The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-05-15

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EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST THE U. 8.
There was bit of nervous trsmor in "admin.
htntipa sirplesT q wa{hi,g$osse4 "Wednesday
over the cable telegram referred TO n our synop-
Is Of the Foreign News Of . proposed alliance,
eesnsive and defensive. among certain European
povers against ~ LIS, While the inferms.
tlon had no ciicial chsrsStst, tAsrs seemed 70 30
general impression that the news was true.
The pretsxt alleged in the telegram was accept.
dhla generally . plausible. The. Presidsnt was
tspplisd With copy Of the dispatch the moment
i rsaohed Washington, and it was shown BY him
p ths nambefs 81 the cabinet. Some Of The lat
ter locked upon II q little sensation, and in-
tended 10 szsct The stock market; while others
thought that an Official inquiry should be made
Nothing having been received from the legation
in London, dispatohes were ssnt inquiring into
Tie truth Of the reported tripls alliance. a
s., THE MARY LOWELL.
What looks almost like Q per contra to the
above the day before the receipt Of this alliance
dispatch, Secretary Fish received advices from
Minister Revsrdy Johnson that, owing 10 official
facts Furnished by this government regarding the
seizure, By the Spanish authorities, Of the Mary
Lowell while abe was virtually under the pro-
lection Of British trigate, the Engliah govern
ment will make reclamation on Spain for the
outrage, it being one Of greater offence to that
government than to the U. 8.
GEN. MCCLELLAN.
There was another sensation among the quid-
nuncs on Tuesday on the unexpected appearance
Of Gen. Mcclellan at the executive mansion, &C.
oompanied BY Gov. Randall, Of New Jersey.
The two were promptly admitted. It is said
that the visit Of Gen. Mcclellan and Gov. Ran.
dali was for the purpose Of putting the Stevens
Floating Battery, Of which Gen. Mcclellan is
the engineer in charge, in use for the defence Of
New York harbor. They also had an interview
with Secretary Rawlins.
CUBAN QUESTION. 80 asa
The cabinet has had meeting or two relative
to tho Cuban question; but ON the statement Of
Secretary Fish. that there was nothing Of an
Official character before his department showing
that any expedition had left the United States,
and that Spain had never even given this govern.
msnt any oiisial information that there was any
insurrection In Cuba, it was agreed that it would
be insxpedient for the President to issue q proc
lanstion Of neutrality. The policy Of the I'D.
ministration, .herefore, on the Cuban question
continues to b one Of mastery inactivity.
GoyERyMrS-, pRrNTrNc ovr,cr
On Saturday evening 30 employees Of the gov.
eminent printing Office were dismissed, but on
the same day colored compositor was assigned
case OF one Of the dismissed. The colored
gentleman not being member Of the Typo.
graphical Union, the affair caused considerable
commotion, and there is q prospect Of strike at
the government Office.
REMOVAL OF CLERKS
On the same day about 30 clerks were removed
from the office of the Sixth Auditor. Their
places are not to be supplied by Others.
SENATOR TRUMBULL q
A Times dispatch of Monday saws: ..Senator
Trumbull left for Illinois to-day.-a disappoint.
ed man. He has secured little or no important
f"s~"A"SS AAcuA VAC ouiuiulbtIdblOu, ana Attic
butes the fact to his vote against the impeach.
ment Of Andrew johnson. The President il
memorable on that point, and favors no man who
held offioe under johnson, or who voted against
his impeachment"
e FINANCE. -
Secretary Boutwell, is not ready to commence
the organization Of his sinking fund under the
law Of 1862, at least not until the close Of the
present fiscal year; but he has done a better
thing has issued an order for tAe purchase.
with the surplus gold in the treasury, Of mil.
lion week Of $50 bonds at their market price.
for cancellation. That u.s. he has virtually adopt.
cd the Pendleton plan Of redeeming the govern.
msnt bonds at 40 on the dollar in gold, or what
would amount to the same thing-dollar for dol.
lar in greenbacks. And what is curious is that
most Of the leading republican papers are in OK.
stacies about II, lauding Boutwell, as great A.
nancier, and 30 on, while the same papers.
almost in the same column, persist in denounc.
ing Pendleton as a repudiator!