Year: 1864

WAsHNufur, may 70, loVs'


@aa NATIONAL FINANCES.


Tho extraordinary receipts frcm customs. added to
those from subscriptions TO the forty bonds and tho
internal revenue, II s estimated will enable the Treasury
Department TO pass the impending crisis without call
for other aid OF any description. There Is prospect
that Mr. Chase will interfere with inane ai matters out
side oil the Department while the subscriptions
new loan are progressing well.


SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LOAN
TIE subscriptions TO the onory loan reported al tho
Treasury to-day million one hundred and
seventeen thousand dollars.


OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE REGARDING HER oC-


CUPATIoN OF MEXICO.


The reply OF the President TO the resolution of the
House, in reference 10 the alleged expaD made to
the Freuch government regard tho House resolution
Of April upon the occupation OF Me xico received
n silence but there evident aud genera, feetiog
Of modification at the position in which II placed
government The whole matter was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations What action they viii
take upon it is not known but is expected that they
will report upon II in a short time.


OFFICIAL REPORT FROM ADMIRAL PORTER.
Admiral Porter has forwarded TO the Navy Department
graphic and highly interesting OF the release
OF his ee from Its dangerous position above the falls
at Alexandria, He says there seems 10 have been an
especial Providence looking out for in providing
man equal TO the emergency. The proposition OF
Lieutenant Colonel Bailey. Of building series
Of dams for that purpose looked like madness, the
best engineers rdiculed it, Leaving out his abilities
engineer and the credit he has conferred upon the
try 10 his wonderful work. he has saved the Union
valuable deet worth nearly 81 900 COO The Admiral
much indebted to General Banks personally the happy
In which he forwarded the enterprise and says
he docs not believe there ever case where such
difficulties were overcome in short space Of time aud
without any preparation. The vessels will all
their stations in few days. there is prospect under
present circumstances Of renewing operations that part
Louisiana the having passed for that purpose
with any chance OF The report contains other
matters Of interest, and will be officially promui-
gated.


THE DELAWARE AND RARlTAH RAILROAD BEL.
strong effort is being made tho lobby to procure
tho passage by the Senate Of the House Substitute for the
Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad bill


rHE PAY OF cOLoRsD TRoors.


The question OF equazng tue pay Of The colored and
white troops up the House yesterday, the
port OF the Conference Committee on the Army bill.
There is majority OF the House earnestly favor of
paying all the coored troops the is provided by
law for the white troopo, at least that portion of them
who not contrabands-from the time OF their
stment and the report OF the Conference Committee
only twenty in it's favor. Unless the Senate
recedes from its position there probability tina, the
bill will be lost.


RETURN or Mr.. MIX FROM THE INDIANS.
Charles L. Nix, chief clerk OF the Indian Bureau has
returned from Northern New York. He failed in his
mission to make treaty with the Six Nations OF Indians
their surrender OF certain lands Kansas owing to
divisions among their loading


TIaGUTY-EleHTH CONGRESS-.


FiHsr SESSION.