The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
From Exchanges.)
ieWAsHINeroN, june p, 1869.

- irWAsHINGToN, June "a, 1869.
SA1etter received here to-day from
a prominent financial man in Ne'
York, SAYS that the reduction of tn
sales of gold by the Treasury Depart
ment has not relieved the stringenc.
in4the money market sufficiently, an
asks that the Secretary may Increas'
his purchase of bonds in order to sup
ply more currency. 1t says that Sc
much currency is in the Treasury, tina
the money market is wholly within
the control of the spectators, and
that commercial paper can hardly bt
negotiated. The Secretary will moi
reply to those appeals, but it is shown
that the Treasury had no more cur
n on hand now than it had at the
corresponding period last year. 1t il
believed that after the first of July
the purchase of bonds will be IN
creased, so as to ease the market.
SfcKLEs AGA1N-@The trouble over
Sickles appointment to Spain has re
ceived q singular solution. The Pres
ident decided to-day that, despite the
act of March last, Sickles could re-
main in the army as a retired officer
without pay and yet accept a foreign
mission. He was, therefore, commits
stoned to-day as Minister to Spain, and
leaves for Madrid on the 18th of July.
Section six, of the act of March 30,
1869, provides that any officer of the
Army or Navy of the United States
whS shall, after the passage of this act,
accept or held any appointment in the
DIPLOMATIC or Consular service of the
Government, shall be considered as
having resigned his said Office, and the
place held by him in the Military or
Naval service shall be deemed and Ia
ken to beyacant, and shall be filled
in the same manner as if the said Off
GERS had resigned the m
RESIGNATION OF BoRIE-HIs SUCCESS
soR.
1t has been t~elegraphed that Score
tary Borie would resign from the Cab
met. He has contemplated doing so
from the first of April, and has only
held-on at the request of the Presi-
dens5 till yesterday, when, as the re-
suit of q consultation held between
himself and the President, it was de-
termined that the change should be
made to-day. Accordingly, a tele-
gram was last night dispatched to Hon.
George Robeson, ex-Attorney Gener-
al of4the State of New Jersey, tender
ing him the position of Secretary OF
the Navy. He promptly accepted,
and arrived here and was sworn in,
just.after Borie's resignation was ham
ded, in writing, to the President
The change was effected SO quietly
that.it was not known generally in the
Department until some time after it
was all over. The only public posi-
ton Robson has ever held is that just
mentioned, and he is wholly unknown
in Washington. The change, howev-
ef, makes no practical difference in the
head of the Navy Department. AID
miral Porter retains his position, and
will attend to all official details the
same as heretofore: In his letter OF
resignation MI. Borie gives as a reason
for his withdrawal that of needed at
tention to private matters, and i'll
~ fsEf ttf Re. L-H.
SUSPENSION OF THE NATIONAL INTEL
.I~riaTaTezs LIGENCER.
The National InteHigencer failed to
appear to day for the first time on its
regular publican days for sixty-nine
years. 1t has been for some time in
the hands of a receiver, and has gone
under from financial embarrassment
Since Mr. Johnson's Administration
went out of power it has had nc pub
.Icgpatronage. Other Washington pa
pers would probably follow its fate if
the.of1icial advertising were Withdrawn.
There is some talk of merging it with
an evening paper here, but the credi-
tors and debtors have got into a wran-
gie over the concern, and it is very
doubtful if it eve appears again.
NEWS FROM CUBA.
Recent news from Cuba state that a
considerable number of the regular
Spanish soldiers have deserted to the
patriot army. There is also a great
deal of sickness among them. The
Republicans have received as much or
more aid from Mexico and other points
in the way of munitions, arms, artil-
lery, &c, than has yet been obtained
from the United States.
INDIANS TROUBLESOME.
Geo. W. Dent, Superintendent of
Indian Affairs, Arizona Territory, has
written toe Commissioner Parker that
the Indians in that country continue
to be troublesome. Six whites were
murdered on the 9th of May near Val
verde. Baggage and supplies to the
amount of 5000 were captured by
the Apaches near Camp Grant.
CoUNTERFEITERs IN TROUBLE.
The Bureau of the Secret Service
in the Treasury Department, as at
present organized, is doing good work
among the counterfeiters. The back
bone, of the Indiana gang has. been
broken ny the capture of the notorious
Bill MECHANICAL, One of the most dar-
ingand expert co~unterfeiters in the
country, and four members of his
gang. They were taken at Fl Wayne,
Indiana, while they ere engaged in
the manufacture of the money. About
500. 600 counterfeit notes of the TWEEN
ty-fiye cent denomination were seized,
also twelve sets of steel plates, fifty
sets of dies, several presses and a lot
Of ink and other material.
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