The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

dent thas Grant regards Boutwell, - the wheel horse
Of the administration, ana 20 long a. Boutwell, can
collect the revenue, reduce the debt and appreciate
the value of the government bonds he IL not likely
to De disturbed. The indications now are that
Pernsy.vania will not get Cabinet oficer.
Family Quarrel Among the Philadelphia
Radicals.
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, arrived here to-day
and had an interview with the Secretary Of the
Navy ana General Sherman. 1t appears that the
Republican State Central Committee OF Pennsylva-
MIA attempted to remove man named Rowb0ttom,
master machinist at the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
who is one Of Kelley's constituents. The Central
Committee appointed subcommittee to co-ope-
rate with the city Executive Committee and the
various ward committees to GUST ROwbottom.
Kelley heard Of It and came down here to block the
game which he did, after o brief interview with
Secretary Robson and Admiral Porter. delega-
tion from the various ward committees Of Philadel
phia arrived here tonight to fight Kelley but they
are little too late.
Bogus Electioneering Figures from the Trca.
sury Department.
A few days since prominent and influential re-
publican politician called at the Treasury Depart
ment and got some figures compiled from the de-
parment records into forms suitable for use In the
forthcoming Pennsylvania and other State elections.
The ''iacts' or semofilcial exhibits thus prepared
were In order to produce the desired effect upon the
minds Of voters lacking In every respect in the
essential clement OF truth. They represented the
government expenditures during the last fiscal year
of President Johnson's administration to be enor-
mous-over 81, 700, 00o, 0O0-while the expenses Of
President Grants reign were q mere bagatelle In
comparison. The plan adopted to get these false-
hoods before the people was quite sharp, and might
have been made to work II the reporters here had
not been sharp also. The alleged facts we're first
furnished, without comment or inference. to cor
respondents OF various independent journals for
publication. 1t was intended in this way to get
several million copies Of the false exhibits before
the people through channel worthy Of credit, and
Immediately follow up the advantage thus gained
by comments and differences made through the
partisan press. First 1t was intended to get the
independent press to circulate the statement with
out comment, that the expenses Of our government
during the first year OF the present administration
would be over 81, 100 100000 less than during the
last year OF the previous administration. Second,
the partisan press then to hold up Its hands and
shout "See hero See the effect Of the economical
policy adopted by the FOrty.frst Congress and
carried into effect by republican administration.
Eleven hundred million dollars saved In one year
by republican administration. Vote the republic
can ticket and save your money" &C., &C. Part
pendent press detected the falsehoods In the state
ments Of bogus "facts,n ana Of course refused to
publish them. Their partisan contemporaries were
therefore forced 30 put the false statements and
comments before the people together-both through
the same channel have Cited but one OF the state
ments OF bogus facts. large number were pre-
pared all more or less untruthful and kindly fur
nisbed to the correspondents all written out ready
for publication. They all were prepared TO show
that the last administration was derellct in the
collection OF taxes and grossly extravagant in the
expenditure OF the peoples money, and the present
administration in every respect exactly the
Statement Of New York City National Banks.
The following Is an abstract OF the statement Of
the national banks OF the city Of New York in re.
spouse to the recent circular of the Comptroller Of
the Currency asking for detail Of the items COM
posing their specie account at the commencement
OF business on the morning OF the 9Th inst.:-
Gold CON-. SO, 800, 254
Gold bars. S9,s4o
IVV
Silver coin. .................. $217,372
Silver bars. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1892
Total. ................. 1854, lo6
Gold ertifcates-Twentes. $33, $50
HunureuS.... .......''..........'.... oo4,ZVO
Five hundreds. 100000
lnOusunus. 0so'v0o
FIVE thousands. ..............'..'.... S260,0 GOO
len tnOuSdnuS. SoO,UOO
Total. $40 $3.50
Checks payable in gold ......."......... sos, ls7
Coupons payable In gold. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4S,638
Other items counted as specie description. 7,41S
Total. $ls, 22e 500
The same banks, according to their reports on the
18th Of June last heldGold 81, 642, $40; gold
tncates, $s,953, 695-total, s14,496,2l4. Thirteen
banks in New York city on the same day held
SILVER. lZ4055
Checks payable in gold 4540l
Coupons payable in gold. Sc
Other Items. Observation-Disclosures. 1855
The national banks in Boston report on the same
day
Gold coin. 81, ISL, 942
Silver. ........... 1922
COD ccrtllcateS. $1,000
Coupons payable In gold. 100
Other items. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1852
Total..."... ,29o,217