The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-04
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WASHINGTON, January 3.
1t has transpired that General Tate, the
Haytien Charge 'Affairs, was entrusted with
an important special mission to the United
States Government. Whether he has yet
made proposition to the Executive is not
publicly known. 1t is stated that General
Tate ia authorized to negotiate for the ces-
sion of Mole st. Nicholas, at the northwest
side of Hayti, where the Hnytien authorities
hope, by perfecting the treaty proposed, q
large free city may grow up under the pro-
lection of the United States. The harbor
is represented as quite as good as that OF
SANTANA, and in the windward line from
New York to the point at which the Darien
canal must be constructed it is two days
less sailing than by way of SANTANA, and
three days shorter route than by way Of
St. Thomas.
Report says Judge Hoars friends are
urging the President to nominate him for
the vacancy on the Supreme bench occa-
stoned by the death of Mr.. Stanton. They
argue that inasmuch as Hoar was defeated
in the Senate upon the ground that he Is OF
the North, when the nominee for successor
to the late Justice Wayne should come from
the South, it is but fair that Hoar should
have another opportunity to test the Senate
for position where the objection men
toned cannot apply. The President in
formed these gentlemen that he would take
no action in the matter until he conferred
with Judge Hoar. The President called
Inst evening upon leading New England
senator to ascertain what prospect there is
for reconsideration Of the vote on the
nomination of Mr.. Hoar, now before the
Senate. The Senator gave very little en-
enlargement for another test.
Postmaster General Creswell has go ar
ranged the European mail service that the
mails will hereafter depart from the United
States twice per week from New York
Wednesdays and Saturdays ; once week
from Portland-Saturdsys; occasionally
from Baltimore and New Orleans, when
the steam vessels Of the Bremen lines leave.
Of course it is not expected that any but
mails from the extreme southwestern
States will go by way of New Orleans.
This arrangement is expected TO be con-
tinued until Congress shall provide other
wise by the encouragement OF American
ship-buildcrs or some other mole that may
be devised. There is already a law i'll ex-
istence authorizing the Postmaster-Gencral
| to contract with the New York Commercial
| Navigation Company for European mail
| service. On account OF certain defects IN
! that law, and because OF some original OBJ
| icctions to the organization of tie company
the Department did not take advantage Of
! the provision Of the act. This company
now proposes to have passed by Congress
an act to remedy any defects in the existing
! law, and the corporation having undergone
Reorganization and added to its capital
over twenty millions dollars, under control
Of men of known financial ability, they ex'
poet to supply the requisite ships of Ameri,
can build for carrying the mails under the
| flag Of the United States.
Senator Chandler, who was recently il
New York seeking to raise the Stanton fund
represents that the proposed sum of money
can easily be obtained, and principally in
the city named.
Report has it that the President, in con-
versations recently with members Of Con-
gross, expressed the wish that the lease Of
SANTANA harbor be confirmed without de-
lay. WALLACE.