New Orleans Republican., 1875-12-29
B Y TELEG R APH .
WASHINGTON,
From the Asintic saundron.

FROM the Asiatic Squadron.
WAsH1NGToN, December 25-Dispatches
have been received by the Navy Depart
ment from Rear Admiral Reynolds, com.
manding the Asiatlc station, dated Wu-
sung, China, November 7, at which place
ne had just arrived in the Tennessee from
Manila, via Annoy. From Wusung he was
gong to Shanghai, few miles distant,
thence to Nagasaki and YokohaU.a. The
Monocacy had been ordered to Tienzin.
The Ashuelot and Palos were under repairs.
The Kearsarge was at Chee.Fow, but ex-
ppeeted to reach Nagasaki by the middle of
December.
Bank Note Issue.
The amount of additional national bank
noes issued since November |, 81 .76l .2S0
1 19tal amount since acu of July II, 1874,
Union League.
Ex Governor Newell, of New Jersey.
president of the National Council of the
Union League of America has issued a
notice concentrating the meeting order
to be held in PhiladelL hia next month and
convenlng the sub committee at the Astor
House in New York, on Thursday, January
b, at noon.
No Cabinet Meeting.
There was no meeting of the Cabinet to-
day, and unless something special occurs
there will be none this week.
Legal Tenders Retired.
The retirement of S6i4, 4,i5O of legal ten
ders has been ordered on account of the
national bank circulation issued during the
month. The outstanding legal tenders is
now nearly 1872 COO, 900.
Vale, Bangs.
Theodore NJ. Vale will succeed Colonel
Bangs as superintendent of the railway
mail service. Bangs resignation takes effect
in February.
Postal Treaty b, France.
The postal union treaty goes into opera
ton in France on the first Of January next.
The postal union rates of five cents per half
ounce on letters, two cents for newspapers
each, if not exceeding four ounces, and two
cents per two ounces for other printed mat.
ter and patterns of merchandise will take
effect on the date named, for correspondence
from the United States addressed to France
and Algiers, and also for correspondence
addressed to Spain, including the Balearic
Isles. the Canary Islands, the Spanish pos
sessions on the northern coast of At
rica, and the postal establishments
OF Spain upon the western coast
of Morocco. The postal union territory
will then include the whole of Europe,
without exception, together with Asiatic
Russia, Asiatic Turkey and Egypt, and of
course the United States also.
The postottice department has received
the following cable dispatch from the
British Postmaster General: "Monev orders
advised on lists from the United States
largely exceed usual amount. Please remit
$50, 900 on account"
Saved from the Rope.
Saulo Pool, the child acrobat, has been
taken from the custody of his brothers and
placed in that of Mr.. Gatichel, president OF
the society for prevention of cruelty TO AMI
mails, until suitable home can be provided
Cuba and the Monroe Doctrine.
II is asserted in prominent circles that if,
as reported from London, there is a near
advent of European Intervention in Cuba,
our government would inform such powers
as might combine for the purpose, that
their course would be highly offensive to
the United States, as it would imply a de-
sign of controlling affairs in localities CON
tiguous to this country, thereby injuriously
affecting our commercial and political in
terests; and for this reason, apart from other
considerations, the United States would
continue 10 act in the spirit Of the Monroe
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