The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-20

Our Foreign Observation-Disclosures
Of Hon. Samuel Shellabarger
for POrtugal-The Fight
Between Russell
and Jones.
Official Advices from Cuba
The Patriots not to
be Subdued.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatch to The Buening Telegraph.
Naval

Special Despatch 20 The Buening telegraph
Naval Orders.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Commander William
E. Hopkins, U. s. N, has been ordered to the
Philadelphia Navy Yard as equipment officer;
also, Lieutenant Charles NJ. Thomas to the naval
station at League Island, on the 1st of June.
Leutenant-C Commander George M. Bache has
been detached from equipment duty at the Phi
ladelphia Navy Yard, and ordered to report to
Rear-Admiral Breese for orders. Lieutenant
Commander Merrill Miller is detached from the
Naval Academy, and directed to hold himself in
readiness for duty on board the Lancaster.
The Naval Academy.
Neither Admiral Porter nor the Secretary of the
Navy have gone to Annapolis to attend the in
specton of the Board of Visitors at the Naval
Academy.
The La Rochelle Consulate.
The President has appointed Samuel w. Har-
ned, of New York, Consul at La Rochelle. The
commission bears date May 10, 1869.
Spanish Outrnges.
Mr.. La Reintrie, eX-Vice-C Consul at Havana
had an interview with the President this morn
ing, and laid before him a statement of his
course towards the Cuban authorities when the
outrages were committed upon American citi-
zens at the beginning of the Cuban troubles
The President heard him at length, and will pro-
badly take some action sustaining the policy
carried into effect by La Reintrie.
Minister ShelIabnrRer.
Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, Minister to POrtu-
gal, arrived this morning, and was at the State
Department, prior to his departure to Lisbon.
Carlisle's Chances.
j. NJ. Carlisle, who was nominated for Stock
holm, is here, and his friends say the President
will give him the place.
Sanford and Jones.
The President is desirous of appointing J. Rus
sell Jones to Brussels, but the friends of Sanford,
now there, are endeavoring to have him retained.
Contradicted.
Reports are again being circulated by interested
parties about dissensions in the Cabinet but it is
ascertained that there is no foundation for any
such statements.
The Cubans Cannot be Subdued.
The leading Consular Agent of the United
States at Cuba arrived here to-day, and after
filing dispatches at the State Department, giving
accounts of the condition of affairs in Cuba,
proceeded to the White House, and had an in
terview with the President. He gives it as his
opinion, after careful inquiry and observation,
that the insurgents cannot be subdued if
they pursue their present tactics, which is to
avoid regular battle, and worry the Spaniards
by compelling them to follow them from place to
place. lie says the Cubans are still looking tC
the United States for aid, though they have been
told again and again that our Government can.
not interfere
The IrOn-Clad Atlanta,
which it is reported had been sold by our Gov.
ernment to the Cubans, was, it appears, sold tc
Salnave.
Decoration Day.
Secretary Boutwell, this morning issued al
order directing that the Treasury Department
and bureaus thereof be closed on Saturday. tn,
Goth instant, to enable the clerks and employees
to Join in the ceremony of decorating the sol
| diers' and sailors graves.
| Customs Receipts.
The receipts from customs from May 10 tC
May Is were-Boston, $332973'67; New York
SO. $40 OOO Philadelphia, 1886, 1876; Baltimore
$3.50, ,S57'OS; San Francisco, $2O7 ,31537; total
1896 S59'8S.