The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-03

currency more than at the first named date showing an
Improvement in the finances the Treasury In the debit
and credit statement OF &To, 5o00 00o There are
sti further encouraging features presented THIS re-
ducon Of tho public debt is entirely In the short date
Obligations and interest bearing and plain bgal tenders
all of which have more or less initiating tendency.
On November I the outstanding seven-thirnes were
$3.50 900 900 On March they $sis o44 900, show
ing a reduction OF nearly s12, 100000. Tho increase
OF compound interest notes during the same interval
has been only 81 oo0 while the decrease of and
two years legal tender has been $2 600 OOo and
Of plain legal tenders g. 1885, The legal tenders OF
all kinds in circulation on the LIST of November
$685. 700 GIL on the 1s of March, $685. 44 showing
adecrease OF $27, ,725, 1917.
REPLACING MUTILATED GREEsBAcKs.
Mutiated grcenbacks becoming sufficiently plenty
warrant the Treasury Department printing three
four hundred thousand dollars, in denominations OF
''ones'' and twos" for replacement which will proba-
bly, soon be done.
THE BANKS ANXIOUS TO BE DESIGNATED AS UNITED
STATES DEPoSIr0RIEs.
General Spinner Is continually bcset with requests
from banks to procure their designation repositories
and that when is clearly shown they ne
cessary for purposes they will be authorized
RECALL OF THE TREASURY AGENTS IN THE SOUTH
The Secretary Of tho Treasury is about issuing orders
the Treasury agents in the South to call in their sub
agents and close their business which has been losing
the government though corresponding source Of
gain to the employed.
CoNFIsCATED COTTON TO BE SOLD.
The Treasury agents have received orders
the sale of cotton seized by the military
authorities as connscated and abandoned property.
DISCHARGE OF CLERKS IN THE TREASURY DEPARr-
The Treasury Department has under consideration and
will probably decide TO discharge about one hundred
clerks within few weeks.
The New Hampshire and Connecticut elections are be-
ginning agitate the political sensblities Of depart
ment clerks and arrangements foot provide for
all going home TO vote on the approaching OCCASION
WHOLESALE RELEASE OF SOLDIERS FROM MPRrs
oNMENT.
Secretary Stanton has ordered the liberation OF all en-
listed men imprisoned this department for deseron
BUSINESS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
The argument the Massachusetts, liquor before
the United States Supreme Court concluded, and the
Court now has them under advsement On Monday
that tribunal viii take up the OF Miigan and
Bowles of Indiana which involves the
Of military courts and commissions try civilians
Major General Benjamin f. Butler and Mr. Stansberry,
of Ohio will tho Attorney General, and Judge
Black and others will appear for the petitioners. The
Gomez before the court to-day. II involves
the title to valuable and extensive mines In California
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. BROWNING.
william A. Browning died here this morning, after
several weeks sickness He was secretary 70 Andrew
Johnson before and while the latter Governor Of
Tennessee Aterward he was private secretary to the
President, and about two weeks ago he appointed
Secretary Of Legation TO tho republic Of Mexico.
PENSION REPORT.
The report Of tho Commissioner Of Pensions for Feb
ruary shows that Of invalid applications 1877 were ad
mted and 4s0 rejected; total number OF applications
Of this class 2277 or widows applications 22Io
admitted and 1856 rejected total number Of applications
Of this class 2%oi Total applications Of both classes
l,s7s. Total number Of letters and circulars answered
In relation TO these applications, ss,saa. -
PHILADELPHIA MINT COINAGE.
The coinage Of the Philadelphia mint for February h
reported the Treasury Department al the following
values: Gold, sssoS7s a. silver, s<7ses o.; copper
Sz1, 800.