The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-03
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WASHINGTON. Oct 2 1868.
Secretary nicCuIIoch's Reply 90 Mr. Deimar.
The Treasury Department TO-DAY Illuminated their
promised exposure OF Director Delmar's erroneous
statistics in regard TO the :saa,.ca Of the national
Chances. The Statements ..ss semlofhc'a. given to
.aas press oy 'ae '.cers in to secre'arss oA.o'
aiInouga taey are not published a. ." .s 500
nouncement Coming as they do from - -.zaa
tary's ofioe. however, they appear to be author
Dy him, and such Is the understanding. This state
ment charges hrst that Mr. Delmar, In giving the
estimated resources Of the government for the
present fiscal year as 1921, 62o 900, and the expen
ditures as $475.o5s.oO2, omitted to include 10
the resources cash balance on hand June So
1888, OF slo5ooooOo, which reduces the deficiency
at the close OF the fiscal year, as stated by the
Director, to $40 $3.50 e02 Second, that the estimate
OF the receipts from customs for the first six months
Of the present fiscal year. as made by the Director IS
very wide OF the mark. Mr.. Delmar estimates these
receipts at s7O,OOOoOO whereas the actual receipts
for the first three months OF the six were nearly
$49,OOo,oO0 The receipts for the remaining three
Months are estimated at about S4OOo0,ooO and the
ran ipts for the fiscal year are estimated at about
s1Ys oOO The Director estimates the receipts for
esttmatcs SOS Ooo being added to the resources
or the covero nent, reduce MIR. Delmar's deficiency
II the comparat,,, ely small sum OF s2i,s399O2. A
this Trensrv stater mt Is not officially published by
tho denartment. IL ia not probable that Director
pelmar will make any Reply. II an official an
il made, tho Director says that
he IL prepared 10 furnish satisfactory reasons
why the cash balance OF slO5,OO0,o00 was not
included In the statement OF estimated receipts for
the fiscal year. while he did Include 1t in the statement
OF the probable condition OF th Treasury on the ISL
OF January next He also states that he Is fully able
to MAINTAIN his position with re gard to his estimates
OF receipts from customs.
The Forthcoming Public Debf Statement.
1t is learned from good authority III the Treasury
Department that the public debt statement ior the
month of September, which WIN be issued on Mon
day next, will show an increase in the public debt
OF nearly s4,OOO,oO0.
Government Expenses for September.
The expenses OF the government for tue month OF
September were s2S, 4S5.s3s. This amount does not
include the interest on the public debt.
Registration in Arkansas.
letter just received here from prominent citi-
zen in Arkansas states that the registration in that
state progressing rapidly that 1t will be very full
and the vote in the coming Presidential election VIII
be the largest cast In that State. He says the
democrats are confident OF electng the three Con-
gressmen and OF carrying the State for Seymour by
q majority OF 10000. In Jefferson county, he says,
the democrats will obtain two thousand negro votes
This county when the constitution was voted upon
went largely republican. In Saline county 500 men
are registered only thirtyseven OF whom are repub-
licans.
Arrival Of Collector Smythe.
Collector Henry A. Smythe. OF New YORK. arrived
In the city this morning, In obedience to request Of
the President, 1t is said and will have an interview
at the White House tomorrow.
Attorney General Evnrts.
despatch was received from Attorney General
Evars to-day announcing that he would not be able
TO return until about the middle or next week. The
Attorney General had expressed his intention Of
starting for this city October l. but ne has been
Unexpectedly detained BY being called upon for q
legal opinion in relation to the internal revenue
fraud case now pending In New York.
Internal Revenue Appointments.
The following Internal Revenue appointments were
made to-day
syoreEeepeys-Horatio @. McCorhil Pinh Ken
tncky; Thomas W. Pritchett, Second Kentucky; Her
man Blcdget, Twenty ninth New York; Bernard
Bglier, Eighth New York; Samuel A. Pearce Pirst
Rhode Island; G. s. Wo0drch, Third Maryland: John
Shissler Second Pennsylvania; Oscar =. Linsley
Sixth Ohio; James A. Dali, Fourth Maryland.
son Oregon: solomon Goodrich thirteenth Illinois:
q. M Patterson L. Wright, p. b. Davenport, William
Jennings, G.. F. Chiids and James j. felter, Fourth
California; Samuel Rover, Second Kentucky; George
w. Jolly. Second Kentucky; French Mcdowell, Six
teenth Pennsylvania; d. Is. Anger, Tenth OHIO; X.
q. Algri Seventh Tennessee; Q. o. WILDER, Fourth
Tennessee; r. q. Tomn, Fourth Missouri; r. II.
vandeburg, Fifth Mchigan John NJ Hanck, Fourth
MARYLAND; r. b. Hunt, seventh Kentucky; Il. r.
Wells Fifth Kentucky; g. M. Borth Fifth Kentucky;
william 5. Heorv, Fourth Maryland.
Samuel BabcOck was to-day appointed Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Second district OF Connec-
tcnt, vice Woodruff, deceased.
Personal.
Rev. Jonathan Edwards, ID. D., President or wash
ington and Jefferson Colleges, Pennsylvania arrived
here this morning to ofIlcate at the funeral exer-
cises OF the late Rev. DR.. y. d. Curley. Or. Edward0
while In the city will be the guest OF DR.. J. c. G.
Kennedy. Mr. John NJ Brochead, Second Comp
troler OF the Treasury, who has been absent In
Europe several months, is expected to resume his
ofiical duties at the Treasury Department next
week. Commissioner Rollins Is expected to returR
TO washington next Wednesday. a~eee~st.
Working Hours In tho Treasury Department.
Secretary McCulloch to-day issued an order pro-
longing Office hours OF the Treasury Department until
four O'Clock In the afternoon.
Navy Gazette.
SURGEON W. E. Taylor, United states Navy, h.
been ordered 70 Mare Island Cal, TO relieve Surgeon
Browne.
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