, 1869-10-20
WASHINGTON.
History Of the Sickles Nego-
tiations at Madrid.
another Large Lot of Smuggled
Literature Seized.
epecial Despatch to The Chicago Trib1ue.
WAENIkGrpx, Oct. -.

epscial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAEn1s0rox. Oct. -.
THE sIc111s NEGOTIATIONS At HApK1D.
omcIAl docnments have beea 1noetvod BY enc Of
the legation here from Spain, eont4dMA31r hlA-
tcry Of 6ckies' negotiations up to the time OF the
Withdrawal Of hls note rendering the good ofnces
of his government 10 Sckles. The INT Interviews
was At Aaasid, IN Jul5. When he communicated
verbally proposition looking toward =
settlement With the Cubans On the bazts
OF their rurrhaec Of the public works
ard the abolition Of slavery. Earty in August
Etcord Interview TOOK place, At which SI!vetA the
Spanish Minister Of STATE. ai!er expressing his
p!eaEure al the tender Of good Offices on The part
OF The United 6tat4s, verbally communicated
counter proposition to the effect that pri II to any
formal discussion OF The matter the Cub1na must
iuF down their arms. About tho 1st OF septem-
teT, Mr. SicIle8, having teen Instructed BY Ills
government to press tormal..no upon propo.el
terms Of settlement drsftcu one aetting forth what
had toktu Pace In the formal interviews, and
tle1 proceeded 10 etAie tn style batter lifted to
tsuUr tpeteh than diplomats comnuutca-
tidn+ that thr l*ntted States Fymrasn1ze1 yery
strongly with Cuba; that the war was conducted
~ epain III cruel manner, and that the United
States could not logger Restrain its people. lie
a1xres That Spatu would lusc no standing II She
gaTe M Cubs lnstauclnR. by way Of proof the Case
of Louisiana, Florida aud Alaska Then followed an
1Erlctl threat Of recognition Of the belllGe1nncy
in ca1e Spain did not acceie o.1he ytews Of the
tni1cs States. Pending these latter proceedings,
T7in aud S1sciA went to Paris, al.d Immediately
tie FePo1t gained credeEee that the Emperor Of
the F1c1ch was to g1se support to Spain. By the
mlddle Of Set citemher Minister slct1ea became un-
cas-! on account Of this and similar reports, and
called On BIZ. bcccnfa, .A'n'ster for the Colonies
arh Acting Secretary ID Sllretas af'.
s. 4pce. ami nRt M informal cOurereAttnn
ufnn ine ruEoFs and the situation.
10 Which Af. Eeceara dttc!aiEed any attempt on
tic part Of SPAN TO seek The aid OF France Or anJ
other European power, 8nd expEesstrl the opinion
that cuoRns weptd !sJ down their arms SPAN
would grant rroporsionAte Representation ia the
Cor'es, meaentes of smpeety, IN equal htstf4ou-
Tim Of tt1lces heswecn the Spanish residents On
the tlanb a11 Cut Ane, ani ntaaure1 for the a.,o-
1ltlon OF el2tcrJ. lie also expressed the
orln!on that The note drafted
by M bictea should NOT be
Prt2c1tcd. The history OF this paFt Of the t1Ans-
art'oc. a un''rItfoot o5 tue Spanish Minister,
III already becn Eftco.
EAC6GI1Nd CASE.
TIC government has another case Of the fr1nslu-
nIent Importation OF books on hand. The Treas
srr5 Department received Information that large
lot Of boeka had been puschased in London the
pusf summer, ostcnstbly for shipment to supply
tie Canadian nasaet, but Id saca quantities As to
make II evident tdc5 we're Intended for Illegal In.
rCtfAtion Into the Enited Sta1es- The
bucks were mostly Of this better cIass
OF Illustrated and holiday publications,
Nine caseB, aA samples, were sh,pncsi
from Montreal to New York and l,ostep, during
II latter part 0f Stptetuber put we're detajned
bE the Collector Al Burlington. VI An examiDn.
ton Of the fnyp1res and rnntrn.s cf n. cn.,.
m.dr hr an .r,or. 49,, ,,n,o-a., ,sa.s ..,s. 49,
:"at r;,r ~ ." -, ;sa WV "eeo @ saem i1Auua.
ten& etsly. Oh tae ground, hrst, that the Invoice
was IN The cuFrcncy Of the Cnticd Statcs, Instead
Of the country hence ttunoftsxI: aecnn the ron.
cor,,tra, -,..,- ~ an'e. .a," .a!.u' eaea c.se
cen'alLed many more sbnUcs than were neil