The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. Q, 1885.
Financial Matters.
The disbursements OF the Treasury Department this
week OF the War, Navy and Interior Depart
ments were q foows:-
War Department. ..........."..ss,Si!IS
Navy Department 90 ~ -
interior Department. ...................... so,sU
Totai .e4'00o'oss
National Bank circulation issued TO the amount %
e6ls.1eS, making the total to date, s2oo, aS4,s64
The Government holds securities a. follows
For circulating notes. ss3s es0ose
For deposits q public monies with designas- :. -
o. ooPosisoIos. os,@oos'S
Amount Of iractiona currency redeemed. Sas2 800
Received from the Printing Bureau ....... 64s.60o
Sent TO Assistant Treasurers and national banks
The receipts from internal to-day - FOL-
iows-From the sale Of stamps $7sss7; from senssss
collections, g. s4olSA Total receipts, s1,4l4l42 the
receipts for the week ending to-day were ST. llSA44
The President ut tho Post Once Departmens.
At two o'clock to-day the President visited the Pcsa
once Department for the purpose Of examining ssas
tics and other matters connected with that department
Retrcnchmcnt In tho Patent Once.
Recent changes In tho examination Of models ana
preparation OF patents have been made In the Patent
once which will result, It Is expected, in saving n
the government Of from forty TO nifty thousand dollars
year. Tho specifications Of models both for the record
In tho Patent once and 10 accompany the letters granted
70 the patenee which have been heretofore written ~
copyist are In future be printed One hundred ana
eight copyss employed In writing these spec-
Gcatious most or whom arc females and by the plan
proposed copies DO printed for the same monV
paid for writing two In the matter OF paper alone
there will be saving Of at least four thousand dollars
per annum. The printing OF patcnt documents wau %
commenced in about two weeks
Gold Actually Discovered tho Potomac.
General Denver and Colonel Ially, with party o.
scientific gentlemen, paid visit to-day TO the farm %
Captain Wood Great Falls, the Potomac, about
eighteen miles from this city. for the purpose OF inspect
ing the rocks In that neghborhood which was said 70
contain gold The result Of their examination was shss
the Of gold established beyond doubt ana
rich specimens OF quartz brought for tho pur
| pose Of testing the quality Of the ore.
| statistics Of the District.
IA with a recent requisition Of the Bureau
Of Statistics OF tho Treasury Department the Assistant
Assessors Of Internal Revenue have made report OF the
number OF taxable individuals the District OF Columbia
at the present time The report states the number Of
dwelling houses In the district be 1922 and tAs
entro population Of the Dsrt Is 1872 S67 divided FOL-
lows:In Washington 102 6l2; In Georgetown, 6Ss.
| and In the county, 5,623.
| Sharp Practice Of an Once Seeker.
| gentleman from the Pacific coast a short tims
ago appointed to OF the responsible positions
within the gift Of the government that coast upon
letter Of purporting have been writ
ton by prominent United States Senator The gentle
man received his commission and left Lere rejootsg
Shortly after his departure the honorable Senator
turned aud heard his establishment OF the appoint
ment. The gentleman who bad received the appoint
mont immediately telegraphed to return and
plain Ho Is now In the city, and Ia no doubt explain
| Ing.
Appointment.
Mr. A. u wyman, Chiof Of tho Division OF National
Banks In tho Treasury Department, appointed
the LIST OF November Assistant Cashier OF tho United
States Treasury. vice Mr. Le Roy futile, promoted -
Assistant Treasurer MIR Wymans successor has mot yss
boon appointed.
Withdrawal Of n Line Of Steamships.
One OF the lines Of steamships plying between Asxaa.
dria and New York has withdrawn ia boats from lisa
route Tho business that point has been very DUH fos
some time past
Cholera ssill Lingering Around Washingt0n.
Several OF cnoora have boon reported in thLg
city during the last days Mayor Walach has taken
the proper precautions In regard 70 the sanitary con
ten Of the city.
Agricultural Stock for virginia.
Yesterday drove OF thousand sheep passed along
boundary north TO the Chain Bridge and passed
into Virginia Thoy driven from the West 80
will be disposed Of In the State OF Virginia for the pr.
poss OF stocking tho farms Of those who deprvs1
OF their stock during the OF the rebellion
Important 20 Those Having Monetary Traass
actions with the Government.
Tbs following will te OF interest TO those who haye
monetary matters with the governmont:-The First Al.
dtor ands court and marshal accounts; Second Aull-
tor, army accounts ponsions, bounties, &c; Third
Auditor quartcrnaslers' and commissary accounts sa1
all claims arising undor those Departmental FourtA
Auditor, naval accounts, prize money Ho.; Firth Au-
dtor foreign accounts ministers, consus; Sixth Audi
tor, Post Once acoounts