The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-20
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1870.
Consular Agent.


Secretary Boutwell, has nominated Gene
raj F. A. Starring to be consular agent for
the Treasury Department., and the Presi-
dent to-day approved the nomination.
General Starring will have the ports of
England, France, and Germany under his
supervision, and in view of the impending
war his position will be one of much re-
sponsibility: 1t is understood hc will sail
for Europe in the early part Of August.
The French Minister.
An erroneous report has been circulated
that Monsieur Paradol is quite i'll, and in
tended to leave here with his daughter to
spend the summer ut some watering-place
He is slightly debilitatcd by the excessive
heat, but intends to remain here during the
summer, dceming it important that he
should be at his post of duty while his
country is agtated and war is pending. He
called Oh Secretary Fish this evening, and
gave his personal assurance that the French
Government would respect private pro-
perry, and the same will, be exempted from
seizure by the Emperops ships. In other
words, that the French Government will
observe the rights of private property in
the same manner as indicated in Bismarck
dispatch from Berlin to-day to Baron Ge-
rolt in Washington.
Foreign Mail.
The Postmaster General this evening
concluded an arrangement with the Inman,
Grlion, and Cunard lines Of steamers for
mail service three times a week from New
York to England, and expects to arrange
for four departures per week as heretofore
All the European mails will be taken in this
way to England, and there distributed tC
the various European points, unless the
arrangement shall be disturbed by England
becoming involved in the war, when proVi
| sion will have to he made which cannot
now be anticipated. Meantime, the Post
master.General telegraphed to our Charge
at Paris to learn if the French Government
would permit the North German line oil
steamers to continue to carry our mails,
with the assurance from the United States
Government that these vessels shall carry
upon them nothing contraband of war. TIC
this dispatch no reply has yet been received
General Bchenck
informed several gentlemen to-day that he
has positively determined not again to be 8
candidate for Congress. He is to be engaged
with land and. emigration company next
year at salary of twelve thousand dollars,
and one of the stipulations is that he will
not accepta political Office. He says he
viii under no circumstance accept foreign
mission, and the first intimation he had OF
IL was in the announcement made in the
newspapers.
General Sheridan
is en- route from Chicago, and will arrive
here tomorrow. He will depart immedi.
atelv for Europe to witness the war, and
will take letters from the President, Gene
raj Sherman, and the Secretary OF War, to
the Governments OF France and Prussia !;
and as second in command of our armies,
will doubtless attract much attention.
NO Rattle Yet.
Secretary Fish received several dispatches
from Paris. and London, but no account Of
battle has yet been: received by him nor
by the French or Prussian Ministers.
40 The Ssiasion to England.
! Secretary, Fish has no idea MIR. Freling-
huysen will decline, but is of opinion he
will at once transmit his official acceptance
of the English Mission. -
Cabinet Meeting. ~ +
There was Cabinet session Of three
hours duration to-day, and is the last
that will be-, held until the p President
shall return from Long Branch. The
subjects under discussion were pulner