, 1869-04-19
More Discharges in the
Treasury Department.
d Raid to be Made on Secretary
Boutwell, by the "Dis-
missed"
Reverdy J Johnson Begging
for More Time,
The Number Of Executive Ap-
pointnents.


specia1 Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, April la
-sTEKnAAs,s EXPEDITION FOR cCBA
Tdegrams from Savannah lead the friends Of the
Cuban revolution here to believe that General J.
B. Steedman has been successful in landing In
Cuba with picked force OF men. The expedition
9as been In preparation for . nutuhcr Of months.
Etcedmau himself spent TWO weeks in Havana,
and during Tie latter par: Of the time VAS 50
lar under arrest as to be ordered quietly by the
Captain General 10 report to him daily, The nrst
fendc1yuus Of hts parts Vas On one Of the islands
near New Orleans When Admiral Ho1 received
2ls rst orders tho headquarters Of the expedition
EFere changed ia point on the Florida coast A
blockade runner captured from the rebels In the
late wAr was ohtalned, and the bellef Is that
nea1ty athousand men, well supplied with arms,
md thoroughly accustomed to them, are ianding
The cuban leaders have been fully acquainted
k1tih Steedman's movements for some tine
Enformat1ou has bteu n.celyed that bodies Of
men arc nightly drilling in New York, whosc ult!-
&nate destination is Cuba, though they viii prob
ably ne: leave direct from that city.
INCREASE or THE EoC7H ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
1t may he stated III this connection that the
Nar! Department has Just added i've vessels 10
The squadron In The South Atlantic so that It now
consists Of eleven ye65ela Nth an aggregate Of
76s guns
MORE REMOVALS IL TREASURY pEPAETMEsT...'
The removals tn the Treasury Department Sat-
urtay Was eeyeuty-two. 1t should be constantly
borne In mini that oil these discharges are for the
purpose Of reducing the force 10 the proper num-
ber, and not make places for new men 1t is
waste OF time and money to come here In the
dope Of getting cleTkshtp-
RAID on SECRETARY BOUTWELL,.
Some OF the clerks WIN hare been discharged an
pear to be lnaugurat1ne a raid upon Secretary
3'outEeu, for they have an advertisement In the
Sunday papers Calling on nll their removed nsso-
c!ates to send at once statements OF their civil
political and military services to q certain COM
miitec for use in J manner not specified.
CONSULAR.
There is some feeling among Senators about the
manner IN which Consular appointments are given
local hAbitat1ons 1t appears that several who live
IN New York, for instance arc mentioned in Ger
{11cates Of nominations as comlrg from other
States and aimiiar disposition has been inside Of
f~o or three Who live IN Illinois. One from New
1ork has been cre'li1e1 to RlioIe Island, and ar-
Other 70 Connecticut, md Ont from 1llinps 10 In
diana AL this class Of nominations WILL tt is
Bald, be rejected
!. KEEKRpY JOHNSON BEa01S0 FOR MORE TINE,
ReSe1dJ johnson has asked permission to re-
m1tn In England Is our Minister till August 30 as
10 complete bis year Of service; hut Of course this
favor will not lie granted to him. Mr Motley will
90 cut some time next month.
AIABANA CIA1us-
The probabilities seem to he that re shall allow
fhe British Government to take the next move
t1eut for settling the Alabama cla,ms, and there
Is chance that Negotiations will be transferred
1rnm London to Washington
PRESIDENTIAL AFP0RTHEHTB.
The President bus this fa!, ut the extra session,
Eent IN nearly Elk hundred nominations To the
Senate Of which about three hundred AMI seFeuty-
1ve have been confirmed, while more bare been
1arorably reported, and arc on the calendar for
Confirmation at next session. This leaves one hun.
I1teA and fifty yet In the committee, whereof the
greater part will probably he reported tomorrow.
TEE nALE-PENRT CORRESPONDENCE
The Senate yesterday agreed to investigate how
The newspapers gos the Ha1e-peHy correspond
&nce, and committee WAS appointed aud of{ered
10 proceed. The next step will Ike to get newspa-
per men to tell 1t appears that the correspond
Ence IN question VAS furnished bJ the Spanish
Government to OUT own in confidence and Was
then sent to the Senate in confidence, with a
special request that 1t should he kept carefnlly
kand wns printed In confidence for the use OF tho
Senate At thls point the newspapers stepped In
Rno printed 1.-THE whole OF In sulstance--and IN
confidence for tha use Of the nation.
ADJ0ERNAKST.
The general impression tonight is that the Sem
Bite will ad}ourn on "Wednesday. It Is thought
quite number Of nominations, especially for
3orc!Gu appointments, Will be allowed to die, Both
khe President and number OF Senators are q
hare been appointed upon the urgent request OF
Pome members Of the House.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Secretary Cox has ordered all puhlLc moneys for
payment upon one Of the heavieEt Of the Senate
amendments to the Indian bW to l,c suspended till
zhe natuEc OF operations It ~as deagned to cover
Ean be investigated. The amendment was to pro-
Rtde for feeding Indians IN the Platte countrv.
nnd amounts to between $1oo $50 and 5000 as q
deficiency, besides large direct appropriations to
1neet tho contract Secretary Cox has ordered
That In the AcGar7ahan caee no patents for land
In dispute shall be Issued TIL Congress finally de-
{czmines the case. This Will block ali such Al
&emQts as were made By Stewart, Nye and Con-
Ness to get patents uut OF the Land Once bY 4
f1def for the capitalists opposed to McG2r1ahan.
WYol..N0.
The Senate Land O1lce appointments, for " Wyoul-
&rg. Hnl probably 20 over without confirmation, On
nccount Of the failure Of the bill creating land dis
t-7c6 there, Nome OF the nominees have been re-
3exed By tho Senate
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
CORRECTION.
WAsHn;GToH, April 1S-Thc plaintiff In the
Ming =. Fuller Judicial proceeding, In this dis
tf4es, Is not Thos. Ewing, rs published
It Is now probable that the Senate F1u adjourn
&bout Wednesday.
The Director Of tho Mink, during the recent
$1stt 70 Charlotte, n. e., obtained specimens Of
pres from different 1uines In that vicinity, which
Tesr assaJed IN tho mint at Philadelphia With the
Following resnlts: No. !, gold, $3.50 per ton: No
8, 5000 per ton and silver f11 TO reY ton: M &
gold f13 silver s. lser ton: No 4, gold 39aoo silver
S4ao per ton; No. s, gold 81 per ton