New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-17
V1SjiINGTON TOPICS.
DIsTRICTATroRNEY FISHER APPEALS TO THE
PRESIDENT


PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON. Friday July 16. 1875.
Fx-yudge Fisher Attorney for the District
OF Columbia has yet resigned his occe as requested
by the Attorney General The general charges against
HIN and neglect i'll the nistration OF
his Office lie has just returned from visit TO Long
Branch to see President with view of retention in
office. The Attorney General has allowed him time to
reply to charges. Meanwhile, exoy. Wells OF Nr-
gnia for several years resident OF Was EnSon having
been rendered the Office says he viii accept it, The com
paint of the against DistrctAttor-
ncy Fisher in consequence OF the apparent lsiless-
ness and lack of interest displayed by tho DstrctAttor-
ney In MS preparation Of the Kinds Seeing this,
and fearing that Mr. Fisher had too much business in his
Office to him TO properly attend TO these cases. Gen.
Jewell offered assistance by the employment of assistant
counsel which Mr. Fisher declined. The Postmaster
General reported the aCt 10 the President ana WAS d.
rected by him again make the offer OF assistance to
Eis4cr lie did and the ofer was again Declined, Pr
attend 10 the case. BY Lack OF interest and failure TO
de, otc proper time to the ease before me NAL MISTAKES
occurred which resulted in the ac1nitial OF iinds
TIE UNITED STATES ENTIRELY PASSIVE TO
WARD CUBA.
Notwithstanding certain statements made by
there is nothing of an interesting char
octer concerning the affairs Of Cuba THERE'S especially,
nothing to give the color OF truth to the rumor mat
Enelaud and Germany cooperating with me unen
States in pressing the Spanish Government to abandon
west India pO,sCSSlonS WIFI VIC" l"
among the three named, or their organization
into Republic, under an expressed or implied protec-
torate Of said Powers Greet Britain aud Germany have
meyer hcd at cooperation Of the three Powers for the
nurpose mentioned on the contrary both Great Britain
and Germany have been careful not to Offend the sensi-
biIitv of the United The latter Lad repeatedly
declared its inOvabe adherence TO the Honroo doc
trine and both Great Britain and Germany have OFF,
ciay said that they will respect it, In 1869 our Gov
n,cnt offered IT, good Offices to Spain for the purpose
NJ b,iugnc o d tho cyil war in Cuba on certain
designated base Spain declined the offer. but proposed
= i.,is Of its own. which declined by the United
STATE ms incompatible with any pgactlcabe negotiation
n, Withdrawing offer Of good offices, our Minister
to spain informed that government thal ~
Hroold again be made, whtneNer " wOulu
tmJ W n settlement upon just and honorable basis OF
thr unbauy contest in Cuba since that liinc no Similar
nrii,r Ia been made by the United stites nor has
Sr,ln minated that such offer wo'd be- agIoeabe
~ has cu asccr aimed that it j. the opinion OF leading
men in spain th. the bond which iintes CnDa win
s ia brcv,ins weaker every day, and that the se}a-
.,nu nf the ISLAND from the mother country Is merely
ma, Ter of time There ia no probability tht spain
xl fake any action for the paciicatl0A VI CuDa apart
from that Of u resort Ia force