The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-21
Late Foreign News.
AMERICAN.

out at the Navy Yard viii sail In few days Tor he
Pacific.
The steamer. Cambria, which arrived yesterday.
brought . 900 balloon letters from Paris.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2Ist.-A Tins Washington special
says: The President intends in his annual message
10 renew the recommendations contained in his
special message of last July to Congress. for the
newal OF restrictions foreign tuilt vessels 20 that
they can be supplied with American registers He
will elaborate this position, and maintain that Il Z
had been fulfilled by Congress in July, the present
carrying trade would have been more genereily in
American bottoms.
WASHINGTON Nov. 2lst--A dispatch from Pskin
via London, announces the arrival Of Seward aud
party there-al we'll They will proceed to Calcutta,
Bombay, and the Persian Cult
An agent of the Alaska Fur Seal Company, Wbo
was at the Treasury Department to-day, informed
the Secretary that the Company was esdeavoriag to
obtain possession or control Of Copper and Behring
Islands, belonging to Russia Two agents are now
in Russia with the prospect Of receiving possession
Of the Islands.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 22d.-Marked improvements
are going forward at the Capital In anticipation Of
the assembling Of Congress The ventilation Of both
Houses is materially improved Upholsierer- paint
ers aud carpenters have been busy In several com
mittee rooms aud other apartments. The grounds
about the Capitol have also been extended and i'm
proved
/ Under the provisions Of the Act Of Congress.
which passed last July, It Is ascertained at the
Treasury Department that Of my four millions addi
tional circulation allowed 10 the west and south,
with twenty-five million dollars contingent, there
has thus far been but forty million dollars called for.
1t also appears that thus far ouly two gole banks
are in successful operaiiou-one in Boston and c=e
in San Francisco.
| The trial Of deianting Naval Psymasters Is stin
| going forward here. The case Of Lockwood, whose
accounts are short about s3O,00o was concluded on
Saturday and the records Of the Csurt sent to the
Navy Department yesterday. This is the most glar-
ing Of fraud Of any OF the Paymasiers brought
before the Court the returns fals1ed In
Lockwood's own handwriting extending over a
long period. There is no doubt be viii be sent 10
the Penitentiary 1t is thought all the sentences
will be promulgated by the Secretary Of the Navy,
at the same time, after the trials concluded.
Among the annual reports flushed aud ready to
be presented to Congress, those Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, which placed IN the hands Of
the President before Cox's retirment The reports
of the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. Uniicd
States Treasurer, Commissioners OF Patents. Pen
sions, Indian Affairs General Land Officers, Audit
D
Secretary Of the Navy, Secretary Of War and Poet
master General, still engaged on their reports.
The report of Delano, as Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, is unusually short. He makes few recon-
mendations. The Postmaster General will devote
much space to the Mail Steamship question. and
will recommend the Introduction Of the penny post
age cards, similar to those now in use 10 England
and Germany He will not devote much space 10
the subject Of the franking privilege but in January
he will send special communication 70 Congress
having special reference to that question.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22d.-The Tri5lfnes Washington
special says General Butler eft last night for the
East He had a long conference with Boutwell,, and
called the President but be says neither
sation was on matters Of public interest Butler
denies the report thar his visit to Washington had
anything to do with the Presidents Message or fu-
ture policy OF the Government In regard TO the
Alabama claims; and lntimates that the Message is
already written
The President, in conversation yesterday referred
to the report that he had treated Senator scburz
coldly on bis arrival in Washington last week and
that he had been more friendly 10 Drake. lie said
the story was entirely without foundation. On the
day that Senator sehurz called the President vas
engaged and declined to see nearly every one
Drake who called the same day, was no more for
tunate than Schurz
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2sd.-The Philadelphia Rail
road Company have resolved to guarantee bonds for
building four iron screw steamers on the Delaware
River for new American line between Philadelphia
and Liverpool
CHICAGO, Nov 23d.-The body Of Morris Hansen
yard man at the Metropolitan Hotel, was found 10
one Of the back halls, through which he was evi-
IDENTIFY attempting to escape, when he was overcome
by smoke and sufocaied.
There was a severe storm last night between Cieve-
land aud Toledo, and al points farther sast The
telegraph wires suffered badly.
An organization was formed in this city yesterday
including representatives from all sections Of the
country, for the object Of promoting reform IN the
Revenue and Civil Service
WAsHIsGToS. Nov. 23d.-Oyer twenty members
Of Congress are now in Washington. Some Of them
had Interviews with the President to-day.
The Navy Department has revoked the order for
Commander Z. c. Grafton to command the Terror
The Mexican Claim Commission viii regulate an
that not presented before the Let II Feb
ruary, 1869.
NEW YORK, Nov 2sd.-Ben Butler, in bis address
tonight before the Boston Lyceum. will urge the
duty Of our Government TO demand the prompt set
Element OF the Alabama claims. II this is not ae-
corded, remedy Is complete through uon-iHier-
eourse with England, and to take trade and
products from her would revoIutionize her govern
ment Butler thinks England should repair tie
wrongs, and remove al possibility OF future dacal-
ties, By removing her power from The Conflnent,
leaving her provinces to decide their oyH future
For this he would assume the Alabama claims. He
also urges against England, f necessary 10 vim
dieate our fishing rights. Butler holds that the
mission Of the Republican party Is ended At home.
and lie future depends en- foreign questions. he
claims that Grants Administration is the strongest
since Jackson. He charges tke Democracy with de-
feating the annexation Of San Domingo.
HkvASA, Nov. 2Sd.-Despatches from New York,
announcing the election OF the Dake Of Aosia as
King Of Spain, have created the most unbounded
enthusiasm. sautes were fired. and the city was
given up to festivities A reception at the palace
has been arranged Cor tomorrow, and on Sunday al
the troops In the aeighborhood will be reviewed By
the Captain General
CIscIsSATI Nov 2sd.-Ex-secretary Cox author
izes the statement be made that the infimations
recently made that be inclined 10 Issue patent
to the New Idria Company under any Circumstances
without proper Investigation, entirely lse. ard
without foundation. BE says thai neither by word
nor 10 any manner has he ever intimated that the