, 1869-09-24
WASHINGTON.
The Latest Flight of Stories
Concerning Cuba.
Who the Authors Are and What
Their object.
A Revenue Decision Of Importance
to Distillers.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsnlsGro*, Sept. q.
TIE SENSATION x0HGBKs.
Ihefe Vas another manufacture of Cuban news
ffnm Washington in New York last night, a. vide
OF the ruth a. the several attempts OF the day be.
fore. It Il known that the feeling Is growing
atEong In the Cabinet tnat, for the present. vhf,e
the Insurgents have no definite Organization, aud
have met with no conceded tuccess the United
ssates cannot, IN ylew Of lis own position on nom
Intervention, recognize the bellizc1ency Of the Gu
nahA Ihe administration IL considerably dIs-
9uhted with the peEslstency With h1ch the Guiana
IL New iork Circulate the most sensational r.
ports OF their own dolngs and Of their deal
inks Fnh our government. Of imaginary
hatNes Of the insurgents, mad rrrorts from Spain,
AL designed to create populae excltenenss IN IA
sor Of Cubs, With the hope Of diving The su-
m1nisttatfon TO recognition. To 4ucn ~ extent
has tha been carried that the opposite effect lrvtn
that intended u beginning to show Itself, and the
Pertinent question Is being asked why some Of
these talking Cuban patriots ID New York are no,
al home fighting. A good part OF the pressure for
action IN tsEoE Of Cuba is kno~n 10 IL worked IN
by Democrats. with the hope Of either through q
resa!ths war, OF 1t least thc necessity Of preparing
for II, MI decrease Of the public deb: sanre Grant
came In may be swept away.
THE 81. LnC15 sCrknvIsoRsHIF.
Cron inquiry at the lntetnnl Kcvenue Department
Il Is nsceltained that paItles who have renewed
their eGor,sso secusc the removal Of Supervisor
Mari, Of IT. Louis. arc making no headway. Tney
nave freely made oral charges against htu, hut
~hen required 10 re,lnce them to writing and suo-
ttAnttate them by evidence, they have failed 10 10
SO. There Ia no probability Of Major Nara re-
nosaL The attack upon him II In tho interest Of
pesxons seeking to secure his rl2ca
TIE LOUISVILLE AssEssoRsulr.
Edgar Needhatn. AseessoF at Lonlsrllle, ar,-
peRted befote the pfesidcnt fo.3ay to ascertatn
the origin Of the late efforts to d.s1lace him, As
Mt. uelAoo had fully endorsed him ns ot1c!ally
and personally all that the bureau desired the
Republicans Of Louisville were nj loas to under
stand the request for his Resignation. II appears
that he barely escaped being the victim Of adgen.
tufers Who have assumed to speak Tor tie RepQb.
ltcsns OF Kentucky, and had managed By thelr In
pudence to obtain a foothold here. The visit Of a
uanber Of prominent ctizena OF Louisville has re.
suited Ia a full exposure Of this Ret The Presi.
dent, the moneut he became aware Of the combl,
nations was very emphatic In expressing his In.
tentIon 10 retain BIT. Seedham-
REMARKABLE eUKGtcAL OPERATION.
nr. ". u. ArsBey, Of Cincinnati, today sue.
cess,olly performed yery difficult and dangerous
aurG!cai operation In remosing larYe and deep.
seated tumor from the face md th.oat OF 500 o]
Secretary Cox. a consultation WA held this
morning at The house OF the Secretary By Dr.
Mufsey with Surgeon General Barnes, Drs Olll
and oodward Of the army, and several OF tat
most distinguished physicians Of this city. Th.
v'e"s OF Dr. AusseS as 10 tho case aud nature O.
the required operation were adopted, and he a
once proceeded 10 perform 1t. The attempt va.
attended NTH great success, and the patient IA II
| m excellent condition.
TO D1srtl1.ERs.
| case Of considerable importance to dtsttllers
has just been decided at the Bureau OF 1nterna
1lrvcnue. ". o. Tatts appeared for certain
| Western dstsileStes TO cfaim abatement OF de-
nctencs tax, lesled because the dlstleEy did no,
| prouuce eighty per cent OF lts surveyed capacity
| II was proved 10 the satisfaction Of The
| department that the owners hsd acted II
| good faith, aud had WORKED a. MANY day,
AZ pozsth1e under the circumstances. The decisIor
was that, eScry effort haS1ng becn made to comply
with the law, while, under the ruling mid practice
! OF the department. 1t did not furnish ground fo
abatement, II formed proper basis foe asklng
compromise, and, under this, compromise VA
effected, reducing the payment Of tls,oa', and tht
dismissal Of suit for recovery already instt
| tuted.
TUE aAB1Nk CONSPIRACY STORY OFFICIALLY px
| MED.
The wife o! Lieutenant Commander Ryxu Of The
Sabine, feceIred q letter from her husband on
Monday tasi. written AFTER the arr17al Of the Sa-
btae at Lisbon, in which he says:
THERE hAe be IN mort gtdfcuons eanatd rubltahr%
nts.it ae 4u Paris paper. WHICH, suprNse. hxs, III
thA oet tr1cxrhrht4 hntnf; the 6cnK about th
dcoye5y Of conspiracy 10 blow up the ehip And hauE
lnk Of etTcn mcE. In whasc fertile br&tn the stof1
ofdnAtsd cannot imagine. Nothing has occurred Il
| give Il the tkhtest foundation"
| THE FKoFttAEp IkTEkkAT1CSAL EXPOSITION,
At . meeting OF citizens here, Tonight, ia refer
ence 10 the International Exposition, Mr. Dodfsco
Flrat Secretary OF tho Russian Legation, attend
ed, and SAID he WAS present by direction Of th.
Russian Minister to say the part of the Russia.
Government that 1t would gladly cooperate L
the projected fair.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
/ CCSInAS kEcEIrrS.
| Customs receipts for the week ending the ISL
inst, $4.a7e,976
| 1FFCTETMESf.
+. 3tcTtmony has been appointed By tn
President Consul at Tumhos Peru.
TIE PRESIDENT ylalTs TIE pEtARTXKSTa.
The time Of the President to-day has been en-
tirely devoted 10 buelness with the Postmaster
General, Secretary OF the Navy, aud Secretary Q
| War. 1atHc crowd Of Et4ltors we're present, bu
net able to tee the President bccausc OF import
ant business with the prominent officials
| FO5rN1sfKESs FOB L0CISylLLK.
| MEH. lucT MotnrAI Porter, Of CoytuEton, hn
been appointed rostmlstleAs at Louisville, Ky.
f1rr Speed. Jtese Haslle was. some time ago
designated for the place, but the commission VIA
not issued.