The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-31
FROM WASHING TON.

opectut OcSpdtcH 10 IRe EDefllIlJ telegraph
WAsHINGToN, Nov. l. Hon. Mr. Falger,
leading politician OF New York, will probably
accept the Office OF United States Assistant Trea-
surer at that place. Secretary Boutwell, has
found great difficulty in finding person to take
it, but il is understood that il is now fully
settled
The Public Debt Statement
will be issued to-day. 1t will show u reduction
of seven millions for the month. The pold
balance is one hundred and seventeen millions:
currency seven millions.
Boutvelrs Policy.
II is the intention of the Secretary to continue
the purchase OF bonds and sale of gold straight
along, unless prevented by the action of Con-
gress.
Reciprocity.
The Canadian lobby are making preparations
to secure the negotiation OF new reciprocity
treaty at the coming session.
Canadian NabObs.
Several leading men belonging TO the Cana
dian Government are here, and have rented
sumptuous apartments, where they propose to
give dinners IN grand style
The Commissioner Of Pensions Report.
The forthcoming report OF the Commissioner
of Pensions will show a vast amount of work
done. During the past year 37,721 new claims
were allowed, amounting to $2993 1888. The
was 1S5, 1875, and the amount of military pensions
paid during the past fiscal year was $27 972, S6SOi
During the year $50 new naval claims were
allowed, amounting to 451, ,OS3 80. The naval
roll, on June 80. embraced 333S pensioners, and
the aggregate amount OF naval pensions paid
during the year was $780, ,Ql60i. The
total amount paid for pensions of
all classes, including expenses of dis
| bursements, was $2S, 1872, ,S94'0S, an excess
rs compared with the preceding year of SAIL
9O2'O9, which will during the current year pro-
baby be increased to $5,000,000. The claims
| disposed of during the year amounted to 43, 7I3,
| of which 81 los were admitted and 66O5 re-
iected There are 62, 10l cases yet to be disposed
of. Daniel T. Bakeman, the only Revolutionary
| soldier who on the pension rolls at the date
OF the last annual report, pensioned by special
act of Congress, died on the 18th Of April. There
are S87 Revolutionary widows on the pension
| rolls. In the bounty land division there were
issued during the year ending September 30,
1869, 1850 land warrants, covering 25O,04O acres
| OF the public domain.
| The Pacific Railroads.
| The report of the commissioners appointed to
| examine the Pacific Railroad was laid before
| the President this morning. The commissioners
! say the road is as good as any new road that
| has ever been built, but they estimate that it
will require $579,650 to complete the Central
Pacific, and 81, $50, 100 to complete the Union
! Pacific. The Central Pacific has about four and
a half millions of bonds on deposit here, and
the Union Pacific about one million and half.
Both roads will ask leave to withdraw all the
amount of bonds above what it is estimated
will be necessary to complete the roads.
Army Orders.
Despatch to the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The War Department
orders detachment OF one hundred recruits to
be sent from the barracks at Newport KY, to
Fort Randall Dacotah, and detachments of re-
cruits of convenient size TO be sent from Fort
Columbus, New York, to Forts Stevenson, Rie,
and Sully, Dacotah, all for assignment to COM
pauies belonging to the 22d United States In
fantry.
Secretary BeISnap Takes the Oath.
Mr.. Belknap made his appearance at the War
| Department about o'clock this morning, and
few moments afterwards the oath of Office was
administered. At 10 o'clock the officers on duty
at this station called on the new Secretary and
were personally introduced by General Sherman
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