Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-25

that the United States steamer Sabine, Com.
mander John G. Walker, arrived at Cher.
bourg On the 9th Of August from Spithead, and
was 10 sail in about ten days for Lisbon. The
Sabine has on board the class Of midshipmen
which graduated in June last at the Naval
Academy, and the object Of this cruise Is to
give them knowledge and instr uction i'll their
profession. The Sabine will procsed from
Lisbon into the Mediterranean. thence to M.
deir. Rio de Janero and Cape of Good Hope,
from which latter point she will return home
reaching here next summer
MR.. FREDERICK DOUGLASS while in this
city some days since on his way to Frederick
Md, to attend the emancipation celebration in
tnat city on the 18th inst, received a dispatch
from his family at Rochester informing him
that Capt. II. Clay NALL, the Chairman of the
COMMITTEE Of Arrangements at Frederick, had
autographed him not to 60 there. He believed
the dispatch reliable, remained in Washington,
and thereby disappointed his thousands Of
friends at Frederick by his absence. On his
return to Rochester Mr.. Douglass secured a
copy Of the bogus dispatch, W hich he publishes
and says: sHad been at home when this dis.
patch came should have at once detected its
evident fraudulent character
LOST CURRENCY AND THE NATIONAL DEBT
The present issue of the fractional currency
now being printed in New York is the fourth
series since 1861. or the first second and third
series over s2O,OOO,OOO are now outstanding.
about Ss,0O0,000 OF which are of the first and
second issue, and it is estima ated that six or
seven millions of this amount will never be
presented for redemption, hence there is an
actual deduction Of that amount from the pub.
lie debt, although the books of the Department
shaw tt
posed that a: least six or seven millions of
these issues have been destroyed, and will
never come to hand for redemption, though an
act OF Congress will be necessary to strike
tnem OIL the debit side Of the Treasurer's
books.
PRESIDENT GRANT attended the reunion OF
the Grand Army of the Republic yesterday at
ocean Cottage, on the bay, three miles below
Providence, X. L. He came up from Newport
on the steamer Bay Queen, accompanied by
Mrs. Grant, Secretary Boutwell,, Senator
Morgan and wife, Senator Anthony, Gen
Porter, Judge Birdsall. Hon. Charles H.
Russell, l.. p. Morton, OF New York, and
others. Oapt. Douglass and ex g overnor Dyer
received him as q committee of the Grand
Army. The President is expected at Concord,
N. H., to-day, and will have public reception
at the State House. He is to dine with the Gov.
ernor, and Tomorrow will go to Mount Wash
ington. On Friday he VIII proceed to Burling-
ton, and thence 70 Saratoga, reaching the latter
place on Saturday. So say telegraphic dis
patches.
EFFORTS AND IMPoRTs.-From advance
sheets of the report OF General Walker OF the
Bureau OF Statistics, for the month of June
and the fiscal year ending with June, It ap-
pears that the total value Of dutiable articles
imported for the year ending June 30 was
Ss5,si7,369 against s3i2,245, $50 last year the
value of articles tree OF duty was SIlI79I72
this year and se,379 li9 last. The total export
of domestic commodities was siI3, 3,563,IS for
this year and Si54,30l.7l3 for last. or foreign
commodities re-exported, the duuable articles
were valued at Sl0,437,202 this year and SILL.
i-6,i31 last while OF those free of duty, the fig
ures stand s14, ,965 this year and $40, ,7O9OO7
last. The total value of the products Of the
American fisheries received into the United
States during the quarter ending June 80, 1869,
is reported at s3,O}O,6O5. The total value of the
shipments OF domestic commodities from New
York by way of Panama for the same time
was SlO,676,i03, while in the same period the
return shipments Of domestic commodities by
the same route, from San Francisco to New
York, were valued at s3,O57, ,93s The value of
the shipments Of foreign commodities, by the
way Of Panama to New York, for the same
quarter was s52,9Ol.
IMPORTANT TO REVENUE MARINE OPrI.
CERs.-An order was issued yesterday by Act.
irg Secretary Richardson, that "the Depart
ment having. for q series Of years, had its
attention called TO the practice Of nicers, when
corresponding with prominent citizens upon
personal matters, Of soliciting the exercise Of
the accomplishment Of private purposes Of the
omcers, 1t has become necessary for 1t, In the
maintenance Of its own dignity, and the pro.
motion OF good order and discipline in the ser.
vice, 10 put check to these unbecoming and
unwarranted acts on the part OF officers. The
Department therefore, informs the officers of
the service that, from this time, all such inter.
ference with Its prerogatlves must cease; and
il, at any future period, any officer shall be
found guilty Of an infraction Of this order, il
will be considered ample cause for dismissal
from the service"
THE NOTE ANDCURRRHCY PRINTING. .-"Data"
says:-"From latest Information received by
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury Richardson,
1t appears that there Is no prospect of the i'm
mediate printing OF currency notes by the bank
note companies that have contracted to do the
work. These bank-note printers, after pur.
SUING every Secretary that has had control OF
the Treasury for the past seven years, in order
TO put an end TO note printing by the govern
n msnl, and ,.;us themselves sell to get the job. now
IL, to the great Inconvenience of the public and
annoyance of the federal officers in the Treas
ury Department This failure Is the result Of
their refusal to pay few dollars increase of
wages to about dozen note printers. No
doubt tins state OF affairs will result in re.es.
tablishing Printing Bureau In this city, un-
der the control Of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Congress, not long since, made an appropria.
uon OF S3OO,UOO to erect a building near the
Treasury department, TO be used exclusively
for Iete engraving and printing. The site was
selected-a position just south Of the Treasury
building but owing TO controversy about
control, between Clarke, the then Superintend.
ent Of the Printing Bureau, and McOulloch,
the then Secretary OF the Treasury, which was
not decided, the building was not erected. I'm.
der law passed March 3, 1909, appropriations
OF money not used could, with the APPRECIATION
OF the Pres,dent, b transferred to other appro.
priafion funds, and President johnson directed
the money Tor ths printing building 70 b trans.
ferred TO the Treasury buildtng extension fund.
congress, at lts late session, repealed the law
allowing such transfers Of funds, and II is nm.
derstood In the Treasury Department that An.
70 erect elilofng. and that thereafter an
branches OF 0overnmsnt nots pnnting wlll be