The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-04

once, ne the present appropriations win serve until
the next meeting Of Congress, when II Is believed |
the deficiency Will be supplied.
Two hundred and ninety -One patents were issneu
rom the Patent Once for the week ending to-mor-
row. In the same period three hundred and eighty
five applications have been made and sevenytwo ca
Yeats entered.
The Troubles in the Washington City CouDciIss
The ridiculous contention between the coAserva
tive and radical factions OF the Washington CITY
Councils still continues with undated violence.
This evening at the regular meeting OF the two
Boards another disgraceful scene or strife wit
messed. When the members OF the Board of Alder
men had all assembled Mr.. Richards, the radical
President, took the chair, and Mr.. Moore
the conservative President, placed q chair
beside him. and called Mr.. A. Lloyd to
preside. Mr.. Lloyd assembled the PLATFORM wrested
the gavel from the hands of Mr.. Richards and pro-
ceeded to call the Board to order. Quite scufle
ensued between the rival presidents, during which
Mr.. Richards called loudly upon his big brother Su
perneddent OF Police Richards arrest HE antago-
MIST but the superintendent needed not the appeal
Whenever the radical President attempted to speak
his conservative rival battered the desk furiousy with
his gavel and silenced him with noise When the con-
servative wing of the Board adjourned the radical
secretary took no notice OF their leaving the cham
Der and made no record of the adjournment. No
radical member objected to the transaction OF busl
ness on account OF there being quorum, and The
roll was not called BY this sharp practice the
servatlve members were present, far az was
shown by the minutes, and bills OF the utmost I'M
portance TO the citizens were passed without a
quorum, among them the tax bill. The Board OF Al
dermen is composed of fourteen members; seven
radicals act together and one radical works with the
six conservatives. When the conservative wing is
tharai .
nounced their intention TO proceed with legislation
without quorum and get Congress to legalize their
action hereafter.
Decision Against Virginia Banks.
A despatch from Richmond to the Alexandra
Va) Gazette states that Judge Meredith, Of the Cir
cult Court, has decided in the OF the Exchange
and Farmers Bank against certain parties for the
recovery in current funds Of debts contracted prior
TO the war that the banks compelled to take their
own issues in discharge Of the obligations The case
will be taken to the Court of Appeals.
No More Clerks Required in the Treasury
Department.
In view OF the changes taking place among the en-
ployes OF the Treasury Department in Washington
Secretary McCulloch has directed the appointment
clerk to receive more applications for office either
from men or women, and to return those already re-
eeived to the respective parties who presented them
Camp for InstructiOn for Troops Of the Regu-
lar Army.
Preparations are being made 10 convert the build
ings known as Lincoln quartermaster depot into
camp OF instruction for troops OF the regular army.
The old Parker Barracks about a half mile west
ward OF Lincoln depot being fitted up for
the reception and uses of the assistant Quartermas-
ter, and when the buildings at present occupied by
the Quartermaser Department are vacated the en-
tire enclosure is to be devoted to the military uses
portion of the Twenty ninth infantry are already
located there, and II is contemplated to gather all
the troops In this vicinity at fat point added to
which will be light Battery +, Fifth artillery, which
Is expected from Richmond in the course OF this |
month.
Imports During the Past Fiscal Year.
The Director of the Bureau Of Statistics has lust
the statistics Of our imports from all
egn countries to the cose of the fiscal year ended
total is 1871 ,97044. Total for the previous year
SAL, 73l l04, showing decrease OF $4,000, O00 Our
heaviest importations during the year occurred In
March last, and the whole movement Is constant |
and steady al the rate Of about one million and a
tenth per diem. The table includes the returns from
the Pacific Coast embracing California oregon and
Alaska. The statistics are compiled from aggre
gate Of nearly forty thousand pages Of returns.
Personal.
Mr.. Gorham, Secretary OF the Senate, will spend
the two months Congressional recess In California
and Will start in day or two for san Francisco.
General L. II. Rousseau, the newly appointed com
mander OF the Department OF Louisiana is in the city.
lie will leave in few days for New orleans.