The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-21
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Late Washington Lte rs.
Interesting Cuban News
Congressional Proceedings.
Late New York Items.
Copy of Bin to Prom ote
the Reconstruction
of Georgia.
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Destructive Fire at Detroit,
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Loss Estimated at $40. 600.
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Shock of Earthquake at
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Destructive Fire at Detroit,
Michigan.
Loss Estimated at $40. 600.
Shock of Earthquake at
Memphis.
news BY Atlantio Gable.
Kew York News.

NEW AORK. December ZU---1ne
United States frigate Albany arrived
at this port yesterday, from St. Do
mingo, having on board Commission
ers Porter. English and Saekett.
The gentlemen have succeeded, in
the name OF the United States, in
leasing from the Domican authori-
ties the Bay and Peninsula Of SANTANA
for period of fifty years, at the rate
of $4,000 in gold per annuml The
first payment has been made.
The members of the New York
Bar have petitioned Congress for an
increase of the salaries of the Judges
of the Supreme Court.
A special dispatch says MIR. Motley
has actually proposed to transfer the
| Alabama claims negotiation to WASH
ington, and that the proposition has
been accepted by Great Britain.
Motley has proposed to include the
question of the neutrality Of the sas'
also, IN the subject of negotiations,
aud the British have accepted that
also. No time is fixed for the reopen
ing of negotiations.
New YORK, Decem ber 20.-Details
! Of the expedition Of the steam frigate
Albany shows that she anchored on
November II in the harbor of st.
| Domingo. Tho following morning,
| the United States Commissioners Gen.
| Babcock, Gen ingalls, and Gen.
| Sacket, of the United States Army,
| landed, and met President Baez and
! his Cabinet, when negotiations were
| formally commenced with the Domin-
ician authorities. One week was ex-
/ hausteG in diplomatic haraneues, when
the cautious Baez and Cabinet, with
bishops and laYmen, on the 24th, we're
taken by the Albany to Bal, thirty
miles distant, to consult with some 10
! ferior officials regarding the important
| subject.
BaeZ and his suite were lett there,
! aud the frigate. after q short excpr
sion up q pleas ant river near by. re-
turned to San Domingo the following
/ day. Twenty -four hours afterwards,
the character of negotiations and their
successful termination with the inter
change of treaties or necessary docu-
Tnents vas announced.
On the Isr and ID Of December, the
ordnance on board the Albany, con
sistiug o! a battery OF eight guns, both
mountzin b0witzers and rifles, the
latter adapted to coast defeuse; 800
| pESaC4~1OauIuR uI41hCics SoFNt al htiVA
sand stands small arms, and large
amount OF army ammunition, was
landed and turned over to an official
deputized by Baez These. with the
$15 600 in gold IN possession OF the
United States Commissioners on
board, then paid TO the Dominican
authorities, was the first installment
I necessary to secure the grant in ques-
ton. The preliminaries thus salts
factOrily settled aud the payment
agreed upon made, the Albany. with
the Commissioners and one OF Presl.
dent Baez' staff, sailed to the Bay 0l
Samona to take formal possession oI
: the waters aDd Peninsula in the name
of the United States. On the 9th ot
/. December the United States hag Yves
hoisted on the Islsnd of CorenerO, In
, the Bay Of Samona, amidst genera
Z 10y en- the part of the inhabitants
The Lease of Samona is already
I. stated for ffty years, for S150,000 il
l 4 gold per annum, and the heavy freigh
2 the hold of the Albany contained.
The Herald states that the Gov
ernment of ST. Domingo has nego
!, tiated lean for nearly $4,000. coo il
: gold. Tor the repayment of which th'
!. revenues of the p0rts of st. Domingo
y and Puerto Plata, TO the amount o
e58, ,0G0 per annum, and the royaltie
e produced from the export of guam,
= ! from the Island of Alta Vela, ant
: the duties from coal and manogan,
9 from the Peninsula OF Samona ar
a pledged f