New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-17
WASHINGTON.
PROSPECTS OF THE ANNEXATION OF SAN. Do
MINGo-A CONCERT AT THE WHITE HOUSE
THE NATIONAL REPOSITORIES. '- t
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The annexation Of the Island of San Domingo TO the
United States admitted to be merely question Of time
Responsible persons representing Government OF the
island have recently been Washington for the purpose
OF securing the aid Of the Administration in their efforts
to negotiate its absorption. They say that their object
be accomplished without expenditure, and argue
that the value of the coffee and similar products Of the
island will be far valuable TO than the products
Of Cuba They viii return when Congress meets to urge
| their project before that body.
| number Of Germans from the Baltimore sangerfest
at the Executive Mansion this morning, and after
going through the paros and East Room they assembled
In the last named apartment and sang farewell song,
which wasreceived with great applause by number OF
persons who had congregated there.
statement OF the number OF National Banks desgna-
ted United States repositories has just been made TO
the Controller of the Currency 1t shows that the org
nal number 426 -Four have failed with securities
hand the number failed where the securities
withdrawn, and 81 ceased to be repositories with secnr-
ties withdrawn, leaving 1874 actual repositories. ~
PROBABLE REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
THIS neutrality-suspicious. OF THE YERGER
HABEAs CORPUS CAsE--ACCIDENTS ON THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILRoAD--THE MURDER OF
SENATOR ADKINS OF GEORGIA.. f.
....- GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I rt. ..-..
From the present indications OF the Treasury Depart
ment it is believed that tho next public statement Will
show another large reduction of the Indebtedness though
large exhibited the lst OF the
ent month. The receipts from Customs and Internal
Revenue considered good for this dull season. Es
mating the receipts and expenses Of Government for the
remainder Of July basis of what they had been to
the present date the debt statement on the ls OF August
viii show reduction Of upward of five millions Of dol
lars. ... ..... .... ....
The President has received reports from Gen. Terry
commanding in Georgia, concerning the murder OF the
late Senator Adkins of that State in May last The Gen.
eral express any opinion himself but forwards
- NaNa fnaVR, fal slafr avn
From statements made by the wife. daughters and
of the murdered man. II appears that consd
cradle gang persons concerned in the assassina
ton Five shots we're fred at the time OF the murder.
one by the man who committed the deed, one by Mr..
Adkins at the man when he running away, and
three by coniederates, evidently as signals.
There had been good deal of effort 10
get Mr.. Adkins into fuss. When at the railway
station he and wife had been insuted and many In
soent and haunting remarks had been made in
ing with the undoubted purpose 20 provoke him into
drawing his pistol he studousy kept his temper and de-
clned to be drawn into controversy and therefore
cooly assassuated when his way home. lie gave tho
name Of his murderer before dying but the civil author
ties have neglected to take any steps for his arrest and
II is presumed that lie fed the country soon as lie
found that the military ms track The command.
When the laws have been violated Outrageously. the
civil authorities being entirely silent or 80 lax IN ther en-
foreement that nothing comes OF the ehor'st 70 DING
Owing to the Importance OF the questions involved in
the Yerger case the Attorney General has entered Into
written stipulation with Messrs Philips and Carlisle for
the purpose Of initiating 9roceedings 1I when these
questions will be brought before The supreme Court ln
October next for consideration and adjudication In the
mean 5g b tn1 PmPpnaiCe 20 tho pctIiont The Dis
rictAttorney IN Mississippi Is directed 70 facilitate any
S s9prSms Court The Attorney General Is authorized
nv the President say that sentence OF the Military
Commission Si re 80 me @ oody o Inc pSne
THIS agreement meets with the appreciation Of Chief
Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes tho editor Of The Ers'ing Star,
sends tho following that paper dated Sidney station.
of the track this morning. near Antelope station about
go miles west OF omsha Inc n,d d naisr
ger, John Duyer Of Emnetis6urg Md wero
rd TWO nassengers Alexander wagstaG Of ST. Louis,
and John Steele of Cumberland, England. were badly IN
iured The engine. baggagecar and three passenger
Ears were smashed up The accident caused by the
heavy rains determining the track None OF our party
IL of the track above US, aud the passenger tram
going East went of the track below mere Aihg ons
man. discharged soldier Both accidents were caused
by the damage done by the recent rains winch nave Peen
pulled down TO sidney, waiting for the track to be re
barred We expect 10 start again Westward tomorrow"
The Executive mansion IS nearly deserted only one
clerE L. now employed ia the Presidents offices The
ante room vacated by the official geHtenen usually IA
ATTENDANCE rs the Presidents absence their functions
are necessarily suspended There we're numerous Visitors
to-day. however, 10 see the premises ,,
The Second Assistant Postmaster General bas received
adj Wees from Mr. NJ b. Dufeld, Special Mail Agent Of
the Post Ohice Department, dated la Mesilla, New
4,
he fonnd the citizens much excited in regard 10 the dep
relations committed by Apache Indians, VINO nave JUST
captured the two last mails between that place ana
Tncson Arizona It being the third mall captured by
them within eight days They KILLED Two drivers ana
route within the last year aud have taken many mails
From MesIa TO Tucson, distance oil So miles there
"a moi one mile that safe 10 travel ON account OF the
Apaces. has II been since the organization OF MI
Territory subsequent asPdGh gives ana ,ng st
that the mails badly torn up ana scattered AROUND
and the mailbags are gone. -, -. ~.
lagh epu
frO Tennessee, OF the capture OF an OK wagon IN tue
mountains Of Rock County loaded with WHISKY from sonic
selling whisky, from the wagon, TO al VINO wanted 10
Inv When the Revenue officers oycrhaued this pera M
bnating whisky mill the proprietor abandoned his team
and took to the woods. HIS name Is Allen. The team
Consisted of two head Of oxen IL was taken possession
~ b1t was subsequently recaptured from the officers
and the oxen scattered through the woods Ile WHISKY
in the wagon was poured out on tho ground ana TIC
The Revenue officers OF Philadelphia, with the aid Of
the Marines have been making "another raid on tho
Illicit distilers in the Richmond district" this time
pleely cleaning them out. No particulars are given
Fifteen cent currency VIII be ready Tor Issue ny the
United States Treasurer by Monday next
Gen Sherman has directed the Commanding Generals
such military protection and escort may
10 the members OF the Commission upon Indian AnaiEs
I'm their tour OF inspection Of the Indian tribes upon the
reservations about TO DO made by the subCommHees OF
! the SAID Commission. 49,, =, 4,
Consul at st. Jago de Cuba -
The order of June 20, designating Brevet Brig Gen
lanes A. Ekn TO act Quartermaster General during
the absence OF Gen Megs has been revoked and Breye
Brig Gen j. O. McFerran mas been authorized 70 act 40
To-day has been the warmes OF the season. inc ther-
ing TO g6 at the afternoon, aud Oi at o'clock IN the
afternoon Several cases OF sunsoKe are repotteu puI
none fatal.
THE NEW OCEAN TELEGRAPH CABLE.
SECRETARY BoUTwELL's LETTER FORWARDED
BY THE FOREIGN MINIsTERs-THE CoNpI-
@TIoNs IMPOSED BY CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The French and