The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-03

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has decided to expose the
balance Of the per cents of 1881, amount
ing to $3l, 5OO, 900, to public competition.
Bids will be opened by the Secretary Of the
Treasury at Washington, on September 3,
and payments will be required-One-third
on the 14th, one-third on the 10th, and one
third on the 10Th of that month. Propo-
sails stating the amount Of premiums Of
fered, may be addressed to the Secretary OF
the Treasury at Washington, or will be re-
ceived by the General Assistant Treasurers
and at the repositories Of public money,
and by the National Depository Banks.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l.-Jno. j. Weed,
OF Illinois, has been appointed assistant
solicitor Of the Court of Claims, vice Nc
PhersOn.
Two regiments, composed Of the em-
ployees In the Quarter-masters Depart
ment, ct Alexandria, have been organised
and the officers commissioned.
The National Republican of to-day says:
We are authorized and requested to an
nounce that, Notwithstanding all that has
been said on the subject, neither Mr.. Gil
more nor Col. Jacques on the one hand,
uoI NAls UIeSIey Oh tue Ot0cI, nave over
been nor are now authorized to express
any desire, views or opinions of the Presi-
dent of the United States, either in Canada
or, Richmond, on the subject Of negotia-
tons for peace beyond what he has plain
~ and carefully written over his own sig
nature That the mission to Richmond
was initiated aud executed by Messrs.
waite account, that they had no authority
whatever to speak directly or indirectly
for the President Of the United States, off,
cially or unoficialIy or for Abraham Lin.
coin, unoficially or privately.
II Mr.. Renjamin's report of the sayings
Of Mr.. Gilmore aud Col. Jacques, while
they were in Richmond, is correct, they
assumed responsibility not given to
them, and made statements wholly untrue.
Indeed, while on this subject it is proper
to state that the President only after re-
peated solicitations consented to give Gill
more and Jacques pass through our mill
itary lines. He did not request Gen. Grant
to open a correspondence with Gen. Lee to
give them safe conduct to Richmond and
responsibility. President Lincoln request
was merely that Gen. Grant would pass
them through his military lines; nothing
more.
The subscriptions to the 80 loan to-day
amount to SllO,59O, and to theel0-4O loan
$685., 500.
Seven million dollars were furnished to-
day by the Treasury. two millions of which
are to pay Grants army; three millions
for Sherman's forces; one million for the
troops in Washington, and the remainder
for similar disbursements elsewhere. Two
million dollars will be sent to New Orleans
soon.
The official statement Of the public debt
on the Both of August shows the amount
outstanding to be Sl75, Sc, 23i, and the in
tefest, in both coin and lawful money, to
be 81, Al, 122, or an increase of the public
debt since August I'd. of s., 309, 800, and Of
interest SL020 600. The debt bearing in
terest in coin is now 1886, s93, i92; the debt
bearing interest in lawful money Si69, 1877
GOO; the debt on which interest has ceased
1857 40; the debt bearing no interest $780,
III ,267; the unpaid acquisitions are $751;
795, 900, and the amount in the Treasury
81, 1858
1t further appears that since the I'd Of
August the 6 per cent. bonds under the
acts Of July 18th and August 9Th, 1861, ex-
changed for zoos have Increased to the
number of fifteen millions; that 7-30 three
year notes under act Of July 18th, 1861,
have been reduced about the same amount.
and per cent. certificates of Indebtedness
under act of March LIST, 1867, have increas-
ed nearly twenty-eight millions.
Sergeant +. Connolly, Of the 10th Reg't
morrow at Alexandria, for violation Of the |
23d Article of War, and for aiding soldiers
desert.
The Secretary of the Treasury has lust
issued . circular specifying the commis-
sions which will hereafter be allowed on |
all subscriptions and deposits obtained on |
and after this date for three wear 7.3o not as
known as the 1910 bonds, as follows:
In August, theaggregate of deposits. ex.
elusive of accrued interest for either of the |
said securities of not less than 80, 1000 and |
not amounting to S250,00o. after one per |
cent. on the aggregate of S25 00o and up.
wards, and less than $1,000 600, Z of l per
cents; on LOCO, 900 and upwards. of per |
cent. Any person Is authorized to act as |
agent for obtaining subscriptions, bnt no
notes or bonds will be issued except upon |
in the form prescribed, Of the |
Treasury, Assistant Treasurer, designated /
repositories, or the proper officers of Ma
tional Deposit Bank, that the money hav-
ing been deposited to the credit Of the
Treasury Of the United States. -
Deposits made by sub agents must be in |
the name OF the principal To entitIe the |
sums deposited to be included in one &C.
count. Commission may be allowed. at |
their discretion, by banks or other agents |
subscriptions, to subscribers, |
not exceeding OF their own commission. |
Il Is under that the bonds for the balance
81 the six per cent loan of 1851 now
offered to the public competition are all
printed and ready for delivery. Persons
to buy will therefore do well to
address thei proposals to the Treasury |
without the interference Of
third parties.
Baltimore Specials.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3l.-TLe american
has the following, dated Headquarters /
middle military depot, Aug. 80: The po-
sition OF our army since MY letter yester-
day remains unchanged.
There was very spirited cavalry fight
1T Smithteld yesterday. Our loss in the
whole affair, including the killed and
Will not exceed loo, while that of
the enemy; mast have been greater, rs we
had advantage Of position.
A reconnaissance developed the fact be-
You'd doubt that the enemy still have a
heavy force in our front, and it is believed