The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, July 16-Ex-Solicitor Bar
field of the Treasury. is hopelesly insane
California
Petitions are circulating for Judge Fisher
retention as District Attorney.
The Secretary of War returns from hi
Western tour Of inspection the middle {
August.
Minister Resident at the Hague; Christia
Wellwebbe, of Iowa, Minister Resident Q
Ecuador, and Geo. Howen, of Vermont, Con
sui at Messina.
Tremendous rain. Trains north at las
night were thrown from the track by the float
ing crossties. No one hurt. The passenger
returned to Washington, as the track wa
badly flooded between Bladonsburg and Bal
dmore. Travel was resumed this morning
WASHINGTON, July Notwithstanding
certain statements of the newspapers, there
are no recent developments of diplomatic
character concerning the affairs of Cuba, and
nothing whatever to give the least color OF
truth to the rumor that England and Ger
many are cooperating with the United States
in pressing upon the Spanish government the
sions with view either to their division
among the three powers named or their or
ganization into republic under the protec-
torate expressed or implied of said powers.
The knowledge of such cooperation, it is
said in Washington official circles, is confined
exclusively to private parties, and to the
press that gives it publicity, nor has Great
Britain or Germany ever limited at corpora
ton of the three powers for the purpose men
toned. On the contrary, both Great Britain
and Germany have been remarkably careful
not to offend the sensibility of the United
States, the latter having on repeated occa-
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the Monroe doctrine, and which both Great
Britain and Germany have off cially said they
will respect.
1t will be recollected that in 1869 our
Government rendered its good offices to
Spain for the purpose of bringing to a
close the civil war in Cuba on certain
designated basis. These Spain declined TO
accept, but offered basis of its gn, which
was declined by the United States as incom-
patible with any practicable negotiations.
In Withdrawing the offer of the good offices
through the American Minister, Spain was
Informed they would again be offered when
ever they could tend to settlement upon q
just and honorable basis of the unhappy con-
test that was devastating Cuba and SO injuri-
ously affecting the United States and Spain.
Since that time no similar overture has been
made by the United States, nor has Spain
that the repetition of the offer would
be agreeable.
It has been ascertained, confidential'y and
otherwise, that the opinion of leading men in
Spain is that every day the bond that unites
Cuba with Spain becomes weaker, and that
The separation of the island from the mother
country is merely the work of time, inde-
pendently of any action which may be taken
by the Spanish G. ,vernment. There is now
no probability that Spain will take any action |
apart from arms for the pacifcation OF Cuba. |
In the meantime our government. is passive |
IN the question and awaits events
WASHINGTON. July 16.-Capt. Eads is here. |
Hon. j. II ncock, of Texas, has been ap-
pointed ON the commission to visit the Usage |
Indians.