The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-12
Official Dispatches from Cuba
Landing Of Two Expeditions
fl ON the United States
The Cubans More Hope
full than Ever.
Securities of National Banks
Held by the Government
Weekly Issue of Frac-
tional Currency
Naval Orders.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Landing of Two Cuban Filibustering Expc-
Despatch to the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June Authorization has lust been
received here by parties in the interest Of the Cubans
that two expeditions, numbeyRg over six hundred
landed in Cuba and joined thy revolutionary forces
The men are represented as tried soldiers, all of
them having been in the armies OF the late war. De-
serOns from the Spanish forces to that Of the Gu
bans are increasing every day. There are frequent
tecrs, and the difficulties between the parties are re-
presented as irrcCOncilabC.
The Cubans have organized their forces into two
army corps, one TO be under the command of Gene
raj Thomas Jordan An engagement is daily eX-
pected between the forces Of General Lesca aud
those under General Jordan. The CuOans are in fine
spirits, and confident OF victory. General Jordan
has over two thousand Americans i'm his corps, and
IL is said that the Spaniards will find them different
class of soldiers to any they have ever before met in
battle.
Despatch 10 The EUeniIlg Telegraph.
Lieutenant-COmmander Theodore F. Kane has
been ordered to the Juniata; Lieutenant-Commauder
Charles f. Mckay to the jamestown; Lieutenant
Commander Chester Hatfield and Engineer Henry
c. Hunter are ordered to the New York Navy Yard
Surgeons n. Pnkney, j. $. Messersmth and Ed
ward Shippen have been ordered to the Naval
Academy as a board for physical examination Of
candidates for admission to the Academy.
National Bank Securities.
The statement OF securities held by the Treasurer
OF the United States in trust for national banks for
the week ending June 2, 1869, security for Cir
culating notes. is as follows:-Unted States bonds
held per last report and hand to-day, 200
security for deposits OF public moneys with banks
designated repositories. United States securities
held per last report S2S $50; transferred $75
on hand this day, s6s, 24l95O. Total securities held
s3I1, l32550
Fractional Currency.
No issue Of fractional currency this week.
shipments OF fractional currency for past week
Assistant Treasurer, Boston, Mass, 100000 United
States Depository Baltimore, Nd, $4,000; National
Banks and Others $4,000. Total shipments, 1920 669
Reducing the Clerical Force.
A further reduction in the clerical force OF the
Pension ONCE will be made on the Both instant, and
about twenty-eight temporary clerks dismissed.
Secretary Cox
expects to leave here in the early part OF next week
for brief visit to his home in Ohio. But three men,
bers OF the Cabinet will then be in town-Messrs.
Fish, Creswell, and Hoar.
Stationery Contracts.
The Treasury Department will depart from the
general rule in awarding the stationery contracts
this year, and make the awards by items instead of
by the aggregate of items, as formerly. This will
prevent anybody from making anything out OF the
contracts, and will greatly surprise the bidders.