The New York herald., 1871-09-05
WASHINCTON.D
The State Department Preparing
the Alabama Claims.
Increased Applications for tho
New Loan. 4M
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. 1871.

'"o WepAtauon Oi the ALABAMA claims at sno q
state Department monopollzes the attention Of tAe
c'ercai force OF that Department The Secretary OF
state. prior to the meeting OF the Joint High Com
mission. prepared with his own hand a statements
OF the claims that would be Involved In the forms-
ton of the treaty ami they carefully CLASSIFIED
All the details OF the cases ned are now being nut.
In documentary form, principally under the dreo.
tion Of Mr.. q. c. Beaman.
The New Loan.
large number Of applications have been made
at the Treasury Department for subscriptions to the
new five per cent loan. Since the Two hundred
millions offered by the Secretary IN May last have
been absorbed the oncers OF the Treasury having
the loan In charge have IN all cases returned
the applications, with the reply that all
gold subscriptions have been closed and no
more will be received It Is not yet known what
course the Secretary proposes 10 pursue relation
to the $780, 00) of i've per cents whicn remain OF
the new loan under the Funding bill, but the impress
sion prevails In financial circles that more new
bonds will be offered for months to come. ana thas
when MIR. Boutwell, decides to place more Of the
new loan on the market he will OFFER all three classes
OF bonds authorized under the Funding act IN equal
portions Of each class unless Congress SHALL In the
meantime, authorize him to withdraw the four and
u half and four per cents from the market alto
gethcr. 4
Treasury Department Decision.
Collectors of Customs have been fnlng vessels
found out OF their home district sailing under ex
pired censcs The Treasury Department decides the
fine does not attach unless the vessel has been
within her home district after the expiration OF her
license.
Attorney General Alkcrmnu.
The Attorney General Is making preparations for
leaving here ON saturday next by which 1t IS an-
derstoOd that tho President Will De here on
Friday morning to hold q Cabinet meeting
that day. The Attorney General has nearly COM
pleted an elaborate opinion IN reply to the ques-
tlOns submitted by the civil Service Commission.
through the President, In regard TO the scope OF
their authority under the act Of Congress auihOrz.
ing the appointment OF the Commission. Whether
the opinion asked for by the President concerntng
the Ku Klux act viii be prepared In time Tor the
next Cabinet meeting Is not known. t. lF
Payment Of " Missouri War Claim. .,
Under special act OF Congress. passed ut the lass
session, warrant was drawn at the Treasury De-
partment to-day for 900 In favor OF tne state of
Missouri for expenses incurred IN calilug out the
WestpOrt Police Guard during the war;
Report Of the Board oil Supervising inspectors
/. Of steamers. ai . a.I
The proceedings of the special meeting OF the
Board Of Supervising Inspectors OF steam Vessels
held this city last June have been neatly printed
In pamphlet form and Will be distributed among
SCe0nOOaL Inspectors anu paTticS IucrcScu Iu tue1k
deliberations. The inventions recommended f0f
the greater safety OF life and property have been
enumerated In circular shortly to be issued by
the Treasury Department, and the Secretary will
order their being adopted vt date earlier than
January Us specined In the report OF the procccd.
Jugs approved by the Secretary on the adjournmene
OF the Board. ti.ftA se
The New York Post once Building.
The superintendent OF the work on the New York.
Post once building to-day sent 10 the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury Department four views of
The condition OF the edice the lst OF September.
1t was expected that by the assembling Of Congress
at least the second story VIII have been completed.
Internal Revenue Receipts. b. ,a
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $i,13s, 900.
Long Branch Pilgrims.
Ten OF the WarmOth delegation from New Orleans
LETT washington tonight To meet the other part Of
the delegation at New York, aud al ten O'Clock TO-
morrow morning all OF them w,Il proceed To Long
Branch to meet the President by appointment.
Disiitlery Products in the United States.
An 0i1cial statement shows the number OF grain
dstilleries in operation September was io7 and
molasses distillcries nine. with daily capacity OF
the former OF $40 bushels and 402 $40 gallons, and
OF the latter 8,O32 gallons There was an increase Or
two distlllerIes during August and l5.7oi gallons
daily production, making the total daily produc-
tiOn grain and mOlasses 40,S5 gallons Tne prtiA-
cipa dstilleres located thirty -four In Illinois.
seventeen In Indiana, seventeen In Kentucky,
tnirty-six IN Ohlo,. sixteen In Pennsyl-
vanta and tho remainder scattered tnrOugit
fourteen other States As c0ntrasted with August,
1870 there IL now an increase Of fourteen distic-
ries, with an Increase Of daily production OF 1851
gallons.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 10 prepar.
paring his estimates for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1873, to cover all expenses connected with
assessing and collecting the revenue II IL thought
these estimates will be somewhat below those OF the
present year, which are $5.4OO, 900.
The KirkapoO Iadiam Fund.
The Secretary OF tue Interior, as trustee for the
Kickapoo Indians, has invested In the new nve per
cent loan about $l4O OoO being the amount realized
by sale OF their lands IN Kansas To the Central
Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Sqmnttern ON ludian Reservations.
A number of white squatters having located them.
selves on Indian reservations In Minnesota, and
also IN the Indian Territory, the Secretary Of the
Interior has given orders that that u suoh squat
ters lie notified at To leave the reservations.
the lands not being subject to entry. Snonid any
person located on any Indian lands refuse TO re-
move or should any person hereafter settle Within
the indian country, tney viii bc removed BY tha
military to some point beyond the Indian boundary.
NO YELLOW FEVER AT SAVANNAH.
sAvANSAH, Ca, Sept T. 1871.
The statement TO the cnect that yellow fevet
exists In this city has called forth the following
from Mayor Screven
learn that the NEW YORK HERALD OF this mOrne
Ing asserts the existence OF yellow lever IN Savdn-
nah. The statement Is wholly without ounda'ion.