Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-11

that the bill now before congress for the pay
ment of bountieS 20 troops enlisted under the
presidents proclamation, May 3, 1851, applies
only to volunteers who enlisted for three years
between the dates named, viz, between May
and July %, 1861.
NAVY FIGURES
The secretary of the navy communicates to
congress that the total proceeds of the sales of
public property by the department since June 40,
1865, were sl2, 1928, 419S2 of which 81 ,923 222 -
was used for repairs etc, under regularly APP
proved acquisitions, leaving S11 900 1877 80.
which, added to SOB ,27O ,567 .95 balances of I'm
expended appropriations, makes s74,2fO ,i65 45
PAID INTO the treasury since 1865
REIMBURSEMENT ASKED.
nc secretary of tue treasury recommends 10
the house bill for the reimbursement of fgeas.
urer Spinner for moneys eTGbezlled, etc by
subordinatcs. The amount asked is SCI, ia.
AND THE IsRAEttTEs WENT DOWN TO WASH
lNGToN.
Judge 7. j. JoachmSen Of New York, and
Recorder 3 Wolf of this city, vice presidents of
the board Of delegates of American lsraelites,
mad an interview with Secretary Fish to-day in
relation to recent outrages IN Eounatlia. The
secretary assured them oil his earnest desire to
cause that government to listen TO remon.
stfances OF friendly powers, and that the action
OF our consul acting in concert with cO-ConSuls
in eXerting moral influence in Roumana gov
efnment have been wholly approved.
ARKANSAS POLITICS.
dispatch was received to-day by Senator
Clayton from Little Rock, Ark, signed by sin
members of the state central committee, an
nounclng that the call fnr republican state
convention to meet there on the ODD of Nav is
hut the act of three members of that committee
ana inc slgnerS repudiate that action and call,
INDIAN PROMISES.
Red Cloud promises to keen the peace. but is
lnSolent to our officers, and objects to being held
responsible for depredations committed by his
Young men. lie desires his agency moved near
I'll TO the military post. Col. Smith, commander
OF the post, does not place entire confidence IN
Indian professions Of friendship, but does not
anticipate SerieGs trouble
THE NEW ORLEANS CONVENTIONS
special dispatch from New Orleans states
that there will be respectable attendance AZ
the national convention of COl0fed ctisens that
will meet there to-day, and that there is great
curiosity to learn the contents of letter from
Senator Sumner which has been brought from
ashington by Prof. Langston, and in which
he, it is intimated, lays down programme for
the colored voters TO follow,
THE, SALE or ARMS,
Norman Weard's testimony this morning be-
tore the sale OF arms committee showed that the
lady who appears to have offered to control the
sale OF muSketS endeavored 10 exact q retaining
Ice from MN, but was unsuccessful, and the
deputy Sergeant-at-arms has been sent to Balt
more after this lady-a Mrs. A. d. Mason. who
IS well Known here, and who was in the mOnu
mental city yesterday.
rest OFFICE BUILDING AT n. PROVIDENCE,
RI.
In answer to resolution Of the house OF rep
resentatives as to the necessity of a public build
ing for Lost office at North Providence, The
secretary of tie treasury says the information
IN ms possession would not Justify him in rec
ommending an appropriation for that purpose
THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS.
FRANCIS Z. Blair, senator, was examined be
fore the committee on the District of Columbi;
this morning and fully vindicated the course O
the board of public works and the authorities o
this district on the expenditure of large sums 0
money for the improvement of the capitol HI
has large property interests in Washington anC
vicinity, and his testimony is worth more thar
that of all the opponents of the district govern
ment, for it has been shown that their propert,
interest here is very small in the aggregate.