New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-22
WASHINGTON.
c1rpREHr TOPICS AT THE CAPfrAL.


prrp.v.c,scr IN ARKANSAS FEDERAL COUNTS.
| WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Oct 81. 1873
Tho extr.vaeapce which has attended tho suinn'sr"
ton Of tho United States Courts In the western D'o'
OF Arkansss, and which has been contihueu 'o' "''
years has at last induced tho Attorney Nicners' ~
tempt some practical system OF reform 10 1"i' Oh" "
recently Whiteoy, Chief OF the secret
Bureau OF the Government to Arkansas 10 make rs"
inquiry into the expenses Of the United States mar
shal tho rict-Attorney. aud other officials Col
whitley has just submitted his report. II rs probably
the seVerost report made By officer AGAINST
ohors far reoessness IN tho use Of pubc money
IA concerned and instead Of any Improvement latsD'
the extrayagance to be increasing IL Is III some
reckless and extraordinary that 1t Is inferred
that barsher term than extravaganza should 90
applied TO 1t. The Attorney General has repeatedly
called tho attention OF Che Marshal and other officers TO
their disregard OF law and directions but apparently
without effect The officials retained IN office by the
influence OF Senator Clayton Tho afIirs OF the
Eastern District OF State are very
economically managed Tho Attorney General, IN
hs aAt annual report cas particular attention to the
UNNECESSARY expenses attending the sessions OF courts
says that II UniJed States Commissioners were sD
oct 10 removal by tho Department of Justice instead Of
being appointed by the Judges Of the C,rcnt Court,
they would probably b. more caretn as TO the aoohmu
laiou OF expenses The Attorney General will again
call tho attention Of Congress 10 this subject. ana WIN
probably many districts besides tht III af49hsis'
and include some IN both North and Sodth Carolina
blIfEB CDlN ODhiN0 ia'io boN ANfNA+H
From various facts and indications received lately by
Dr. Iinderman Director of the Bureau Of tho Mint that
gentleman ia confirmed In his opinion OK
pressed about a fortnight $50, that silver VIII
be quite generally used IN connection with.
and at the rate as, fractional currency
10y the Ist OF November All the mnts IN the country
are under orders to work to their fun capacity. aud
already the Philadelphia Mint ia in receipt Of orders for
silver coin from various parts OF the country Toe gu
perntendent reports that received from Chicago
1900 ounces OF silver bullion with directions 10 stfke
in half doars quarters and dimes. to 10 used IN hat
city IA currency. Tie value or the buNou W S)loOD.
and the MINT will act about te work nj once some OF
business places IN TINS city are already anFer'nB
that taey Will pay specie IN change
FINANCIAL RUMORS CONrRADICTED.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury received during The day
several dispatches from New York stating that it was
reported there that the President had written letter 10
4 Hew-Yorh banker saying that no wond Tor
some weeks 70 come issue s3,OO)OO0 week from
tho sO 900 reserve. and also that the Treasury WIZ
BUY g. 900 OcO worth of sterling exchange In answer 10
inquiry az credblty or these reports. Secretary
Richardson writes = follows
No confdepoo should be placed in any suoh reports
have heard nothing o. etIrr OF h; g@"eg, o' ".s
tons several times to-day. They were no dOuot origin
atcd In that city, certainly not 10 washington
Tux FATE OP CAPT HALL.
Secretary Richsrdson recently said that nothing
really new has Deen discovered by tire Poar> ekanna
ton aud that all the testimony is coroboratye
Of The fact hitherto established that Capt Hall tled
natural death.
WARRINGTON NOS.S.
The report Of Con. Humphreys, Chef Engineer ot the
United States Army. together with the rep0rts Of
IA elaborate AS heretofore an apprOpr-
alton 100000 IA recommended for the East Rycf,
New York, iucludlDg continuance or thb work Oh
removing the INSTRUCTIONS at beh Gate. mere are up
ward Of 800 different items covered by uia report.
Recon- made for all the WORKS already
begun Tho estimates viii not exceed those OF last yelg
Two delegations arrived here today from Pittsburgh
One headed by Gen Negey, was sent by the auth0rl-
TIES of Pittsburgh to inspect several knd5 OF wooden
movements In Washington. The second delegation came
I'M the interest of ex Postmaster Stewart AMI VIII 1r@e
the Government 10 Withdraw the criminal prO-eculOn
against hun upon reundng tho amount cmoehzled
! by INN.
All the members Of the Cabinet present at the
meeting to-day. excepting Secretary Robe'on "nO u
| still engaged in the POlari, nyesti cation