, 1870-11-01
WASHINGTON. !!
Synopsis Of the Paymaster Gen.
erals Annual Report.
The Israelites Claim Recognition
in the Distribution Of
Indian Agencies.
SpeedAt Despatch 70 1he Chicago Tribune,

WAsH1saros, Oct 3l.-Secsetary BeiknAo has
received the report Of the raymaster General
1t is much shorter than that for the previous rear,
In accordance With the Seczetarys desire to ex-
c&ude, ~ far as posable, Ill use1ess and burter-
some details. The following Is I sururuaJy Of
The financial operations Of the year: BalAnce on
hand II tie beginning Of the nscaI yea1, July i,
1855, ta,tss 81; Eecelged from the Treasury d.
ring the nsca1 year. <l9, $50 0ot; received IRON
Nncr sources. 1,Ca1,s ,ssa- Tosat, fals26,s3S.
Disa'uFaed to the arnJ, tncIu,tuS the Military
Academy, H4,sst.a7 di.hursed 10 vol-
untetts' saa's, ,su: balance in hands
expenses fur the year hare amounted
to ss.9's.s.e, distributed Is follows: Firat Dts
tE'ct. $oeO4s4; second, 1854 oa7; third a93, $50;
fourth, ts8,s5s; nth, ISL liz. All the requrr-
msnts Of the department have been executed
With regularity and rfnmpsncss. Among the
humber OF minor Recommendations OF the Pay
master General. 10 one that the Law prohibiting
the t1'inG Of vacancies in The paymaster's cops
be repealed. more ottceEs being needed to per-
fottn the seEstce required In an e1!cicnt manner.
The army has been fully paid to the close Of
the fiscal year.
ARMY BOARD
The board for examining the record and
en1ctrtcy Of army enlcers, Organized under the
set nf Congress OF 1ulr last, OF which General
Hancock II President, has not Jet got to wort,
owing tn The nor-211tval Ct one Of its member7
General Mckenzie, OF Texas. The rapId.ty with
which ctucefs arc going out, under the provisions
Of the act allowing years pay, will probably re-
dute the number OF supef1umesatiea to 15cfayt:he
18th Ct jsnua1y. As the latter number will be
required to ill the vacancies 0ccasi0uet by casual
ues during the year, 1t u Thought that the Pres-
srnt Will recommend to CopKless the prop1aety OF
exemptteg these Ecmaln!ng Ia service At that time
finn The operations Of the act mastering them
out
OFFICIAL cHAsoBs.
Screia.I Cox and family left for the West
to-day. He was obliged to decline the PyeEa-
tentA invitation 70 dine this evening, bc-
cause, previous 10 receiving It, he
bad troeen up his household here, shipped hts
goods. and made such arrangements for leaving
as could not be changed Mr. De1ano took lcayc
Of the clerks Ii the Bureau Of Internal Rerenue
this stternoon, and will he presented to those IN
the Interior to-norrow. Deputy Commissioner
Douglas will tske Ar. Delauos place for the pres
cnt. Judge Metcalf, Chief Clerk OF the Interior
Department, has resigned, There are ali manner
OF spcculat'ons as TO possible changes In tho
heads Of bureaus and divisions, hut nothing IL
positively known of the intentions OF the new
Secretary.
.rHs INDIAN AGENCIES.
The President had a conference to-day with
Simon Wol Of this district. tnrcgard to recogn1x-
ing the 1srheltea tn hs division Of the Indian Agen-
cacs among the various religions denominations
The President sald that they had not been ucK-
Iectes1, but That the agencies had only been given
to such denominations as had missionary orvani-
zattonf. lie would, however, be glad to recog-
n!se thn 1s1aeres of the country By appointing
such one as might be properly endorsed TO one OF
the Supe1intendenctea.
oRITCAHv.
The Attorney Generals oince received de-
spatch from New Or9eena, to-day, announcing
that-A. b. Long. United States District Attorney
for the District Of Louisiana, Tas found dead in
his Eron, this morning, With hia throat cut from
ear to ear MI. Long left here In the best OF
spirits for htR pott only few days ance, and hls
friends aud official associates here do not credit
the Idea that he committed snic!de- He was a
New England man. graduate Of Dartmouth,
and Que af the youngest attorneys OF his Krsde
In the service.
ITO the Arsoedatrd Pre.sj
DEAIH or GOVERNOR sAAFEK, OF CTAN,
WMHlsoros, Oct sl.-A despatch has Just been
this morning. OF :rra1s4vTS4 Snster OF Utah
inino: consael aee1:ea q
The President gave state dinner tonight all
the Cabinet, except Robson, who is absent from
the city, were present; also. StnasoEs Ednaunds
Grant General Cox VAS 1nViietl. bat was not
q sses eo9 6sis O. see al
The Supreme Court met Today. Al the Jus
Ct
Attorney General Akerinan and Solicitor General
Brts1ow. we're presented and read, and the oath
AssisranI Attorney General The resolutions Of
the Philadelphia bar on the death OF Judge Gr1er
were presented. and orleted placed on the
| court adjourned.