Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-04


THn number Of grain dlstillsrios In operation
on the LIST instant was 22S, with daily capacity
Of 9OO,sTS gallons, and molasses distillories,
with daily capacity Of $500 gallons, falling
OF from the LIST OF May Of l21 distilleries aud
tb,OoS gallons daily.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS IL expected
hero about the middle Of tho month. Tho re.
port that he is q candidate for the United States
Senate Ia the invention Of some eyilminded per.
son who has nothing better TO do but TO misreP-
resent his neighbOrs.
THR PAYMENTS made from tho Treasury by
warrants during the month OF May, 1874, were
n follows; On account Of civil and mlscellane-
Gus, " 200, lSO. %; War, t2Ise 92IOSi Navy, tl.
$50, t2t 90 and Interior, (lndians and Pensions,D
esieS,SsT.sL Total NSb2l,ASStS.
NAVAL ORDERs.-O rderod-AsslstAnt Sur.
Eeon Robert A. Marvin, TO the naval hospital,
Washington, ID. o., and Chief Engineer A. II.
LAskey, as inspector Of machinery at Norfolk
navy yard. Lieutenant Commander Z. q. kol.
loKR detached from the Naval Academy and
granted three months' leave.
DELEoArEs at the Executive Mansion yester.
day we're innumerabie, 50 TO speak. Senators
Morton and Pratt called with the Indiana dele
gates TO the convention, some thirty or forty In
number; later Senator Ames and Kellogg, with
portlsn Of the Mississippi and Louisiana dele
gates, saw the President; aud subsequently,
number Of Minnesota delegates called to pay
their respects.
In THE SENATE yesterday Mr.. Buckingham
introduced a bill directing tho Secretary OF
War to deliver to Fisk Mills condemned Ordi-
nance, to DO used In casting bronze equestrian
statue Of the late General John A. Rawlins, and
appropriAtIng t2O, 600 on account Of such statue,
which 10 not 70 cost over t3b 600, with the pedes
tai, when completed. Referred TO Committee
on Appropriations.
THE Hon. WIN. X. Roberts, Representative
IRON New York, has appointed the son Of tho
late Den. Thomas Francis Meagher to q cadet
ship at West Point and It Is understood tie
young man has already entered on his studies
He offers the appOi ntment Of cadet midshipman
to the Naval Academy for competitive eNamina-
ton to the schools Of his district. The examine
ton will take place on the 2oth Instant.
THK SECRETARY or THE TREASURY has Is
sued a circular explanatory Of the act Of March
n, 1871, which, he says, applies to all moneys
paid into the registry Of United States courts
pending some further action Of said courts,
whether they accrued In cases to which the
United States is party or not, and TO all oheers
Of United states courts, including marshals,
district attorneys, clerks, &c.
The exact vote on the ratification Of the sup
Elemental article by tho Senate was ~ 10 =.
The eight votes In the negative were i've Dem
Ocrais and three Republicans: Democratic
Casserly, Davis Of West Va, Kelly, Sumner
and Upton. Republcans-Corbett, Edmu nds
and Hamilton OF Texas. seven Democrats, be-
side Mr.. SehurE, voted In the Affirmative.
Among these were BayArd, Norwood, Ransom,
Stockton Hamilton OF Nd, and YlckeTa.
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resolution OF tho House, states that sl2, oT5,3b7
have been paid into the Treasury for sales Of
property by officers Of the Navy Department
since May 30 1885. All such moneys are credit
cd 10 the specific appropriations, and might be
used, according to the terms of the appropriA-
tion bills, upon the Tequisitlon OF the Secretary
Of the Navy, but In no case were the moneys so
deposited subject 10 the order or draft OF the
Oiicor making the deposit
THE REPoRT'of Charles Bryant special Treas.
ury agent, IN charge OF the Alaska seal ash
cries, shows that during the yeArls7l there were
1907 seal skins taken. More seals were seen
last year than during any year since 1890. The
natives understand what s requisite and observe
the orders Il the agent Houses are being CON
atTueted for the agents, and the school had an
average attendance during the season OF 70.
The number Of deaths during the year was Q and
the births Z.
The STATEMENT that Rear Admiral Alden Is
not entitled TO the credit OF the gallant act OF
saving the shipping In the hArbOr Of Marseilles
from destruction by hre Is without foundation.
He was not only present, but received IRON the
authorities Of MArsellles public RcknoWledg-
ment for the great service rendered and the
calamity Ayerted. Doubtless the subordinate
Ofacers arc entitled to due praise, but the quick
perceptions OF Rear Admiral Alden and his
prompt action on this occasion have won for him
hOnOfs that could not have boen attained In any
other way.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMIHATIoN.-A written
competitive examination Of all applicants 10
other grades Of the groups will be held on the
18th inst, in the Post Once Department TO NIL
vacancies as follows One vacancy OF class four
(ti,S0O,) and one Of class two. vi 1901 group a
money order once; one OF class three, $1,000,
and one Of class two, Sl 400 In the othee OF tor
elEn mails. There being no eleIkship OF class
one, tel 2OO) In the latter once the vacancy IN
class two In that ONCE will be open 70 oompeu
ti0n from all class one In the other bureaus o.
the Department