The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-01
WASHING TON.
New Years Calls at the
Capital.
THAT MISSING VOLUME OF 'OUa CASE. "
Cundurango and Iu curativeness - Georgias
0overnorship- Gold Sales and Bond Buying.


Cabinet ON and the Callers.
The custom OF receiving on New Yedfs's Day,
which begun with washington's administration,
will be adhered to tomorrow BY the President and
all the members of his Cabinet. The Presidential
reception will be in the usual order, beginning at
eleven O'Clock with the members OF tho Cabinet
and tine foreign Ministers and ending at two o'clock
with the common crowd. The Vice President and
Mrs. C0lfax receive from halfpast twelve till three
The Cabinet officers receive during the hours
Secretary and Mrs. Flsn, not having house
Of their own. will meet their friends at The house of
the bachelor Secretary or the Navy. Secretary Bel
KNAPP now occupies his new house in Madison place.
ana will be assisted by his sisters, Mrs. Bowen Mrs.
WolcOtt and Miss Belknap. One OF the chief social
attractions OF the day will be the house of the new
Attorney General, Mrs. Williams being considered q
particularly valuable addition 10 Washington So
ciety this winter.
The season begins with the New Years recep-
tions; bur far the outlook Is not very Brilliant
and the only encouragement up TO the present time
is the announcement furtively made that Mrs.
Fish Is looking for house.
Tho "Lost Case''-- What Administration
Journal Says About the Missing Volume
and its Possible Use 10 the British.
Mr. Eldridge's resolution, introduced into the
House few days before the adjournment for the
holidays, which was first explained in the HERALD,
has led to many ingenious explanations from the adj
ministratiOn, one or the facts which have been
elcited being that the volume containing argu-
meut was lost by Mr.. Evars ont Of the carriage In
which Mr.. Fish was also seated.
The Nationa, Republican tomorrow will contain
leading article on the subject, which, coming
from the organ Of the administration, has unusual
significance. The Republican says
The prominence thus given to trivalitics is Illus
trated by The endless paragraphs which appear ~
- q
the newspapers assume as the foundation OF com.
meut that a copy VI the printed case was accden-
sumption visionary fabric of suppOsltons and I'm.
aginations Of the widest character. They conjec.
possession OF the BritlIh Legation. II 1t were 30
we venture 70 assert that Mr. Pakenham would
Department He would perfectly wen know That it
would have been o d,shonOrable act to Keep II,
s NJ a wc
to hun is both legally and morally bound TO restore
mat property to It's owner and even II M paken-
which we do not for moment believe he would
what good could he or his government derive from
leQitinatey came into their possession ut GenevaS
There would have been no time to rewrl.c and re-
print their case ana Of course they could have de-
rived no benefit from the premature and dishonor-
able possession OF our case. But suppose that MT.
Pakenham did disoyay obtain possession Of that
copy and transmit 1t to his government TO be used
IN tue preparation OF the British case, what then
quite the Contrary. What the United states need Is
the earliest possible knowledge Of the defence Of
convenient Tor our government have that defence
In full in December for the earlier We should get IL
in making responses; but the Treaty Of Washington
does not contemplate or lequire tnat Great Britain
p" me in IsT WHICH our ey s
maintained. In December, but expressly provides
ina, tins shall be done in ApnI; or course Great
as She had q right to do, and as she has IN TACT
done. II we may Judge from the published abstract
Otnerwise-tnat Is, II on the arrival here Of the
| British case there should be single sentence or
having in ITS preparation avaIIed themselves OF the
surreptiious possession OF a.copy OF the American
not be thrown In their teeth by the Agent Consul
of the United States at Geneva in manner
thoroughly 10 cOunteract any possible beneflt which
Great Britain could have derived from such clandes-
tine means Of Information regarding the case OF
the American government.
Clerks ON United states Disbursing ON ,crs.
The secretary Of the Treasury will, on Tuesday
next issue new instructions concerning public
money entrusted to and the checks OF United States
disbursng onicers The Secretary has had In view
the revelations made by the recent defacations OF
Paymaster Hodge, Assistant Teller Johnson and NJ.
Marden, Of the Accounting Division United States
Treasurer's Once. In addition to former instruc-
lions the following have been added as means OF
checking the tricks Of defauIters:-
All disbursng officers or agents except pension
their Official credit must state on the face back
Of each check the object or purpose TO which the
avails are applied. Pension agents drawing checks
In favor OF themselves or In favor OF any person
other tnan pensioner must furnish list contain.
to be made from the avails and the amounts pay
able to eacn. Transfer checks drawn by one dis.
to effect a transfer of credit from the drawer
to ns payer and the ,S depository m when
ss y M Se
checks OF pension agents IN favor OF pensioners and
.bounty Cheeks rublic repositories are not re.
pay able in the alternative 10 any person on his
order. They may: however, pay them when drawn
to order satisfied OF the commences of the endorse.
ments ana Sufficient funds remain to the credit OF
the drawer. These regulations are Intended TO
1896; January ls 1868; November %, 1860; July a.
1871; october 10, 1871, and November "a, 1871.
Selling Gold and su > ing Bonds for January.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has authorized the
Assistant Treasurer in New York to sell s,OOO0 900
of gold on the second ana fourth Thursdays, and to
purchase ST. OoOO 900 OF bonds the first and third
Thursdays during the month OF January next.
The Georgia G0vernorship.
Judge Lochrane, late Chief Justice Of Georgia
and one Of the most prominent OF Southern repub.
)Icaps. had long interview with the President yes
ieriay. lie says the administration viii not inter.
fere IN the GuDernatoria affairs Of Georgia, and
Governor Coney personally, cared nothing for the
ofllce, there Will be no contest between HIM ana
Governor elect Smith concerning it,
Ku Klux Nep0rts.
The reporters who accompanied tho suo-Ku Klux
committees TO tho South have not yet completed the
writing out OF their notes. As this work progresses
the copy Is printed, and, when finished, will make
very large volume. This will soon after the holi-
days be laid on the desks OF members OF Congress,
together with the report Of the committee, Senator
Scott, the chairman, now having that matter In
charge.
(;idcon's Band.
There are comparatively few members In WASH
ington, and comprise gentle men WHO have their