The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-28
RASANGTON GOSSIP.
important Circular from Secretary
MCCullOCh.

Important Circular from Secretary
McCulloch.
WAsHINGToN. Sept. H.-In the Boston Posts
Washington correspondence, published Sep
tem6er "a there appears a paragraph which
''secretary McCulloch,s currency funds are Short
and 70 meet the & daily demands upon the 60, Treasury
currency are nov on deposit including amounts In
lawn out under the existing laws nave reason to
believe that s2oOOo,OOO will be thrown upon the mar
The Secretary authorizes the statement that
the whole purport OF the foregoing paragraph
is erroneous and not founded upon authentic
information. The currency funds are not
"short." No order has been made about the
sale of gold no official account of the amount
OF currency on deposit has been furnished to
outsiders, nor does the law restrict the Secre-
taTy as to the amount TO be drawn Under the
law every dollar can be drawn out by the
The statement that Mr. McCulloch has "but
ten millions in available funds to meet current
demands is utterly unfounded, and the asser-
ton that this necessitates the sale Of portion
"that $40, 900 900 win be thrown upon the market
this week." is equally unfounded. The Secre-
tary does not give specific or special direction
to the action OF Assistant Treasurer Van Dyke
in the sales of gold. Mr.. Van Dyke is governed
by the general instructions OF the Secretary,
based upon certain rules and general princi-
pies. which are applied to contingencies that
Mr.. McCulloch has not given Mr. Van Dyke
any instructions whatever to the sales of
gold during the present month. The perntcious
paragraphs on financial matters such as The
one quoted above, based on curbstone gossip,
and information derived from irresponsible
clerks of limited knowledge of the operations
OF the Treasury Department, has induced the
to heads Of Departments
CIRCULAR.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., sept. 24.-Gentlemen:-
ding any OF its officers clerks or employees TO convey
to any person Whatsoever not officially connected
unless with the express appreciation ofthe Secretary
partment Is continuity embarrassed and public inte
rests seriously compromised by the communication
indiyduals, which could not possibly haveheen made
cal duty the part Of some person connected with
the Department. or It's bureaus desire that you viii
respective to the subj and them that
rule and that a prompt ana dlshoporable dismissal
w ow ss d 1 IL Is the 70 be e
which is believed be quite prevalent. though
Poneenes @ e rsiaOn pubic 81
must Be made By co%petsn. authority, and form
part Of the e. Official In a T and
to the @ @regEaISn oT6idang admission to any part Of
public press or other person not belonging to the De-
unless n & With ~ t se business ne Of
Bureau. t or the Chief Clerk thereof.
II. GcSULLooH, Secretary Treasury.
Complaint is made of the tone and terms OF
this circular by portion of the representatives
Soubess ia eoS Commend tSe acton Of the
especially If they desire that their statements
upon nancal matters shall @ be reg regarded do. as
conceal the true condition of financial opera
tions and the condition of the Treasury Depart
ment. On the contrary, his object is to pre-
vent misstatements of fact, and by compelling
q resort to .he best-informed sources, he will
accomplish this desirable end. Gamblers in
gold and Government securities will probably
be the only sufferers by reason OF the rigid en-
forcement OF the circular-N. Y. Tribune.
Important Movement by SOutherners.
ImnOrfant official Inflammation has haan re.
ceived here that judicial steps have been taken
in General Pope's District to secure the right
of suffrage by virtue of the recent amnesty pro.
clamatioD; several citizens of Alabama who have
been pardoned by this proclamation have been
revising the lists, and demand to be registered.
General Pope instructed the Boards to refuse
Hon. tsi :. F. Rice OF Montgo@ery, va" an eT,jadse
| OF Alabama, who was one of these parties,
and maze afidavit of the fact, with view OF
testing in the United States courts the consti-
tntonady OF 6ne SS m
| tive pardon. Similar movements Will be made
| in all of the Southern States where registra.
| ton is not closed; and If legal redress falls
! before Judges Busteed and Underwood, in Ala
bama and Virginia, his Honor Chief Justice
| over a decision on the Military acts in his Cir.
| cult Court in North Carolina. This important
movement is exciting deep interest in official
General HancOck's Position.
In view of some doubtful paragraphs, the
official status as regards General Hancock 8
| assumption of the command of the Fifth Mill
! tary District is asoertained to be as folloWs:-
| On the 24th inst. General Grant addressed the
| President letter, in which he states that the
| yellow fever continues unabAted in New Or
| leans rendering il preearious for any one from
| the North to go there, and he has therefore,
suggested to General Hancock to delay assum-
ing command OF the Fifth District but this, he
adds cannot be complied with by Hancock
| within the general order giving all officers
ordered TO Louisiana and Texas until October
| 18th in which to report, because OF the peremp-
| tory Executive order for him to take command
| at once He, therefore, submits his suggestion
| to the President that General Hancock be
allowed until the 18th OF October or longer IL he
| dehires, before departing for New Orleans, The
President took this letter, and wrote on It,
approved, Andrew Johnson."-N y World.
Heavy Verdict Against - Steamboat
Company
From the NeO Bedford (Mass) Mercury, Sept a.