, 1869-11-05
WASHING NGTON.
Commissioner Delano's An
swer to the Provision
Dealers. !:
Facts Brought Out by the Para
suayan Investigation.
Efforts to Counteract the Influence
Of the National Capital
Convention.
special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune,
W4Eyfrxcro,- II 4. ~. :.

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RELIEF FOR TOBACCO RxrORTEgs
Hany exporters OF tobacco ut Baltimore. Now
1ofs, abo elseNheTe, whose 1ehentufe bonds ave
TOT months lain uncanceIed for 1qformallt,ea over
"h1th they could exercise no control. uDon anne
OF Which honds legal proceedings have been com,
menceu II the United States Courts. have called
the attention Of Commissioner Delann tn the nst-
ter. He has decided TO grant them the necass,-x
felief. Ills decision will be made known to ali
concerned IN q few days. A large number Of this
class Of BONDS will be affected hy tho dec,ston,
WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENT ExpRSsss
1he EXPENSES Of the War md Navy Departments
Tor the fiscal gear ending June 50, 1862 haye lust
neeh ascertatned. These include many clatma
afla'hg out Of the rebellion. The total for War.
ana Saeg, 1ndsans and pensions, waa 1901, ,223-
G. of thf5, dlsbura!n0 officers Of the War De,
psrtment e1perded $1s6, AS 767 IS; masters. COM
mlssioEess. penstonR, engineers, aud freedmen.
soS4,eo1, ,eG2s2; disbursing of1leers OF tho Navr.
S54, a3,4aa62
cuaalhs!ofkh DBLAfo TO TIE PROVISION DEALERS.
The following is ST. Dclano's ausHer to the
pof1 ana provision dealers, md delegates from
Eeseral Of the Chambers Of Commerce:
,GES71EMEs: have .cecvcd ySur ean,mnnsca. i1:
nop q u, II. dae atknS nc to reconsider ny decsiyn
io9a b.e iss5 to a., A.:
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TEE PARAGUAY INVESTIGATION
Tie Subcommittee on Foreign A1sizs held a
Session today. General AcMahon appeared but
his fotHh examination vas dcfer7,d for tGo
weeks IL The meantime, cx-Mtnister Washburu
and Iii. Webb will have full hearing.
RAILROAD DISASTERS.
The fast expreas coming east OF the baltimore
i Ohio Railroad, ran OIL 4. Cumberland, Nd, thts
morning. on account OF a sWtch-tender failing
oeleep and leaving the switch open. The fast
train Weet On the same road ran OF yeste,,iay
rear PasEersburg. No passengers injured either
time.
CALIFORNIA LAND CLAIMa.
The SecrtsnFy Of the Interior has written long de-
cis1on In the case OF the California settlers aRnst
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company Of Caltsor-
MIA. The Secretary decides that the withdrawal o,
lands fos the company use In 1857, was not upon
their chartered roRt1r AMI that the kaudH IN ones-
ton shall be restored to the statuH they held.
TIE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION CASES.
Before beng Withdrawn, the Sub. Committee On
Elections met here to-day, with the idea Of going
South, ordered hy the House, to Investigate the
South Carolina election cases, but found the con-
tingent iuni exhausted, and hare about concluded
not to 20 Oh, but report the reason.
TIE DELINQUENT TENNESSEE RAlLKUADs.
The hearing OF the case OF the government
against the Tennessee railroads has been post
pone1 till Monday.
To THE ASSOCIATED PRHss,
REVENUE MATTERS.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 4.-SupeFYisor Fulton. Of
the Mnr1sAnd DistE1ct. has been assfgucd to duty
tn Caflfornta, where he will make thorough In
FGStiSa;!9n s ~ Into Int Internal neEenns al1sirs.
have been appointed: p 2. White, Fourth DIS
tE.ct Virginia; George ". Ross, secon1 uistrlct,
Tennessee.
REVENUE ATrA1Rs n CALIFORNIA.
Commissioner Deiano to accompany supervssor m
Of revenue affairs In shas supervisory dlstricf,
MINISTER LOW
aad sss Sas tas ass
tions relating to The pelcy to be pursued by this
government towards China, and particularly in
that country, we're quite fully discussed. Mt.
Lows suggestions on these subjects were found 10
accord with the EieEg entertained By the Pres!-
dent and Secretary Fish. ana basis WAS Settled
for the forme1a instructions, which will outline
the leading features Of policy the details Of
ranging and earring Into eGect. Thu nature OF
the Instructions now In co1rse Of preparation has
noe been made public. bat is understood. on re-
full md fair tflM to what ia known as the con-
c!liator1 policy.
Lending CubauH here are Fety confident that
upon the assembling OF Congress tue House will
PASS Joint resolution EXPRESSING sympathy With
tie FTes.deni 10 ex.ead ihea aii ,ne atd possible
hJ recognizing their l,elllgctcnt rights There
fcc,us 10 bc good deal OF doubt whether snch
that o majority Of the SerA.e Committee on For
etgn ArR,Es are opposed to inaagofatang any r01-
icy different from the one now pursued by the
TIE PARAGUAY INVESTIGATION.
The Subcommittee on Foreign AfIntfs met this
forenoon and CONTINUED their Investigation OF the
summoned to meet the committee here were
McMahop, late Minister to PARAGUAY, aud II.
pnbc. General @ II IcMa6ons tesrinony s a relaied
principally 10 the manner In which he treated
| hy Lopez and Ills followers. Relative to the con-
came out pretty clearly that Washburne had ai-
lowed himself 10 be made tool OF nJ a faction
/ oprosed to Lopez, and this was tho cause Of
! Wabhbufnes leaving Paraguay.
Bu11EaF1ELDs CASE.
There ta good authority for saying that an tnyes"
tRattqn of the charges aEatn9f General Dnssef. @
| York, VII! be made before big successor is ap-
pointed. This course !s understood to hare been
Justice TO that officer, even It should be found
THAT be waa engaged IL specnlatlnR during the
gold panic. COMPLAINTS ale IecelEed here irom
| all sections OF the country that Commissioner
Delaoo's construction Of the rcscnuc Law, III many
casea, Is producing good deal Of cmoar1as9nent
eaor mss I'll Ills Wner haze co c.
g1ees interfere and repeal some sections. Tnere
Wul also be attempts made to INDUCE ihc Psesacns @