The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-21
WASHING TON.
Final Interview Between the British
Commissioners and the President.
Minister Schenck's Departure
for England.
THE SENATE BUSY OVER THE TREATY.

WASHINGTON, May 90, 1871.
Farewell Interview Of the British Commits
sisncrs with the President.
The British members OF the Joint High Commiss
sion called upon the President to-day for the pur-
pose OF bidding him adieu Earl de Gray and Sir
Stafford NOrthcote Will leave here on Monday and sail
from New York on Wednesday In the same steamer
with General Schenck, our Minister TO England.
Professor Bernard and Sir John A. Macdonald left
here this evening, the latter for his home in Canada
and the former for Niagara, where he will spend q
few days and then proceed to quebec TO sail for
England.
The Treaty Under Consideration in tLG
Senate.
The Senate were engaged for four and halt
hours on the treaty, ana adjourned at halfpasG
three until eleven O'Clock on Monday. The prospect
IL that vote will be arrived ar by Tuesday Of
Wednesday.
New Foreign Financial Agents Of tho Nays
The banking house or Jay Cooke McCulloch q
Co., OF London, has been designated by the Secre<
tary OF the Navy as foreign financial agent for the
Navy Department. This appointment 1t Is UNDER
Stood is not Intended wholly to supersede that OF the
Messrs Barring Brothers Co.. who for nearly forty
years have acted as the financial agents Of the United
States. The disbursements 70 the navy abroadE
through London, since the close OF the late war
have amounted TO about S. 900 or S. 900 an
nuay.
Military Academy Medical Board.
Medical Board, TO consist OF Surgeons I. F. Nc
Parlin, W. f. Waters and Van buren, Hubbard has
been ordered by the Secretary OF War TO convene az
West Point the first or June, for the examination
Of the graduating class and OF applicants for admis
sion to the Academy.
Headins OF Indian Raiders.
A despatch to the Indian ONCE from the Kiowd
Agency dated the 9th Instant, states that no reports
OF Indian depredati0ns or hostilities had reached
that Office during the week ending that date. Tna
troops moving there from Texas and the stationin0
OF two companies OF cavalry on the Red river OF
Colonel Grisrson have prevented them FROM making
their customary raids into Texas during the full
moon
Personal.
George w. Johns, clerk to the Committee on
Claims OF the House OF Representatives, has been
appointed chief clerk OF the Pension Ofllce.
Mr.. w. w. COrcOran is much better to-day, and
his return to health is now confidently anticipated.
The President has appointed J. Fletcher Williams
and w. W. Folweu, OF Minnesota. Commissioner
from that State to the Centennial Celebration at
Philadelphia in 1875.
A IL osue Turns Over n New Leaf.
The following communication, post marked
Charestown, Mass, enclosing sixty dollars was
received at the Treasury today
Property OF the United states. Returned by one
who has tn rned over new leaf and does not wants
the old leaf TO blot through the new
The Treasury Balances.
The balance in the Treasury OF the close Of BUSH
ness to-day was:-Currency, so,s77,el1; COIN
s95,oo5,o74; Gin certificates, SO, or, 900.
The New Loan.
The subscriptions to the new loan to-day aggre-
gate 900, 200.
Weekly Currency Statement.
The receipts OF fractional currency for the weeK
ending to-day amounted TO fs20600. The shipments
were:-LegaI tenders $s1s,l51; fractional currency
$S73 146.
The Treasurer holds In trust as security for mai
tiona bank circulation $751; 1872 700, and for pubIid
deposit &15,7l66)o; national bank circulation "a
this date s3l5 1885, national gold notes issued
s. $4,000.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, eS27, $780, Total
for fiscal year, $12s, lf2,74A
The First Deposit of New Bonds.
The first deposit OF new bonds on account OF ma
tional bank circulation received at the Treasury
to-day the amount being $4,000, from the Peoples
National Bank OF Winchester, Ill.