The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-24
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON August 20, 1899.

WASHINGTON. August 20 1889.
| The Government Out Of Town.
The following distinguished parties, embracing
pretty much the entire government are out OF town
at present:-Pres!dent Grant, Secretary OF State
Fish, Assistant Secretary Of State J. q. Bancroft
DAVIS General Horace Porter, the Presidents private
secretary; Secretary OF War Rawllns Secretary Of
the Navy Robeson Vice Admiral Porter, Secretary Of
fae treasury Boutwell, SECRETARY of the Interior Cox
postmaster General Creswen, Attorney General
Hoar indian Commissioner Parker. Assistant Post
master General Terrell Internal Reye3ue Commits
sioher Deiano, Solicitor Smith, Internal Revenue
Bureau; Deputy Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Parnell and General F. T. Dent.
The Cabinet Meeting Next Friday.
1t 10 not believed that any matters Of national i'm.
portauce Wall be considered at the Cabinet meeting
on Friday next beyond the routine work relating to
the conduct OF the different Executvedepartment
Retrenchment In the Treasury Department.
II Is estimated at the Treasury Department that
the saving to the government which has resulted
from the reduction OF the force In that department
alone, exclusive OF those dismissed from the Printing
Bureau, Is $4,000 per month. The removals have
not yet ceased Several more are TO be- made upon
the return Of the Secretary TO washington.
The Locks in the Treasury Vaults.
The supervising architect OF the Treasury author
ICES the statement that he LIS under no alarm for the
safety Of the Treasury vaults and will make no
change Of the locks In use there. He will simply add
one more lock to the four now In use. on every
money vault In the building. The experiments Of
Mr.. Sargent. the lockmaker. ON Saturday have cre-
ated great nutter among the Treasury officials and
bang officers. Tho fact is Mr. Sargent's experiments
simply demonstrated that it would be possible for
burglar possessing the knowledge Mr.. Sargent pos
sesses about combination locks to pick good por-
ton Of the locks made on the combination plan in
general use. But to do this Is to presuppose q
burglars ability to make two successive visits to
the vault he designs to open and also the c0nni-
vance OF the Waterman; for to make one visit to-
night and q second one tomorrow night to complete
the first nights work would throw the matter back
where he started.
The Command Of the Marine Corps.
1t being generally conceded that zeilin, the pre-
sent commandant Of the Marine Corps, Is to be re-
tired lively contest has sprung up for the position
which Is one Of the neatest and snuggest berths in
In the gift OF the government. The commandant
has the rank Of brgadier general. Is supplied with
an elegant house, and has almost nothing to DO but
draw his pay and enjoy himself Therefore 1t Is that
everybody eligible Is anxious to slip into Zeilins
Shoes The principal candidates seem to be Major
Slack, the Oldest of1cer In the corps Major Field,
Major Nicholson and Colonel Knitting. At present
the slate Is said to be Nicholson for commandment,
with Lieutenant Porter, son Of the Vice Admiral,
adjutant Of the corps. Slack, Kintzing and Field,
however. are well backed up and threaten to smash
up the slate Slack appears to have most Of the
naval officers in his favor.
The Engineering Board.
The Board OF Engineers, consisting Of Generals
Barnard, Cullum, Tower and Wright, arrived here
this morning from New York on business connected
with the defences OF the country.
The Internal Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue receipts to-day $7O1, 900.
Deaths from Hcnt.
Several persons died here and in the vicinity yes
terday from the effects oil the neat.
Personal.
Major General Richard Delaneld late chief Of the
Engineer Corps and now on the retired list, ia lying
dangerously Ill at his home In this city.
Sale Of Ir0n.Clnds to Hayti-Cession of n
Ha~ sin II ria In, Do