, 1869-10-12
WASHINGTON.
special DesrAtch 10 Tho Chicago Trtbunc.
WASHINGTON, Oct, II.

Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tttounc.
WAanIxGIux, Oct. II.
7uE stcxLks NOTE
The ye1Eion which the SpanI1h Minister gives Of
matters connected With the note sa3d 10 have been
prepared py Alnllte1 alcsiea Is this: Aside from
the on}c,nl note rendering the good Offices OF tnls
GOV eminent in settling the differences between
Spain and the Cuhaua, General Sictie4 informally
submitted dratts Oh the note, IN substance such 4
haa appeared II length clipped from
European tonrnaia- He ws4 INFORMED
that The reception Of mch aose
III regular form by the Spanssh Government
would inevttAhl5 lead to open hoAt'liaes' - Hpea
would te obliged, In selftespeee, to CONSIDER %
= declaration Of War- uc "h1 advised, on &C
count OF the Important character Of the papet, 70
nset sub,nt1 II to hIs government. This he dec1'
dr,t to DO and tsansm1sted r 70 Secretary F1ah.
tfrun ;ts arrival here 1n1tTuct1ons were IN
uedately forwarded TO General 8lcl1ea not to
present auy document Of the Kind 10 Spain.
1HEylSn CUSTOMER sEr PRE-
Schurmau, convicted o! stealing III, COO In M
tsonal Bank notes from the vaults OF the Treas
ury, wt4 today discharged under motion iM
ay1cs. Of Judgment on account OF 1 taw IN the tt-
dlctuent This is the fourth Similar case IN this
District IN y hlch the government has failed to
runtsh guilty parties for the same reason. In
fact, no case Of stealing has beeu punished. The
n.st involved over 10000; the second, f99o 0oa:
the third, $4,000; and the last was the present
ca>e. The duls OF preparing these sndict1aeat3
belonged to District Attorney Darlington
1NIA1 OF ARNH.
The Naval Boarl, convened to 1T small arms
for use on Ahiptoasd decided Ia favor OF the Ram-
lugton Breech-L Loading Hide Company, Hartford
Tney hare asked for \ feoonreR!n8 Of the board
for TIC purpose o! aatni1ting new gun IN thls
request General Butter. who represents the parties
tntereAted in the tDEenllon, u also reported 70
have Joined, and the bosrd will continue III tesI
PLlG1ARIsx-
BosEeIl, who received tho sercuAde Cd coming
I home ut hIs own expense, and has greatly amused
| the citizens BY. sotner perfoFmancest made
speech, In which he,stronRk advocated peAce
| between the factions here This morning Tue
pspeFr r7snt his pcrorauon and portion Of Lu'
coins inaugural Of 1861 IN parallel colnnus snoE-
Ing them 70 be word for word tho aanc'
| xoKTuAkY.
| Yesterday the funeral ceremonies OF ChAs. ~
| nax took place at Arlington. attended by lafRs
concou,se Of both white and co1ored people froh
| Georgetown, Washington, and Ae3nndtsA II
| sypax Was aged y yeAfs- lie Was formerly sef
NUT in the Gusts tsmtly, and be aud his chiidret
we're freed by lhc viii Of the late Geo. Nashingto'
| Parkc Custs.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
CK1TEp sIAfEa sCrR<xx COURT.
hsar,i on Fra1 ns 70 the qucs4son Of jurisdiction
The brown case, from 1exAs, - 70 ande tne Of
, | cia1op III the Ycrger caae- The court 1dJootne
| urnn the announcement OF the deatn ot fTea'oet
Pierce. "
Over a million gallons Of wh!Sacy have bee
seized at san Frrncisco the of1cers there c1aimn
that II is not the pnro Bourbon production Of ke'
Z tLcsy ~ represented, int T. fraudulent Mhiass
| and llab.e 10 forfeiture. II Sneh % opnlon
sustsiUcd. ecycrn1 gentlemen, who called upon Il
CoumtFsiouer Yesterday, claim that no whisee5
apv = nstebunee ip tho country Il exempt fro
seizure. and that therefore not little e1cffcmt
= | ms, be rroauce.l among TIE revenue o11cers at
| whist eY ncn in the principal markets, Ike fh'l
deiphia, New Tork, Cincinnati, and Boston.