, 1869-08-30
WASHINGTON.
Arrival Of Cubans, and What
They are After.
The Drought i'll the Vicinity Of
Washington at m End.
The Purchase Of Bonds and Sale
of Gold 10 be Continued.

Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune,
WAsuIsGrOS. August =.
ARKIyAs. or cE1Asa.
The hrBt lrstaEneut o! Cnbaas llas arrived, IN
Of the Presidents return. Al the
t,1Gc Of hts las: yts!. there was similar louafa
ttou. ThIa tLLe it It'd. ias IL exceed The last SO
ta1 as can be gathered finn their ta!G there Is
nothing ncx IN the Cuban situation. Their hope
Is to set IRE u, least sumo ndfrc. action IN thtir
fayur ut !he Eexl [ ab:I.k McttsES.
THE DEGrGlIT At An KHp.
The t1r1uch. which hiss cuDtlnneh herr Tor
treut many weeks a,.peaGs to bc u IN eL1.
There whs o &eEe IAiu III tbs reglon and along
the hole line Of Tue D.lttn,erc X Ohio Railroad
Lat light, nnl the weather here Is Still damp and
threatens heavy LlD.
pETEEScHIEST COMMITTEE.
The Netrencaueut CoMM!.tec NAs delayed but
q short time ty tho burning oi The snow sheds,
and reached sui Francisco on Friday night Tie
party u1c Nil veal.
cosELtSo5 ) RKfoUT.
The examination of snr-Eslsor Conkling'a report
on reyenEe matters in Cincinnati showed thai no
casc wasl made out as1l16t General Young which
called .vr thu action Of the department. The IT.
pun VII! Tot be published.
rCkCuArE u BONDS IND FALE or GOLD.
WAhnls6IOH, August S2.-lte Ac!shR Secretary
Of the Treasury has directed the Assistant Treas.
urer Ut New YORK to continue the purchase OF
bonds unu sale o1 gold during September to the
tun1c extent aud In tic a2rnc manner Us III
August
There Is an improvement Ia the phS scal coa-
titton Of Secretary Rawlns. lie rode out TINS
AECEETARY BOUTWELL,
The tine Of Secretary Dontwclt'a return 10
Washington Il Unknown.
CABINET NxET1Nos.
There ART 20 Indications VI Cabinet meeting
this 1eeI- Nor arc there Indications Of any b1s''
ness that rcAtlcra One necessary. SECRETARY lta "
lins IL the only head Of department nov IN "assI'
!ugton.
Early tu September large disbursements WILL IL
ua{tt on account OF peuEiOu3.
TIE TREATY WITH CHINA.
The state Department! still dE.crcd!t5 the 70
poi1cu seIectlun ui the B1runganc treat! bJ tat
China Government; hut certain facta have tt2nJ
lIrud here. within the last few d3YA. Which shOH
that the proposed ratlncatton Of that treaty b.
the 1'ee,n authorities has met with formidable op
tosl1'on on the paH Of thy English and tteucI
of1c,als In China mud that tais opposition has 70
cciycl tie 9n:si support III Minister Ross Drownc
The State Department. officials feel lhat tue stoE.
of the nnal rejection OF lie treaty Must turn GU
| 10 be false. .....
TIE CUBAN QUESTION.
| The Spanish legation heEe has rcecFcd inrot
;ant ndslcca lror, Ma1r1a+ which Indicate that to-
| spanllh authorities have Decided To futiF rclee
! the proposition tLalr bJ tlls government, on be
ha.f cf tie Culsans for the ccssion, by pnrchase
Of tuta 10 the rcyt!uionsta Minister SICKLE
au'& S1sf1al Archt EorHt'a nave !a4u oclotr ~
| gent SeIrAnu ut The dciail. agreed on ~ III
Washington taltnct, and have urged taet
very caruest!y-E!cllc. having teea csrcc:a
| ly solicited Is Secretary Flsh to spare
| tnurts TO trcufc favorable acltn on the rr
loseh purchase. II setns. hoscyer, frum t.
Bsart, tint the spanish Minister had cccotur 4wnl
that tscnor LlnoA WIS tic autbor Of the propose
plan tu sccurG the independence Of cuba ly ru
| chaAe, md hnri bcpn present at conference
The TEcsltien! Hihl Cabinet OIL the subject, 9rnt
Roberts, thrrtorr, lost no TING IN cnn'nun1cI:!n
| thr Iact IN NnIIr]t anu EXPOSING the hrcnEF
| tie Cul.au Tcyo!utionists ia tho natlef. It
| rrtil,atIe tHat the state Department has ntilct
III, Ices Vt The rejection Ut The plan. hut It uccllE'
| to furnish auf Information whatever.