The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON. April II. 1868.
The Russian. American Purchase.

The Rusman.American Purchase.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs WILL when the
House fully resumes business, report btu making
the appropriation required by the treaty for the pur
chase OF the Russian-American possessions.
sale of Ir0n-Ciads.
The Secretary of the Navy has sold the iron ciads
Catawba for sSso,OOo and the Onoto for s375ooO-
both to Messrs. Alexander Swift Co., of Cincin-
natl, and the entire amount has been deposited in
the Treasury.
Proposed Military Celebration mt Chicago.
Arrangements have been made to have the four
armies-of the Tennessee, the Cumberland, the Ohio
and of Georgia-meet Chicago on the 18th and 10th
Of December next to have one common celebration,
instead OF having separate meetings as heretofore.
As soon az certain arrangements are completed at
Chicago the Official announcement Will be made
The Request OF Ralph ;. Fritz.
The bequest OF $4,000 left some time ago 10y Ralph
S. Fritz, OF san Francisco for the purpose of eXn-
gushing in part the national debt, was yesterday
paid into the Treasury of the United States in Seven
thirty notes. and the same cancelled by the Treas
urer.
Visit of Northern knights TempInr.
A number OF Knights Templar from Boston, Hart
ford and other Northern cities, who are now In
Washington, were engaged this morning In visiting
the different places Of interest under the escort Of
the members OF the Washington encampment.
Hancock Secretaries Stanton, Welles and others and
have been everywhere kindly and cOurteously re.
ceived.
The Pacific Railroad Laid ON the Summit Of
the Rocky Mountains.
The Secretary OF the Interior IL in receipt OF tee-
gram from General Dodge, Chief Engineer OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company stating that on the
10th inst. the rail was laid upon the summit OF the
mountains in the presence OF large number OF dis
tlngushed army officers and citizens. According to
B..nkerderers survey the railroad crosses the noun
tans at this pon. al elevation OF s242 feet being
the highest point reached by any railroad in the
world.
statistics of United Stutes Tonnage.
The Director o! The Bureau of Statistics has COM
pied and published complete list OF all the mer-
chan. vessels of the United States by name register,
tonnage and home port The total number of YES
ses is 2,2O7 Of which 542 are ships, 745 barks sos
briggs, s,S62 schoorers 2,S41 soops. 46 yachts. SIS
long5oats ard 2,505 steam vessels OF various kinds
The tota tonnage of the vessels contained in the list
is 2,75j00i.
The Accounts Of the Secretary of the Senate.
TIE Senate Committee on Contingent Expenses
have for progressed with their investigation of
the affairs OF the disbursng branch OF the ONCE of
the Secretary OF that body that they have decided to
report in few days generating Colonel Forney from
the Charges made against him by Senator Cameron.
They have found the accounts adjusted to the last
cent.
Custom House Receipts.
The following are the receipts from customs from
April to the llth nClusive:-
nv 80 %, 500
paa tepaia. ........................... 2olsZ0
la unore. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Total So, 979, 103