The Van Buren press., 1869-04-27

~ From fftss1'eek Gazette Rspfn, "a
! Ri ~ WASHINGTON, Apsil 70,
:. The prrsent understanding lis that
J President Grauts nnder authority oftthc
lsw, will issue proclamation at nh early
day, submitting to the people of Virgin
ia, constitution Of that State with scpa-
rate claases--iisst,=-as to aisl.3ass..ss,.
ment second, test oaths; third county
| organizations Ii is understood that, ,the
vote will 10 brdered fer AeNfourth TFS
iay in May. A new registration WIN be
made.
z The Senate then pfocee5iedt dte the cor
,diefsti 6; oil; 3 Ese;s z se;s ~ "a SO Business hH u q
Dat OF one hundred mud twenty clerks
belonging TO the Third Auditoi's forge
I who were to be removed, .here were sew,
en- out Of the eleven cniefs OF divisions,
| The Senate Confined Eli S. Parkctt0
The commissioner of Indian silhirs ned
| Presidential nominstons.--J. Nfkeel
Eer, Assessor Of the First District of Ar
kansas; Joseph Brooks, Assessor. of
Second District !; Thos.9J llunt, Assessor
Third District! A., ". Markham, Third
assistant Postmaster. p,
| Conhrmation-W. a. Britton, Msrshal
ofthe Western District rof Arkansas 90, -~
.ea ~ Nv WASHINGTON, April H.,
The Senate confrmed Lucuis D, Kei-
logg General ,Appraise, for stAe south (;
W. A. Howard. Minister 10 CANA The
nominatiop ofJames Brcoks,a as Assessor
! for the Second Arkansas Distriet, was
! Withdrawn 1a $50 $40 .8.fsl.s.rt
/ -lHr'e siaf7.i New YORK, Aprili17. 1.
A Boston special says that orders were
received yesterday from the Secretary Of
the Navy direct ting all war, vessels at he
Portsmouth and Charleston Navy yards
to be got resdy for actiye service imme.
I diRtcly. rdGggssimmU3 bus ydjGQWLe
considerable cx xcitement was caused
lby rcportJthat n strong expedition was
Eabout to sail from New York withthe
tacit approval of the us. authorities.
! tThis is asscrtaliieil 10 be atieast inaccurate
| in detail Numbers of men, it is true arc
being drilled in various parts of the CITY
Arms are being brought in large quaint
/ ties and stored in CONVENIENT depots, tbut
, the metropolis viii not be the point ofde
! parture for any largo eXpeditionary force
t For this we'must look further Sonth., 3
IL Secretary Fish has telegraphed Vice
Consul General halLa requesting him to
, forward the details Of the recent Span isl
outrage upon the American flag in taking
ekof two passengers from the selooncl
/, Lizzie Mayor. sah eui J5na .r.ITr
4 The Spanish war steamer Warrior il
: cruising on the South side of the Island
, watching Tor expeditions from the Uni
ltcd States ef.s .i.Itu-F aGs ,rpl cd
Captain.General Dulce promulgated th'
: order laying an embargo upon property
: of absent Cubans. i,.3s iIulGh inE ,sT
III Advices from Neuvtas, dated the 10th
reports the insurgents ia the Eastern de
partment as having concentrated thci
forces and advancing on Holquin, which
they are sauguine OF capturing .,1 g7
e Seventeen thousand persons, including
y refugees and others, togetherwit con
q siderable supply of stores and munitions
, are gathered at this point, and Gen Bon
y eganzie, under whose command and pro
i teGtion they, are, had called for reinforce
p 'ments. ys.sey~bbA ,iY.iural yN Fu.sJs
. The World Washington Dispatch say,
I, a Senator from the Pacific coast is au
: tthority ior the statement that an extr
: session Of Congress- will be called within
Y Grafton Of the annexation OF Cuba to th,
!. United States, either peaceabiy or fore
I IDLY. gJd! 81. UjfP J5,r 1II la. f0 !. B.
The same dispatch says the Presiden
has been made aware, since Thursday
: that avery formidable expedition is open
d ly preparing in the vicinity ofNew York
Also one at New Orleans, with the avow
:. led aesign of proceeding to Cuba Q Mcr
are at work getting up an expedition te
= declare that the government willmanage
let it alone, adroitly.. 1t 10 stated
:, that Instructions TO Minister Mobley arc
n being prepared at the State iepartment
/. He is expected to take his depSrture in 4
few days. tbs understood his iustruc.
tions will be in Keeping with the opinions
: promulgated by Gen. Grant, in relative
c to the liability Of England for all prop et,.
q ty destroyed BY the Alabama. In. this
!. respect, they will differ entirely from the
,, Instructions given Tx. Ministers Adams
and Johnson, Mobley having froqlen,
references with the events in regard to
the international law. 1t is thought he
will be given wide range in negotiating
future treaties. ..a b9i.ai a.J0s'. lr.-
I 9ti lEl WASHINGTON, April 10. r,
| SrNArE--In the. Senate Mr. Chandler
offered q resolution that the President be
directed to open negotiations with Eng
land for the settlement OF the Alabama
question on basis OF ofsurrender of all the
| British North American possessions, to
the United States fllh1~ 1''Aa'o d d" y
! Chandler read long extracts from his
former speeches to show that he origina-
ted the position now assumed by the
committee on foreign relations, and IN
sisted that if his advice had becnfollow-
cd heretofore tho Alabama and other
claims would not now have remained un-
settled, but that if fresolutions'he offered
! looking to the withdrawal of our minis.
te-, and non intercourse had been adopt
ed, such claims would have been paid in
thirty days, .saol ~ 7b 'i"aI.
In conclusion, Chandler said he hoped
the proposed negotiations would be mnde