New-York tribune., 1870-05-23

Francisco from Victoria, New Zealand, Australia, &C.
by the steamers belonging TO the Oriental Steamship
Company Mr. Gay informed the President that ne haa
completed satisfactory arrangement with fostmaser
General Creswe and that these mails, as soon as
they arrived in San Francisco would be dispatched by
the Pacific Railroad to NewYork, and thence TO Liver
pool He assured the President that the Colonies would
subsdze American line Of steamers to San Francisco
n this Government would do the same. The President
expressed his approval Of the ar
rangements and informed Mr. Gay that he hoped that
Congress would do something to help American line OF
steamers TO be successfully established
Gen. Butler very actively engaged to-day in hunt
ing up the funds in the Treasury Department that be-
long to the asyums for disabled soldiers and is under
stood he secured several hundred thousand dollars Of
the fund for those asylums.
1t Is estimated that the subscriptions in the Govern
ment Departments here for decorating the soldiers
graves viii exceed ssoOO the Treasury Department hav
fhe Committee Of Ways and Means have prepared "
bill to create a Sub Treasury at Baltimore.
Gen. Jordan the Cuban commander, Is In the CITY, ana
the House Foreign Affairs Committee to give him an
extended hearing this week.
Major Whitley, Chief Of the Secret Service OF the
Treasury Department is here. He reports to Secretary
patrick in NewYork for violation OF the Custom , ws
Major Whitley says he does not know OF the
have been explicit to him II possible, but that
thus far Bailey has eluded pursuit
the op NaSs BILL the Navy has
decided to abolish the Naval storehouse at Rio Janero
The adverse report Of the Senate Committee on tne
proposed canal to connect the James and kanawna NV
tiyes the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad company
interest Of which Incorporation, 1t s alleged wou o9
materially damaged by the construction OF the prposeo
canal ,.;. .orr 20
morrow.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH1 - =,
The Secretary OF the Treasury has 10 t
House Of Representatives list or about 500 coecto
internal revenue in arrears to the department. IN
large proportion Of the the balances against the
cessors in office largest of these amounts are
2O5 $43s 900, s60O0, sl0O SUITS nave peeh
ordered In cases, embracing an amount OF ABOUT sV
900. .,,.. ....,
ing redress for his arrest and imprisonment by the Gov
ernment OF Great Britain under the charge on giving u
and comfort 10 the enemies thereof lie reates tnc
story of his imprisonment and general Ill treatment or
and the fact Of his being naturalized citizen OF the
United treated with contempt Inc petlton was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The proceedings and decision OF the Naval Courtha
tal in the case Of Commander Upshur, nave Deen re-
ferred by the Secretary OF the Navy for 20
Gen Boles Solicitor Of the Navy Department. VINO VIII
give them his immediate attention.
Letters written to members OF Congress- lnuorseu
by we-knOwn Union men, asking for the removal ei
political disabilities. Among the petitions presented
Yesterday was from John Anderson OF Rntnerlor9
County c. whO at the peril Of his fe concealed ana
fed Union soldiers they escaped from soutner Prs
that certain OF his neghbors may be relieved OF their
political disabilities. Some OF those nelghbors Wneh he
was driven from his home and was an exile, although
they engaged in the Rebellion 1oSk MN n
He desires now as for their kindness, that their
disabilities be removed.