The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
The MnY Interest.

Despatch TO the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, April 2l.-On inquiry of the
Secretary of the Treasury this morning. it was
ascertained that no order has as yet been issued
for paying the May interest on bonds next Mon
day. The books may not be ready before Tues
day or Wednesday, when payments will be
made without rebate. At all events, they will
be commenced before May l..
The New Post once.
The Secretary has under consideration the
subject of the New York and Boston Post Offices,
in connection with the appropriation recently
made by Congress with a view to increase the
force for the completion of the buildings at the
earliest practicable time consistent with the
good execution of the work.
Tho Georgia Bill.
General Butler, chairman of the Reconstruc-
ton Committee, who will leave for Massachu-
setts tomorrow night proposes that the Georgia
bill as amended by the Senate shall lie over for
ten days.
A National Project.
Governor AUSTIN of Minnesota, and Governor
Fairchild of Wisconsin, had a hearing before
the Committees on Commerce of the Senate and
House in behalf of the improvement of the
Wisconsin and Fox rivers, so as to give a four
feet water channel between the Mississippi river
and Lake Michigan. Governor Harvey of
Kansas, who was to make an argument for the
same, was unexpectedly called away. Governor
Merrill, of Iowa. will be here to-day for the same
purpose. Favorable action by Congress upon
this truly national subject is confidently ex-
pected.
Naval Orders.
Paymaster Robert w. Allen is detached from
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and or
dered to the practice ship Savannah on Both
instant.
Master w. B. Newman is detached from the
receiving ship at New York and ordered to the
Pilgrim.
the orders of First Assistant Engineer Wilson
II. Purse to the Saugus are revoked.
Second Assistant Engineers William A. III.
Allen and George W. Hall are ordered to the
Pilgrim.
Army Resignatlons.
The designations of Captain Allen Rutherford,
United States Army, unassigned, and Second
Lieutenant Remembrance H. Lindsay Sd Artli-
lery, have been accepted.
Assauiting IA Collector.
Collector Emory of the Third Mississippi
district, reports to Commissioner Delano that on
the 14th instant he was assaulted as he was
leaving his ONCE by q man named Robert Z.
johnson, who was in the act of leveling a
| dosble-barrelled shot gun upon him. The Col
| lector is satisfied this was deliberate attempt
| to assassinate him, because of an intimation
given by Emory to the owner of the bpilding in
which Johnson also had an office, that the latter
| was not an agreeable neighhor Emory being
| convinced that he belonged to the Ku Klux
| johnson was arrested and bound over on 9
| charge of assault with intent to kill"
| Customs Receipts
| for the week ending April 16:-Boston, $40,
667,75; New York, $3,27S 651.s3; Philadelphia
$34S, 1896; Baltimore, $245, 1885, New Or
leans, from March &c to April Q, S272, ,663 'S2
San francisco, from March 26 to April ., $288,
271 SO. Total, 81, ,908, ,94o'26. - --s -a..
| t-,,-N Government of Arizona. ~
Special Despatch to The Buening Telegraph
| Mr.. Mccormick, Delegate from Arizona, wa:
| before the House Comnittee on Military Affair
this morning and delivered an argument in fayo
of the Government protecting the citizens g
the Territory of Arizona by sending a sufllcien
force Of military to prevent Indian outbreaks.
Improvement of Cape God.
Judge Russell, of Boston, and General Foster
u. s. A., were before the House Com
mittee on Commerce this morning. to urge tn
construction of a canal from Buzzard Bay t
| Cane Cod Massachusetts,,