Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-30

RUSSIA.
A letter from Minister Curtin says that during
the past year rents and the cost OF living at St.
Petersburg have advanced from thirty to fifty
per cent. Trade with the United States is in
creasing every month. During the past summer
25,200,000 pounds of cotton, worth 5000 600
rubles, have been imported from the United
States, TO say nothing OF petroleum and other
articles. Mr.. Curtin says that it will be mpos>i-
bic to get Americans to fill unpaid cOnsulateS,
and they are all of that character but two-that
at st. Petersburg and Odessa-so that unless
congress repeats the law our commerce will not
have the benefit OF such officers in most of the
Russian ports.
DOCUMENT FROM SAN DOMINGO.
Several leading Dominicans have united in
preparing a review in English of the report of
the st. Domingo commissioners, addressed to
the people Of the United States. 1t commences
by demonstrating that the commissioners con-
stantly endeavored to disguise the truth Of his
tory in order to improve the political reputation
OF Baez, and then proceeds to show that they
have been destitute of sincerity and good judy
ment in their accounts of the opposition to Baez,
headed by Cabral, uttering and publishing stu-
pendouS iasehoCds that could only be suggested
by partiality. In final summing up of the
case it is asserted that the embryo annexation
project had not its source in a spontaneous wish
OF the Dominicans, but in the selfshness of their
rulers, and that there is among the people
strong opposition to the annexation idea.
CALLER CUSHING AND THE GENEVA CONFER
ENCE.
Gen. Caleb Cushing, one of the Geneva coun-
Gil, will sail to join his colleagues within the
next three weeks. The report that he will re-
main here until short time before the final ar
gument is to be made, is incorrect. Gen. Cush-
ing does not credit the story of the famous lost
book, with an American statement of the case,
having fallen into the hands of the British gov
crnment. The losing the book was not of suf-
hclent Importance to justify the fuss that has
been made about it.. So far as the American
counsel are concerned, they would not have o.
Jected TO the British government having copy
OF their statements, provided they had used il in
preparing their own case, as it would place the
American counsel in possession of the line of
defense of opposing counsel. Gen. Gushing ex-
poets that the Geneva tribunal will
render decision in August or Sep
TENDER of next year, snd that the mat
ter will not be open for year after the
final arguments are made, as has been reported
the case is expected to arrive here to-day or to.
morrow. II is understood to be the work of
Prof. Bernard, who was one OF the high COM
mission, and aided in framing the treaty.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The third annual report Of tue board OF Indian
commissioners has been presented to the presi-
dent. There are two leading features in the re-
port, as follows: The board differ with the
president regarding the removal of all Indians
into the Indian territory. The second is the ex-
posure and defeat of bogus claims against the
government, amounting to 81 ,530,620. Major
General Schoield's report on the present cond-
ton OF military and Indian affairs in Arizona,
says: Nhe remoteness of this scene of hostilities
rom kGa-cs of supply, necessi.ates very large
exJjsases f;F transportation, etc. Fhe necessary
FesSst $, that whether troops in Ariz(na are few