The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-22
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON June 21.-Gentlemen IN Of
fetal positions are apprehenslve that unless
prompt measures be taken with regard to the
continued raids on the Texas border the
United States and Mexico may become in
volved in serious difficulties. There is no
doubt the Mexican government, as it has re-
peatedly informed our own in reply to fire.
quent protests, is anxious for the removal Of
sill causes that could possibly produce con-
flict of arms between the two countries, but
the border being far from the capital, it can
not exercise its desired control over the
Northern States of that republic.
Two years ago the Mexican Government
protested against the invasion Of its soil by
Gen. Mckenzie in pursuit of Mexican raid
ers, but our government could make no
amendsand did not censure that officer, con.
sidering that the pursuit was justified by the
cirouu61t6nces. The army viii now act
proun~l1y in protesting American citizens,
ASST q by such naval appliances as necessity
may demand. 8 1893 -. - ..-sz- -
The steamer Plymouth, Capt Russell, has
been. ordered to the mouth OF the Bio
Grande, whence the crew will proceed in
armed launches to the points where their SER
vices will be required.
The command on the border is entrusted to
Gem Ord, in whom the Governments has en-
tire confdence, both - to his discretion and
W = y
Secretary Robson has gone to Annapolis
to distribute diplomas. Secretary Bristow
has gone to New York Surgeon JAS. Sim.
mons has been relieved from, and Assistant
Sturgeon Ely Mcclellan has been assigned to
duty in the Department of the South.
The Navy Department has advices that the
United States steamer Sarapac ran upon q
suuken rock in Seymour Pass, johnson
Straits, on Sunday morning at about
o'clock. No one appears to have been lost
The news comes by telegraph from Victoria
where Lieut. Commands Sander had arrived
| in one of the ships bcotD for the purpose o.
chartering istsamer teHo - the assiatanoe
Of the shipwrecked mariners ossg
| The Saranac sank in half an hour. Bal
little property was saved. No lives wer'
lost. .t7s
The Government depositaries and Assistan
Treasurer who pay the interest on the regis
tered stock of the United States have beer
instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury
for the convenience of the public, TO render
their account Of the payment OF such lnteres
at the end of seven months from the time
each dividend is due instead Of ninety days
The reason for the change Is this: Wher
interest accounts are rendered, the schedules
upon which payments are made are sent x
the Department, and all amounts due on SAIL
Ischedule are then treated as unclaimed divi
dends, and can be drawn only on application
al the Treasurer's Office in Washington, Il
person or by attorney. By increasing tn
time during which payments OF interest ma!
be made & the different Offices Throughout
the country, 20 that the period shall cover tw.
semi-annuM dividends instead of one, vii
materially accommodate the public.
The Treasury Department has been notifies
by the Collector at Charleston, s. G., Of tn
lsirival at that port Of vessel from Monte
video having on board number of exiled pc
litical prisoners, and asking whether the,
shah be allowed TO land.
The question as to whether ale, beer and
porter in bottles are entitled to the allowances
Of five per centum in line Of breakage unde
q section of the act Of February 8, 1875
having been submitted to the Treasury De
partment it has been decided in the af1irma
tive as it is evident that Congress intended
by inserting in such provision of the law tn
words liquors as we'll a. the term distilled
lspirits to include malt liquors as embraced
4 ro1a o. xba ryonoro1 ,,r0viainn for linn ora.