New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-17
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WASHINGTON.

Insane.
WASHINGTON, July l6-Ex-so,icitor Ban.
fleid, OF the treasury, is hopelessly insane in
o"''''~' sudse Fisher.
Petitions are circulating for judge Fisk.
er's retention as district aftorney.
Secretary Belknap.
The Secretary of War returns from Tie
Western tour of inspection the middle Of
August.
The Diplomatic Service.
Francis B. Stockbridge has been appoinfe
ed minister resident at the Hague; Christian
WeAwebbe. of Iowa. minister resident Of
Ecuador, and George Howen. of Vermont.
consul at Messina.
The Position Of the Government on ahe
Cuban Question.
Notwithstanding certain statements ot
the newspapers. there are no recent devel.
opments "t diplomatic character concern.
ing the affairs Of Cuba, and nothing what.
ever to give the least color Of truth to the
rumor that England and Germany are co.
operating with the United States in press.
ing upon the Spanish government the pOlicy
of abandoning her West India possessions
with q view either to their division among
the three powers named or their orgapiza.
ton into republic under tie proteoto.
rate, expressed OF implied, of said
powers. The knowledge of such co opera.
tion, 1t is said in Washington official circles.
is csnfined exclusively Ia private parties.
and to the prBs that gives it publicity. nor
has Great Britain or Germany ever limited
at q cooperation Of three powers for the
purpose mentioned On the contrary, both
Great Britain and Germany have been re.
markably careful not to offend the sensible
ity Of the United States, the latter having
on repeated occasions declared its ims
movable adherence to the Monroe dOctrines
and which both Great Britain and Germany
have officially said they will respect. 1t wilt
be recOllected that in 1869 our government
offered its good Offices to Spain for the
purpose Of bringing to close the civil
war in Cuba on . certain designated
basis. These Spain declined to &C.
cept, but offered a basis of its own.
which was declared by the United States
as incompatible with any practicable negO.
tiati0ns. In withdrawing the offer of the
good offices through the American Minister.
Spain was informed they would again be-
offered whenever they could tend to set:
tlement upon j1st and honorable basls Of
the unhappy contest that was devastating
Cuba and 80 iujuriously affecting the.
United States and Spain. Since that time
no similar overture has been made by the
United States. nor has Spain intimated that.
the repetition OF the offer would be agrees
able.
It has been ascertsined, confidentially.
aud otherwise, that the opinion OF leading
men in Spain is that every day the bond
that unites Cuba with Spain becomes weak
er, and that the separation of the island
from the mother country is merely the
work of time, independently of any action
which may he taken by the Spanish gov
ernment. There is nov no probability that
Spain will take any action apart from arms
for the paciication of Cuba. In the means
time, our government is passive on the.
question, and awaits events.
Arrival of Captain EaGfs.
Captain Eads is here.
Commissioner to the OsaGes.
Hon. J. Hancock. of Texas, has been ape
pointed on the commission to visit the
Usage indians.