The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-25
WASHINGTON.
Contributions to tho German Sanitary
Fund-Opposition In Dominica to An
nexatiOn to the United States
Redemption of Mutilated
Bank Notes.-The For.
eign Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, August "A, 1870.

The Foreign and Homo Mail Service
The foreign mail service is being performed salts
factorily to the department. notwithstanding the
difficulties encountered In making contracts pend
Ing the war. The home contracts arc being exc
cuted, and nearly all theroutne work of putting
them in operation under the recent lettings Is COM
p!eted. The Postmaster General hopes to make
considerable reduction OF expenditures for
carrying the mails The opening Of suspended
routes In the South has been attended with less
present and prospective costs than was anticipated
Trouble Between Montana Indian Tribes.
General Sully Superintendent OF Indian AIairs
Tor Montana, writes to Commissioner Parker con-
corning recent attack the Grow indians by hos
tile Sioux their strength being varOusy estimated
by the Crows at from 800 to 1000 warriors The
Grows terribly frightened ana demoralized.
They state that they are out OF ammunition and
that together with their being poorly armed, was
the cause Of their being driven in by the Sioux.
General Suly thinks the government will have con-
slant trouble with theseSOux, and 1t will be mpos-
sible to settle the Crows their reservation until
the Sioux west OF Black Hills and the Powder river
country are severely punished
The Southern Indian SUPPLEMENTARY.
There are several applications for the position of
Indian superintendent for the Southern Superin.
tendency, from which once General Hazen has been
relieved, but the present understanding is that the
SUPPLEMENTARY will be placed within the jurlsdlc-
ton OF the Central SUPPLEMENTARY, In charge OF
Friend Enoch HOag.
Contributions 10 tho German Sanitary Fund.
The European fever has at last seized upon
the foreign element OF the departments in this city.
For some weeks past arrangements have been pro-
crossing with the view OF collecting a certain
monthly amount from these German employees who
sympathNe with the wounded soldtes OF Father
land. At last an organization mas been perfected,
A n cle how
agreed to contribute four dollars per month towards
this object while the lasts. There Is great
number OF Germ clerks in the departments, and
no doubt a considerable amount through these
means will be realized.
Another Move in tho st. Domingo Game.
1t Is reported that the oppOsers, under Baez's
leadership, to the annexation OF st. Domingo are
apprehensive OF renewed attempt to effect another
treaty, and are actively engaged in creating an I'M
favorable feeling to the measure throughout the
island. A large number of documents were lately
received by the agent Of the opposition this city
and these will be unscruDulously employed in resist.
ing any attempt at annexation.
National Gold Notes.
The Department has on hand quite large amount
OF the bun or yellow paper prepared originally for
the first issue Of postage currency. This paper
Comptroller Hulburd will for the preparation of
notes for the gold banks The same plate now en-
ployed in printing the National Bank notes win be
used for the gold notes. The only change In the
wording thereof Will be that where the worus ina.
tional currency" appear at the top of the present
notes the words national gold note" will appear on
the yellow paper notes. and the promise to pay will
specify that the note is payable TO the bearer in
gold.
Redemption or MutiInted Bank Notes.
Under the rules OF the United States Treasury all
mutated bank notes are redeemed, according to the
degree oil mutasion. note with a certain portion
OF its superficial surface torn on never redeemed
ut its full value but I'm proportion to the quantity
OF superficial surface presented for REDEMPTION
Since grecnbacks introduced the redemption
division Of the Treasury has been constantly en-
gagged in redeem ing this mutilated currency and an
account OF the discount has been kept which shows
an aggregate up to the present date Of 1885, 1913,
which the government has thus saved, OF which
has, OF course. come out OF the poe let's or the
holders.
Destruction of Cancelled Bonds.
The $l30.O00,O00 United States bonds DIES troyed
being cancelled bonds purchased by Secretary Bout
well on account Of the sinking and special funds,
comprehended only such cancelled bonds as had
been purchased up to the date OF the order for their
destruction which bears date about the 10Th OF July
Since that date referred to 81 have been pur.
chased on account OF the July policy and s.
| for the current month"; making total now on hand
| or s8000,0o0, which will probably he consigned to
the flames at an carly day. II is Indicated that here
after all bonds purchased account OF the Sin king
Fund will be cancelled and destroyed immediately
after their purchase.
New National Bank I'm Kentucky.
certificate Of authority was to-day issued from
the office Of the Comptroller Of the Currency to the
National Bank OF Maysvile to commence business
on capital OF 100000.
New York Census Returns.
Superintendent Walker to-day received from his az
sstanis In New York city assurances that in day or
TWO returns which Will complete those Of some OF
the city districts would be forwarded to the Census
Bureau. 1t is expected that these returns will show
nave the partial ones heretofore received hand
some increase in population. with the increase Of
Brooklyn and the other surrounding cities. The
system uDder which the Bureau is working is con.
stantly being improved. The returns wnich are now
awaited, In order to finish uncompieted districts,
are from the larger subdivisions. General Walker
expects to receive much valuable Information before
lps s99 Of the present month; = :
West Point Academy Annual Register.
The War Department to-day received copies OF the
register OF the officers ana cadets OF the West Point
Military Academy for 1870. For some reason there
is on unusual demand for these registers this year.
PobinariOu yr sas lt:sr,cs RI .Ce!y g.ie.
Marshal Sharpe, OF tue District Of Columbia, Who
returned here to-day, states that the population OF
the District viii not probably exceed 100000 This
estimate he bases the partial results OF the CEN
sus taking. II was tho general impression that the
Districts population would figure In the neignoor.
hood OF 10000.
Tax ON Schedam Schuapps.
1t has been decided at the Internal Revenue ONCE
that wnere Schcidam schnapps IL put up In bottles
and labelled as medicinal article 1t is liable to
stamp duty.
Tho Cossting Trade-Uniust DISCRIMINATE ion
Aaafnst American Vessels.
the Collector OF the Por, OF Oswego n " has