, 1870-07-20
WASHINGTON,
Satisfactory 4 Arrangements
Concerning the Foreign
Mail Steamers,
The New Currency Dietri-
button.
applications for Authority 10 Or
ganiZe Banks on a
Gold Basis,
WASHINGTON.

ganiZe Banks OIL
Gold Basis.
b:.,tfA1 despatch to The t:hrsko Tfibuhr
THE WAR IN ECIptg.
HAsHtSG10S 1ui* l9.-1r IL seml-Jfflcta1lv En-
npurcrtl that France a!Itl Prussia viii both re-
frecf the treaty Of Fa1s, o! l5GS, which fortrls
THUS announcement nuis Quietus
oil the Stories frum S"w York thai ps1vateers are
nt3ng out herr. Our officials rather rer!cent;
but thtre Is reason to believe that some OF the
EUROPEAN powers are making arrangements 1olk-
my 70 tht ultimate pufch*se III war materials Ut
crstRtn kinds in this country. The Frusslan Min
tstcr has roltc aver to New York. lie aati. yes
tcs1as, that he 'S:G no, think there would he any
N rt'tuH lighting s.tr week at icast. table teie-
EfAlns, tt-ttaF. from tlNaE,Ixl hnu.e
IN London, say business Ia 1t a x'af,tstt,l. and
aI-tncss nleu are about e1uuI!y divided !1 their
opinions u to whether tEtre will OF Will not be
Nas. ROod uany jH.rs.Is fs,lnt u the fact that
neither the French Minister At Berlin. nor the
lIusstan Minister ut Paris, has received his pass-
lorts, and ars,ue that, rs lnih have Withdrawn ou
leave, It Is MT get certain but that The trouble
mnv htow nyfE. Our government hns not ret re-
telved official notification Of the existence OF war;
but the President has tad under consideration tho
question OF Issuing neutrality pfoclatna !ou and
Will probably put it in shape before leaving the
city. SO thnt IL can he issued II occasion arises lie
has alrcahs sent neutrality Instructions to somc OF
our agents aitron,i.
TIE OCEAN sTkAAERS
Tie State Department has received notice from
the King Ut Prussia that bis ships will not seize
private property On the ocean. This lnsu1ea the
safety Of the French lines pf steaMets, and per-
Dns here are advised that departures will he mate
nm the 'aEs advertised till further nntncatloo The
last one OF the Bremen steamers that left New
i"Fk, having on hoard Samuel Dowl+s and other
!NneHtanA reached Southampton at noon to-day.
Her pas stngeEH tnr Germany will hare to 20 for
ward to ihelr destination on English steamers, un-
less Napoleon follows Di3ma1k in extuptlny pr-
vata property from seizure.
NAVAL
Rear Admiral Glasson, the new Commander NJ
ons European fleet, will reach his destination In
To cou-sc ii the week, relieving Italliaru. who
comes home with his nag ship. Orders have been
sent to our naral officers In the neIghboshpoI Of
France and Prussia to keep their eyes opcn, and
rriur1 what they learn IN the war Of Improvement
In naval warfare,
THE NEW Currency DESTRUCTION.
The Comptroller o! the Currency ia almost over.
whelme'l with correspondence from the banks In
regard to the distribution Of the new currency.
lie is senlng circulars to all banks giving an out
line OF thc method he proposes 10 adopt In carry
Ing the ntw bill into effect. By thu. law he Is
rbltRa TO make the distribution under the census
Of ts6U until returns come In from thu
one now taking. This Is the present difficulty,
which he Will, however, sry 10 pr,yLie for 4
lumber Of States, among them Ohio, Minnesota,
aini Nebraska, are not nov entitled to any more
currency, hut II IL beeyt that each OF them will
TX unter tue NEXT census. As to Kansas,
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, aud Michigan, each Ii
now cntlt!c, to limited atnouats onIy, bnt these
will a'e increased Under the new reapporti0umtnt
\ Large lumber 0! applications fur additional cur
fency COME from Eastern States, and some Of
thttn from hanks which already have the very
highest aMuunt issuetl 10 siugl. corporations.
The Comptroller. however. Is promptly rcfu4ins,
every application not III accordance with thv In.
tent Of the Law. to a1oni the West and South
further banking facilities. Two applications
have been made. one from Boston ami
one from New York, for reorganization Of existing
National Banks Oh gold basls, antl an application
for new goli bank has conc from California.
Quite number o! other requests arc expected
frpm that State anil Nevada.
COLORADO EXPLORATION.
MAJOR Powell. thc Colorado River explorer.
leaves IN dag Or SO for illinois, on bis way to
make another run through the cauons. lie has
received such encouragement from the VIZ. De-
La1meHt, AMI promises Of aid from the military
posts Ia Colr1do as will enable him to make very
thorough summer aud fall exploration. One of the
appropriation bills contains an Item Of $4,000 for
his benefit
PAY OF FEMALE CLERKS.
Edtctswas to-day given to thr recent act OF Con-
Eress authorizing the sppointnclt Of women TO
slcrlshtps, at the same rates Of paw ~ mel, re-
cttye. Two ladies III tile Treasury Department,
who have long held Very Responsible positions, we're
this AFTERNOON Put Oh duty Al sl.*D Ier year tach
RIO the A..r.t,,l ,'r,,..I
1uE tuKSI.;S NAIL sTsAAERs
WASHINGTON. July lg,-BAruu Geruit has off,
rtally communicated to the SECRETARY Of stat. t,.
"BER1tS, July l9, 1870
- To Farm f;t7rA, Enshtnyton:
For sout guidance, have 10 say that private
property On the high Eeua Will tJr cAeMrte1l from
sezn5r hy Ills Msjesrys stt1ps, withnut regard 10
r,yiproel1y. iS,Entri, BlSA1RK.''
The French Minister callpts upon the Secretary
tts government would also res1,ec, the treaty Of
Paris.
NJ kanhan!t, agent Of the Hamburg, hne st
steamers. arrived hNn this morning AMI ha4I m
1ufeTf1cW With Eafun (ieFOlt, anl subsequently,
VIII Postmaster General Crcsswell. Whrm he IN
formed that 1t was prooosc'l 10 despatch tho
steamer SllesEa 'o-!ay with the Cnitrd States
nIaflf- The Postmaster General aSSCnteti, and adj
ssse's the Postmaster at New York accordingly.
ISD1AS SEwS.
Genera! t:s!erson Wits from Fort SILL, Indian
Territory, June q. thar small pafty OF EIoHa
knh Chesrnne Indians madr attacks on sevpra1
parttes AIlng rnc lnait, hut rttFcatsnG when en-
c0unteHnc weu armed parties They escaped the
pursuit Of Griersnn's fore sent after them. 4
party OF white thieves atteMntesl 10 steal bnrYes
from GrersUns squat. AMI being fotled, 1ect into
the tents and escaped. Gncrson recommends
that strong futre hc sent to rlace
between the salt aud North Forks Of
He'd fkyer. where tue kt0tas aut rhesrnnes xfr
ca1nre,t, in orsler TO project the lu,{lans who
d..stTc to separate from thx war rar1feA MANY
ynnnE men R{ the theyenncs, KtuHas CamAnches
anil SioNx arr n.sent frnm tn. reservation. The
object uf the Che9rnnea beinK to rrtyoke all
tttl,es tntu hostility With the whites tut 1t Is
believed thai shc 1uItans On the Fort sin rpserya-
t!rp. viii Ee1ualA peaceful Genera. t;rle1sou says
II Is his intention to prevent as far IS nossihie
pursuing such policy a. 10 break m comhra-
tlons, an4! 10 arei'l bringing on general ln,itau
war.
MILITARY ORDER.
The Commanding General Of the -S1mr Of the
Missouri has been authurtzsd 10 assign she se
fas: TO the Thr' 1niants. at For: Lyon. Colorado
psales 1 a4e 1ar% e% 10 n1 nt.y 0n 's e'
rRCsslAS srArA1u1zERs.
A preliminary meeting WAS held here to-day by
leading Germans, to make arrangements for hold
Ing 4 mass meeting IN sympathy with, xud III ALL
Of. Prussia Carl $churz. after speaking Ia New
York In behalf Of the same cause, will address the
Germans IN Baltimore Friday, returning TO WASH
tDeton SATURDAY.
THE ETHIOPIAN sor4psox
secre,ar1 Rolr&on has not htori from Admiral
R8tfarG, who commands our Eusopean squadron
since thr talk Of war lrgAn. Al last accounts he
was at ChcrtoutE. The Secretary Is OF ortuOn
Fpk the French government will NOT allow deg
fetches to come over their cable, except inch as
are fasorahs to their fie. THIS is probably the
Tcason why NAtiforsl has not :scn hears1 from. -
WASHINGTON NAVY yAKp
A.}ulra! Mtl.ncthon Smith has t,rcn asa,rnr,a tn