New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-13
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Angus, ie. 1896.


PAYMENT OF STOLEN BONDS
Gen Sninner United States Treasurer, has decided
that the only protection against the payment Of
bond or thirty note that may have been stolen By en-
rne eor,a At the Office OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
Commons are a. negotiable of al times bank note and
will no maid in the hands Of third party and bona fis holders
even IN the case where known that they had bsen stolen
CALWORSIALAND GRAMS.
Tho General Land office have issued - patents for
California Ranches beng Private Land claims varying from
1000 to 1900 acres
By an act Of Mexico grants Of land were given to
settlers in her uninhabted counties much land they chose
TO apply for Subsequently 1924 these grants were
restricted TO 900 5000 The ceding OF Cafor
MIA New Mexico and Texas TO the United States transferred
these patents Government but By Act Of Congress in
1855 no one patentee allowed to hold more than 1900
acres that being intended by the act Of Mexico ofls2i
The largest rancho decided by the United States is that OF
Gen John A Suffers the dscoyerer and informer OF Cali
forna gold He 45 New Heyetia California
Some the largest claims which being acted upon in
the Land Office NJ H. A. De Poll San Buenavenura Cal
ifornia for 1850 q 100 acres NJ. Tour NewMexico
l2 59i $500 acres SINH California l3oo9 2lioO acres
Jaeoba Fez San Francisco California o2 O25 25i acres
WASHINGTON TERRITORY GRANTS.
All donation claims on Washington Territory re-
ported for patent have been granted excepting few which
are suspended or pointed ont By the Register and Re
ceiyer at the local land Offices These arc in course
Of correction similar report made for Oregon What
are reported from Oregon City and Roseburg are
being arranged
THE TAX on AUCTION SALES.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has written
the following respecting the tax upon auction sales:
Prior 10 the date Of the late act Of July 49, 1866 1t was held
that sales made BY auconeers for judicial executive ON
GERS or and administrators were liable 10 TAX
in the same tho sales made for other persons Inc
toneer made for or on the persons officers above
specified not liable to tax since August lb 'nc ''o
when the above act takes effect
DISBURSEMENTS OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department during the week printed
fractional currency TO the amount s39 The shipments
OF this currency during the period were as follows 10
he Assistant Treasurer al York s00O00 70 the United
States Depositary Pittsburgh Pa $4,000 to the United
States Depository at Chicago H. $4,000 and to National
banks throughout the country ss5o The sum redeemed
was CO., The disbursements account OF the depart
menti during the week were as follows:
War Department. -,
Navy Department.
Interior Department Joo'i
ro,,,.................................si,7Il95i
No new national banks were organized during the week
The securities held by Spinner in trust for ma
tonal banks the present date ere as follows;
As security for circulating notes sJ6 700
As security for public deposits in designated de- ,oo
pOSitares ''''''''
Total .........................s5 6s, 1879 200
CIRCULATION OF NATIONAL BANKS
National bank circulation was issued during the
week BIZ the Deputy Controller of the Currency to the amount
ofs5l5G; making the total issued to date s2s O49O'O
GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN THE TREASURY VAULTS.
The following statement exhibits the amount Of
funds in the vault Of the Treasury the close OF yes'e
days business
Tinted States legal tender g. 200 900
SatoDa RAN notes ............... -26 ejl
TrsrtionaI cnrrencv ............... 40 PCS
cold ............... $40 659
Silver .................. $50
Isira oon, co;, .... 700
rh,ee cant coin .............. 1000
Cents ............. 40
Total. sll lfJ 5lj
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.