The New York herald., 1869-06-16


his hands, and the quarrel ends with this under
standing. Subsequently, however, one OF them re-
news the quarrel, without consulting this mutual
friend. What would the mutual friend sayP He
ought to say, "You have not kept your word with
me. You do not have confidence In me, and want
no more TO do with you." Secretary Fish, to bo
sure, had no remedy in the premises. except to
adopt the pursued by the 'mutual friend" in
the spanish Minister'S illustration. II Is not ascer
tanned, however, that he has notified the Peruvian
government Of the refusal of government to
nue longer arbitrator in the settlement Of her
diifculty with Spain.
The Late Sale Of Iron.CIads-The Monitors
Still in the Market.
None OF the bids offered at tne Navy Department.
yesterday for the purchase of the ronclads Nansetr
warsaw, Chino and others have been accepted ON
account OF being under appraised value. The high
est DID, IL VIII be remembered, was from Richard
Wallach, OF this city, offering s1eO 900 each for any
TWO, but This amount was under the appraisement,
consequently the proposal was rejected The moni.
tors are still IN the market and bids will be received
for them at the Bureau OF Construction and Repair
at any time. O.
Diplomatic Rumors Canards Exploded
Transfers of Ministers.
There is the best authority for stating that Minis
ter Thornton is not to be transferred to Madrid The
report that he had been notified OF promotion to the
Spanish mission seems to have no foundation what.
ever. Mr. Thornton has received no such notifica-
tlon nor does he believe that any such is cOnten-
plated by his government. Perhaps the only ground
for the story found in the fact that there is
now vacancy in the Spanish mission, and that one of
his predecessors, Sir John Champion, was trans
ferred from Washington to Madrid. which he has
just resigned account OF i'll health ostensibly,
but really, as some people say here, because he has
marriage OF his former wife, Miss Balfe, to a
Castian nobleman. The latter cause can hardly be
the real one ior Sir John might reasonably be ex-
pected to have become used to the thing by mere
lapse Of time.
No News Of Minister MclInhon-RefusaI Of
the Allies to Permit an American Escort to
Pass Their Lines.
The State Department has received no positive or
direct Information from Minister McMahon since,
December last, when he arrived at Asuncion AL
other Information is rumor or speculation. The
latest official dispatches are dated April from
Buenos Ayres and Rio Janeiro the oath of the same
month.
Mr.. worthington, Minister to Uruguay, writes
from Buenos Ayres that he had demanded Of the Ar
gentine government either an escort through the
allied lines for permission for United States es-
cort to pass through them, to enable our govern
ment to communicate with Minister Mcmahon. Both
the Buenos Ayres and Brazilian governments have
refused the right on the ground tnat it could not
then be granted without affecting the proposed hos
tile movements Of the government, which were soon
to take place. and which would open up the commu-
nication desired. Mr.. Worthington replied that he
had already waited forty days for the movements to
be made; that tile right OF the government OF the
United States to have the communication made was
undisputed and as the allies would aid our gov
IN ifs IN
obtal the communication. Commander Kirkland,
of the Wasp, had q sharp correspondence with the
Brazilian and Buenos Ayrean governments on the
subject
sumner Becoming Unpopular with Foreign
Diplomats.
Sumner has got to be unpopular with the foreign
legations here. He used to be the "whire-headed
boy' with all of them until he made that terrible
speech about the Alabama claims and alluded in Sc
cret session OF the Senate to some private nforma-
ton obtained during private talks with the legation
people. Perhaps the only members OF the legations
that pretend to relish Summers course are the
Frenchmen, who in secret gloat over what they
slider the snuobing OF "perfidous Albion"
Caleb Cushing.
Old Caleb Cushing seems to be looming up here
again. He is getting into the confidence OF the high
est people of the government, and appears to be
consulted on the most important matters OF policy.
What Is very strange too, he Is the bosom friend of
both Fish and Sumner. who represent widely differ
ent interests. One day he is coseted with Fish, con-
graduating him on his mastery foreign policy, and
the next he Is in confidential confab with the lusri.
Charles who, is said regards his utterances as
those Of an oracle
Illness OF Secretary Fish.
Secretary Fish has been quite unwel for two days.
He has been confined to his house, but his alment,
though uniting him for attention to business, Is
not Of dangerous character.
A Fashionable Wedding i'm Prospect.
IL is rumored that NJ. lie Comte dc Turennc.
Second Secretary OF the French Legation, is about
to commit matrimony with a Washington pelle.
The Comte is a descendant OF the great Turenne
(ommotion in the War Department.
The heads OF the various branches OF the War ofce
had sort OF caucus to-day regarding the famous Raw
Inns order dsmlssng the clerks by wholesale It is
that they have agreed to recommend to
Secretary Rawlins a revocation Of the order Nearly
ali OF them have written letters to the Secretary repre-
sen'ing the impocy OF the order, and declaring that
4 carried out 1t would suspend the operations Of the
whole department. General Meigs has written a
strong letter on the subject.
Discharge of Government Employees,
The Pension Bureau has twenty EIGHT clerks In ex
ess OF the number allowed, and consequently that
lumber VIII be removed by July /, and the notices
those named ior removal Will be delivered In q
lay or two AS the law no longer recognizes female
Jerks In this bureau, the twelve female copyists
mployed will also be dismissed. Thirteen dismiss
ais OF watchmen IN the Interior Department build
ng win take place this week to reduce the force to
he number required by law. Forty clerks In the
and ONCE are soon to be removed.
authority Of Revenue Omcers-Importaue
Decision.
supervisor Perre, OF the North and South Carolina
istrict, Informs Commissioner Delano that case
ivovng the right OF internal revenue oficais to ex-
mine the books Of shipment Of merchandise subject
internal revenue tax, which he was instrumental
bringing before the court at Raleigh, N c. had re-
sntly been decided in favor OF the supervisor In
very particular. The case grew out OF the seizure
the supervisor OF the books OF the North Carolina
abroad Company for the purpose OF Obtaining In.