The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-11
FOURTH EDITION
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
The NevvGOld Banks.
Customs Receipts Of the Week
Our Mints and Coinage.
Bids for Stamped Envelopes.
The Alaska Seal Fisheries.
Etc. Etc. Etc.s ETC.. Etc.
FROM W:ASHLNGTOE.

newspaper wrappers for.the Post IOffice Depart
ment for the next four years were opened to-
day by the Postmaster General. The only bid
ders were George F. Nesbit, of New York,
Dempsey & O'Toole, of Washington, and Geo.
N. Ray of New York, who had the old con-
tract. Ray enters protest against the bid OF
Dempsey & OToole, on the ground that they
are not manufacturers Rays and Nesbits bids
are very similar, and Dempsey g. O'Toole's is
believed to be the highest. The contract amounts
to $400, 900 per annum. II will be awarded in
a day or two.
The Philadelphia Mint.
Despatch to the Associated Press
WARRINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE gold deposits at
the Mint at Philadelphia for July last are re-
ported to the Treasury Department as amount
ing to 1858, ,09959; silver deposits, $26, 1S1.77;
total, $379, ,2S1 SO. The gold coinage for the
same period was 1927, 800 in gold bars; stamped,
$685. silver coinage, $50, $685. nickel, $114;
bronze, $75; total number of pieces, 924, 165;
total value, $415, 161'79.
Business at Branch mints.
The coinage at the Branch Mint at Carson
City for the same time was-of gold $12,65O,
and silver, $11, 1880 Total number of pieces,
25,417. Total value, 50, 409,350.
The number of gold bars assayed at the
Branch Mint at Denver was 247; value, $1O82 2lO
The returns from the New York Assay Office
and the San Francisco Branch Mint have not yet
been received at the department.
The Alaska Seal Fisheries.
The Treasury Department has report from
the Collector at San Francisco of the arrival
from the seal islands, on the 1st of this MONTH
of the steamer Alexander, belonging to the
Alaska Commercial Company, with cargo of
1s5,9O1 fur seal skins and 16 $50 fox skins. This
steamer was allowed, by the Secretary of the
Treasury, several months ago, to proceed to the
islands of st. Paul and st. George to take away
the seal skins of the last years catch under the
superintendence of Treasury agents.
The skins brought by this vessel by direction
of the Secretary have been retained by the Col
lector of San Francisco until further instructions
from the department. There will be a tax of 81
per skin paid upon them, assessed by direction
of the department. No decision has been ar
rived at as to what will to be done with the fox
skins.
The Butler Case.
Special Despatch TO The Ecentrlg Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lit is reported here
to-day that District Attorney Fisher, to whom
the report of the Pension Office special agent on
charges of pension frauds against Congressman
Butler of Tennessee, was delivered for action
will in day or two cause writ TO be issued for
the arrest of the accused.
The Political Campaign.
The Republican Congressional Committee has
issued lengthy address to the Republican party
urging active work in the fall campaign. Par
ticular stress is laid upon the gratifying reduc-
tion of the public debt under Grants admins
tration and the decrease of taxation
Attorney-General Alderman
has been engaged to deliver his address on the
political situation in the South tomorrow night
An immense audience will be present. He is of
the opinion that serious mistakes have been
made by the Republican Legislatures of the
| South attributable principally to want of judg-
ment on the part of voters in the selection of
| members properly qualified to act as legislators
Octavius v. Cato, 4
| prominent celered citizen of Philadelphia, has
| been appointed Superintendent of Colored
| Schools of this district.
The Philadelphia Mint.
The coinage at the Philadelphia Mint last
| month was:-Gold, 1886 99S'S3: silver, So $780,
| 300; nickels and bronze, $4,000. Total, $415,-
| 1919.
| In reply to a letter from the Chief of Light
house Board, the Commissioner of Customs
says that none except small balances of appro-
| priations of March g 1867, and June 80, 1868
win be available for use this year in addition to
the regular. appropriations. The operations of
| the board to the detriment of the interests of
commerce are greatly limited under this de-
| cision.
| Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
| utenant-Commander Train
| has been ordered to the Naval Academy.
| Bank Applications.
The Comptroller of the Currency has received
| about two hundred applications for banks under
the recently passed currency act. These appli.
| cations come for the greater part from Illinois,
| Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Mis-
| souri,. Three or four hundred new banks will,
| il is believed, be Incorporated under that law.
| number of preliminary inquiries have been
| made from New York and elsewhere respecting
| the gold banks, only one of which thus far has
| been authorized, namely, in Boston, which in a
| few DAYS will go into operation, il having
| deposited three hundred thousand dollars in
| bonds The business of such banks are con-
| Quoted on q gold basis their notes represent
ing the face of them in gold
| Patent Right Case.
| temporary Injunction, pending the suit in
the District of Columbia Court, has been
granted against Whipple & Dickerson to re-
strain them from selling patent rights for gener-
ating gas from petroleum, to be used instead OF
wood or coal for steam engines.
The Receipts from Customs
for the week ending August 6lwere as follows:--
| New York rk...................... 81, 9O6 OOU
| Boston. ........................ 336 S3l
| Philadelphia ........'.''.'........ 2OO9OO
! Baltimore .................... 1914, 467
Total ........................sS 50 6S7, ,79i
Louisiana Agricultural College.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
has transmitted to the Governor of Louisiana
the Agricultural College scrip due that State
under the act of July g 1862. and its supple
meuts, consisting of 1912 pieces for one quarter
section each, equal within fraction TO 10000
acres.