, 1870-10-18
+ WASHINGTON.
i
The Vacant 6ecretaryship Of the
Interior.
Dalano's Terms Of Acceptance and
Boutwell's Objections
Thereto.
4 Change In the Treasury Dc.
pRrtrnent TItnted nj.
WAShlM eT0N.


Tu1 INTERIOR pkFAa1AKSE.
WAsHtSt;1oS. Oct. 1.-THE President has been
very husf To-day In consultation concerning the
changes made uecessss1 BY the retirement Of Sec
ses1ry Coz. 1t seems that Immediately after his
resignation WAS accepted and received, that po-
sits was rendered to Mr. p-lano, who agreed TO
accept 1t provided he could have the privilege Of
naming SUCCESSOR for Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, 70 ~ tu insure his numeru0s friend2 in
the ba.eau, md especially In Ohio, against re-
moy2l. NJ. Boutwell,. Tefy naturally. deared To
t+ corsulteh tn the matter, and 1t At ance became
apparent that hts Ideas IN regard TO new Collector
and those oi As, Delanb did not agree The
Ltter u shes tae Preside 1t t. appoint Gtn- B. T.
cuwap. now Supe1v.sur In Southern ohio, and IN
consultation to-day. the President MAS strongly
IL llb~d to MAKE the appointment. In casc be
does the Presidents near friends assert that It
Mil ,nyoiye a direct break with Secretary Bout
well. They also declare that the President has
| alrraty taken some steps looking to change
| IN the Treasury Department before the meeting
| OF Congress.
TUE IT. CLAIR P1A1S,
| Inquiry Ut the W:1 Department to-day, relaAse
1 to the alleged EeiEure OF the s.
| .la4r Flats Caual bJ the CanAsitan an'
| tho1itlea, shows that the government has
received no information In the matter save
th1ouen despatchts published IN the newspapers.
The authorlscs hes1 arc now IL teIeHra phlc com.
| municaton With That point, and will probably b.
in possession OF all the facts by to-mo:tow. The
| ntole thing here IL looked upon as Sensational
aslpg little, II any, foune alton. Our government
has been at work Oh the canal fo1 two years, and
hasezreohed s3co, 900 upon II. General Humphrey
ttitf Engineer, and Colonel Cram, who nst
charge Of the work, both ridlcuie the tdea thai
| the canal ts on the Canadian side o.
| tAe.line. The commlsA0u which established TIT
| \
old ship channel through ST. Clair Flats, aud b.
,i,eEraphess Of the I:r1tish navy have recognized
this IN their charts The new canal leaves tht
ship chauueI below The mouth Of the St -Clstl
River aud turns toward the Michigan shore, Aotl
by all Charts, is four mica wlshia TEE Gntts'
ates ,eE1.,ory. II the Canadian authorities have
seized this work, q full apology will TT demanded
Of England. ..
NAVAL COMMANDER REMOVED.
TIE Secretary Of 1nc Nary has te1csEaphed al
c,ter TO San Francisco removing ComMolor'
Tlux!on from command ot the stoop-ot-wa
Jsmesrowr, for y.o!at'rs tho soil Of Honolulu
bF seu!lsg armed forces ashore to com
pei American Consul .Adameon to plac
n.s nag as half-East in Respect to the late Queen
T.ux,on /. placed On waiting orders. Tue Secfr
tatY Of State has sent strong reprinand 10 Con
sui Adauson fur allowing personal dl11cult
with members Ut the Royal family to prevent !E
I NA@
CUSTOM Consul .atlasnsou vii! be relieved by I'll
Ma1toou, the new aproiutee, in about month.
NICE LITTLE CANE DKFKATEn.
1t has come to light that Senator flcEefa,
MARYLAND, male deed In this city, last sprinf
conveying one square foot Of grouu
to ninety-fopr citizens ct Chcste1town, Nd
: | with q view to enable the grantees 10 vot
at the local cit ciions about being held these la
; srrtpg. THIS gave each voter a little orer OF
| Aftt rjtst1f
side OF the state law with reRan! 70 freeholdeE
: A co1orrtl Republican, however, EtsoEted to II
xatre tactics among his own f1!.nas. ant defeat.
i the ambitious scheme Of the Senator, as II
culose.1 vote gave the election 70 tue Republican
!. PERSONAL And TOLnIcAl-
Solicitor General Btistow Ii expected here
4 the 9Th int. ...
c Secretary Plat, Of the Congressional Comm
+ tee has asked the Secretary OF State to give Go
c,uor Campbell, Of Wyoming, leave OF ahsen
/, | that tc mar como East aud take part in the pa
X ttcal campaign.
ITO the AlteclAtcd FEeN.l
IHK ST, CLAIR Flats
.et bssn hs ofneisii; informed of lie seizure q
| 81. Cla1r F1aR Canal by tue Canadian Anthofiu'
!, Al soon Al authenticated EerIsSsnsauons M s ahaA
u'ade here the pfoIST Srs4xr arson W. oe eaSen
, William u. Barlow has been appointed Assess
I" of Internal Resruue tor tile Fourth District
Illinois.
o. a letter from on Doatd ths Cnatetl states atea
ey Plymouth, IN the English chan1sl, dated !
~ large nunlt.cr OF vessels this afternoon. Amo
le h+Iu Fnnch mau-Gf.wal passed ILL., going
: We showed our Dug. and she Kept On ,or a a,oa
hs came alter ps tull I'll. We went to aoazts
aos4 sone usas' e 4SS u Il }0sssa * y y
hr snd Frcnchy after Us With his crew At their gu