, 1870-07-27
WASHINGTON.
Additional Applications for
Authority to Establish
National Banks.
German Shipping In and Bound for
American Ports.
Payment Of Old Claims Against
the Government Pro-
vided for.
WASHINGTON.

GERMAN sHlPPlS0 IN TIE United STATES
WAsu1S0ToS, July 2&-The following Il the
situation Of the German shipping connected with
1ll+ Baltimore lines: The North German ship Her
metne rallied fEvm Baltimore On Saturday, for
Nrrmen, with cargo Of lt9,s'9 GALLONS OF petso-
lrAru. The ship, It "a uDdesstDod, was chartered
and commenced loading previous to the t5ec!a1a-
tlrn ot war by France asainst Prussia, and her
loading being completed, her Captain was given
the alternative Of either sa!l|ng or paying sne In.
craset, difference In freight II The cargo WAS taken
out md placed In at American or uthtt neutral
lotion. The cargo being american property, and
not Halle to selzrse, the Captain decided on
sailing. an.s takes the chance of getting
tately lntn an European ptrt- The North Gerrnsn
trtg Icona, from Rio de 1anetro, hound TO Bal.t
!nore, has safely reached port. The Captain YES
informed Of The war by the Pilot, AMI he drew In
Ills tlag autil he entered the capea. The North
tit.man barks Industry, Inca and Pallas, and brig
IIaKm0nta all remain In port, the three 1rst under
charter 10 toad tobacco for Amsterdam. The
North German steamship Berlin remains 1t her
pier at Locust Point. although full cargo
Is IN warehouse awaiting events In Europe.
THE following North German vessela are
knowu 10 te al sea, bound to Baltimore: Snip
Augusta, sa,led from Dremcn June =: ship Albert,
taiIed from Liverpool May -: sblp Ocean, salled
from Bremen June Is, and Southampton July .;
t,arl E,crhan1, sailed from Dremenhayen June t;
ANIL ing Wanuerrr, sailed from RIO dc JaneIo
june 5.
SAro1EoSs ABSORPTION TREATY.
The chief subject Of talk here, to-day, In connec
ton with the European wuE, Is the secret treaty
talA TO have been proposed by France 10 Prussia.
Everybody eeems 10 think It will result IN bringing
Englhnd into the contest before the struggle ends.
| 1t cAnnot he ltarne.l that the State Department
has aur mto1mntion reEarsing the ma&1err
| GEHX4S rAIEl0fIsM.
The Germans are specializing good deal on the
| wass md n1eans Tor getting home. circular
| IRON the prussaA Legation says no volunteers
! will be received at present, aud those who owe
military duty must get 10 Europe at their ow ex-
tensc- How tt,cv to 20 one can tell for all
| the German steamers have been Withdrawn, and
| eus government WILL OF cousse, not undertake to
| sem! them uD'!cF our nag. 1t u learned that q
| few are Eailing from New York for England.
! At The German meeting, last night, mcas-
| urrs were taken to raise fIuI III aid
| Of The sick and wounded About 1900 in cash
| was subscribed, while number OF gentlemen
bound themselves TO pay stipulated sum res
! Etnth dn1tug tile continuance Of the wsir.
OCR NAVY.
The steps olr government Is taking with refer
| euce TO the naIy 10 not Indicate any fear OF onr-
rage or complication. No more scamen can be
enlisted than arc now in the setEice ami the Inv
| explicitly provides that money Shall not he e1'
pented In excess of appropriations. The Depart
incnt. therefore, Will 10 nuihiug hut put half :
| d0zen u the best Of our lille vessels in coltll
| t,en, but they cannot be used except by calling
! hume ecamen from the Pacific and Atlantic s1ua,t
ruus.
nELIGEREST INTERVIEW.
The first bloesi OF the war for this District Ra!
shcs; so-sas, in t,t nghs at Georgetown, between
| Frcnchman md German. Result, h1okc1
| nuse ALL, both t1lcu IN the lockup.
| fkON LONG HRASCH-
Information from Long Branch ia that goo<
many persons over there arc anxious to hare th'
| President call an extra session Of Congress 4
pass war measures OF various kinds. lie ts re-
ported AZ saving that he has no present Intention
of complying with their desire, ani It Is not bc
liryrd here that Congress viii come togethc
aRain I'll. the usual time In December, miles
there Is state OF affairs that cannot now bc fore
! seen.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS,
The appropriation bills OF tic last sessnu CAV
the navy Department f6l5 80 to Use .n paytu
claims brought over frotn former administration.
Of this amount lioralio A1nes IS 10 have 81, 10
raul s forbes 81, ,3s3 aud the Corsa Steam Engtn
Company whatever Is f0uEd due on Its contract.
| wilt he great relief to the present Secretary t
get these old claims out Of the way. The Mtscc
leHecus appropriation bill, signed on the day Cor
g1e>a adjourned, contains an aggregate Of {9t3
! IL pay outstanding claims against the indian III
rrau, Incurred pr1or 10 General Pafkrrs admn
trattun- i considerable portion Ut this goes I
settle delts male By General 11arney while be vi
! member of the Peace Commission. The aggr
gate appropriation oi this ycar for the !sc,cnlt1
| n! Department is flSo,4s0. This department ~
T. c1ra.c.' III May, 1862. AMI the a. Preparations Il
r tho .ist years Of Its existence were hut So o0.
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