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a ENGLAND, The Conservatives Still Gaining at the Elec- tions—Opposition Majority Ferty-three— Ireland and Scotland Home Rule and Liberal—Military Action Against Riot. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Feb. 13, 1874. Fifteen conservatives and eleven liberals were elected to Parliament yesterday. PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES. Up to this morning 425 conservatives and 282 Aiberals and home rulers have been elected to the mew Parliament, Two hundred and eighty-three conservatives have been eiected in England alone. ‘SCOTLAND AND IRELAND ADVERSE 10 THE BRITISH EXPRESSION. In Scotland the liberals have a majority of ‘twenty-five. The liberals and home rulers are ‘twenty-six ahead of the conservatives in Ireland. JOHN BULL “STRIKING OUT’? FOR FREEDOM, ‘There was a serious election riot yesterday near the town or Stourbridge, Worcestershire. The | police were unable to quell the disturbance and called upon the military, who dispersed the Ttovers. Weather Report. Lonpon, Feb. 13, 1874, The weather throughout Englund to-day is wet, IRELAND Friend!y Competition with American Riflem TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Dubin, Feb. 13, 1874. fhe Irish Rifle Association of this city have ac- | - cepted the conditions on which the American rifle- men are willing to compete. RUSSIA. Cordial Welcome to the Austrian Kaiser. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sr. PETERSBURG, Feb, 13, 1874. ‘The Emperor of Austria arrived here this after- noon and was most cordially received by the Czar Alexander and the members of the Imperial Rus- ‘plan family. SPAIN, Bilbao Still Threatened by the Carlists. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MADRD, Feb. 13, 1874 ‘The investment of Bilbao by the Carlist forces continues. >» General Mortones is concentrating troops in Santander and will soon advance to the relief of the city. CUBA. Mob Demonstration Against the Executive— Crowding tothe Palace—Police Charge and Military Precaution—Re- publicans Arrested. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, Feb, 13, 1874. Amob of several hupdred men marched toward the Captain General’s palace Jast evening, with the intention of demanding that the government send into the field entire battalions of volunteers with their own officers, instead of one-tenth of a bat- talion; as ordered in Jovellar’s recent decrees. POLICE IN ACTION. The mounted police met the rioters and dispersed them. There were no casualties. The Captain General to-day quartered a detachment of gendarmes. in the Fuerza barracks, opposite the palace, REPUBLICANS ARRESTED. The police have arrested Saturnino Martinez, editor of the Unton, a workingman’s journal, and | @ priest named Castro. oth prisoners have been | sent to the Morro Castle. They are known to be strong republicans and are reported to have been connected with yesterday’s demonstration. THE ARMY DRAFT, Itis stated that the draft will be carried out ‘within twenty days. PEACEFUL, BUT IN FEAR. The city is now quiet, but the people fear further | trouble. NAVAL AFFAIRS—AMERICAN AND SPANISH. The Consular Agent of the United States, Bara- oa, Officially denies the truth of a report that the United States steamer Kansas took soundings of the harbor while recently lying at that port. ‘The tron-clad Arapiles is leaking badly, and wilt probably go to Martinique to be docked, MEXICO. General Santa Anna En Route Homeward. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAvANa, Feb. 13, 1874. Ex-President Santa Anna arrived in Havana | yesterday trom Nassau, en route to Mexico. He | asaya he returns to Mexico under President Ler.o’s. | Proclamation ot amnesty, but is tirmly resolved to take no part in Mexican politics. JAPAN, Minister Iwakura Recovering from His ‘Wounds—Enumeration of the People Whe German Treaty Difficulty—Great Effort by the Prussians for Trade—Dip- Tomatic Discussion on a Vital Question | of Right, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 13, 1874. The following is a summary of the news received by the steamer Japan, which left Yokohama on the ‘23d ult. :— FROM THE DAGGER OF TIE ASSASSIN. Iwakura is rapidiy recovering from his wounds, | No positive ciew to his assailant has been discov: | ered, though several arrests have been made. CENSUS OF THE POPULATION. ‘The oMctal census of 1372, just published, fixes | the entire population at 3,110,325. The males und females are avout equal in number ROYALTY AND ARISTOCRACY, There are 29 members of the imperial family, 459 of the higher order of nobles and about 700,000 of ‘the lower order of gentry. THE GERMAN DIFFICULTY ON TREATY RIOHTS, The position of the German Minister, Von Brandt, tn his dispute with the Japanese government, ia understood to be as follows :—He claims that, inas- much as existing treaties exciude all foreigners | Jrom the interior of the Empire, the Japanese have already violated it by introducing soreign teachers, &c., for the instruction of their youths, the de- velopment of their mineral resources and other Kindred purposes, Ou this ground the Minister proposes to resist ‘exclusion Of any of his couutrymen who choose to travel beyond the prescribed limits, eitner for plea- sure or trade, The native authorities are firm in their resist. ance 10 What they call “a monstrous assumptinn.’”? CABINET CORRESPONDENCE ON A VITAL QUESTION, ‘the memorandum of the Japanese Foreign OMece to the European representatives, mentioned in the despatch of December 23, refuting the argu- ments in favor of the extension of ex-territoriality throaghout Japan, bas recetved a rejoinder, in jectional (01 ere Be Eons om a js docu Seco! yy the Japanese is an {ts rejection of the demands, bees Ra In their last reply the Japanese refuse to enter. tain any pro looking to the opening of thetr THE SANGUINARY SIOUX. —_— Prospect of a Bloody War with 4,000 Young Braves. Frontier Settlers in Dan- ger of Slaughter. RED CLOUD’S MURMUR The Recent Murders To Fe Summarily Avenged by the Military, WASHINGTON, Feb, 19, 1874. Mr. Steele, the Congressional Delegate from Wy- oming Territory, who is daily in receipt of ad- vices from Cheyenne, on being asked with regard to the threatened Indian outbreak, sald that as yet it could not be ascertained whether it was a concerted Movement or not, At the Red Cloua and Whetstone agencies, which are about forty miles apart, there are men, women and children, comprising about 15,000 Indians, to whom the government for some time past has been issu- ing rations. The time of issue is twice a month, when they receive so many beeves on the noof, flour, coffee and sugar. IS STARVATION RETRENCHMENT ? Recently orders have been sent out by the Indian Bureau to retrench a8 much as possible in order to satisly the Congressional demand for economy. Mr. Appleton, who was killed at the Red Stone Agency, was the issue clerk at the place, and was doubtless killed by the Minnecojars’ Sioux Chief, because he either refused to issue him rations or did not in quantity satisfy his demands. ‘The Minnecojars Stoux do not in reality belong to the agency. They are a different bana of the same Indians. They belong properly farther north, and are the Indians with whom there have been fights along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad. They come down frequently in parties to these agencies and draw rations as though they belonged to the beaceful indians. They virtually make these res- ervations a depot of supplies and also a means of procuring ammunition. RESOURCES OF THE INDIANS. The reason why the Delegate is not convinced that it 1s a preconcerted outbreak ts the fact that they did not kill the agents and all the other whites, or destroy the agency buildings, which they would have done had war been determined on, Prudence, however, demanded that at once the most complete precautions should be taken. ‘The Sioux Indians at these agencies could bring into the fleld in the neighborhood of 4,000 warriors, mounted and well armed. They would break up into bands and attack all the small settlements of Wyoming, which are in a great measure entirely at their mercy. They could also tear up the rail- road at different points and seriously interfere with the overland travel. It would take a large force of cavalry, perhaps 10,000 men, to effectually whip these Indians should it prove a general war. Infantry would be of no account except as a guard along the railroad, There ts but little doubt thata number of the young men of Red Cloud’s and Spottea Tail’s bands are at present very restless. These chiefs have both in a large measure lost their influence in their tribes, and Western men who have had any experience among Indians know that is the case in every instance where a chief talks peace. THE YOUNG BRAVES THIRSTING FOR BLOOD. The young men are eager tor war, as no Indian | is of any account in his tribe until he has taken @ scalp and captured horses, Spotted Tail, who be- longs to the Whetstone Agency, when at Chey- enne, a few days ago, complained that the treaty made with him by the whttes had not been kept. He did not want the Great Father to send him any more words about going to the Missouri River. He wanted to stay where he was. He wanted what had been promised him to be brought to Cheyenne, and then his people could haul out the supplies to the agency and get paid for the work. ALLEGED CHEATING OF THE SIOUX. The Indians were cheated and swindled in what came by the way of the Missouri River. It was abad road and some of the things must be lost | on the way, as they did not get what was promised tothem. He wanted ploughs, so he could break up some land and plant it in the spring, and school houses for his children. Delegate Steel is very decided in the expression of the opinion that it would be better to transfer the charge of the Indians to the War Department; that it properly belongs there and that army officers would command much more respect than civilian agents. As a class army officers are strictly honest, The Indians could not complain that they were swindled. Besides, Indians only respect men who they think can at any moment bring a force to compel their obedience. A civilian agent is not looked upon as a chief. An army oicer is looked upon.as a warrior and a big chief. THE CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY between the Interior and War departments causes no end of confusion. The power which makes treaties with them should be that which can enforce them. The Indians do not understand this double authority over them. There never will be any permanent peace until some regular system is adopted in managing the Indians. If the Indians are to be confined to the reserva- tions the government will have to feed them. If not, and they are allowed to hung, there will be continued depredations, as the set, tlements are growing in all directions on the routes | \ j | reservation where one store at our ag bring thetr goods a lon them cost us a great de: 1 nnuity . This does not Please me at all, end I want to have them hauled Separately, FARMING OPERATIONS, Reports to the Indian OMce give the fact that the Winnebagoes will sow 2,000 bushels of seed wheat, and tnat the Shoshones and Bannocks will g0 into farming operations largely in the spring. A SIOUX WAR INEVITABLE, The following telegraphic correspondence has also taken place :. ia New York, Feb, 12, 1874, General W. T. SHERMAN, Washington, D. ‘The trouble with the Sioux, which for some time ns We have been tryiug to avoid, seenis now to be beyond any peaceable solution, In addition to the killing of Lieutenunt Robinson and Corporal Coleman, the chief clerk at the Red Cloud Agency has been killed. The Agent oJ Spotted Tail Agency Teporis that large parties of hostile Indians from bot agencies have left. for general hostilities. General Ord bas sent out scouting partics to warn the ranchmen and to then return to the railroad, I will go home to-morrow to superiniend any action that may be necessary. P. H, SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General. AN OCCASION FOR THE INFLICTION OF SEVERE PUN: ISHMENT. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, Feb, 12, 1874. General P, H. SuHBRIDAN, Commanding Military Di- yas of the Missouri, Filth Avenue Hotel, New ‘ork :— Despatch of this morning received. Under call ot the Interior Department of to-day, sent to your headquarters at Chicago, you will be justified in collecting the most effective force possible, even if you draw cavairy from Fort Riley by rail to Cheyenne, to march to the Red Clouc Agency, striking every party of Indians that opposes, Every Indian who has ma- rauded south of the North Platte should be de. mauded and held as accomplices in the murder of Lieutenant Robinson. ‘Their ponies musi be very poor now, and the game must be scarce, 80 the oc- casion to give the Sioux a lesson long merited ; seems to me iavorable. My own opinion is that the Sioux should never again have an agency away from the Missouri River. W. T. SHERMAN, General, THE PROSPECT DARKENING, Additional particulars received at army head- quarters indicate the growing seriousness of the Sioux outbreak. The Indians on the war path are the same who visited Washington with Red Cloud two years ago. The headquarters of this band is on the White River, Dakota, and the re- cent murders were perpetrated west of Fort Laramie, at the sawmill near Laramie Peak, or about 200 miles away from the reservation set apart for the occupation of the marauding band. The accounts from the frontiers show that the region threatened extends along the line of the railroad from the forks of the Platte, in West- ern Nebraska, to the Black Hills, in Wyoming, a distance of about 150 miles, Uniess promptly sup- pressed it is feared that the contagion of war may Spread throughout this numerous and warlike tribe. The country exposed to attack is very ex- tensive and the availabie force entirely inadequate to effectually cover the vast region. STRENGTH OF THE LOCAL MILITARY FORCE. The latest returns show the condition of the ; garrisons within striking distance to. be as fol- lows:— Fort. Laramte, Wyoming Territory, companies A. B, Hand K, Fourteeuch infantry, 181 men, and companies E and K, Second cavalry, 128 men, Colonel John &, Smith commanding. Fort sanders, Wyoming Territory, companies K, Second cavalry, and EK, Third cavalry, 153 mei Lieutenant Colonel Bradley, Ninth infantry, co mgaone Fort W. A, Russell, Wyoming Territory, compan- jes A, Fourteenth infantry, and A and Eighth. infautry, 162 men, and D,G, Hand L, Third cav- alry, 288 men, Colonel J. H. King, Ninth iniantry, commanding. Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory, companies D, E, F and G, Fourteenth iniantry, 216 men, and ©, Third cavairy, 60 men, Lieutenant Colonel Wood- ward, Fourteenth infantry, commanding. Fort McPherson, Nebraska, companies B, F, ft, K_ and , Third cavalry, 320 men, Colonel J. T. Reynolds, Third cavairy, commandin; Sidney Barracks, Nebraska, companies 1, Fou teenth infantry, and G, Ninth infantry, 120 men, and A, Third cavalry, sixty-six men, jor Dudley, Thira cavalry, commanding. ‘The total shows an aggregate force of 1,015. cav- | alry and 679 infantry for garrison and campaign. INDIAN AGENTS SUPPLYING ARMS TO THE REDS, Colonel Jonun E. Smith, commanding at Fort Laramie, has telegraphed to headquarters that the agents of the Interior Department were supplying arms and ammunition to the Sioux, and that he had sent out a company to intercept the train and bring it back. Latest News from Omaha—Preparations for s Military Movement into the Sioux Country. Omana, Neb., Feb. 13, 1874. The reported attack on the Wood party at Fort Fetterman on Wednesday proves to be false. Preparations are being made with all possible despatch for the movement of troops into-the Sioux country, and posts are to be established at | Whitestone and Red Cloud agencies, This is au- thentic, The force will be large enough to hold their ground and protect the agencies. ‘The weatner for military movements is favorable at present. Requisition by Governor Campbell, of | Wyoming, for Arms and Ammunition | for the Settlers—No Reliable Informa- tion at Cheyenne. Cagyvenng, Wyoming Territory, Feb. 13, 1873, No reliable intormation has been received to-day in regard to tne Indian troubles, Governor Campbell made a requisition on the War Department for the quota of arms due this Territory, ana to-day received a telegram that arms and ammunition will be forwarded immedi- ately from Leavenworth arsenal for the use of citizens, should it become necessary for them to protect themselves against the Indians. THE GRANGERS’ CONVENTION. A Rupture with the Grange in Boston, Mass. which they take in their buffalo hunts. It is evi- | dent that a number of young men have left the reservation, contrary to the treaty stipulation, as Lieutenant Robinson and Corporal Coleman were killed south of the Platte, which is some distance outside of the limits, THE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The following 1s the official correspondence relat- | ing to the recent departure of Spotted Tall from his reservation and the reasons giveu by that brave for desiring a change of location :— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1874. To Hon. J. A. CAMPBELL, Cheyenne, W. T. :— Advise Spotted Tail to return to reservation and remain there and comply with directions of the government. This will secure him protection and kindness and promote the welfare of his people. ©. DELANO, Secretary. SPOTTED TAIL’S REPLY. Governor Campbell replied, transmitting to the Secretary of the Interior, at Spotted Tall’s re- quest, hts remarks upon the telegram being read to him. Governor Campbell says he ts evidently disposed to make complaints about his agent if he can get anybody to listen to them; but, whether he has any reason for this or is only being made a tool of by designing men, the Secretary and Com- missioner are unable to judge. Governor Camp- bell hopes that he will not be permitted to leave his reservation, at least to come to Cheyenne again, as his visits can be productive of no good whatever. Spotted Tail left Cheyenne for his reservation on the 3d inst. His remarks upon the telegram of the Secretary advising iim to go to his reservation were enclosed in the Governor’s communication, and are as follows :— COMPLAINTS OF THE CHIRY, I intend to follow the advice given in the tele gram; but I have a few more words that [ want to Have written down for the Great Father. Our freight is brought from the Missouri River, which costs heavily. I would iike to have the freight come by way of Cheyenne, and if the Great Father will give to me and my people the wagons that were promised us we will do our own freighting, and our children will have the and make money. The place that I have selected for our agency is where we can raise provisions and make a living. I want to live In a house like white men. want some good, strong oxen and pi 1 want to farm and raise cattle, and 1 hs and country except by means of an entire revision of ‘the treaties, previous to which they will require the credentials suthorizing the Ministers to act tm so important a matter. They say that such a radical step muat be regulated by conventions be. tween nations, and not by an agreement between wo Odice and the Buropean representa. ve me wagons, and wi oxen and m: whi e ve move down toward that fort. I look at joni ihe city and find that you have many stores and plenty of money an clothes, and L wanted to have my people oF ed and they soon Would be if they ware p¢rmnityed Vo romain o0, the foods | | Bost Sr. Lovts, Feb. 13, 1874, In the National Grange yesterday the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws completed its report; butas the amendments to the constitution wil have to be ratified by two-thirds of the State granges before they are effective they are not given for publication. fhe committee, however, made a supplemental report, which was adopted, containing a number of bylaws, and among them the following:—Past masters are masters who have been duly elected and installed, and who | have served out the terms for which | they were elected. Vacancies may be filled | at any regular meeting of the Grange. Subordinate gtanges may be consolidated in the mode and upon such terms as may be prescribed by. the State ‘anges. The Master of the National Grange shall ex oficio » member of the Execuuve Committee, A resolution was adopted directing the Secretary of the National Grange to immediately certify the amendments to the constitution adopted at this session, and send them to the-State. granges tor ratification or rejection, and prescribt the man- ner in which the State granges shall act upon them. If two-thirds of the State granges ratify the amendments the Secretary of the National Grange is then to compile the constitution as amended, | ‘and it is to be printed under the supervision of the Executive Committee. Cotonel Chambers offered the following, which Was adopted :— Reyolved, That it {s the sense of the National Grange | that the expression “interest in agricultural pursuits,”’ 1m article 5 of the constitution, means “engaged in agri- cultural pursuits apd having no interest in confiict with our parposes.’” The evening session was devoted to the installa- tion of officers and the consideration of the report | of the Committee on the Boston. Grange, but the result has not transpired. In the Grange this morning the committee hav- ae in charge the Boston Grange reported to the foliowing effect :— That the Secretary of the National Grange be in- structed to ca aj), State Granges within the | jurisdiction that the Boston © is nO longer | connected with the Patrons of Husbandry, and henceforth no recognition can be extended to it oy any grange—State or subordinate—and the | laster of the Massachusetts State Grange hereby required to make a formal demand for the surrender of the dispensation and ritual of the | ton Grange, and whew received to return to the said Grange the money paid for satd dispensa- tion and ritual, and return them without delay to the office of the Secretary of the National Grange at Washington. The report was adopted. The report on trabsportation will probably be considered this afterueon and Ane Grange adjourn sine die this evening, THE THEATRICAL, SENSATION. ‘The case of Mrs, Wilbur, better known as Miss Bronte to thoatre-goera, who is charged with feloniously approvriat'ng $1,620 worth of jewelry from Mrs. Georgiana, Dickinson, came up at the Yorkville Police Coart yesterday afternoon, but by mutual consen% of counsel it was adjourned Until next Kriday,at half-past three P. 4 The Necessity of Action in Finance Felt by the Senate. Senator Sherman’s Views on the National Currency. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 1874. Slow Work in the Senate on the Finance Question—Free Banking and Infla- tion. In the Senate to-day the finance contest was re- sumed on the amendment of Senator Merrimon providing for a transfer of $46,000,000 national banking currency, to be taken from the Kast and redistributed to banks elsewhere. Nowufication was given by Senator Cameron that he would offer a substitute for the bl) calculated to make banking free on the terms and conditions of the present law and abolishing the restriction on the volume of national bank circulation, It created a great consternation tn the ranks of the “hard cash’ men. There is no doubt about Senator Cam- eron’s ideas finally prevailing, because they are acceptable to Senator Morton and his followers in this financial fight. After Senator Cameron gave his notification Senator Sherman did not wish to press his $25,000,000 bill toa vote, It is conceded by the leading Senators to-night that this ques- tion has been drifting toaplan of free banking, &8 at present indicated in this last move, and in- flation will be the order of the day. On Monday the real work to get down to a vote will begin, and a hand to hand fight may be expected. The Senate is now fully alive tothe fact that, no matter who or what stands in the way, this financtal question must be settled at once forthe benefit and relief of the country and its business. Further delay, it is felt by the sincere and practical men, will entail hardship upon all classes of the people, and a strong con- demnatory public opinion, on account of the dilatory action which has characterized the treat- ment of this suoject thus far by the Jaw making power, ts already expressed. Aiter the announce- ment of Senator Cameron’s substitute the Senate went into executive session, and, having trans- acted some business, adjourned until Monday next. Senator Sherman’s Views on the Na- tional Currency and Credit, Senator Sherman says:—“I am in favor of a sys- tem whereby any person holding # United States bond may be enabled to present the same at any time for redemption, either in coin or a five per cent United States gold bond, at the option of the goverhment; secondly, allowing any one who wants, to bank to any amount, uponjhis giving the requisite security, redeeming his notes either in coin, legal tender or. bonds of the United States; also allowing United States notes, when they come into the Treasury, to be paid out again for current expenses and for the redemption of the six per cent gold bonds of the United States.” A Small Modoc War in the House—Cap- tain Jack’s Crimes'and Virtues Set in Counter Array. The House was occupied to-day in the considera- tion of private bills of an unimportant character. The only incident of interest was a small Modoc | war between the redoubtaple General J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, representing Captain Jack et al, and Messrs. Nesmith, of Oregon, and Luttrell, of California, for the military and citizens in that locality. Mr. Shanks attempted, if not to vindi- cate, at least in a measure to exculpate, Captain Jack, with ® story of an attempt to poison his father with strychnine while at a feast under a flag of truce, by Ben Wright, a hardy Western fron. | tiersman and Indian fighter. Messrs. Nesmith and | Luttrell met this with a counter statement that the Indian referred to—his genealogy being doubtful among Modocs—bad led a band that mur- dered a party of twenty-seven emigrants and were pursued by Ben Wright, when they asked a conierence, to which they came in great numbers and with arms, in violation of the terms of the conference, and that, upon their showing hostile intents, Wright and his fif- teen men made fight, killmg forty-one of them. They ridiculed the poisoning story, charging that it was an invention of those sent out by the gov- ernment, who went there, not to teach, but to cheat the Indians. A portion of the time the de- bate between Messrs, Nesmith and Shanks was, quite warm and slightly personal, but the fight ended without any scalps being taken on either side, The debate sprung up on a bill to provide for ascertaining the losses sustained by the people of Southern Oregon and Northern Califorma in 1872 and 1873 by Indian depredations. A motion by Mr. Holman to substitute army officers detailed for the purpose, in place of commissioners, to assess the damages, led to Mr. Shanks’ attack upon the army Officers in that locality, which opened the skirmish. The bill was defeated. The President Signs the Resolution for the Howard Court of Inquiry. The President to-day approved the Congres- sional joint resolution authorizing a special court of inquiry concerning General 0. 0. Howard. The Postmaster General tn Favor of the Establishment of Special Mail Trains on All Railroads. Postmaster General Creswell, while before the House Committee on Appropriations to-day, advo- cated the establishment on all railroads of.the United States of a special mail train, to be run at @ high rate of speed, for the sole purpose of trans- mitting mail matter. The system he recommends is somewhat similar to that now practised in Europe. Unanimity ef Department Officers in Opposition to Retrenchment. Commissiouer Watts, of the Agricultural De- partment, added his testimony to that of every other bureau officer who has been interrogated by the House Appropriation Committee as to re- ducing the clerical force. He says:—‘4ientlemen, it is simply impossible for me to revise my esti- mates for clerical labor. 1 want $200,000 more than I have asked for.’’ The committee have, it is said, concluded to seek no light hereafter trom the heads of departments and bureaus in reference to the cutting down of clerical estimates, as all at- test it is impossible, except Mr. Ela, who is willing to part with one female copyist. The Mission to Spain and Minister Cushing’s Time of Departure tor Madrid. Caleb Cushing, United States Minister to Madrid, Jeft here to-night. He has been delayed ia bis departure on account of the necessity of complet- ing the arrangements with the Supreme Court respecting an important suis now pending im the interest of parties residing in Providence. Mr. Cushing will first, proceed to New York, thence to Providence and Boston, in connection, with the case alluded to. He will then spend a few days at Newburyport. The day of sailing has not yet been fixed by Mr. Cushing. It ts bis in- tention, however, to land in Franee, and ne will proceed to Paris, fram which paint he will reach Madrid as soon as practicable. The operations of the Carlists along the road have materially embarrassed communications between Paris and Madrid, The new government of Spain will, it is thought, boinfluenced and directed en- urely by circumstances. The army, with Serrano at its head, is in possession of the government, and the Cortes hasbeen adjournedtor a year. The foreign representatives at Madrid are still await- ing more definite action on the part of Serrano in announcing the policy of his rule. It is, therefore, ‘at this stage, impossibie to state what action will be taken by our new representative. Reception of the Representative of the Republic ef Satvador by the President. Mr. Dardon, who has for some time past veen accredited to this government in the capactty of chargé @'affairs of Salvador, to-day presented his creden‘tals to the President as Minister Plenipo- tentiary of the Republic, on which occasion he made the following remarks :— Most EXCELLENT StR—I leave the honor to pre. sent to Your Excellency the autograph letter of the President of Salvador, ‘uereby he informs Your Excellency that, desiring ty maintain we frienafy relations which ha United States and Egg Sf ie es Sone ae Minister rament, ie of Salvador, admiring the solid basis on which rests the ene of the nation over which Your Excel- lency Ao wortlily presides, bas gladiy accepted and adopted in its own institutions the rinciples of Itberty and progress which (he United States have defended for the civilized world. It 1s, therefor our desire to cultivate the friendship of fais cow try by means of commerce and frequent commani cation. The President of Salvador especially in- structed me to convey to Your Excellency the ex- pression of his best wishes for the prosperity of this Repubily, and for your own heaith and happi- ress, And permit me to add that I shall, for my own part, cousider myself most happy if my efforts to carry out the views of my governient shall be favorably regarded by Your Exceile: The President replied as follows :— Mr. Dakpon—I_ receive with pleasure the letter | ofthe President of Salvador, aunouneing tary | Pleny mtiary near | promotion to the rank of Minister Plenipoventiary of that Republic, This further proof of confidence on his part may be ascribed to his satisiaction with your previous official carcer in this country, | @satisiaction in which I concur, Your kina re- | marks in regard to those principles of freedom and progress which are cherished tn the United States | are gratiying. [ heartily reciprocate the good | wishes which you have been instructed to convey | to me on behalf of the President of Salvador, and am sure that, in your new mission you will faith- fully support the friendly disposition of your | government, The Mennonites Asking Legislation for the Sale of Lands to Them for Settle- ment in a Body. The Senate Committee om Public Lands to-day heard statements of a delegation of four Mennon- ites from Pennsylvania, who were introduced by Senator Cameron, in support of his resolution looking to the enactment of a law by which the 40,000 or 50,000 Mennonites desirous of emigrat- ing to this country from Russia may be allowed to purchase @ sutticiently large tract of iand in a compact body under the Pre-emption laws. The committee took no action, but are disposed to regard the proposition favorably. THE NAVAL MANGUVBES, Exercise of the Flect at Key West Yes- terday—The Ajax and Ossipee. FLORIDA BAY, Fla, Feb. 13, 1874. The fleet drilled to-day in double echelon and in ecnelon by division. THE EXERCISES. Each vessel of the entire feet had a special posi- tion and fired two rounds of blank cartridges. The Wyoming was excused from the exercise on account of the defective condition of one of her boilers, THE AJAX AND OSSIPER. The mail steamer sighted the Ossipee and Ajax lying in a gale off Fernandina on the 10th, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Wasninaron, Feb. 13, 1874 Captain John C. Febiger has been detached from. the Omaha and placed on waiting orders; Mate Joseph Reid from the Boston Navy Yard and ordered to the Gettysburg; Mate William L. Gelly from the Gettysburg and ordered to the Boston Navy Yard. ABMY INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Feb, 13, 1874. Major J. J. David, Quartermaster, has been ordered to relieve Major J. G. Chander of the duties of the Department of the Missouri. Major Chander, on being relieved, will assume the duties of Chief Quartermaster in the Department of Ari- zona, relieving Captain A. 'T. 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