, 1869-10-04
WASHINGTON,
The Privateer Hornet to be
Treated as e Pirate:
i Tax. As Produee-Brokers Rot to
be Imposed on Farmers.
Dangerous Illness Of Amos Ken-
dali.
The administration and the Recent
Gold Panic.
Interview with the President, and
His Statement.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune,
WAsH1sorpH, Oct. s.
70 sETzEATEp As r1RA1E |
It Is ft1ted n TWO oi tho legations here tta. the
leading European powers will Immediately send |
Instructions to their tquadzons 10 reaard the Hnr-
ret a. pirate. Spanlards claim that, even II she
sails under TIE Peruvian tag, Il will not Eelte*e the
untted States from obligation 10 uua. her - p.-
rate, stnce u her chief occeTs aro Americans We
arc hound BY the fourteenth article Of tho exty Of
IT'S, With Spain, which Il as follows: "Nor shall
sny ctsizen, subject, or lutAhtsut Of said DATED
s'a.es spply Tor or TAKE ary commission or 1ettefs
Of nafque for aTmlu1 Any ship or ships to
act ~ prsyateeEs against the subjects Of Els Cath
of1c Majesty, or property Of any Of them, tEom
an5 Prince or State with which said King shall be
1t war; and Il anJ petsoo Of either nation shall
tsre aneh commission, and letters OF uasrque, he
shall be ponahed u pirate" There u consider-
ahle anxiety upon the subject among Importers
and Shippers In New Tork, and = number Of this
class hare Already written here to ascelta1n the
course to be taken b. our government. In onleT
that they may regulate their buzneA. accordingly.
| rlR4ERs not rRoprcE-BaoKERa
Deputy Commissioner Douglass hiss modified
the order directing that special tnx, as produce
brokers, be imposed on farmers rho sell products
swsy from their farms, and at q store Or stand.
| The new order says the farmer, who actually
rpate8 1t Il business 10 ael1 should be held ~
| protuce-broktF. OccasiopA acts. however, will
rot create any inhnt1 10 special 1a1, and, II Ia
believed to Be the policy Of the law to piace a
tew restrictions as consistent upon agricultural
producere, tbs statute should be construed lib
elallJ.
| CK1yIrsAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION.
The third attempt Of the Cnts eraA Franchise
Association 10 hold the annual meeting and elect
gn1ceys was crowned with success. A quoram
met last Eight and elected Senator PouerpJ Pfesl
dent, and Mrs Grmn3 Frst Vice Ptealdent>
HON. AMOS KENDALL
II very sick, and hs phE slciaus do not expect him
10 live through the nght
very severe rains,orm has ptesnaed here
Throughout the day. ~
TO rHk ASSOCIATED PRESS
1Hk GOLD PANIC. ....
WASHINGTON, Oct A-As comments haze been
uaticn in connection win recent gold psnk, and
much interests felt on The auotee!, The Washing.
The lrsinnai1on or d.rret aasrses
yersed vi ih utr ost frankness On the subject, aud
said be had not thought It proper TO pahlicly cou-
i uadict the Ata.ements concernln9 himself. Is be
bad done nothing whatever 70 influence The
. rr7s;e partes. Wnne II New FORK b had
,sem ~ at be ssss Ell
itself In position to act a. It seemed bait, and
tsee to nakr any change Of policy Ior The public
I I 1taled thaI While On tne eve oi going 10
- Scwpors, james Fisk, Jr, cams On boasd
> The -, steamer ~ a. Ss@ Iorx; Iorx; saa sats
:, hin doxn to Ak tnat he would privately atrs
= them little intimatiou ~ to what the sdunls
TRITON ras going 70 90 m the dnanclsl question
b The President rented thst the giving OF huch Ia
'ssssa Ssaa ass = ' e. ':ssa e.
ras p'f esasBs StS lien nrosSss T3ss n% n2t tas
n Whenever the administration WAS going u
change lta sctoa or policy, the Secretary Of tn
pspe !. nsas = 81 ss.s a Hfn ss ~ &
Ilss sane time Know what II was, thus excluding
se .ny possible cnasEs Of fssaf's,m 20 q
cs ts secse,a1y Boatxeil communicased The state Q
are!E1 10 New fcrs, when the President aaid
In eell nye mil1oas q gold The Secretary tep'ie'
J.. sale Of three millions. The ldea Of selling III
i, gold thus appearing 10 be IN the minds OF each =
essee M s:S ass @ eIeaphea 70 SsW iort q se tou
:e il MY u repeated thss the President hsd lr
formed no one OF the purposes ot the Adnsntessa
' equally tlao 81 lne Secretary Of tne Treasury.
= wAsuno,ox, OCT ,-ee sErns stee, Importers ns
er IN Interview With Secretary Boutwell, Yesterday
t. and represented that their b1alaess WAS 81 deFtn
Ut on account Of tho action Of tho American coaat
at Sheffield. IN refuang to certify thetr invoices
Ne and they asked an invesEEattou Of charges pr.
te ferred By the manufacturers In This countI,
I'll Secretary Boutwell, said the matter should be II
se&ttQafed and IN tho meantime theJ might ps
u. increased duties upacf pEutcst until de1s0
lis could be nAle-
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
H. WAsuIkGTof, Ocf. A-Eotrespoulence betwec
u | c. f. Aai1ozY L Co. oEncIa ot The stesmAnip Fl
he terpe, and the SECRETARY Of State Il furnished
ID, | publication, under date Of Se1 York, October
On The OWNERS addressed Secretary F1a6, stating III
I'D the Euterpe had beed chartered 10 Jose Reoaut,
ed lead With artillery for Hasans, and that TIL
we1r Informed, bE Fumot, that = pirate
he In waiting OF sandy Hook to intercept I!
u steamer, and asking, IN such m event, what pr
tecttou they would have trom the United Sat
Government
he Secretary Fssn IN rep1y, states that while CO
ny FoJ cann0t be Rtren to ressel the United Stint
A. r II vezse1 ca1T5tn1 their Gag, IL lnoes1ed
on the hEh ke18 U1e Ill tner power 10 Puhlsh Sht
al fendeEr and to prevent repetition Of The o1ent
he SECRETARY BoCTEIL
Ees Will leave Washington to-mO110~ It noon. Z
ed speaks IN Philadepbta on monday night.
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