Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-08
American Neutrality.

'AoHWN'loNi Dcc. oi.-iiiSt OCtObcT,
Secretary Fish, after protracted inter-
view with General Grant, told Cuban gen.
tlemcn that there was no law to prevent
the shipment Of arms for the insurgents.
A member of the Cuban Junta called upon
Collector Grinnell to ascertain whether he
had any scruples about clearing a vessel
loaded with supplies of war, when it was
known that they were to be used by Gu
bans in the war against Spain? Grin
nell told him he would give clearance to
a man-of-war loaded down with arms and
munitions Of war, provided the vessel car
ried no more men than the customary crew
The next thing was to purchase schoon-
err and place on board small cargo of
arms and a clearance was made; eleven
men were shipped as crew; the papers
were presented to the harbor marshal to-
day, who declared them all right, aud the
schooner sailed this afternoon. The Gov
crnment was duly informed Of what was
going on. The State Department tele-
graphcd that if all was rcgularas rcpresen-
ted, mo hindrance could be placed in their
way, aud now the experiment has been
made. 100000 stands of arms and "a field
pieces, with other supplies Of war, will be
shipped at an early day.
Chicago Statistics.
The total losses by fire in Chicago. for
the year 1869, were 81 ,12S,3S1, SSl6,63S
covered by insurance.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments for the leading articles of produce
oc chic Al 1ock x,oo~. Elrrr bo .,o1S
ceipts 22,O09,9O4; shipments. 2,S26, 665.
Wheat, bushels, receipts 16, 500 ship
mcnts l2,448,670. Corn, bushels, receipts
"a, 1882 1926; shipments 822 ,420. Live
hogs, number receipts 100000; ship
ments 10,240,790. Cattle, number re.
ceipts 403 ,527; shipments 271,02S. The
wholesale sales returned by the Assessor
Of Internal Revenue, for the year, is $685.
1856, $50, an increase Of five per cent. over
last year. The incomes returned in this
city amount to seventy-threc millions. The
sales Of real estate aggregate forty millions
Three thousand four hundred and twenty
buildings we're erected during the year, Of
the estimated value Of SIG, DOC, 900. The
assessed value of the city real estate and
personal property is SGT, o2l,lS0.
Proposed Neutrality Proclamation.
New York, Dec. 31.-A special dis
patch states that the President. is about to
issue proclamation of rigid neutrality in
the dispute between the Red river country
aud the Canadian Government. This pro-
clamation will be aimed both at the sym
pathisers who may be disposed to aid the
rebels aud at Governor McDougall, who
seems to. imagine that he can organize an
expedition on American soil to gain au-
thority over the insurgents. The .insur-
rection in the Red River country is viewed
in. official circles as serious inpediment
to the schemes Of the English Government
TO unite all Of British North America in a
confederation, and it is not therefore re-
garded as matter ofregret, although the
/ final success of the rebels is not counted
on. ~
CHICAGO, Dec. ashington spe-
cials say the refusal of foreign steamers to
carry the European mails, except on their
own terms, will materially aid the move
ment to restore American shipping to the
seas. The bill giving American ships, q
certain share in postage Is subsidy will
probably be brought forward when Con-
gress reassombles.
Specials say letter from Madrid states
that the Spanish Government is releasing
criminals aud prisoners on condition Of en-
listing to fight in Cuba. Ton thousand
men will DO seut out iu January.
New YORK, Jan. LA special to the
World from Plymouth, Pa, says there was
nearly repetition Of tho Avondale affair
yesterday morning. The breaker in the