The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-30
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
A Falling Out Between Robson and
Porter-The Slanders Against
Delano- The Government
and the Cuban Cues
tion - Drowning
Of Three
Persons.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President Very Busy.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-There were numerous
callers at the White House this morning, but
the President refused to see any person, being
engaged in attending to the public business. He
will leave this evening for Long Branch.
The Cabinet Meeting Yesterday.
Great secrecy is maintained about the action
of the Cabinet yesterday relative to Cuba.
Secretary Fish, however, remarked to friend
this morning that the time had about arrived
when the Government should take official notice
of the condition of affairs in Cuba. 1t is thought
that some decisive policy was settled upon yes
terday.
Good News!
There are rumors of a difficulty between Sec
retary Robson and Admiral Porter The latter,
it is said, still acts though he were Secretary
of the Navy, while Secretary Robson is deter
mined to assert his own claims to that position.
Consular Appointments.
Despatch to the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The following con-
suar appointments were made to-day
William Spence Vermain, of New York, Con-
sui at Kin Kiang; Edmund o. Getty, of New
York, Consul at Gaspe Bosiu; Jacob j. Camper,
of Pennsylvania Consul at Ghent, and James NJ.
PEBBLES, of Michigan, at Trebizond.
Henry d. Cooke and II. A. Brewster of the
District of Columbia have been appointed mem
Correction for Boys agreeably to the act of Con-
gress approved July 25, 1866.
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant Commander N. II. Farquhar has
been ordered to hold himself in readiness for
duty on board the Severn.
Chief Engineers John w. Moore and Edward
D. Robie have been ordered to daty respectively
at Portsmouth and Boston.
Further Details of the Fighting i'm Japan.
Lieutenant Commander Bradford command
ing the United States steamer Aroostook, off
Hakodadi, Japan, reports, under date of June II,
as fOllows:-
"Upon my arrival l learned that an engage
ment had taken place on the morning of the 9th
of May between several of Enomoto Kamadiro's
vessels, the Eagle, Ashuelot, and Emperor, and
the Mikados fleet, the Stonewall, and six others,
which latter were mt anchor on the east side of
| the island of Niphon.
The former were repulsed with great loss,
| after making two unsuccessful attempts to
| board or sink the Stonewall, aud it is reported
| that the Ashuelot was captured'and destroyed.
| The Eagle and Emperor returned to Hakodadi.
| / proceeded to Owomoni bay and found the
| Mikado's fleet, consisting of the Stonewall Don
| Juan, Sheeshee, Moro, Khonga, Nokaml, Kang
| 500, and Promise at anchor near Isisiki. The
| next morning, the 10Th, at about o'clock, the
| entire fleet got under way and stood to the
| westward.
| l remained at anchor and about p NJ. stood
|
| tween Capes Tsinka and Saraki, where | re-
| mained until the 2Sth, during which time the
| Mikado's fleet made its appearance from the
| westward, several times steaming towards Ha-
| kodadi; but after dark were seem steaming to
| the westward again. On the Goth and 9th heavy
| firing was heard over the land to the westward,
| and it was afterwards accertained that the Mi
| llado's forces had taken Matsimac on the 9th
| ult., after an engagement of six hours
| RefuiatiOn of ISLANDERS Against hr. DelanO.
| Despatch TO The EUening Telegraph
| The recent statement in the New York Sun
| that Commissioner Delano had secretly in
| structed the revenue officers of New York to
stop all dstilleries there until further orders,
and giving as a reason that Mr.. Delano, being a
| Western man, is opposed to New York distille-
ries, and in favor of Western manufacturers, is
pronounced an unmitigated falsehood
Mr.. Deano is only opposed to the unlawful
distillation of whisky, and if there is any such
| IN New York, is opposed to it, s.he would be in
similar cases elsewhere. 1t is supposed in the
Revenue Bureau here that the recent activity of
the New York officers in ferreting out frauds in
distilation in that city is at the bottom of this
story. Anyhow, it is made out of the whole
cloth, and there is not particle of foundation
| for it.
ARevenue Decision.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue de-
cides that where parties buy from packers and
dealers in bulk, meat or bacon and pork which
is merely packed in SALT but not smoked, also
rendered lard in crude state, and take the
bacon or pork they smoke and repack it with
their trade marks and names, and sell it, or sell
without packing, or prepare the crude lard and
repack and sell it in the same manner, they are
engaged in the preservation of bacon and lard
under the section of the act of March 81 1858
and liable under said section to the tax imposed