Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-02
WASHINGTON.
Monthly Statement of Public
Debt
Grant on. Hand : A Cabinet
Meeting.
Chas. f. Adams, Alabama Ar
bitrat0r.
. BoutwelI,s Budget.

bearing coin interest is s. 1888, 75l, $50;
accrued interest, 500, 397, 707. Dsbs
bearing currency interest, $44, 97S, 600;
interest," S232,S52. M4tured debt,
81, 91O,142. interest, 1912, 426. Debt
bearing 40 interest," $4l4, 645, 813; I'M
claimed interest," $1l,262. Total debt,
81, S45, 2s5, sos; interest $29, 954, $50.
Cash in Treasury-Coin, $83. 742, zoe;
currency, Ss,16s,Sl6 Debt less cash
in Treasury, s., 2s3, S2S, 1857. De-
crease during July, $S,70l, 976.
Decrease since March 1. 1871, $37, &c.,
9SS; since March, 1869, $242, 1874, 610.
Pacific Railroad bonds, outstanding
amount to $64, 61s, S32, on which accrued
interest not yet paid So, 1923, 084; interest
paid by the United States amounts to
$12, 692, 475, of which So, 063, 865 has
been repaid by transportation of mails.
The total amounts of bonds purchased,
cancelled and destroyed is $2l7, 1872, $50,
which cost in currency $243, 99S, 807.
Matured bonds to the amount of SO, 973,-
600 have also been cancelled and de-
strOyed.
Extraordinary Phenomenon; Grant
at the White House.
President Grant, accompanied by Gen.
Porter. arrived here this morning in the
early train. At Gle zen o'clock the Italian
Minister called and had an interview with
the President, the former communicating
to the latter the fact of the removal of
the Italian seat Of government to Rome.
The Minister was N full court costume.
At noon the. new German Minister,
Schlozer, accompanied by Baron Alven-
sleben, an attache of the legation, re-
paired TO the Executive Mansion. Secre-
iary Fish soon arrived, and the President
soon after Joined the party, when the
Secretary presented the new Minister TO
the President The customary speeches
of reciprocal gotd feeling and national
friendship were made. The new Minister
and his German companion were in full
court costume.
MIR. Henry Westenberg, new Minister
from Netherlands, presented his Gre
dentisls and was formally received by the
President with the usual exceange of con-
gratulations and good wishes.
Cabinet Meeting-Charles Francis
Adams Alabama Commissioner:
After the distinguished visitor retired,
cabinet meeting was held, at which all
heads of departments, excepting the
Postmaster General, were present. 1t
was decided to tender to Charles Francis
Adams, of Mass, The appointment of
arbitrator. on the part of the United
States, to meet at Geneva, switzerland,
with those of other nations, for the set
Element of the Alabama claims, as pro
vided in the treaty of Washington
A New Indian Commissioner
PIeasanton in Statu-QuO.
The President to-day appointed Felix
r. Brunot, of Pittsburg, Indian Commits
sioner; and there is reason to believe that
he will soon settle the differences between
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner
Pleassuton, which were fully discussed
in the cabinet meeting to day, by the
appointment of H. Douglas, First De-
partment Commissioner, to succeed Gen.
Pleasanton. a
Delayed Business.
Several important decisions of public in
terest which will soon be announced, was
made to-day, and other matters of routine.
u
the President were transacted.
National Bank Issues.
The amount of national bank circuls-
ton issued during July lsst under act of
July II. 1870, was 81, 7S1, 800. A like
amount of 8 per cent. certificates will be
withdrawn from the market and retired.
Tue Indian Statu Quo.
Lieut.. Col. J. w. Davis commanding
at Camp Supply, Indian territory, under
date July IA, says the Arraphoe nation
except small band under Big Mouth,
are encamped within twenty-five miles of
this post on the north fork of the Cana
dian. The Cheyennes with the Apaches
of the plains, are encamped fourteen
miles above me on Wolf Greek, the KiO-
was and Ogethes with hundred lodges
and Comsnches are encamped about one
hundred miles south of me on the tribu-
taries of the Washita. | shall endesvor
10 keep the Cheyennes and Arraphoes
from contact with the Kiowss as well
as can with the small force at my dis
posal.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan endorses this let
ter as follows: The Indians named within
have always had such contempt for the
coWardly Kiowss, thst it will not be hard
to maintain non-intercourse between
them.
Gone Back,
President Grant returned to Long
Branch this evening.