Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-01


Postmaster General, is at White Bear Lake.
Minnesota. His health at last accounts was
improving.
THE Ku-klux committee have adjourned
until the Goth of September, leaving here, as a
subcommittee, Senators Pool and Blair and
Representative Buckley to examine several
witnesses now here, and a few others now on
their way to Washington. The examination will
probably be concluded this week.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDRNr.-The
President made the following appointments to-
day: Dorence Atwater, OF Connecticut, Consul
at Tahiti, Society Islands. George Toy. Collec-
tor OF Customs at Cherrystone, Virginia. Chas.
A. MARITIME, Assayer, Branch Mint at Boise city,
Idaho. Jno. X. Mcbride, Superintendent o.
Branch Mint at Boise city. VIM. ID. Hughes.
clerk in the Branch Mint at Boise city.
The y. s. STEAMER NIPsIC, which left Key
West, Fla, June 9Th, arrived at Sisal, Yucatan,
on the 18th; from thence by way of Campeche,
Tabasco, Puerto Real and other places, she
proceeded to Vera Cruz, Mexico, arriving on
the Sth of July. The yellow fever was raging
so fearfully there, that the next day. (July 81
the steamer proceeded to Tampico, where she
was lying at last Accountability 18th. The
Nipsic was to leave TampicO for Pensacola. Fla
from whence she will probably return to Wash
ington.
PRESIDENT GRANT, with his secretaries,
Generals Porter and Babcock, arrived here
this morning in the early train from Long
Branch. His arrival was unexpected, conse-
quently there were but very few office-seekers
on hand, and he was not much annoyed during
the day., At noon the Cabinet met with all
the members present except Postmaster General
Creswell. The President returns to Long
Branch on the late train this evening.
The Cabinet was still in session at $50 this af
ternOon, and it was thought that new Commits
sioners OF Internal Revenue and Indian Affairs
would be appointed before the close of their ses-
sion.
THE PCBLIC DEBT.-The following is a re-
capitulation Of the public debt statement issued
from the Treasury Department to-day:
DEBT Bearias Interest in Coin.
Bonds at o per ct.-.....- y 4 .6tS. IA 80 90
Bonds at o per ct........ Z5yA 800 90
DEBT Bearing Int'a an Lauful Money: '" "
Certificates of Indebted
. ness, at per ct...-....... $4,000 90
Navy pension fund, at
Certificates SfE et at per CT: 1900 1900 g g
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity I,slol42 20
Debt Bearing no lateTSt.
Old Demand and legal
tender notes.......... Ss6O93 III =
Fractional currency. 390Sl Gal 81
- 4l4,s4s-sls IS
Total debt 81 s4o 2ss 90, ~
interest... 1884 $50 70
Total debt, principal and INTEREST," s. $50 %
CASH an the Treasury.
CoiIi-............................ Ss37i27o955
Currency. ....u....-......... S,l6S-3lS 81
9l,91l n2s p
Debt less cash in Treasury, August L,
1871 2s3 s2s Ss7 es
Debt ess cash in Treasury July Isl S34 o.
Decrease Of debt during past MONTH S,7OI g76 90
Decrease of debt since March ISL. S sT99ss 81
Decrease of debt from March ], 1869, to
March l, eOl75i, ns 90
OF the 500 9Ji, 230.7S interest above mentioned
81 262. Is is yet unclaimed.
The statement of bonds issued to Pacific rail-
way companips totaIs tnltorS rip