The New York herald., 1872-12-11
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 1872. !,
A Flank Movement on st. Donsngo-s
Rmey and Secretary Desano TO WorgS thot
Oracie-The President Likely to Fight
IL 0Ut All summer.
The Dominican Republic has again made its ap.
pearancc among the topics OF the day here and
some OF the gossips have made up a rather in-
teresting scheme which may, after all, be carried
out. They say that General Rufus Ingalls, has
rived here from New York with assurances that
wealthy capitalists of your metropolis have sent
TO BacZ sufficient amount of money to defray th0
Indebtedness OF his government, and that when
this shall have been done Baez will secure the pas.
sage Of an act asking for annexation, under the
Of the State OF Samana, to the United States.
The President will simply follow the example set
when Texas applied Tor admission into the Union,
ana will submit the question, as he declared in lis
last message on the subject that lie should.
ito the Judgment of the American peoples
and OF their representatives in Congress as
sembcd." AS his conduct on the ST. DomiHgo
question was bitterly assailed before ana during
the recent canvass, aud as he has received the
endorsement Of the American people for what he
has done he will doubtless feel encouraged to
carry out his opinion ''ihat the interests OF our
country and OF st. Domingo invite the annex
alton OF that Republic To ensure success it
will he necessary for the President to have q
confidential representative in the vicinity or at
st. Domingo, and the eossips further declaTe
that this is the real destination of Secretary
Delano. That the Secretary ia not in III health
is evident to all who see him. and he has issued
autograph invitations to "a dinner party which ha
gives tomorrow TO leading friends OF the admin
istration. The next day, Thursday, he VIII leave
here, accompanied by his friend Governor
Brown, the President or the Georgia.
Central Railroad, for Savannah. Now the
railroad has not yielded large diyidcndS
on the capital invested in IL, but 1t hardly nceds
Mr. Deano's personal supervision, and IL is know
ingy declared that he will be joined at Savannaip
by Il proper stan. and cross the Caribbean Sea to
cuba even to 81. Domingo, that Baez may
have powerful support. Such are the salient points
OF the rumors OF the day. which have terribly ex-'
cited some or the diplomatic corps and caused
them to expend large sums for cable dispatches
that their respective governments may be posted.
1t is more than probable that before the ncxS
national anniversary a new State star will have
been added to the constellation on our Gag, ana
that next winter we shall see General Bacz In the
United states Senate.
An Awful War Avcrted.
In october last paragraph was published in the
newspapers OF this conntrs stating that one OF the
smaller German states, the Principaity OF Keuss.
had pardoned two criminals upon condition OF their
emigration TO the United states. There Is the
best authority for saying tnat no such names as
those mentioned in the paragraph can be found,
neither the name o! "A German ncwpaper IN which
1t alleged the account was published. There
fore the story was purely an invention.
The Boston Relief Act.
A bill was hurried through the House last week,
similar to the Chicago Relief act for the relief Of
the sufferers by the Boston h!e, but ~ did not ex-
empt lumber, and IL extended the drawback to
n,odi In ahui I'M ah oil ha in
house on the day the act goes into effect. These
additional clauses 10 the Chicago bill ono half OF
the members OF the Finance Committee refused in
report, so the chairman OF that committee John
Sherman, had to report back to the Senate the
House bill amended by striking them out. In other
days Sumner could have put the bill on its passage
aud had the Objectionable features retained but an
1t was the amended bill went on the calendar. Will
son intends, however, to make strong EFFORT tn
have the bill taken up and enacted In some shape
before the Christmas holidays.
The Pr0hibitory Liqour Law.
debate on the reference OF prohibitory LIQUOR
law bill In the Senate this afternoon reminded
those who heard 1t Of the man In Maine who was
'ior the prohibtory law put against Its cxecu-
tion." Several Senators thought aiat the bill was
an excellent one, but they didn't want 1t rcferred
to the committees ofwhich they were the chairmens
and after the bill had been tossed to and fro the
Finance Committee was told TO take the bill. which
is virtually entOnbing IL