New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-28
WASHINGTON.
THE GOLD PAYMENTS on THE FIvE-TwENTIEs-
THE DANISH AND RUSSIAN PURCHAsES-THE
DISTRESS ~ THE SOUTH.

THE DANISH AND RUSSIAN PURCHAsEs-Thb
DISTRESS ~ THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON Friday, Dec. q, 1857.
| The schedule for the payment of the interest on
the Register bonds has already been prepared at the
Treasury Department and the Treasurer viii be
ready to pay out on the lst proximo and, If so di-
rected. TO anticipate by few days. The aggregate
amount then falling due is nearly s30O0O0OO large
proportion of which is on the 520s held for the most
part in New-Yor City. 1t is understood that there
has been no sale of gold since the last statement of
the public debt so that at the beginning of the new
year we shall have about $S0OOOOOO in the Treasury.
the interest on the public debt being all paid up
| to that time.
The published statements rumors, &c, relative 10
the position Of the Senate Committee on Foreign Al
fairs in the matter of the Danish treaty, are mere
specuations, as the Committee prior to adjournment
took no action whatever the subject. The opinion
outside of the Senate and in the House is rather
against the ratification of the treaty. The anxiety
expressed by the Secretary of State and the data he
is prepared to offer in support of its importance to
! the United States in a commercial point OF view,
will possibly have effect but whether hs argu-
ments will be sufficient to overcome the prejudice
now existing against the acquisition Of tho
Danish Islands, is very doubtful. The Danish
! Minister is still here in conference with the Secre-
| tary, furnishing him with all the iniorma-
ton required from the Danish Government,
and it is understood that Mr. Seward will send TO the
Committee a very strong document in favor of his
darling project, The Alaska appropriation and the
obstmacy of the House in falling TO look at the Rus
sian purchase from the same standpoint as he does
| himself considerably annOys Mr.. Seward. He
is apprehensiye that the measure may be defeated
| in the Lower House. Several members Of Con-
gress now here are busily employed in the prepa-
ration of documents, statistics, &c, showing the
| entire wOrthlessness, present or prospective, OF
the territory to our Government. Others are
engaged in the compilation of arguments going
to show that the ratifying power rests by I'M
| plication with the House of Representatives
as if they fail to vote appropriation there IS no
means of paying for that any other purchase. The
facts developed in the Perkins claim have not
strengthened the matter with the House, as it goes
to show bad faith the part of the Russian author-
ties in dealing with ourprivate citizens. Altogether,
there is a great deal of talk here about the affair.
curious htle incident has leaked out in reference TO
IT, 1t is said that when the question Of naming the
territory was up Mr. Seward was anxious that IL
should bear his own name, and expressed as much TO
prominent persons here.
Letters received here yesterday and to-day from
different parts of the South lay great stress on the
destituton and suffering now existing there among
the IEtthitu ana olllctr OCll Oliicui - Htil hoA'
in conference with the authorities to what course
is best to be pursued in order 10 alleviate far as
possible the present suffering. The regions most
| afflicted are those where the crops fell short. The
absence of Congress renders it almost impossible TO
! carry ont any practical measures of immediate as
ssiancc there is authority to any funds tor
such purpose All that can be done az present must
he in The way OF benevolent contributions from
other sections OF the Union.
The 3-years bonds Of 1874 falling duo on the last
Of this month, and payable on the ISL Of January,
mount % about siO0QC0O in coin. The seIn.-aaauai
interest on tho bonds OF ISL payable also the 1st
pros. viii amount to about ss5oooo0, which, TO
Qcth,r with lie balfycarly interest on tl.e Jos,
amounting 20 about &l5.U0C90, viii put nearly
( $20ONOO0 OF gold in the market early in January.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue invites ali
persons DESTROYS Of furnishing designs for Internal
Revenue Stamps, or plans for their cancellation. to
submit them for examination at that Office prior to
| February J. 1865 with a view to their adoption if
found to be satisfactory and efectual Particular
attention is called TO the desire of the Department 10
procure such stamp and 10 adopt such a method OF
cancellation as shall chcctualy protect the Treasury
against losses from counterfeiting and from the
restoration and use of tie stamps. Persons sub
hitting propositions requested To state the terms
upon which their plans, designs. and stamps are sub
! will receive careful attention.
The President las recognized George Raster ~
Consul-General of Hayti, at Washington, and con
De La Cova as Vice-Consul of the United States Of
| Colombia at Philadelphia.
The following are the receipts from Customs m the
ports named below, from the 18th 20 the 2lst inst.
inclusive: Boston, 500 2G4; New-York, $I,l95,OO0
| Philadelphia. $4O,426; Baltimore, sol, 6l6.
Nearly zoo bodies exhumed at Point lookout dur
ing the Winter. We're brought up to this city
barges, yesterday, and taken TO Arlington Cemetery
| for re-intermept.
The funeral Of Gen. Griffin will take place hero ia
morrow at l. o'clock. The body will De taken to
Oak Hill Cemetery, near Georgetown, for interment,
accompanied by full military escort An official
order from the War Department states that Gems.
Emory, Carr, Ricketts,, Hunter, Hardee, Humphrey,
Rawns and Augur will act as pall-bearers
The Internal Revenue Department seized the Pc
tomac Distlery, on Tuesday last for eyadiDg the
Revenue laws number of barrels of highwines
were taken out of the distery in mysterious man
ner and secreed under the ice ih the Potomac River.
where the officer found them The reotilying estab-
lishment of White 81 Co. has also been seized for
eyadng the Revenue laws and attempting 10 de-
fraud the Government.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY MCCULL0CH.
The Secretary of the Treasury has written
the following letter to Boston banker;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Dec. %, 1857
MY Your favor OF the 2lst inst. received.
There il good deal OF difference ~ opinion among Men.
beers OF Congress in regard 10 what shall be hereafter
financial policy At the commencement OF the session il
faff tho 10