The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-15

Cuban matters and other Important ddiipio.
matte afairs. None were SLOWED TO be
present at the conference save the members
OF the committee and Sir. Fish, not even
the clerk of the committee. What news,
II any, was impaired by Secretary Fish
that has not already been published has no,
TRANSFERRED.
Secret Naval Expedition.
There il something mysterious going on
at the Navy Department. A secret expedi-
ton has gone forth on the high seas, but its
destination or its business has not vet
transpired. The line-of-battle-s James
town and one of our best sailing sloops-of-
Of war left the New York maynard on
Saturday, and upon the same day the IRON
clads Monitor and Terror, accompanied BY
the United States steam-tug Teyden, left
Boston harbor, and it is said here to-day
that duplicate orders were issued to the
commanders of these vessels, and that they
are bound for the same port, &c.
Dinner Party.
Secretary Fish has dinner and private
levee on Thursday evening next. The
President and Cabinet will be present.
a Wedding.
The thing of absorbing interest in fash
ionablc circles is the approaching nuptials
of Miss Roman Goddard and Mr.. Over
beck, Austrian Consul-General to China.
Miss Goddard is the step-daughrer of Adj
miral Dahlgren, and is one of the bellies OF
society here. The ceremony will take
place at the residence of Admiral Dahlgren.
Navy-Yard at 2 o'clock on Wednesday af-
ternoon next.
Internal Revenue Appointments.
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner
Delano had lengthy interview with the
President to-day in relation to internal re-
venue appointments, and an amicable un-
derstanding was arrived at, very much to
the relief of the President.
The New Bonds.
Mr.. McCartee, Chief of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing, is now busily en-
gagged with his corps of engravers in pre-
pairing new models for the bonds to be
issued under the funding bill. Secretary
Boutwell, has determined to be in time for
the bill, and to put the bonds on the market
as soon as possible after the act is approved
by the President.
The Secretary has stopped the printing
Of fve-twenty bonds.
Arrival Of Counterfeiters' Appurte-
nances.
4 large lot of counterfeit twenty
cent beer stamps, with the plates, dies
presses, and other appurtenances, recently
seized in Philadelphia. were received at the
Treasury Department to-day. The coun-
terleiters were caught at their work, and
had not succeeded in getting any Of tbc;r
| stamps on the market.
Mines and Mining.
The House Committee on Mines aud
Mining to-day decided to report adversely
upon the bill designed to repeal practically
| that section of the Sutro Tunnel act of July
1856 which gives the Tunnel company Il
| perpetual royalty of two dollars per ton on
all ore extracted from the famous Comstock
lode, in Nevada. This bill was introduced
in the interests Of the bank ring of Calfor-
min. who seek to get id of tie Sutro party
and control the great enterprise for them
selvcs. Only Que member of the nine vote'
| for the bank interest, notwithstanding
large sumo OF money were expended by the
California bank wing, through lobbyists, e
effect legislation in its favor.
| ship building.
i delegation of iron ship-buildcrs ont
machnists, representing every firm but tw,
in this country. were before the Special
Committee on Navigation Interests thi:
morning urging such Il chance in the bill
reported by the committee os would give q
Irowbuck on all imported materials nscG
in -buillug. They argue that the bill
proposes on is face to assist both wooder
and iron sail au,t steam vessels, but az i
riycs to wooden vessels Il drawback on al
the material used and to steamships Q
drawback upon but about half the mnteria
used, the steamship builders, in COMPARE
son with wooden ship-builders, will be at &
worse disadvantage than before the bill was
reported.
Arrest Of an EmbezzIcr Of Public
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