The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-01
WASHINGTON.
RRLATIoNs WITH aPAIN.

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mitted BY Minister Cushing, but involv
ing no new points Of the controversy.
MISSISSIPPI AFFAIRS.
Dispatches were received by the AttOr
ney General this morning, from represen
tAtives Of the Department OF Justice il
Mississippi, stating that pacific arrange
ments for the election had been made By
the opposing parties.
APPOINTMENT.
Henry G. COntes has been appointed
Internal Revenue StOrekeeper for tho
Fifth Kentucky District,
THE FIGHT WITH CHEYENNEs NEAR FORT
HAYES,
Commissioner Smith; Of the Indian Bu'
reau, says the Indians reported as de-
feating our troops from Fort Hayes are q
band Of between seventy.tive and one hun
dred Cheyenne warriors, who nearly q
year ago were declared oatlaws by the
bureau agents and military authorities
They surrendered 10 the military last
spring and were placed upon the Chey.
enne agency, but ran of one morning, and
regaining a quantity Of firearms which
they had seCreted before surrendering,
fought the troops from behind sandbankP
all day, and made good their escape
night. They have proved themselves 10
be hard lighters, and the Commissioner
considers itof great importance that they
should now be thoroughly whipped and
Subjugated.
COLD SALE FOR NOVEMBER,
WARRINGTON, D. G., October 3l.-The
Assistant Treasurer at New York has
been instructed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury to sell two million dollars OF
gold coin during tho month Of Novem.
ber-fve hundred thousand each Thurs.
day,
THE SPANISH NOTE,
The discussion OF the Spanish Cabinets
reply to what Is called, In the late Mad.
rid telegram, "The Washington" has ref.
erenCe 10 the unsettled questions between
the countries, The exact points Of this
official paper cannot be ascertained, but
they may be inferred from the views Of
the President, which form the basis Of
the Instructions to Minister Gushing, aud
which show that the President regards
the civil dissensiOns in Cuba, and espec.
lallv the sanguinary hostilities, M pro.
ducing effects in the United States,
second in gravity only TO those
which they produce in Spain. The ulti.
mate issue Of events in Cuba will be
It's independence, however that IL.
sue may be produced, whether by means
Of negotiation or rs the result Of
military operations, or one Of those
unexpected incidents which so fire..
quenlly determine the fate Of nations.
The continuance OF the insurrectiOn
grows day by day insupportable 10 the
United Suites, and while The attention Of
this Government is fixed On Cuba in the
interests Of humanity by the horrors Of
civil war prevailing there, II cannot for.
bear to reflect that in the existence Of slave
labor in Cuba and It's influence on the
feelings and interests Of the Peninsnlar
Spaninrds lie the foundation Of all the
Calamities which now aillict that island.
But slavery cannot long continue in Cuba
CnvirOncd as that island Is by COMMUNE
ties ui emanCipated slaves In the Indies
and The United States. The President
has not been without hope that all these
questions might be settled by The spontu.
neous net Of Spain herself, she being
more deeply interested in such settlement
than all the rest Of the world. The Ques.
tion as to what decision The United States
shall make Ia a serious and difficult one,
not to be determined without careful
consideration Of It's complex elements Of
domestic and foreign policy, but the de.
termination Of which may al any mo.
nent be forced upon us by occurrences
ln Spain.
The President can but regard the indie.
pendence and nvipatiOn, Of course, as
the only certain, and even the necessary,
solution ofthe, Cuban question, and in his
mind all incidental questions are subor.
dinate 10 those, the larger objects. The
President does not mediate or desire the
annexation Of Cuba to the United States,
but It's elevation into an Independent Re.
public Of freemen, In harmony with our
selves and with other Republics Of
America. The policy Of :lle United
States In reference 10 Cuba at present
Is declared to be one Of expectancy, but
with positive fixed convictions as 10 the
duty Of The United States when the time
or emergency OF action shall arrive.
THE NEW WAR VESSELS.
The new sloops Of war, Alert, Alliance,
Essex, Ranger, Adams, Trenton, Huron,
and Enterprise, will soon be ready for
sea, and most Of these will be In service
before The end Of the year. The Trenton Is
only launched, but II is thought she will
be ready by the 10th Of December next.
The Alert is already In commission. The
Alliance Is now at Philadelphia, but will
soon be put In commission. The Ranger
will In d few days 20 10 Philadelphia to
get her outfit. The Adams and Essex are
at Boston, the Enterprise at Ports.
mouth, n H. and the Huron al Norfolk,
Va, and are rapidly being prepared for
sea, and their officers will soon be or.
dered on board. II Ia thought that the
Alert will be ordered to the East Indies,
to join our squadron in those waters.
The others will he ordered to Join the
North Atlantic fleet as iasL as they are
put In commission, and az vessels are
needed abroad they will be ordered from
the North Atlantic TO foreign sta.
tionS. II il the policy Of the Secre.
tary Of tile Navy TO keep a large
number Of vessels in the North Al.
lantic fleet In order to relieve
vessels abroad from this station when
necessary. The Worcester, the present
flagship Of that station, being very old
will be ordered to Norfolk ~ receiving
ship in the place Of the New Hampshire,
which vessel will lie sent TO Port Royal,
$. G., uS a siOreship for the North Allan.
tic fleet. The Hartford, which recently
returned home from the AsiaLic
station, will be the new flagship Of this
station. During the troubles growing out
Of The capture Of the Virginius, by the
Spanish tnan.Oi.war Tornado, our Gov.
ernment suffered great inconvenience on
account OF The very weak condition Of our
navy, but since then the department has
been doing all in liz power, with the lin
tied means at its disposal, 10 put the navy
In good condition, that we MAY be ready
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