, 1869-09-21

Our Relations with Spain On
the Cuban Question.
humber Of our Naval Vessels Now
in Active Service.
Earnings Of the Union Pacific
Railroad.


EpEE1A UHtpAANA ~ HE %2lI4bV AfVNAoV
WASHINGTON. Sept ~.
FoKr aRA11oT MILITARY RESERVATION.
GeoerM Sherman today sens TIC neccsaas1 ID.
st1ncton6 to General Pope to alloE the dsiEan1 OF
Port Huron, Mich, and vicinity to continue tho
use o! portion Of the Fort Grastot military reser-
vation for the purpose Of III Agricultural Fair.
General ua1tspt, who has this matter In charge,
has learned th4t Judge !Adsocate GenerA Holt
has rendered written opinion that the reserra-
ton Of ceo acres may be sold hy the government.
notw.lhstanding the claim Of CERTAIN helra that II
EelnqutAhed BY government for military purposes
it rcvcrts 70 them. In 1885, sixty -ans aeres were
gtveu up and Immediately patented to thete netss,
hut Judge lot, In h.a optn1on, maintains that the
whole proceeding Of the Land once Vas Illegal
CkIox rAcIFIC KAILhoAh
Oliver Amee, President OF tho Union Pacific
Railroad, has seat n circular 10 the stockholders
Of the road giving the earaings Of the road, since
it, opening from MAY !a TO May 81, vi s5ai +so.14:
from June 70 June 81 t7ns, CO. - nom July 10
10 July 81, saa3, $50 9d Sothwithstandng the
rates for passengers and fse,ghtA have been
largely reduced the earnings 10. August will stAud
1t about the sa1ne figures ~ for July. With al the
disadvantages attending the opening Of the ro1n,
the seEage earnings so far hare been At the rate
OF nbout eight tnllhoas year. This Increase, the
President states will he ample to meet the inter-
est On It's inst mortgage land grant bonds.
F1L1BCsTERlN0.
In IeRafl TO the structures IN certain quarters
upon the failure Of the government to prevent the
sailing Of the Hornet, It can be said that the au
thntities had no evidence whatever, nor could
they obtain any thst would justify them In detaln-
tpg the vessel
orn NAVAL FORCE.
The full strength of onr nAvy, actually on duty
In ahips and guns, ts AZ IolluEs: North Atlantic
equRdrou, 10 ships, 6 guns; South Atlantic, +
ships, 49 guns: European neet, 5 ships, 66 guns :;
Pacinc, II ships, = guns; Asatc, shlps, IS guns
on special duty, ships, SC guns This force could
be trch!ed at short notice.
1t has been charged that the Pennsylvania clerks
IN the departments have been assessed to ieffay
the campaign c1penses- The officers OF the Penn.
sylvnnia Republican Association deny the report.
RErA1Rs ON TUE K1FcrI1yE MANSION.
The ceiling Of the grand porttco Ia front Of
The Executive Mansion haB been repastered. The
other rep&lra to the Interior Ut the building viii be
| completed this week, and the carpets put down.
| The steam 1se engine Union. this morning,
HaAhed on the whole building.
AID FUR IaK AyospALK srFYEnENs,
| The Peu1AylvAntA Association held meeting
OF Saturday night, when the committee 10 col
iect funds TOT the bencnt Of the Avonlae mine suf
| feIers reported the amount received t47g, md Mr.
| u. .. Curriuen, committee Ean at the Govern
menf Printing ONCE, has, IN addition 70 lhl
amount, received subscriptions amounting 10 owe
ssvo. ..
| TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
| An fSrIrAT1u$ AICkITEp.
WAsn1k0roSt, Sept M.-stcfe'a!J Boutwell,
,s,an9 and ,s SapfS,
stAte Fur, to be he'll nt Maron, Sos. f6- !
kIe.mcr Will leave here earl, In November fo
| Savannah.
Captain Iohu L. fcbtkur has hcen ordered 4
special duty under the tuIeau Of yarts and tockt
crnNnGntl OF the Mlantonomnh.
urA RELATIONS With sratH On TIE crnAS ouES
| TluN.
cur government that spain Will esenluaHJ nccen
Bone proposition lnat will secure Inc tndeper
denee u Cnbs- No tear are apprehenieti Of
Leen Or Will he uderrd. Minister sckle4' note
Mh1ch causes 10 much comment, was simply II
m'nder inat II spnln bad tora,esy accepted IN
aud tuha, our government Was really 10 enter ui
on negotiations. Tie Cutsns hare determ,ucd
untenahle TOT The splniAsds, and r,l de.,ro, q
their crops rather itnu hate them ee>tei ty thel
enetnles and used II meana 10 carry 0n -
against them.
1Hk nt-rLKR.eCuKKck YKUp
1t Is stated that General Butler vii! he really 1
the coming teAalon Of ConRFc+a TO deliver st'eec
On the eItfAtaRA Ut Congressional tUtnm1tteC
Ills remarks are expected to apply particularly I
the Ways aud Means Coutnlttet, of Htlc
| Hchetck ID Chairman. HGhtock II aprtpAfelf, hAs
| tnR secured rome most damaging fArts nEalns
1lut!er's connection with certain manuIActuItn
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flparf bf 1'eHsIDns regulating agents fees atl
r.h1tBk pet1sluns bJ cfeCA IN the Treasury tif2"
In tha Uti1er Of lhH t,rnhinneI. Fl he Secretary
the Interim Eust1lrA the hrtiUn uf the tUEllHl
pIptet an,i lnstrnrsa tiinf ptcrr that IN case IN
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