New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-25
WASHINGTON.

COMMERCIAL sTAGNATIoN IN WARRINGTON
| EFFECT OF THE PLATE PRINTERS STRIKE
! THE LABOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REVIVAL
| OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO TRB TRIBUNEl
| WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Aug. "a, 1862
| Financially speaking, Washington has never APP
preached TO general collapse than during the
past two months The reduction OF the clerical force Of
the several Departments OF the Government added TO
IN. departure Of the lobbyists who spent their money
| freely under the last Administration, has reduced
The population about 10000. OF that number
| 5000 were clerks, and an equal number
were dependents clerks that the economy Of the
present Administration has taken from the patronage Of
the retail dealers OF the city GO0O regular and 1000
traisient customers Estimating average outlay OF
" per month, by the regular customers, for shoes
aoH he loss to the retail trade Of the city has been over
100000 per Other branches OF trade have suf
feret in proportion, and the consequence commercial
staglaton which threatens ruin to the business popua
| ton.
From the latest information received by Acting seere.
tary " the Treasury Richardson, IL appears there is no
prospect Of the immediate printing Of currency noesby
the hnk Note Company that have contracted for the
work. TO the great Inconvenience OF the public and the
annoyance OF the officers in the Treasury Department
the failure being the result Of their refusal TO pay few
dollars increased wages to about dozen note printers
No DOUBT this state OF affairs will result in reGstaDshng
the Printing Bureau in this city, under the control Of the
Secretary OF tho Treasury. Congress- not long since
made appropriation Of $500 900 TO erect building
the Treamry Department to be used exclusively for
engraving and printing. The site selected in a
position INST south OF the Treasury building, but owing
10 a controversy about its control between Clark the
then superintendent Of the Printing Bureau and Mr.. Nc
Culoch hen Secretary Of the Treasury, which not
| decided the building was not erected. Under law
passed March 1902 appropriations Of money not used
could, with the appreciation Of the President, be trans
red to other appropriation funds and President John
son directed the money for the printing building 20 be
transferred to the Treasury building extension fund
Congress It last session repealed the law allowing such
transfers funds and /: Is understood in the Treasury
Department that another appropriation viii be made
next Winter, and thereafter all branches Of Government
note printing will be done here.
great number OF bankers making application to
the United States Treasurer for United states notes OF
the denominations Of dollar and two dollars but the
Department cannot supply them.
Letters received here from Congressman and other
prominent persons different sections of the country,
indicate that the influence OF the recent Labor Conven
ton ia Philadelphia will exhibit itself in the future
movements OF both parties The Republicans generally
claim thatthey have advantage over the Democracy
IN respect the matter Of the reduction Of the public
debt interest, because they are able 10 prove by the
record OF tie late Administration that President John
pockepd the bill passed by both Houses for the
funding ofour Government bonds
The proDnetors OF the title OF the defunct National H
Hgccr that they expect 20 be able to renew
It's publication Fall They say that they will not
operations until that time because the inter
yonng Sumner months will not furnish business enough
TO suppOrtthem. when the busy season. or, in other
words thesesson Of Congress begins they expect to be
able TO revive the paper paying basis,
AThe rstthrough freight for California left here 70 day
FOR san Francisco, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
II consisted Of Of tobacco shipped from Lynchburg
Va, which was purchased At q 80 per 100 pounds
TIE INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT--APPOINT-
MENTi-SrATE ACTION ON TIE FIFTEENTH
AMENDMENT.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
on the Isiof September about AsGil25 in coin will be
taken from he Treasury 10 pay the semi annual install
due on tho III Of September aud the LIST OF March espec
lively The ount Of the bonds outstanding Slg 800
No further payments OF gold interest will tall due after
this until th st OF November next when about $4,000
Will De required Ia pay the semlannual instauent OF
the interest II the Fvc.Iweutles.
ActiugseCetary Richardson to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations for Customs officers David h Cart
Rochester n. - and Homer Hasted as Clerk Stephen
Rich aud ALVIN smith, 10 be Inspectors at Gloucester
tom House Nson r. Adams, TO be temporary Inspector
ia the New-YUk Custom,lionSe; Edwin A. Evans to DC
Night inspector at Philadelphia; Frederick Williams ahd
c. IT, Cook, tobe light Inspectors, C. W. COT, Inspector
and G. o. Varey Clerk IN INC new ORR 1s0n iTnse'
Ing regardng5ate action on the Fifteenth Amendment
To the NanOlal Constitution: Complete k'i,healon-
North CAROLYN. West Virginia, Mass achusetts Wisconsin,
Maine Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina. Pennsylya-
nj, Arkansas, Connecticut FlorIda-i2 DelSeuNG hatl
hcatlon-Kanns and Missouri ReJected-DeaNaie
and Keutucky-2 . =,
Gov geuter Col. ID. VI. Nelson, Gen. j. a. MOby. and
Col John b. IGOwnlDw Of Tennessee are here en- route
for GOV. Sentcr Will return IN lew days Tor
rho nurpose ofcalug President Grant
Under regulations for paying thcl dDOrers employ Ell
nv Welghers and Gaugcrs IN w.lOrk, Mr. FRANK u
Wentworth has been appointed clerk for that purpose.
with the power OF u Deputy Collector TO administer
oaths ...., , ....,,.
CITY, Nevada, has resigned.