Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-09
Ito the Associated Press.l

TIE INDIAN COMMISSION.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 8.-Thomas X Cree, of
Pittsburg, Pa, has been appointed secretary of
the board Of Indian commissioners vice Hon.
Vincent Coyer, who has resigned and taken
charge Of the board in this city.
THE GREAT BRITAIN BUBBLE.
Information, derived from an official source,
warrants the denial Of the genuiness of the re,
Gently published alleged correspondence between
Mr.. Schenck and Mr.. Fish relative to the treaty
Of Washington and dated the 9TH inst 1t bears
no resemblance whatever to the original tele-
grams. No dispatch whatever was received
from Schcnck on Monday, as has been stated.
The fact OF the reception and the general subject
OF dispatch received on Tuesday, which was
not declphered until the afternoon of that day,
were spoken of freely and mentioned by Mr..
Fish TO numerous senators, representatives
and other inquiries in the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday. The contents were not
disclosed, but the tone and subject of the dis
patch were spoken of by him without reserve.
Gen. Butler said yesterday that our govern
ment presented a case in the Alabama claims
which we agreed not to present; that, although
our claims iOrcOnsequCntial damages are strong,
one Of our members of the high commission
hittered away our right to present it. We have
no legal right to present such a case as we have
prepared. We cannot withdraw or modify il
now, and what England will do remains to be
seen.
MIR. Sumner says that the idea of asking a
withdrawal of the case of this country is a
novel one, and can never be thought of. 1t
would be bartering American honor and digni-
~. II we have weak case, the place TO show
1t is only before the Geneva tribunal. Mr.. Sum-
ner considers the question of consequential
damages by no means weak one.
Inc secretary of state denies that any letter of
his to Schenck has been published.
The war furry has subsidized, and it is gener-
ally conceded that the newspaper buster in
fnt ,.,.g 49, lit
lntendedIto bolster up the Gladstone ministry.
The action Of our government, however, in pre-.
sentlng the claim for consequential damages is
freely canvasSed.
MIR. HALE CHANCES
The chances Of Mr.. Charles Hale have greatly
improved. The committee having this case
under consideration are unanimously in favor of
nm Inc testimony of Mr. I. Dauaise in sup
port OF his charges against Mr.. Hale docs not
meet with much credence. The following ex-
tract from debate in the senate, i'm 1855, bv
me Little Giant" Mr.. Douglas, will show how
iar Mr. Danaisc may be trusted for vcracity :
know enough and have heard enough of this
man Ddhalse, TO be willing to take nothing on
credit except what he produces vouchers for
lie came to Inc with his complaints and made rem
reservations in regard to the conduct of our min
lster al Constantinople, the Hon. Geo p Marsh.
now minister to Italy, and of Mr. Brown, our
dragonan there, as concerned with the Kozska
"'''i', NulNH oVCuTTtu uOOut the time was in
Constantnople and Smyrna, and every report
winch he made me was false from beginning TO
end For these reasons have no faith in him,
ana believe him to be an impostor. His own
personal representations are worth nothing
win me beyond what lie produces vouchers or
proofs TO sustain"
SPIRITS AND TOBACCO,
Inc committee on ways and means today had
close conference on the subject of spirits and
tobacco. Although they have not positively
come to conclusion, there is probability that
tney VIII agree upon uniform tax of twenty.
lour cents on tobacco, and so amend the law AS
consolidate the stamps of distillers, and make
provision 10 remove the present distractions. so
as TO facilitate the expectation of spirits in
accordance with the petition of the manu-
facturers
OUR MARITIME INTERESTS
The bill presented by Secretary Boutwell, be-
fore the house committee on commerce today.
as his means for aiding the maritime interests OF
the United States, authorizes the secretary of
the treasury to offer Il bounty Of not more than
SO per ton, to be pad'cach year for q period of
I've years, for the construction in the United
States of iron steamships Of not less than 900
tons, bountes 10 be paid for not exceeding i've
hundred thousand tons in the aggregate, nor
more than one hundred thousand tons III any