The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05


Fowlef's checks the sum Of 81, $50 t S, leaving
August 1885, the ID day wa" on ' Which &c retired
from office, transferred this balance-vlz,
sl42Ola e5-to R. H. stephenson, my sue
same, and reported to the department besides
have made more than special report lii regard to
tnis fpqq before This fund appears to have been
lost sight Of by the Department. can only account
for this from the fact that it was secret service
money, placed in the hands of Governor Johnson to
be expended by him at pleasure, and no questions
asked. OF course 1t was not expected that any por
ton OF 1t would ever be heard of again:
JohnsOn's plan for the restoration Of the Union,
cannot help but endorse his plan OF economizing the
secret service money. Only $4,000 used out OF
5000, 900, and any amount more at his cali. guess
this without parallel in the history of the managers
OF secret service funds.
am, very respectfully, Il. I. CARSON.
Hon. HUGH MCCULLOUGH, Secretary Of Treasury
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting to-day thnly attended,
four members-Messrs Seward, Schoneld, Evarts
and Randall being absent from the city. The meet
ing was Of short duration. Secretary Schofeld is
expected to return to Washington from Newport
either tomorrow or next day.
Coming Statement OF the Public Debt.
The statement of the public debt on the LIST inst.
will probably be issued tomorrow from the Treasury
Department.
Commissioner OfInternal Revenue.
Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Rollins
yesterday sent joint telegram to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Cox Of Ohio, urging him to reconsider his de-
termination not to accept the once of Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue. To-day Mr.. McCuoch received
reply from Governor Cox, in which he adheres to
his former decision adding that the condition OF his
business affairs positively prevents his acceptance
Of the Presidents offer. 1t Is understood that MOTH
ing further will be done In the matter Of making an
appointment until the return OF the absent members
OF the Cabinet.
Nominations Of Supervisors by COMMISSIONS
Rollins.
Commissioner Rollins has prepared q list contain
ing fifteen names of parties whose appointments as
Supervisors under the new spirits and tobacco tax
law he has recommended to the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and 1t Is now on file in the appointment
offce Of the department awaiting consideration IL
is not probable they will be acted upon for several
days. Applications for these positions, which are
only twenty-five In number are becoming quite
numerous, and considerable pressure ia being
brought to bear in aid OF the different applicants.
The disposition OF the department seems TO be to
have them appointed from among the most meri-
torious officers who are now in the service OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
The Treasury regulations regarding the drawback
for expectation under the new law will be issued
tomorrow.
Use.
The Printing Bureau Of the Treasury Department
is now actively engaged In printing the tax paid
stamps for distilled spirits in accordance with the
new revenue law. The stamps are about five inches
SQUARE with a handsome vignette representing the
reaping Of grain, and made OF ten different de-
nominations from twenty to one hundred and thirty.
Each denomination OF stamps has nine coupons at
tached so that these ten stamps will answer for any
number OF gagged gallons between those numbers.
They are bound in books, with stamps attached 10
each stamp, like bankers checks. and being charged
for their full value to the collector he gets credit for all
unused coupons remaining in the book on Its return;
and thus the system operates rs check upon the
collector, preventing fraud either by collision or
otherwise The method by which reuse, or the use
a second time, of the stamp Is prevented Ia new and
ingenious The stamp IL pierced with large hole
in the centre which IL covered by a thinner
paper before printing After 1t Is printed and at
tached 10 the barrel II cannot be soaked or and re-
used as the beer stamps have been, because the
stamp Will come of In two pieces, which from their
peculiar construction, cannot again be united on an
other barrel The stamp Is permanently defaced by
any attempt to remove 1t. One popularity OF
the stamp is that 1t cannot be printed except
by what IL known as the dry process by
hydrosta,ic power so that the stamps cannot, In
the present state OF the art, be printed anywhere
but In the Treasury Department. This eGectually
prevents counterfetiDg. The stamps as well As the
paper upon which they are printed, were invented
by Mr.. $. NJ. Clark, Chief Of the Printing Bureau.
Progress Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
Secretary Browning yesterday submitted to the
President OF the United States report dated July 10
Of the Commissioners, Messrs. Thomas J. Henley,
Frank Denver and 5. d. Smith, appointed to OK.
anime and report upon the section OF twenty miles
OF the road and telegraph line Of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company Of California, commencing at the
termination OF the hundred and fifty eighth mile
and ending at the one hundred and seventy.eighth
mile east Of the initial point at Sacramento Cali
fornia The Commissioners represent said section
ready for present service, completed and equipped
az a FIRST class railroad, and that the telegraph
line 4, completed for the same distance. The Sec
Rotary OF the Interior recommends the acceptance Of
the report and the issue TO the railroad company OF
the bonds due them under the act Of Congress and
OF the patents for lands due the said sections
the company has paid the Commissioners the per
diem and mileage due them on account OF their ex-
animation. The President has approved OF the
recommendations and directed the Secretary OF the
Interior and the secretary OF the Treasury to carry
them into effect.
Politics on the Pacific Coast.
The Rspublican Congressional Executive Commit
tee has received communication from the state
Central Committee OF California in which 1t is said
that the republicans Of the Pacific coast are entering
into the Presidential contest with an unusual degree
OF energy and 1t is confidently believed that Grant
and Colfax will carry the State BY 10000 majority
Personal.
Mrs. Senator Trumbull, who has been seriously III
for some days, Is rather better to-day. and strong
hopes are now entertained Of her recovery.
John NJ. Buckley, Solicitor Of Internal Revenue
entered upon the discharge Of his duties to-day.
Colonel John B. Bachelor, Of New York, author Of
the isometrtoai drawing Of Ne Gettysburg battle