The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The secretary of the treasury and
the attorncy.general unite in saying that til,
statement that such of the indicted Chicago
distillers as have turned states cvidenc,
have been promised immunity from punisl
ment is incorrect. A great many offers tc
tell what they know have been received from
these parties, on condition that they may cX
pect only such mercy as the judge before
whom they are tried may be pleased to show
them
A Washington dispatch says Of the
present prospect of a pcaccable settlement
Of our difficulties with Spain, and of her re-
newed energy and wisdom in the paciiica-
ton Of Cuba, that, unless Il now unforeseen
and unexpected change should occur, there
is no probability of hostiitics, or of neces-
sity of such intervention as was ioreshad-
owed in the presidents message. The Span,
sh property owners have but recently been
made to bear large part of the burden ol
war, and their sufierngs have disposed them
to urge peace and good government as means
to peace An expert iinancicr is now IN
Cuba with the power to arrange the finances
and to make important reforms OF all KINDS,
in which labOrs he will have the assistance
OF Jovellar the new captan-geneal. 1t Is
probable that the substance of that part OF
the presidents message relating to CUBAN
affairs, was sent in advance to the American
ministers at the principal European nations
and that this was communicated to the gov
ernmcnts to which they We're accredited as
a matter of information and to draw out
from them some expression of opinion.
The secretary Of the treasury declines
to receive checks and drafts in payment of
debts due the government. This will pre-
vent the national banks from paying their
semi-annual duties in anything but lawful
money.
The committee appointed to consider
the Witowski and Sugg Fort claims, find in
their report that both claims are fictitious
and fraudulent and that they have passed
through the offices Of third auditor and
second comptroller without such cXamino-
ton as the law requires.
The secretary ef the treasury has sent
to congress a letter from a Boston firm re-
commenting that a stamp duty be imposed
on manufactured gold and silver. The OBJ
iect is to determine the quality OF the metal
used in order that it may have uniform
value in all parts of the world as is the
case with English and French goods.
The postoflice department has received
cable dispatch from the British postmaster.
general, saying that the money orders advised
ON the lists from the United States largely
exceeds the usual amount, and asking for
the remittance Of thirty thousand pounds
sterling on account. This unusually lar c
balance is accounted for as the result Of
money orders sent for holiday presents.
Twelve thousand pounds sterling had been
remitted before the receipt of the telegram,
and the balance will be liquidated in the or
dinary course Of business. Postmaster-Gcn-
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