The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-26
WASHING TON.
The Health of Vice Presi.
dent COlfax.
Aggregate of the Alabama
Claims.
THE NEW CANCER REMEDY
WASHINGTON. June %, 1871.
The Health oil !Ilr. COifax.


The Health oil Ilr. COif.x.
letter just received from Vice President Colfax.
dated South Bend. says the doctors allow him to
write two or three letters day, instead OF twenty
or thirty. He adds:-''Am living here the LATEST
life possible, and, looking back at the last dozen
years, wonder now that the blow did not fall ear
her. Every biennial Congressional canvass made
from seventy to ITO speeches, and the interim be-
tween them was filed with public life, with all its
eXactng duties, lecturing, &c. My journeys across
the Continent and to the Rocky Mountains the only
relaxation OF the last half Dozen years postponed
the evil day for me. ! am gong to follow your
counsel and That OF other friends hereafter, so that
can enjoy with my family the health that Provi-
dence is so kindly giving back to mc.'
Gencrol Shermau's Experience in the South.
General Sherman mentions In conversation with
friends that everywhere he went on his recent tour
OF inspection he met with warm receptions from the
people, especially IN Louisiana and Texas The
Governors of those States informed him that the
peace and order therein would favoraby contrast
with any period previous to the late war. lie found
the army In good condition and speaks in praise OF
the officers.
The Details and Aggregates of the Alabama
Claims.
Charles c. Beaman, Jr.. OF New York. has recently
been employed by the Department OF State 10
arrange the vouminous papers now on ME In rela-
ton TO the Alabama claims for presentation to the
Tribunal or Arbitration under the Treaty OF WASH
lngton. Pending the session OF the Joint Hign Com
mission Mr.. Beaman publishedl volume entitled
.sThe National and Private Alabama Claims and
Their Final and Amcabe Settlement" in which he
gave from the records OF the Department Of State
list OF seventy vessels captured by the Alabama,
lhrty-six by the Florida and nine by the Georgia,
thrty-slx by the Shenandoah, thirty-four by their
tenders, eighteen by the Sumter, twenty-nine by the
Tallahassee and two by the Nashville. Tables CIV
Ing the claims fled by United States CT: for the
losses or these vessels and their cargoes by the four
vessels first named amount to s12, $780, 900. The
claims for losses by other vessels and other claims
that have not yet been filed win probably bring the
gross amount claimed for the property destroyed to
at least $l3, ZOO, 900.
Government Finances.
The subscriptions to the new loan Saturday were
$4,000.
The internal revenue receipts Saturday were
1887 94o and FOR the fiscal year to date Sl4s 49, $685.
Fractional currency received from the printers for
the week endiog Saturday. s63l,5oo. The shipments
were-Notcs, $925, 600; currency, $l,o2l, 500.
The Treasurer holds In trust for the national banks
as security for circulation s35s437,5 $50 and for de.
posts of pubic moneys SIS, SOC, 500. National bank
notes in circulation at this date, $319. 14O54.
The balance in the Treasury ut the close Satur-
day was as folows:-Currency. $4,406,000; coin,
s92, 249. 900; certificates. S16,92S,OOo
National Banks of New York City.
The following IS the ABSTRACT OF the reports OF the
national banks of New York city, showing the con-
dltion Of the banks at the close OF business June
TO- 1871 as forwarded TO the Comptroller OF the Cur
reLcy:-