, 1869-05-18
The Kansas Land Swindle.
& Thorough Investigation to
be Had.
Treasury Statement Tor the
Quarter Ending
March 81.
.feneral Sickles Commissioned
as Minister to Spain.
Female Applications to Register
as Voters.

ds 4UlCTes
sla.etsl Despatch TO The chicago Trsuae
WAEu1sGros, Ms5 II.
THE prER cpCK7 xARr11L
The opinion Of the Dyer coart wilt bc made
iNci'lc to-C1os1ow or next dsr. Persons who werc
Instrumental IN getting up the to!n, Committee on
ordnance a1e hcse, awaiting tho opinion The.
:trr very earnest ID denounclng tie court an un
fAlr one, which Is held to be admission thet
part thst tfey have NOT made ont case. II "a
understood that the action o: the eostt will not
sEec; General ntcrs s:aadnS n tat aruJ u
present position In the department.
AN EFFuk1 10 oCFT AisBorRs OFFICIALS.
quite vigorous c1o-s ta being mate by parties
here " secure the rc:uo:A Of D!s;Eic: Attorney
Noble and Supervisor Mar, at St Lnuls- The
1uoEement aEains3 1ieu sre1ns 10 BE- directed hy
General BusbE!dg-, who Is here, and by his
fstenda
Secretary Cox, At the eoActtA;ion Of citizens ot
Ean5ak has ordered III Investigation tn he male
into the Circumstances Q! tho delivery OF land
ra.ents for portions Of he Shawnee Tract, known
Is the Dlaek Hoa 14uds.
x1S1sTxx MOTLEY.
Minister Motley reached New YORK tonight,
and sa.ls for England on Wednesday. 4 special
tlxzazSs< froaa che State Department will c2Fry
hts Instructors 10 him before that day. Nothing
IT positive character ia known concerning them
+-~&---A - A~AN-A$0""o
roTkEs.
-Four more women arplel to he Registered to-
.laF. The proceedings In this case were little
vaEte1 ~ Tire presentation 10 tie board Of larxe
l'ou4uetr sud. subsequently,, Of statement Of tho
grounds upon which their clAims v ere hasei. Tbs
TrcAdent Of The board read this through And Gayc
The Old snswe1, TINT they would receive their IN.
+Tcr before election.
THE pouoaAAs AIT 64LLEAs.
M:. coreorsn has formally delivered the deed o.
the AT Gallery, lately occupied BY tho Quarter
mastcrA Department, 10 the T7us;ccs. With It he
makes oSez hts own choice collection Of paintings
ard ataluary, and also Informs the Trustees that
he has promises Of valuable contributions from
friends IN other c;tjea The Falcry ts 10 s.c free
and opea to Ill 4, 1eas: TWO days per week.
AT1EhfT.1o EscAFE IN TIE Fact Up PRISONERS,
An orgartzed attempt 20 escape on the part Of
eighteen OF twenty prisoners ID the City jail, has
,rst jstn dl-rpytred 4 hole l2lge enough 10 H.
Tow a nantu crawl through had been cut In one
*ar, all the second aud Last one was nea5iv tn
.shed when the discovery WAS matlc.
CcsToNs INVESTIGATION.
C.rtLs Are tuiI engaged in tut T1c1surg ucpa5t-
re.t collecting and forwarding information calle,l
sot concerning inpars TT exports hy the Nays
and Me21s Commit ces now IN ses,,ou In SewYnrk.
THIS Is sail tu e the Is: Instance If ecaang e4-
s-cIt1vr tniurm.t!ua nat Of Washington TO Con-
:.:tss:cL1l ccU.nitte,..
HEC=E c,YNlTTEEa,
The EouAc Co1E.it-c Oh Appropriations, AMI
EurfttdB eA.1nfua1aou Eject here tonuETu3.
To THK ASSOCIATED PRESS
s!AEEs 7'--e.z rL ciItia::ES rEs1I THE PRESIDENT.
WAsE!sG1nS, May i1.--a''out -,'a'1 pupils u thr
so'tt:l Washington s44fs'ltn-Schoul pa::.ie1I tis
:ndfatnS. an.l, proceeding t1 the Executive Man
lot. were -.ce:,td II the last Room bJ thu
1its.'i"E. Who eAirtsstsl his pleasure 1t meeting
-srr several h.mus, All 1Ler clcd pas, hi1n In
taking Ihrtr leave 1t Waa :nfsn!e.l to have ns-
7adr Q: I'll The rro:eea@: Sabbath $cAuols as
!etr 'utote: be+ sAe 1ues1loa o1 Including colo.ei
osSan:1al!coS uAeatcd tss purpose.
C!HEt cAtLEi:s i. TIE WHITE uoc:,-
-eoE, OF ,ac EArculsrc Mansion. ia ,anr7,in.,
tatntti those no tad tteir respects to the Trrs.
.lrn: csc tic cn1Ia!u arl otrcr of:cers Of tic
Tsici school ship 5r2a EcEs, a7d delegation
fe'1u haltIrr'orr. dissertation, With reference n
:ar!ns and ad' isluE thu FIicuds in North CaruIna
VIII Ftsr:cacc To lie establishment OF y. hcela
TIE efA>i-n X1s-IhS.
TIE Commission u laa!el + sickles, Us Mfnls,c.
70 si'a'a, wEseh Was prepared q ite s:atc i,ci1t-
tp-<lAF.
APPOINTMENT
William T. Wheeler. Of Minnesota has been an
X 11ed tHl:et states Marshal for Montana.
GENERAL RApEAc.
Ths President mas dileete! L baafd Of ollcels IL
examination Of |'resct En.ahlcr General Adam
Batitau, ueusen3u: United States army. Tor r..
New Yonx, May ia Washington despatch
tats: "Gencral !saslea1, Second secretary OF the
Legation at London. left here Tonight for New
Ie1t, aad III IT sat' for his destination In the
tsat General uadcaHs mission abroad tueaus mose
:E.h IL eovcn:d By ais pEeseat appointment.
n!~CXIAlSA11NU sfANtsH TONNAGE.
A:acreAu ycsscls IN the Spanish Wes. 1tdtau
Nrtn Under cur legislation, The SAME a!sct1nI.
n&:ton !. n.atle IN oar bors agalns: spanish YES
se!s. IttHa1s very lightly On them while on OUT
cdElnestc ,he taA IS oneruns, as the sa.uc Of out
u F1E a.. ,jn
.1unc is6 it m. provided that .hc vessels oi al
Ea',eas shss coEssd!nK e9uai rreEe, to Spanish
*,sls tounase dues in her IVES; 1nd.an pans. %
-; l;s,,, "in'e: "; Lsnel, q Maine. called tAe
stsat'9n 1 et tn Sonsssss 70 INC satss md ne
n:,:ns *cansh vessels 70 equal ps4yil,
. is, n:'t c:rc.!af was Issued March {, i! fhc
Treasury Department. Announcing the Law. The
t,:n * months before. Great Britain, france
and other nations had awaited themselves or the
SAME, Our condition co:iia uot be compiled With,
a,rca;15 done. The Secretary Of sta.e tMr stward}
proposed to Minister IsotH.ra- .Anrl Ia, that hts
Eosernment he communicate. win, AMI sha, on d
ceItAtn day tticEsap1ie Erplr u: arranS I'D Al.
BOUNCING tic Trnoral y! roanase determinations
from oEr cntnnterre. unou tho teecIrt or which
thc President woci1, IN The Sasuc day. issue .
thc sau,c il,lcs from Spanish scs.7.s
No an*rer has teya,, received 10 sai%
or Fc.a:toEs with that government. Mr.. lfnch
prc3rrtad the SUBJECT 10 the S.c-etlr! Of tae
diplomatic rrzze- II decided TO tmrnet..atey
IsCe l1s.rGci!ons to Collectors Of Customs, an
nounc.aE thst, II consideration OF tho decree al
June las:, relieving american vcsse.s oi the d.-
tl:m:natln1 ta1. and tu arcorlaace With the late
!Aw, hereafter no such lax or dusy Will he levied
on Spanish veAsels entering ports Of the GulscA
spanish M!aister, 1herc can te no doubt that our
shipping will te plA:ed IN the Cuban anil othcE
notts .p1n footing % wn taose @ o. ;lr ne 1S9a; "a IA
sliy. ~ - W. '' ~''>'' 0'' '''' ~' ''''''>'
APPLICATION RKFrsKn.
Acting Commissioner 1sougiass has to-day de-
cIhch that In the case OF CLARKE, Do.tGe ca
Nrw YORK hroke1s. whe maslc application to the
Internal Ic.epue Bureau lot FehtarinX aud re-
consideration Of the assessment made " the late
AAscsAor oj the Thirty y.seconl U4,stctt SrN York
the application sa eannos no. ne sE.ated e.
Secretary Boutwell, received despatch Today
from Wal street Stating taat Eoll had goae 10
cofdlne,r. tho Secsc4r7 L. determined no. to
change hts rolry, whether gold goes up OF down
nEnA1r !SvEN1uS%
Ator Sumner ealleai ., the White Noasc TO sec the
1nf!dent list week. but Af. Dent the cttcf usher.
having carried up hts carl Eetarucd With the n
marx Lhat be sorld have to wit 1fecn mIIutea-
Nr Simmer sald he would not walt fifteen .a.nu;es
LOT Napoleon, fTctcEta, Of anyone else, AMI taAt
when Ar. Gr1ut wan1ea to sec him he could seud
fc1 rim. With TINT he wlihd1ev III q rage. aud
ttl1 friend thst the White House was nothing
u: nAltlary caml
"CouRressuan shanks called On Secretary Fish.
on Saturday, "a. waiting toI a. ho1r ana = nAlf,
AID then etr IN dlsgnFt, decsattnE that II fnsnre
the Secretary might Keep biz ID Old rlscato1sal
DEPARTMENT 70 himself
TEprNM ArrotN7nEx7s ~ TuI KEsExnS cr1tEs
The otncer9 collecting she customs 9t Chicago
and Es. Iou,A arc likely TO rculain- The mote
ve.oE Of customs II .ae latter place. has failed,
AID Secretary Boutwell, has ceased to press Gen
fThi White for Collector II Chicago.
DECORATION OF sp1-plERs' CRATE
The national ceremonies oyer the Eravee CT the
Eaton soldiers Will take n!Aee i: the Arlington Sa.
lions. Cemetery on Saturday, Nay - instead OF
Sunday, May -, st Cit proposed E1tenAEe
preparations aTe now helaS made bF eFt7r STATE
Ii lie Un!on tc have the graves o. thc soldiers IN
the late war properly st1cwed with flowers Con-
t14tutlons OF 1o*crE are solicited 10 place upo1
the ~, ,0d SrxEes within sight Of Washington.
RESTITUTION lkM AEnEr.
Mt. Casanova, who vas imprisoned anil hst his
property conn.cAtrd in cGf'a has as1tyrd here 2ni
asks Secretary Fish to demand restitution 81 tie
rsppcytF a. that OF IN american Citizen.
IKI4sVKr sIArkHEfr.
Rece!pts OF the Euiiest Sthtrs Treasury Tor tae
cusrtef ending MArrh sfst, were fff7 6tt a. tn
.,uding Ae, 81. = from customs, nni tas,a92.
the same period, exclusive OF PrucitH1 on 3ht
public delt but Including Interest thereon
amounting to t7s, ,97a, ,ue ~ we're e'p,SSt osa q
sna .nslaal1s the redemption Of the public de'
hzscELLASEors 7TTHa
The British Minister bad a l,ng Interview fo-as!
with the Secretary Of State
have rea.gned. Que Of them, who. OFFERED his rc
FgnAtton rrra1s 1t to-iaF. 1nc cnumNdons a
ri, With perhaps TWO excentionh have eeen de
The State Department has not within the pas
week seceised any official adylces from Hayaus
Erf2tEs 70 The tuAuTrect1on.
cene1I s'esles = expectcd 10 Tash,ns1on IN !
FH1a7IhA A&11A AtHl6tA r.