The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
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srgoIAn TBIEeRAx TO TIE DIspATcH.

For three or four weeks prior to the end
OF Mr.. Johnson's term as President, agents
Of the Cuban reyolutionists were here urging
the late Administration to recognize them
as belligerents. They received no direct
encouragement from Mr.. Johnson, who,
however much he may have favored the
petition, was probably restrained from any
action in the matter by Mr.. Seward, who
favored and advised the issuing Of q pro-
elamation forbidding the formation Of
armed expeditions and recruiting in the
United States in aid Of the Cuban revolu-
tionists, this country being ct peace with
Spain, and Cuba being one of her depend
encies. So the matter stood at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Johnson's term. Immedi-
ately upon the inauguration Of General
Grant as President, the agents Of the Cuban
insurgents renewed their efforts for recog-
milton, and found favor and encouragement
in both branches of Congress, and, it is
said, received encouragement from the E1-
ecutive.
These facts becoming known to the Span
ish Embassy here, and action being taken
looking to this recognition in the form Of a
resolution in the House, remonstrance has
been made by the Spanish Minister to our
Government, in view of possible difficulties
that may arise from this state Of affairs.
The Government has to-day, through the
Navy Department, ordered two iron-clad
vessels to proceed at once to Key West, aud
that part Of the Pacific squadron proceed
Immediately to Cuban waters.
General Longstreet authorizes denial Of
the statement published to the effect that
he proposed to decline the nomination to be
surveyor at New Orleans. He says he
never dreamed of such thing.
General Butler is working industriously
for the appointment Of Joubert, a colored
man, for assessor at New Orleans. Joubert
has had interviews with the President and
Secretary Of the Treasury, and through the
influence of Butler has obtained the en-
dorsement of number of senators for the
position sought.
There are several applicants for the
Richmond postmastership. The appoint
ment will probably be made tomorrow.
1t is said the President will appoint Miss
Van Lew postmistress of Richmond, she
having furnished important information to
General Grant during the rebellion.
General Jeffries, Register of the Trea-
sury, whose resignation had been accepted,
retired from that Office at noon to-day. His
successor has not been named.
1t will be recollected that President
Grant, Immediately upon his taking office
as President, directed that certain pardons
issued by President Johnson should. be
revoked, or withheld from the persons in
tended to be pardoned in certain cases in
New York, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.
Attorney General Hoar has had this cub
ject under consideration, and it is under
stood he decides that the revocation of the
President will not stand in law f; that the
act of the Executive was complete when
the warrant of the pardon was placed in
the hands Of United States marshal Of
other officer; and that if the persons in
tended to be pardoned shall not be released
that upon habeas corpus the courts woule
release them.
Senator Sumner was Instructed by TIT
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, at thei1
meeting to-day, to report back all th'
treaties that failed at the last session
Among them are three English treaties
the Alabama, the Naturalization, and thu
San Juan boundary treaty,-and thu
treaty negotiated by General Cushing fol
a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Darien
The Alabama treaty was reported adverse
ly, and the others fayorably.
The supplementary bill, which includes
the items Of whiskey and tobacco, ane
which passed the House last session bu
failed in the Senate, will be considered b.
the Ways and Means Committee tomorrow
with view of securing concurrent legisla
ton at this session.
General schofeld has been assigned t
the command of the Department of tn
Missouri, recently held by Lieutenant Gen
eral Sheridan, and will leave here TO
Leavenworth On Thursday next. Genera
o. 0. Howard had been previously selecte'
for this command, but the assignment ha
been changed within the past day or two.
The Comptroller Of the Currency to-da.
issued circular to the national banks in
forming them of the amendments of tn
last session of Congress to the national cur
rency act, and published the following re
gulations National banks are to make
the Comptroller reports Of their condition
on any past day that he may designate, in
stead of quarterly and monthly as hereto
FORE" These reports will be required a
the banks are advised to balance thei
accounts daily, in order to be prepared
As the law requires that the report of eacl
bank shall be- published, and proof fur
nished the Comptroller that such publica
ton has been made, it is ordered that tn
sworn statement Of the publisher Of tn
newspaper in which the report was pub
iShed, together with q copy Of the report
shall be cut from the paper. The report
Of the amount of dividends declared mus
be made within ten days from the date OF
which such declaration was made, but sucf
reports need not be published. The pen
slty provided by law for the non-renditiol