, 1869-12-31
WASHINGTON. :.
Petitions for the Annexation Of
British Columbia.
The Moyemen! for the Build
ing Up Of American
Shipping.
Public LaRSs Undisposed Of In tho
Various States.
.Financiers Anxious to Learn the
Future Policy Of the
Government.
Special Desp1tch to The Chicago Tribune
WAsHING1ox, Dec. 90


ro5EIGT NAILS.
The rhlk 1Innrg MsnbeIs OF Cougress poH here
II, tAat the course Of the foreign steameEa In re-
frsnR to casrJ Our European mAila, except On
their OWE ter1nt will materially aid the move
scent 70 rcs:oIc ou- OWE shipping 70 the acss
They Ray It IL . shame That We should be It sne
mercy Q! these corporations, which hare no In
tere8. in this country. Cuder the D+" arrange
uera Of the ros. Once Department the mails azc
likely TO be about three days longer In going over
than they have been. Gus vi the Lila from the
LAST eesslon, Rtytng steamships with cur rag
CERTAIN share Of tho postARea ny way Of auneidy,
will probably he t1cCgar 1nrward IL soon as Con-
EIeas rt4s6enib.eA-
Tkw 1KARE,
1rc'cArons ere tha, New Years Will be pretty
Ecnersi:y observed. Tbs President and y:ce
Persistent will sire Eeccpuons, as usual, but The
Speaker Of the Horse viii not be on hand, d be
ftHa aas In Malue TN the lsst OF next week. Mcm-
bars Of the Cattle. viii All Keep open hocse, and
the Star fass thty have agreed among tho aase1res
to hold tenpeEzlcc 1ecePttots-pie1ty to ct., but
no Intoxicating drtnkA The Chief Jnstce, Gen-
era, Sherman, !A!nra: Porter. and rasJ oshef
oG1clsis, Will receive f1scnda
WHITE uoElE ysECEFI1oE-s
The n;kt toIEai efsnloR suc. ason nj the WHITE
uoute cccara on the l4ta Of nexi month
coEEEsFpSnEScE sZIzEp-
ya1.crs persons i.;e1esItu IN the New Totk
counterfeit oEc5 n:,c> have been here % &c: tho
post Orlce De1artn.eI' to release their cosFe-
tnorrc.cn ee.7ca 1Fe y e"es agn. They nifcls.ef1
tne fraud or 1ee rEo.c, h.t e:2lnc that no hui
Get .raa ms deceived. and, therefore, wronR had
lex Gurc them II tic .e.zuse Of the2o .esters.
TIE dt paF1Eeut Ra7e item a shor. answer aud
Told them They iaH better 70 assou. hoae3s O3s.'
ntes forthwith
INvriKttG F1fAsCIEAS
Quite a ucu.sr .! tclexss11s were received he:s
1r-1ay from tank m and sIe.uatoss In New YORK
lnluIr,ng II any yote cuu Il itN y ha: RE TTeasur,
DtI-TlEtut w.1lld 10, aeAt ln5n'h+ as'ous bu}lai
t,cLGs. aud eelln 6 rn,d fo: reasons not aho1u
they ar1csIcf ELu.ca,!y ar.Lcus for iafofnauo
on This pc:u,, in, the! cnatt &c. nothing Of rel
.o,e cnafac:e1 The policy Tor January viii prot
ably be Announced text NoudaJ.
MARYLAND.
The Aag!arI Republican stnte Central Cog
.nIt;ee net nj Baltimore last night, and tao
neasutes lo ltrttct an Organization OF The
Ear1J In that stats- One inoouant thing The
did wa4 10 aul1,oIizc sort VI euocommtttee
o-e or Two coIoted men "a t:aEh counts, Wit
wbors consultations to be held.
THE NAVY TAEp-
There Ii 3 Eoo1 dtai uf con1plalnt among tx
In tic Nary Yard here, who x1Sk " the days b
cause they lest thr,r Wages ou account Of the tc
-cta1s OF Stanton aEtl Eaelrs. ard ttc dc7artce
will probably n.k Congress re2t month to pass
law Iuee,iux caae- where mcn cannot anotd
~ %t+-
arc uakit z great eaur.s TO defeat hts ccnnfmau
es C1rruit judge h5 1he SeGasc. paper Is cIEc
lated here, rcFsoE1:ng to come from macy Rc7r
.lcaus VI Wt.teru MArylsGd.tn which he Ia cnArg
with hostility 10 Hefrn sCs1rA-e, and quoted
hastrg said that lte Cssl! Rights at Il unconstt
ftousl How mnrh strength ta!s circular rep
hea:s IL 10: EuSE1.
y1sGtSlA.
\ ElchIoEd ccsps:c.. 7e:c.rtaE to the seasa1
sto,y abou: defanl.ias shrttTs In Virginia, 4;
there n:e but two ln the *tole STATE, aud that
sakes together do11 arnauht to NE tho1sa
dulA1a.
To 5nE ASSOCIATED rRESS
TrBL1c LANDS L.r1-r1>EN or.
WARRINGTON, M 2.-Ihe Dtputnens OF
Interior 1tatt6 stAt he estimated nu 1itrE ot &c
q pus::c land urs2ld aud un.peI optatsd, ,'l. a.
lows:
r,erta.... .,:.4ss:s s1s u...u,. Iii &
Al.bss.;..:..-- S:*:;! sf.a:'s-.:.:...~ti.ssi
Il q tiifi1ia, 49, ", tusis.': S:;rii G.fo
South Carolina, Georgia, Texas. Kentucky
Tenuesacc, There are To ruelic lands within II
lmna,
ouns 10 a1p",isi ,,pee II sss u and slos iii. Of tae
4l.cco OF unsigned srsures-.cn% we're e.olsn {
the bureau In April, 1ss!. Tne hank viii, h
e'eE, redeem n! c;.9ross -q,6 na.sx; xscxtr,.
The .cteipls OF customs last week were f.,
hxyEHrE sE1zCRE-
SnreTvisor Fulton reports that he has Fetzea
Tac,5e Match cA,apan,, - san francisco
alleged violations u the l.ternal Krsenoe u.
PETITIONS FOR 1HE ANNEXATION OF Ell
Tlrccrt collScl. Of New iors- ycaserdsy p
number Of properly holders and ba1,neas MT
Victoria, to be followed b. auo:aer, which
con,s.a the names Of al ths british me.ch
&rd o.tc.s at Victoria, Snn,EIn, and o;her p!s
IL. favor OF the trn1ster -; Tetlah tot4 u1t.tA II
1'Dltct, ststes: The IT. 1:ceEt I'D. 'oday
'ss3sd 'Ss9 se 70 III Mt GSi*' fesi II s'In sIA
.ntcscs, and EeL, ii 70 ,i't s..teial, Of s:a:e.
Coliycr also showed :he t1cnos'a' 10 Stnator
pef, Chairman Of t"f CGLMittcc Oh Fbrfl1u
was important and 'hesc could he hut ono
n'nnu 1ne maStr,cns of EnT,aod. ahisa IS il.t =
The useleskncss and prscEcaG1Asf 9, "a Easn ~
ard Secator Sunfcf dcslFrt thelt teple1
1naao known 70 the ncnoE.allsts. Tha folio
tg the memorial:
Seaf "a 1nrn,,ri:,'.t. r; ;:.s. sno.: !.,.c;'i
In; Ne :, r. sst,. .a5's.: & ,s ss Il u
dfsy ',,;s T., +; t = 'R r. a. .sa p::s N
sS;i 1T II ss! :: j II i:
:;s ~; isan'5SS 'ass he ''t..aS: sS;y m
:: i * Fl, t; i, s. l. III sH: III RI
II thr raah1I cE',.r t: ~ T.. t:el E";.s:s II,
:Sa:s :s.' - ss:ss e ssa's: d. ii. s'sI
- r7xi ..iai, .sI othe. cs.,sct ~. numerous
tinn; that W yfcw ~ith ttzinfs tf siai1a tas
c,Sn saas q S,he l Ess
euch . tnca&urc sxu vply iecd IN 81"
tr11rse,ou and ultimate injafy. for thA falp ri
.ene, VIZ: hat ra=fedctss' n eaaa2: e'rc us }rt
,:..ns ;sss. . 1 es I'll. e1y tra It s r. M
"-.u 70 ~ = market for the rrnruer rf cur II,
;,..,:. -'tr uliaes, cur wasr.s th.t IT cannot
4.
pseeros It'll III fsosa L. .. II :hs; con
with ths 1,oEsini,n a:itfS re sentiment q
OF aevoton; that her coui EcreiI >nd indutts1:
cstt arr ofpsred to snsE: thA1 TUG Ia
,as na th spisa 9ame.s ~ :, 81 e ta,, e
gated h every e-nt1rurut RI toEaifY 70 Hef
h, or H,tAeliu.en: to ti.e las :IA in.ntut
Il OUT Adertrd 6 :unsty. 10 +.prers crr :ppsett
frrrrsrrt frftn KnriAnd and Aroitcdtfattop II
adj. VIZ ad.ni' th.t tns p.,nla!ou may ns
t1s1 ez fs n a;a. -.
111ai xe dssir- = market fer "Mr c'N and
snd cr n.h. sna ,h'. saf I'll n'I;hta nhr !
re4hiEs sfo1r If ard .aslav IL With noaiae IL
That c,n&cdrrz:fcc ttts 60 ~. VIII EaaAat
*lcse thr mother e'untTy rem nc , tsMnr ~; snn
b,i 1t tAnn1s trs<. frun4 .nf l,ne enduring ne
pw,Ek 10 tic tack nt tttnsAtso3 ~ AarSAd
Continued wsnt # hotar t17st;t 10. 1s3 E1ot
I te,iss, w arr ssrrads joi,ed BY : uaits Il d.
J them. Thty fasnl.l, lie et,'ef markets 70 r,
rrcJutta gs R1prr. lana ahh Waters nf,
liz eel.rs y iIh Tno.k If iht ne=s1sAIst q III
It (.:rrfeh N the af51y garn.l cf rNtrt5.stc sdH
Z outts Ec1:d. a:'a W ~ rsr: ntpst:e"rs ES'Ii
4 The p1rnns ~ irAfufhf the e. rta 10 trt mr.
t1J es L.e !. 1t saaaaa E't ihe.s ,a r
J. 1919 &c.,. IL :. csti yr.nt. IT once In O,