, 1869-08-05
Explanation Concerning the
Seizure Of The Spanish
Gunboats.
Increase Of Internal Revenue
Collections in Virginia
The Dent Nire-PuIlers Make an
lngl0rfous Retreat.


Spec1A Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. e., August !
THE sE1zCHE or EFANlsu GCKDoATs IN xEw YoEE.
The Eelxure Of the Spanish runhoats Ia New
York Is Probably the result Of h determination
reached IN the Catlnes consultations OF last TnurB-
day. Dispatches were then presented from Ad-
ntral Lot, aud the whole Cuban and Spanish
question was quite tally discussed The rcruyin
Minister, who arrived here Ex or sesen wcets
ago, hns fspM tic 1tBi been somewhat exercised
at'out these bouts and has made many trips be.
tween this city and New York to Collect In.
formation and brtnR it before our government
The agent OF tie Cuban insurgents has
asso been busy IN relation 10 them, and has un-
omctaE5 called the attention Of members Of the
Cabinet 10 their progress, and expressed q hope
that they would lot 1t allowed 70 reach Cuban
EAterB. The mediation Of our 20. crninrat fIs4
Lecu nccep.ci hy Spain and Peru for tao ADJUST
<nent of tho.r difficulties but for cAuacs unknown
neither power has Presented lts cAsc The proba-
tlses 81 seen from this point, arc ihat Eo11c Of
these boate were Intended for service IN Cuban
":.;erb, whlic o:ac1s we're tor possible o1caSlfe
operations against Peru.
INTERNAL EErESCE MATTERS.
Commissioner Et14no has nntiaed nuoabcs OF
Supervisors Of 1utcrnal Revenue 10 NEE, here 10.
the purpose Of kubtuIttlag thu experience Of each
TO the ptAer, with view ol promoting ihe etllcen-
c. Gt The service 1LteE1.l relen4= Reports from
Virginia shuR tleetltt Improvement IN the
efficiency Of The ottlceEs, The COLLECTIONS from
tobacco. s,nce General Giant went into nfl:e, in
the Petersburg, Ktchmoal and Ly1chtnrg Dis
u7cts aggregate about Il, ,eoYvt0 more than those
lu1 the corresponding period Of Last year, aud an
Increase Of atout 1,G0u,Uoo pounds Ut tobacco
shipped IT bond.
PROPOSED MONUMENT.
Tic Association Of Enon Army Prisoners met
yesterday, and heard verbal reports from various
seciions Of the country tho project OF erccting
f1+ +hocn rh1f f;.SI Cav
ouf. THE reports were uniformly favorable To the
proposal, and the meeting ordered the committee
HAVING lhe matter In charge to issue Cali to the
people ior rccuulary ltd IN earring cut the plau.
TIE NEW CEAKEScY.
THE issue Of twenty Live and uity cent notes by
the Trtasury Department il greatly dtlxyed by q
e.11ks among thar Plate p..aiers OF New Yofk.
The companies at work UPON them cannot prom
tse supply for distribution under three OF foar
Ecek8-
BRIGHAM DISSATISFIED.
The es1!tor III the EreiIny STIR. in letter from
Salt Lake, fayb that lsrsgh@m Young and the Mor-
mon leaders arc greatly worked up over the re-
ports About MofnendoEB, scnt out By persons who
h8fc visited them this summer.
No TO-
The Mississippi ofl!ee-ltllers, who were WORKING |
hire III l.lr Conservative Interest," concluded 1t was
not advisable to t,aJ logger, ind, accordingly,
Started for home yesterday.
EEhSuNAI-
Ex.Secrctary Stanton left here to-day for the [
North. lie stops few days IN ph!adc!pha, md !
will then sraad solne weeks a'nong the hills Of |
SrW Hampshire, perhaps Ut Conway. t
To THE ASSOCIATED pHEaA |
NEW DEVELOPMENTS cnhcEEs!ka TIE s1CEIoEs |
TEN DOLLAR 1HEESnAcKS- !
w4FHIfGT0H. Aug. 4-SeW Developments ire ]
tclug made dnlly concerning The spurious ten du!-
lar KfeEnbacE. TWO specimens received to-day |
lear witness that there ATT new Ssuea for AI the
dctects previously referred have teen removed,
aud the general appearance OF the nntes c1nct-
II corresponds With the genuine tha+ 1t atluunt !
de1es detection hy pr0teHa!un2! experts.
B0rADANY SURVEY. ...
The Commissioner af the General Land pnlce |
1Ias rtCclred letter {rOta the surveyor OF the |
boundary line bet @rcn California and oregon, an.
nouncuE the establishment of Inc as far 1s the |
1inet1ent! mile. The Work WI1I probably be COM
.plttcd during the pt1sent month.
KEyENCE MATIElsa
Internal revenue receipts tu-slay 55Ti0G1. The
Revenue Bureau has orIlcIcd Gfangt Of the stuall
tobacco stamps. for two.ouncc packages OF Class
No. le, Ior tiE7p ht&mp. The new aeHes Of to-
.acco stamps registered wtl soou be really for t.
ste. Tue unregistered siatups arr Promised In
teH days.
WET FONT.
The report Of the Ijoarl Of Visitors to the West
-'otnt Military Academy, 1rceiFe! III the War DO
lartmeni, stntes. among other things, thHt at-
though the !asututlon haR effected much good, It
docs net meet tho requirements Of tho present |
LAY, ind should therefore te raised to h STANDARD
uLhurl'assel abroad They recommend that the !
4cuGtany Ike enlarged aud the number Of pup!la
lLLlCasCd.