Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
From our Regular Correspondent
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

W ANHlNhiUNl - We HNl ~ iNNVs
Gen. Daniel +. Sicklcs was on Monday last
appointed United States Minister to Spain, aud
his commission was signed by the President.
This appointment was determined upon on Sat
urday.
pr.sd Mt Grant will soon, in obedience To the
recent act Of Congress, formally request Great
Britain to put an cnd "a that part 0C the treaty OF
April I, lS02, which requires mixed courts To be
kent up ut New York. Sierra leone, and Cape %
town for the trial orpersons engaged in the slave
trade who may be brought before them.
The British Mnsterhnd long interview with
the Sscretnry of State on Tues lay last.
The State Department has not within the last
week received any official advicPs from Havana
relative to the inserrectlon.
The Commissioner Of the General Land Oltice
Is in receipt of roturns showiu disposal OF &c.
qil acres Of the public domain during the past
month,
Receipts flum customs and Internal revenue
duri.r this NJ NTH have hccn quite heavy, the
customs footing up nearly seven millions md
internal revenue over five millions. 70 the lat
ter shnull h, nd ed also an additional two mil
nous, propcriy OF last months receipts, nnd not
included in tho public debt statement.
The receipts aud expenditures oc the UuitCA
States during the quarter ending March 81, lSdO,
were as iNllows Receipts from customs, $40
3SQ, ,53t a. sssales or public lands, Sl,g3iS,O ij
direct tax Ell II % internal revenue, So, ,590,-
SO 100 ,Q5l as; from loans SIN,2ti, 500 co To
tai receipts from ali sources, $l}S, S,llS b5i 9j
| Expeudttures: Civil, foreign Intercourse and
| mseollaRGnus, $il SIS S9j jN Interior Open
sinns and Indians Si2,lSh0iO ehi War, Sl3,-
! TlO,0gS 81 Navy, @,1l0i05 20; interest ON
the public debt, S3S,2T2,709 0S total expendi-
lures exclusive Of principal and public debt,
$IQ,3Si 03A 60. Redemption of various issues
Of Treasury notes, certificates o. indebtedness
40. makinga total of S7S,3SS,33l 0I, and mt
king the total amount OF expenditures, Sl5I,1I3,
| S35 81; excess OF cxpen lttures, $i9,S9tIl0 ~
The House Uommttee of Ways aud Means Vc
| To philadelphia tb-day, The Committee will
spond u week Ia Pennsylvania, and then go to
San francisco, returning Eastin August.
Tho object of Mr. Camarus visit to the
President the other day has trinspired. II WAS
To secure the payment of $40 ,O0O for cable trlc'
graphing done by Secretary seward.
| There is considerable dissatisfaction Obnu
Mr.. uoutwcll'S Spurchose nCbonds. ltiS repirt'
| cd round the Treasure, that Senator ShermA,
aud Governor Morton have both written long an,
elaborate letters OF rrmOns;rRnoe against tn
policy,
Mir. Fish dnasnat think Great Britain ought t.
apologis, to tho uuited States in addition to tn
payment IN full pr damages tn our commerce,
Ills reported that Gtncril RAwlilS viii short,
resign tho War Department portfolio, and retir
on accnut ofhiliug health, aud ruulor says tina
in the event ct his retirement Judge llnlt wilib
rendered the war ot'llo. This report c,mes iron
pretty high authority, and the same au,horit,
acpreciNteS any such in cntion or the Prcsidou
of placing Judge Holt in this responsible posi-
tiOn.
/ Tho Secretary of the Treasury has comcncet
the revision of the list OF National Banks dtsig
uated as Uutod States dtpoSiUuios, with avieN
ta reducing the uuulbert to one in each Congress
siouai district in the several States where the.
exist not including however, those dlsurictsiha
are in aud bordering ON cities. The numbc
ordsposit,rics will be reduced at least enc hall
RALPH.