The New York herald., 1871-11-24
WASHINGTON.
Minister Schenck and His Mining 0pe.
ratiOnS in London.
Revenue Reform-MeteOrological Reports
Affairs In New Orleans.

SCnenck with mining company whose PTOSpectu1
has just appeared In London Is regarded here, not
only bv The state Department out by tho forc'gn
diplomatic body. as piece Of offictous I'm
perlinence. II nothing worse General sctenck
was appointed TO his hlgn position .
Q recognition OF honest AMI important
services rendered TO his country. and with iull
knowledge that. In the absence OF patr,m0nia acres
aud OF lineage reaching back to the bandit davs OF
the Conquest he mad endeavored to add TO his
limited resources for an approaching old age by
legitimate investment IN lawful and honorable
enterprise II Il anything but novelty
ON either side OF the water for distin-
gushed names 10 appear In the lists
OF promoters or schemes OF more doubtful
import Than that now assailed through tho onclal
position OF our Munster to ST. James As the
columns the Econ attest In almost every ssue
noble earls and right honorable privy councillors
arc never wanting To lend their names 10 swindling
Joint stock humouys, anu II Is not asserted tnat
Schcnck's mining company Is OF this character.
HIS connection with the company Is Of preceuent
date to that OF his unsought appointment
TO the London mission ana Until something
worse than his exercise OF the American tendency
TO speculation II brought against him the oficlais
OF the government freely stale thai there VIII DO no
grounds Of complaint that they can recognize
Tho good undo standing between the two govern
mcnts that Schenck aided In bringing about has
not been weakened TIL now. and can hardly be
worse affected than by such illnatured criticisms as
that Of tho London EcOn0Haist. Sucn fragments OF
the British Legation as are now In town are the
best authority for the statement that the journal
named represents nothing but the spleen OF certain
"buiis anu bears' Of tue Royal Exchange
An"shcr GovnruIne M Deiuic.si"n Dim nifty.
Tho Comptroller OF the Currency has declared
dividcnd OF twenty per cent In iavor Of the First
~ llav.u Anvw nrlao Qnnn q
tho necessary schedule can be prepared by the
receiver. Tho United states claim has precedence
for the balance remaining unpaid upon the check
OF Thomas 1. May. amounting 10 $22l.74S, which
was given bv him a. o collateral security for pay
meut 0l mis- Indebtedness at the time the large do
lalcalion discovered IN the Oflce Of the Assist
ant Treasurer Of New Orleans. The government
also claims precedence. In addition, FOR $1a400 in
deposit the bank To the credit Of It's Ulcers Tho
above amOunLs-nanleiy $2.5, l&5-have, therefore,
been reserved from tho funds collected BY tho re-
celvcr before the declaration of the present tiivi
dend. If It shaii hereafter he decided
by the Courts ,nat the whole amount
OF the check OF May cOunterbalanced
by his Indebtedness 10 the bank, as Is claimed BY
the receiver. this amount, together with what may
here strr bo collected. Will then b0 distributed In
financial dividend The question Of tho right Of the
government to preccAenc0 IN payment OF deposits
made by ils Onicers national banks will probably
10 to The Supreme Court for final decision.
B1i,isa Amcrican WarauAers Supplying the
Indsaas Sviia Liquor.
General Wall, superintendent Ol Indian Affairs
for Montana, repOrts that band Of from seventy
| Ave 10 one hundred half breeds from British
! America have established winter quarters IN the
I vicinity OF MIX River Agency with tho view Ol
supplying tho Indians with liquor and ammunition.
General Gbbon has directed . portion Of the Sow
enih infantry 10 surprise them, spill their liquors.
destroy their nuts, bring away Whatever Is vaiua-
bic, and drive the marauders from the country.
he T'mrin On IMp0riaii0us.
John @. Hopper. Secretary OF the Revenue Re
form Association. New York, appeared today. by
request leiore tile Senate Finance Committee. now
in session on ,he iarlL no was occupied some two
houls and had attentive nearing. Some Of The
commtttee expressed themselves AZ well pleased
with the valuable information communicated. Mr..
Hopper catered fully n'0 the details respecting tho
irregular application Of the tarln upon imported
merchandise. lie expressed himself entirely Salts
fed. wLcu the committee intend to do all they can
In adjusting and correcting the present tariff They
invited him TO come before them again. wnen Con-
gress Is IN session. with more Information.
qhr Merchant Marine Negotiations.
In reply to an inquiry whether vessel sailing
under certificate OF record under section D. chap
tcr3, purt 1, o. the revised regulations, can clear
from port IN the Unltcd states Tor the RIO Grande
via another American port to take on cargo at the
latter port, aud whether such vessel Will be sub
jcctcd 10 the payment o fees prescribed In article %
OF the sauie part ut the latter port the Secretary OF
the Treasury says that such vessel SAIL to the
latter port IN ballast without being subject TO
charges, IS II engaged In the coasting trade, and
she may clear therer0m with cargo 10 foreign
port.
ev~0 nj
The official report to the Navy Department from
Rear Admiral Sands. superintendent or the Naval
Observatory this city, states that the evening
OF the lstn inst Professors darkness aud Hale. at.
tacned to the observatory, succeeded In discovering
the spectrum OF Enckes comet. 1t consisted OF
two bright bands In the green, In each OF
which tho light was most intense In the
middle or the breadth by the band, and
shaded on toward each edge. Very satisfactory
measures we're obtained Of the broadest and bright
est OF the pands and they gave for the wave
lengths Of the light at Its two edges respectively
nvc hundred and four and four nncty-egnths MIL
months OF Q mimeter. NO signs OF q nucleus
were discovered and Professor HARNESS thinks Il
may safely be inferred that the comet consists
simply OF . cloud Of glowing gas.
Diplomatic keccption.
Sehor Lopez Roberts, the spanish Minister, gave
q diplomatic dinner few days ago at his new pri-
vate residence In street. for the purpose OF intro
ducing TO washington society the new Ministers or
Brazil and sweden. Among the guests were
Secretary Hamilton Fish, the Minister OF Brazil
and hts lady, Mr.. Cedershall, the Swedish
Minister Mr.. Northcope, viconto villain Kill,
OF the Belgian Legation, and other gen.
remen or the diplomatic corps. Alter dinner
q great numoer OF celebrities or Washington So
ciey came pay their respects to the Spanish Mln-
ister aud his charming wife, who did the nonors.
Later In the evening the dsting company had
the intellectual treat OF hearing excellent per-
formance on the plano BY NJ. Badry, the celebrated
Italian professor, VINO lately arrived in this country.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
LONDON MoNrY MAxKRr-LoSDoN. Nov 2s-l:s0 r.
N.-Consos closed at y3x S3H for both The
account United States 1vetwentv bonds lt6Ys, ol<s;