerks In Ills department Tscy a.Ev. !.cu former
regulations lh that they meao tJ-tnc.s !ustead Of
toaf1ng. 0oe Of the rules IL that n.tac- 1t? 7Etng
nor u't use Of intoxicating liquors will tolerated
'aartng business hours, which are to be 1sola to
j. tngtcad Of to4, If heretofore
TIE A7Cu1sox nAAxcu nAnroAp
SecErtery Cox laz informed parties asking hin
20 authorize tic extension Ut the Atcht5on Branch
OF the racs1c Railroad, with full subsidy OF boals
and lantis that h. Will decide tho matter bus
will cali attention to It In Cab.cc: meeting. The
s.eii.ion Anu anluayls nl2d viz, tit Secretary
.hoT the additional distance f1E which subsidy
g asked to hc 81 miles, Instead IT lsa, as reported
The sonl hu'~Ids uakts' IL e!:,elo per nile, and
and gran! 4, spa acres per Lille.
Eosn% OF COLLECTOR JCEssES.
The bonds Of Collector Jues=ea, a. Revenue Col
:ector OF Chicago. arrived here on Saturday, anu
it-t!aE ii cucd.
uCll kEE MINISTER To Nx3Ico.
The R0EerlE1en, Is preparing the Instructions Of
Mr. Sr.soa our ncH Minister to Mexico, and he ta
. 1earc TOT tha: Country in aboat three weeAA
1ors1ASA APPOINTMENTS
Surcrtsor CrccrT has been removed In Louisiana
~ Commissioner nelann, and L. J. Conkllng ap-
FoiCtcd IN his p.sce. An appointment has also
:>ecp nta:c TO II, The vacancy In the Ca.ul!ras.
TIE ISuiAS BCEEAC.
Assistant Secretary utto Is acting as Couuts-
-ouer CT ;te Indian AEais4 dnrtuS the absence of
General Pa:ter. Most Of the persons who have
:,cen banging about here after Indian Agencies
nare Gpne hofuc, 1t having become generally
knowb TINT = considerable number Of asuy ON.
'ers att 10 t'e detailed to these frontiers.
AIespCR1Ars WANT OFFICE.
Stnat1t Schufz remained over to-day to visit the
state Department With Senstor Dr1kc, to see Whit
an t4 lone to kecurc 1ullc- sharr Of foreign 4p-
pontneu:s for Missouri
10 TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
ArrotN1sES1A
W.snlSsros, NAY a-The President has ap-
aiscr os Public Monegs for the Etah Land DIS
lract: Daniel J. fauKhan Pension Agent ut Ports
mouth. n. H.: and Captain Daniel Ammen Chief
0! the bureau Of Yards anu Docks In the SarJ De-
INDIAN TROUBLES n AI.tsKA.
iGsi'a.che5 from Hear Admiral Craven have
.ttn received al the Navy department, dated
Nate Island. March 81 given On account Of the
oasc already beea published. Commander
hat while on sh.s expedition, he entered ba5 on
The northwest eni Of kow Island, which, frum It's
Advantages o. u llart'or, he named Security Bay,
and y hall miles In extent With IN average depth
astn fashoma to The anchorage, md from nine TO
:nrss ta'Ecns rs ssswhsrs cs~maaSeE Me3ls
whaling deet. superior To SltEA nud better site
lor military post than koosz Sahoo. 1t has
The Hudson Ba9 Conpany's steamers have long
fesoFted 70 IT, and Atc well aware OF It's nlyau-
:. Koosa Nssoo ses beng Ve
vide. It can be worked only at low water II |.
hellered that Koot1 Sahoo i : vast aeld Of eosl,
owing TO IT, reenons qualt. the coal Is considered
dangerous on snIt'boass, and great care has 10 ot
Exercised with It.
REvkxuB srrxnsrFoKs ArrotsrRn.
The following Supervisors Of Revenue have l'eeI
Sorth and souih c.!oline, vtse General Beanest
Louisaaa and Arkansas, vice c. E cEceey.
0oyERSN-*T x1TE*s1s
.uens aarnc "dse &c onh ssass Il A H. n1:
qu!rcmcnt4 ct the goyer~-c-.. t.. >
civil ms"crilaneous sE1 : -: -.
iS:-': ;:-:5'::s.it; i. II. =. ~:
",., a. Sc s.c"~.::' ,isnr:'oa o! l.: IA
'-ae stN' INTERVIEWED TT AS ISTE.E
JESr CORRESPONDENT.
- 1oRE. MaJ 3-s correspondent who ha.
rama clstms and opinions of the British rrcs
Sa!s that sutine. thinks the assertions OF thf
!irtt1sh pscss should be received With much can
1toa for the reason that England never likes to ht
:ald the sF1:h, particularly when In the WRONG. III
" n"; sNrrcts sarpytsc at the irritation. cycE
lam. lam whieh nov exist: IN that country. as tht
y: ssa:sa*:se's; ;sesr - s' IS wh:sa s3s ' sss )
stS Is. .nss S,,aa M f9on ha;s 2ds despite tne sa
shat A1tnesu! Grant comedies completely with hi
v,eEn Mr. Sumner thinks ihat the ditdcuitr VII
no: iean 70 var as he appears iui1E convinced ths
Enctana WI! Pas The amount OF urr Hl!I In prefer
coec 20 SSE'!:s haps7? l1r al a1ls1s,c arrange
ment Ihe Senator declares that thcre shall be
no s se o1 s5s 4 as reople eg a.sE Nc'
1ct-
IL sKcfslAS MINISTER.
EaFnN tferult .tsetnE on the crc Of denarrr-e IN,
I'1uasa 9on lcave Of absence, took m iafor1na
!carc ofshc Secretary of St1,e today. Ue la
WasaaseS, n e. Ia ;seny1of ;aas ysss
pESI4i-
Genera: Ranks re::etate~ the s.aten,cn. tha: r,
viii onac.a'y vts san Domingo, 10 aatao;tf M har
has :s.ca OF can be drawn from the cQut.pseu
sAr1o<A, n.xk s7.rrxESr.
ihr ,' laHfui m"nss rr:erse Of the National Bank
''cd the 2:auunt required hy law I; ;,occ, 90.
l!'sEc'lAa:;' NE11cAS s<uEAE
n" cose-i.reat VIII not rcrir 10 Genera. Ro
tic x1'ject Q! Mexican a:!airs WIFI iSsrn
onetal authorrr for stating, do moi include m
r9renh.s n tlte State u E<'nnrs OF any Other ia
any further concessions To- mn fnrs,orna
Nna.eseT me a'm!nls,satton MAY have 10 say VII
ri ,n:esn esG o5ye o5f nfM fsi: S9s: ~ Nelson -
EhlfH rI:F lie Will he cDuyp5fd IN |c,-. T7,,v e.