, 1869-07-24
WASHINGTON.
DISPATCHES from Minister Nc
Mah0n.
What He Thinks Of Lopez and
His Prospects.
Burning Of the Old Canterbury
Theatre Building.
Win! is Though! Of Doutwell's Financial
Policy Abroad.
WASHINGTON

Srrc.4l Dc:pAtch TO Tho chic,go Tribune. :
WAsuINGToh, u. t., July y.
DISPATCHES YHuA MINISTER A'MAH0x.
The South American mai! Of yesterday brought
dispatches from Mluiktcr McNahon. lie lua re-
cetyed the letter Of recall sent cut by Mr. Wash.
buEnc during tho few t'ass he waa Secretary Of
Sta.t, aud nad lett t'lu Uuznta!ou uf LppsE jiss
t1eavatc1es do not ctnyey my srrca! Information
Leyoud what bus reached the hew4ruIere. 1t
docs not, however, believe Lopez II ~ hcar the
end OF btg career Is has been intluhtcd These
letttrh copnru the Impression given by former
despateAcs, viz: That he WAs on cordial terms
with Lopez, and thinks taroIab1J Of him ~ n1At'
rnd m Official. There Is . story aooat here that
tic will 70 TO Europe In the interest Of Lopez.
Uutd.dc ta1t Ia rot yerr CATERING to Mr.. Wash
uurne tor taking advantage Of big br4cf oecu-
ruucy Of the State Department to recall Ar.
McMnhon, who certainly did cs 8err!ce yas;ly
mprr crcditable than that done By HRshburno
md bsushcr and hns left shinss In such ccndi-
tiou that his auccessor when appointed WILL ma
1t much easIer to begin work than he did In fol-
lowing W&shbu1n.
The old Canterbury building, IN this city, WIS
turned &hN morning. 1t *1s pat up nfty-onc
yeary ago. and. for Nearly twenty years., Has tno
oniy theatre In Washington. The evening papers
devote much space to "Reminiscences Of scenes
there. DID Joe Jefferson. jim Willis, Joe CoHe1l,
John Seton, Clam Fisher, Ars. Knight. Ars.
Chapman Fanny Kemhlc, Edmund aud Charles
kean, the elder Booth. Forrest, Cooper, The elder
Adaup, M1s Burke, tho Isavcls, Matthews, Hack
cit, and other celebrities Of other days. a! spptar
cd On Its 4tage. At q later period II mas used for
grand balls and receptions, and the Harrison In
sugurnucn ban Has held there. Dunug tho wnt
It waa nightly crowded with spectators Of the half
naked drana, aud 1os the Last Two or three weeks
1t has been occupied BY company Of negro min
srels, Ill OF whom we're formerly slaves In Geor-
Ela- .....
Tur RRTrHSKp HKAz1IIlK coLoSIsTs.
The Notable tact about the passepgers brpught
from Brazil by Admiral Day!s IL, that only one
fourth Of them were men, about the SANE uu.u'
ber being children, and the other aaH being
women. They were uca1ly all Souiher1ers, so
filed with hate Of the Union that they left the
country scon after the close ct the war.
THE TAvAL ORDNANCE BcKKAC.
Rear Admiral Dahlgren is rclieyen from duty as
head Of tie SaYal Ordnance Bureau Al his 0 III re-
Teen glad had be choee1 10 remain
there. Ills successor Is not known, though there
are some reasors for thinking II nay be Cormo-
dofe i. l. Case.
rEnsoHA1.
Ccuera! Sherman Will Eot be back TIL the mid
die OF next week. lie Will he present at tie Long
branch ball n Monday evening. General uoT-
nId returned here from Maine la8t evening. Sec
reta1y r,awlin InaJ, pc1hnps be here Tomorrow
EonmAE1onls Fs1e'r VI A1o N'eas oAse' - eS
rg to New England next week.
ARHY or TIE TENNESSEE.
A1e,ter received here to-duY from 8 prominent
,,rn. ancse IN IonIav,l1. e,.s me .of.l,rrs and
3Iu5 o1t!ee' ~ Ao ealo 49, 80 ~ 49, :
Officers thereabouta are taking nold OF inines N
| Hay that a6sutca good and refreshing season as
| the Army Of the Tennessee meeting IN November.
| mi. :, vcr GRATIFYING announcement 10 Du.sous
thH - va! h'Ssa5.AH .uN.. ~
here @ho arc Interested 70 1ne HatlEl.
TO THE ASs0C1ATRD PRESS
| WASHINGTON, July sl-Uue hundred nnd twcn-
| ~ thousand dollnrS In new ten AMI llfeen cent
| CURRENCY haA been ibaued-
| INTERVIEW.
| E. u. Stanton hnd long Interview With Mr.
| lott well to-day.
| AEyKHrI pEc1HioT.