The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-16
FIFTH EDIT ION
THE LATE ST ME ws.
FROM WASHING TON.
Condition Of the Treasury.
10 the A esOcinfed prese.

Condition of the Treasury.
Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 16.--The coin balance in the
Treasury to-day is S1l865 900 including S3I 036 900
in coin certificates. The currency balance,
Internal revenue receipts to-day s2s2, ,soi Total
for the month q 4O6,6Ol. Grand total for the fiscal
year, S191, ,296Sl2.
Receipts OF fractional currency for the week end
ing to-day, t4S5,500; shipments to Assistant Trea-
surers and United States Depostaries. 81 1908, ,ss1
mutilated bank notes burned during the week end
ing April 16, s299,17O; total amount burned
,9sl bank currency issued for bills destroyed
during the week, 1,460; total amount issued
therefor, t2qe,sl6 80; balance due for mutilated
notes, S2Ol s61 bank circulation outstanding at this
date $3.50 a61 ISs; fractional currency redeemed and
Treasurer Spinner holds in trust for national
tenks as security for circulation, SSA2 2463oU and
for public deposits, SIG, 800.
Illicit DistilIing.
Supervisor Emery, Of Tennessee, reports that
since June 80, 1862 the following number of stllls
mash tubs etc, have been destroyed by revenue
officers in their attempts to suppress Illicit dstilla-
ton :-72 stills and 6S7 mash and fermenting tubs
and about 1850 gallons OF whisky, the estimated value
OF which is about $4,000.
Military Orders.
The following 10 just issued:-
HEADQUARTERS U. 8. A., A. G. O.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April ID, 1s70.)
General Orders No. H-By direction OF the Pfesl-
dent OF the United States the following changes in
departments and commands are hereby an
First. Major. General j. N. schoned "a assigned
to the command OF she Military Division OF the Pa
CHIC, headquarters at San Francisco, California
Second. The Department OF Alaska will be dis
continued after July l. 1870, and the Territory will
be attached to the Department OF Columbia, to the
command OF which Brevet Maor-General K. r. s.
Candy is assigned; headquarters Portland oregon.
Third. A new department Ia hereby created, to be
styled the Department OF Arizona, to embrace the
Territory OF that name and so much OF California
lies south OF line frem the northwest corner OF
Arizona to Point Conception, headquarters at Pres
colt or Fort Whipple, Arizona, and Colonel and Bre-
vet N sjor. 6 General George Stoneman is assigned to
command according to his brevet rank a. Major
General.
Fourth. Brevet Major General John Pope is as
signed to command the Department. OF Missouri
when vacated by General Schoneld and win estab-
lish the headquarters OF the department at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Fifth. The Department OF the Lakes after June
will be enlarged to embrace the northern from
tier as far East as Lake Champlan headquarters at
Detroit, Michigan, and Brigadier and Brevet Major
mand.
Sixth. After June 1st the Department OF Virginia
will be discontinued, and the territory and troops
therein will be attached to and form part OF the
Department OF the East, Brevet MaJor-General |.
Mcdowell commanding headquarters. New York
city.
Seventh. The Department OF the Cumberland will
and troops therein will be attached to and form part
OF the Department of the South Brevet Major Gene
raj Terry commanding; headquarters. Atlanta, Gsor-
gia.
the departments that are hereby discontinued after
clC sing their records and accounts Will report by
letter to headquarters Of army for reassgnment to
K ID. TOWNSEND, Adjutant-General