The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON,


WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Grant and family returne
Committee on elections 90 to South Carolina Sd
| November, to take evidence in election cases.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Coupons due Novemb,
will be redeemed at rebate OF six per cent per annn
to relieve small note famine. Controller will recei,
large notes of their own issue from National banl
and give them in exchange for smaller notes with
| little delay possible. Is
Revenue 100000. Treasury received $4,000
fractional currency to-day.
| Forty iron clads now ready for sea.
Serial numbers of packages must not change viii
change of propretors of distlleries.
Grant at State Department nearly all afternoon.
| Government of the United States, learning throug
parties who had visited Spain, that its mediation b.
tween Spain and Cuba would be accepted by Spail
instructed Minister Sickles 10 tender its friendly office
Spain has formally replied thanking the United State
but declining to enter into arrangements with the il
surgents on the basis proposed. There is reaso
to believe that Spain invited OTHER European power
to interfere in its concerns regarding Cuba. Spai
having declined mediation there is nothing else pre-
posed by our Government. There are no war apprt
tensions here.
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-Under caption Of " Minis
ter Sickes sustained by the administration the Chron
ice says with double leads three officers of the Cab
met who have uttered opinion upon the question
say that there is nothing in the communication from
Minister Sckles to the Spanish Government to justif
the alarm that imperfect disclosures of its content
have created. and concludes: "Secretary Fish de
clines to make the note of Minister Sickles public TO
prudential reasons, but it is regarded safe sd,
that there will be no such thing done as backing down
1t is safe to reerate that the State Department
hends no warlike results and will favor the tender
good offices having been thankfully declined by Spain
mastery inactivity. Sickles injudicious of word
above, are supposed to have caused the hubbub"
The text of Sickles' note is not yet received
Revenue S357000.
L.F.Ward appointed special agent at large for Pos
Office Department. -Z
Supreme Court meets first of October.
Mrs. Lucy Moorehead Porter appointed postmaster
at Louisville
Judge Chase is here.
Sabine was at Lisbon September f.
Sherman charged white messenger of the Treasury
with taking national notes and forging signatures anc
in whose transactions Turner expostmaster at Macon
has been mentioned, found guilty. There were three
negroes on the jury.
WASHINGTON, Sept l24-Stated Candy recommends
reestabshment of the Freedmens Bureau in Virginia
Among given for this action is drouh and suf
fering among negroes
Cuban partisans here have startling news. Dissen
tions have compelled reorganization of the army Pres
ident Cespedes has assumed supreme command, with
Jordan as chief of staff. Cubans assassinated two
Cuban generals before Reorganization.
Koopmanschap, the Chinese importer, visited Bout
well on revenue question regarding rice lhciuen'a.
Chinese immigration was discussed. Boutwell, says
it will not be 'nterfered wit unless laSs are vloaeea
Koopmanschap insists MS operations are withih tie
laws OF restrictions hoopmanschap goes 70 heInpnls
thence to Louisville commercial and thence
to China to fill contracts he may make. Northern Gal
lfornla Indians are becoming hostlle uase co'nnian
der of Fort BdWel ten days 10 release several pris
oners, otherwise they would assam the 'ort.
Secretary of the Treasury has authorised Assistant
Treasurer at New York to sell tomorrow 1our mlionS
of gold, and buy tour millions bonds.
Full cabinet, hrst for several months.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Count Catacasey, RUSSIAN
Minister, received by the President to-day
President appointed JAS ID. Dlcke:son Assessor OF
sixth Tennessee district; Wm bud Assessor "a Ten
nessee district
Treasury department has ordered three new revenue
cutters
Agricultural report states, regarding corns unless
close OF the season very favorable, there must oe
one hundred and hity million bushels less than u
crop. Regarding cotton, there Will be reduction IN
the yield of cotton romthe Caronas to Alabama and