New-York tribune., 1870-09-13
WASHINGTON
SUSPENSION OF WORK on GOVERNMENT BUILD
INGs-INCREASED TCNNAGE N MAINE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THs TRIBUNE

srsPENsION OF WORK on GOVERNMENT BUILD
INGs-INCREAsED TCNNAGE N MAINE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO tbs TRIBUNE
WAsHISGToS, Monday, sept. p, 1870.
Most OF the work on the Government buildings through
out the country has discontinued on account Of the
omissions made by Congress in the Appropriation bills
At least onehaf Of the Government employees N this
city are away on leave Of absence.
From returns received at the Statistical Bureau 1t Is
learned that the increase Of vessels the stat" Of
Maine in the last fiscal year. was "A, the tunnage OF
which 72,523 tuus.
Treasurer Spinner still quite ill., None OF the Cabinet
officers were here to-day except Secretary Fish.
Hiram abrdge has written TO friends in Washington
that the ticket nominated by the Republican party IN
New-York will poll the el.re party vote, and that he
will aid all he contributing TO its success as the
most direct Of strengthening Cen Grants Admin
istratiou.
PROPOSED CONFERENCE BETWEEN SPAIN AND
THE SOUTH AMERICAN BEPCBLICS-AWARDs
OF CONTRACTS.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI
Several wears have passed since Spain and lie Allied
Republc-' of Chilli Perm. uador, aud Bolivia were
engaged ID actual Losttes but as tLe.e Aas uYsA no
couraged the ndaton Of Ex-sec etary seward
meet In washington, with a view to such
acuQn On their part. Now that the Chla1
was lately received in his dip omatic capacity by the
President, those Ministers VIII meet FOR the purpose
peCtod 70 return at early day No doubt is enter
talncd. from the feelings Wlcu have been IfNdley t4
press, d. Uat the conference. in It's results, VIII DC en-
Jirely satIsfJCl org 20 all parties concerned. 80
Bids llruIsD4 7,lOUOJ pounds OF ieeT cate, on
she hOOf $4,000 pounds OF bacon 10 the Indian tribes
at the agencies ia Dakota, were opened 81 ihe lhoi@h
Bureau TO-DAY. There were -s bids including Two pro
posing 90 deliver the supple- az ST. Joseph The later
reject u not In accordance with advertisements
Bids for cattle ranged from s. 70 20 s. o. pe. 100 b ana
four bids Tor bacon 20 prices from sc 20 ztc per pound
Joseph r. Gibbs OF ST. Louis was the lowest bidder fOI
beef namely s3 1j per 100 pounds; and j. W. Brstcr OF
Carlisle Penn tine lowest bidder lOI BACON DalAeIy
1sc. per pound.
The mail route from OrOylle, California, 10 Portland
Oregon transported daily by stages-a distance Ot 90
mlits-h;s nuIlN been contracted IOf Win nj. IN
Bo4chy t'r 50yo peg auuum. Nh hCachy was the thrd
lowest 1cd 70 end rec lived the contract because those
bidding be. him failed. afts extension o. time ha1
becl granted by the Pos,-Oice Department 70 furnish
Responsible LJalf.
United S-a'es Marshal GarwOOd Of virginia has ar
rested Joseph Arundel, Postmaster 40 FiruvIllc station
l 10 ~ state ana Drought A!m To- Alexandra 10 answer
Lht thdt o prsury this, that le voted for the Ordl-
nance or -fre- oud arerward the irOncldd oath
Iur Ct We tI.iAut Unit. October. Tn LrOcecdlngs
were 4l--tigficc by a man who wanted his once
CJA-Itosi..iu 81 uUu OF Louisiana arrived here to-
day, having eit NeW-Drleln5 the last. lie
Lraairt- te yellow fever statements concerning that
city, saying few sporadic only existed and that
the i1 rep ftc1 case two weeks aru Their. having
previously Dotu not more than i've 4.