Evening star., 1869-11-01

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and accrued interest
Other herstr I. s. ;.';;;,''iili;;i coin inter. "'
est bonds purchased,
and accrued interest
thcreoh .......--..-.. ae'tp-J4p ~
Debt less amount in the Treasury. 2I5lI3IIS9 3;
Dett, lcss amount IN the Treasury on
Decrease Of debt during the past Y'.'0'''- i
Decrease Of debt since Mari. i. 1867 .-s2o70 IS
The statement OF BOMBS issued to the Pacific
Railroad companies. interest payable i'm lawful
money, shows totals as follows: Amount out
standing, SG2, ,1SS 800. Interest accrued and not
yet paid, ~ .2l5. 5000 Interest paid by the Uni
ted States, 81 9Si ,s22 Interest repaid by trans
portation of mails, &c. 81 S6, ,I300i. Balance of
interest paid by the United States, 50, ,i4s O925.
Mr.. ANoNyMA IN TowN WITH A Cow-H HIDE
TIK LEAVES WITHOUT IRA person who calls
himself Harry Marston, Esq, OF New York city,
late Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue i'm the
sixth New York District, made his arrangements
to come to Washington and cOw-hide Mr. L. L.
CrouIse, chief correspondent Of the New York
Times, and was so sure of doing il that he had a
telegram published in the New York Republic of
Friday, stating that it had taken place that
morning. and purpOrting TO give all the particu-
lars OF the affair. But the best laid plans of
mice, men, and public cow-hitlers sometimes
gang agee, and the castigatiOn Of Mr.. Crounse
proposed by the avenging Marston did not come
off exactly according to programme. Tha.
il TO say, MarstOn sneaked into the Times
office on Fourteehth street, and without warning
attacked Mr.. Crounse while his back was turned.
and the latter wheeling around caught the
woul,-be cowhider by his rather lengthy beard.
and scizing the cOw-hide put him on the defen-
sivc. Marston then undertook to explain the
cause OF his belligerency, which was that Mr..
CrOunse, while at Saratoga last summer drew
an unpleasant picture Of Mrs. MarstOn's career
as a female lobbyist at Washington last winter.
Mr.. .CrOunsc informed Marston that he stood by
what he said i'm that letter. and had nothing to
rctract. Marston then 'cst 18th street and the
city in considerable haste 0y the 2.J0 train The
following is the paragraph IN Mr.. crounsc's sar-
atoga letter at which MarstJ.s (whO with his wife
are pretty well known about WashingtonI pro-
fessed to take Offense:-
mile "Anonyma" is also going. Her career
this season has not been notorious AS usual
One instance, however, deserves notice. ITs
holiness and audacity arc a marvel to the few
who knew the secret springs Of ''Auonyma's
action. She first burst forth into the array of
fashionable votaries at Long Branch. No toilets
were richer than hers, no diamonds more
brilliant, no gaudy butterfly had more devotecs.
She was duly gazettcd as the '.elegant" the "at-
compished," the "fascinating'' Mrs. =. of
New York, or of ST. Louis, or Ot Washington as
the tacilc fancy OF "Anoiyma' dictated. Her
personal charms" were duly advertised, seen
and admired Thence she fitted to Saratoga
and the programme was repeated, with ad,ii-
tons At the balls she ubiquitous and re-
slleDdent. which fact was duly recorded to her
entire satisfaction in the little morning
.pers here which, in their gOssipy per-
sonals, bear the same relation to q mans
breakfast that cantelOpe does. But few
familiar WashingtOnians strayed this way and
ruthlessy broke the wings Of the brilliant insect
''Why," said they, that is ''Comancte.'' sand
who is Comaaehe'" inquired the worshippers
''Wcll, her gushing presence has often been felt
in the corridors and galleries of the Capitol; her
plumage is well known in the lobby, and she is
called Ccn.d,,che from her connection with lit
tie bin which passed Congress a year or more
ago, to pay the builders Sill 900 for the IRON
clad Consoacke which went to the bottom i'm San
Francisco harbor." .Sotto roce-The claim was
just enough, but members felt so much doubt
about il that ''COmanche' found fine OppOrtu-
nifty for her diplomacy. Parton has been saving
some interesting things about the Washington
lobby, but he hasoverlooked one of the raciest''
The REPORT OF THE SIXTH AUDITOR for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1869, shows 81 $40
money order accounts settled, involving the
amount OF s46, ,l3O, ,iSs75; s34i.I6O.SI collect
ed from special and mail messenger
offices; S2,229 1879 aggregate amounts of
drafts issued to mail contractors and
other; s9,i2s,l73 aggregate warrants is
sued to mail contractors and others; 50 33S S9s,6
received Of pOstmasters by mail contractors ON
collection orders; 81 Is 9l53I paid to letter car
riers; $40 5G5.41 paid for advertising; s23 $50 I,
collected from mail contractors by collection
drafts for over collection made by them from
pOstmastcrs; 73,359.62 internal revenue tax re-
ceived; 1872 suits initiated for recovery of bal
ances due the United States, amounting to Sa2-
1921, together wife $685. 900 penalties; 1je ju,ly-
mcnts obtained In favor Of the United States
THE BoGCs NoTEs.-EDITOE OF THE STAR.
In your paper Of to-day in noticing the appear
ancc of fractional currency In circulation without
the red seal--yOu say that "the Government will
not he the loser, as the Bank Note COMPANIES
are charged with every sheet of paper issued to
them. and must return either the money printed
on the paper or the mutilated sheets"
In this yOu make a very common error. The
any cOunterfeter can buy ~ much paper i'm
open market as they please, which, after being
printed, cannot be distinguished from the Treas.
ury paper, except by very careful examination
OF one skilled in paper making. The currency
Is professedly printed ON distinctive paper
9iferent from all other paper, and which il is
felony to make; but it IL not 50 printed. You
can, yourself, by looking az it, see that Il does
not differ in general appearance from common
that can be discovered bya
October 30th, 1869. PRINTERS GIcI
The PRESBYTERIAN CHUHcH.-It is stated
that the reunion of the two branches of the