Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-03
The Geneva Awar,ls-How and
When it Is to be Paid by. the
British Government.
The Genuine and Counterfeit Five
Hundred Dollar Note The
"Back Pay" By Treas
urer Spinner.
French Tariffs and lImpOsts- The
Indians About Fort Sill
Grants Movements
Etc, Etc.
A DISH OF GOSSIP ABotT THE GENEVA


A DISH OF GOSSIP AROtT THE GENEVA
4 AWARD
| WASHINGTON, September IA re-
port prevails that the Geneva award OF
fifteen and half million dollars has al
ready been paid into this treasury, but on
inquiry it hiss been ascertained that the
preliminary arrangements only have
been made to this end. On the sixth Of
June the secretary Of the treasury issued
an order for the redemption Of rertain
series Of five-twenty bCnds-more than
the amounts Of the award-in anticipation
of its payment, and the British govern
ment arranged with the syndicate to
discharge this treaty obligation IN pur-
suance Of the plan adopted. A large
amount of these bonds has been sur
rendered to the treasury, and gold GER
4 tihcates issued therefor, to be made
available on and after September 6th,
at the time OF the formal redemption Of
the bonds. These gold certificates, it is
understood, are In the hands Of the
British consul at New York, to be de-
livered with other like representations
OF specie, their value covering the en-
tire award by the British minister to
the secretary Of state, and by him trans
ferred to the treasury IS 80 much cash.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIvE-HUNDRED-
DOLLAR COUNTERFEIT NOTE.
The following Is a description of the
differences between the genuine and
counterfeit MISUNDERSTANDING legal
tender notes, issue of 1859: The up
right that holds the balance of the
scales held in the hand of the female
figure; shuYs vhits line IN the esHH-
terfeit on the lower psrt Of the palm Of
the hand to the second finger; in the
genuine note the upright is quite black
and lost in shadow. The lower part
OF the right LAPEL OF the coat in the por-
trait Of Adams in the counterfeit
forms an angle; in genuine it
is distinct curved line. Also, the but
tons in the counterfeit are irregular in
shape, while in the ger time they ars de-
cidedly ROUND and darl; in color. Par
tieular attention is call ed to the button
on the left side of the coat in the eoun-
terfeit. In the word Washington" !" in
the counterfeit Dotes ilsck shade form
ing the hrst stroke OF the letter "W, -
forms an angle at the bottom; in the
genuine it forms curve. In the ruled /
shading. under the rigt,t-hAnd stroke Of |
the wv" and over the letters /.
and "s," there are four
ruled lines In the euunterfeitj there are I
but three in the genuine notes. Under the I
letters ''a'' and 'is" in the word "Wash- |
lngton,o In the counterfeit there are |
nve ruled lines; in the genuine, four. |
Also under ''hh in the same word there |
are four ruled lines i'll the counterfeit; |
in the genuine, three. At the bottom |
OF the letter "Yn in the denomination tt /
tie there are five ruled lines in the coun- |
tefeit; in the genuine, six. The local 1
lied fibre on the left Of the portrait is /
blue in the genuine, and without color /
genuine is printed In a delicate carmine I
colnr, and in the counterfeit it is more 4
Of brick color and has a heavy ap-
pearanee, more especially the rays I
which form the outside of the seal. At
tention is called to the blurred and 1
seratehy appearance Of the lathe-work
and lettering on the back of the coun-
terfeiI, which, upon comparison with .
the genuine, will be readily perceived.
THE BACK-PAY QUESTION.
Treasurer Spinner has written letter
to membeN of congress on the back
pay question, and says: "I doubt whether
even the covering in of this money,
without consideration and without
legal authority or warrant of law, will
place 1t beyond the reach of the parties
to whom 1t legally belongs. think it
could be reclaimed at any time here
after, in several ways, and even on the
mere statement of an account by de-
posltor or his heirs-at-law against the
United States. You might do so yourself
by last will and testament, stating as con-
sideration the love and affection YOU
bore for your relative"
FRENCH IMPORT AND EXPORT TARIFFS
ABOLISHED AND SUSPENDED.
A telegram from the legation Of the
United States st Paris, of the thirtieth
ultimo, announces that the surtaIe on
hax has been abolished and that of
entrepot been indefinitely suspended for
all vessels bringing grain or -four.
ALL QUIET AT FORT SILL
The commissioner of Indian agencies
to-day received a letter from Z. NJ.
Hawoth, Indian agent at Fort Sill, writ
ten August 2lst, the day after the re-
ported massacre, in which he reports
the Indians quiet, and really anxious
for peaceful relations with the whites.
be thinks the Indians OF that agency
eAti 40 q bOOyf II SOOu sldte ol ltel--
ing, and that a beneficial council or
treaty is to be made with them, by
which the border of Texas may be made
as safe from harm, so far as these In
dams are concerned, as any other part
Of the State.
ABOUT THE FAMILY.
The President will not visit Washing
ton this week, no business Of import
snce demanding his attention. He has
been visited at Long Branch within the
last few days by Secretary Belknap and
MISUNDERSTANDING COwan. Secretary
is there now, and matters
relating to their respective departments
are disposed OF as promptly as if the
President was in Washington. Mr.
Dent, father of Mrs. Grant, is still in
q very feeble condition though not con-
fined to his bed.
MISCELLANIES.
Arrangements are being made for the
early issuance Of new twenty, ten and
national bank notes.
Robert Hickman, known throughout
the country as Beau" Hickman, died