The New York herald., 1873-11-05
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Nov. l. 1873.
The Financial situation Discussed in
the Cabinet.
At the meeting OF the Cabinet to-day most OF the
time was occupied in the discussion OF the fnan-
cial situation. Secretary Richardson stated at
some length the views which he proposed TO en-
body In his annual report, now in course OF prepa-
ration.
More Special Reports from National
Banks Called For.
The Comptroller of the Currency has to-day is
sued circular to all the National Banks request
ing them to forward by return OF mail special re-
ports OF their condition the close OF business
Monday, October IS, and Saturday, November l.
1879 These reports will be especially useful in
ascertaining how much currency the national
banks in the dinerent cities and in the different
States had on hand during the height OF the panic
and subsequently, at the close OF business
on the 1st OF November after the pooling
OF greenbacks had ceased in New York city. The
circular says the publication OF these reports in a
newspaper win not be required and the statistics
win he used only for the purpose OF preparing
tables OF the aggregate condition OF the banks in
the several cities and States, or o table OF the
aggregate condition OF all the.banks OF the Union,
as may be thought most advisable. The national
banks are particularly requested to forward these
reports without delay.
Another Cabinet Excursion.
The President, with all the members OF the Cabi-
net, General Sherman and one or two invited
guests, came here on Thursday morning to attend
the London County Fair, at Leesburg, Va, where
they will be the guests OF Colonel Fairfax. They
viii return to Washington on Thursday evening.
kcllogg's Raid in louisiana.
Attorney General Williams to-day received tele-
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that the military who are in Grant parish acting
posse in aid OF the civil authorities to arrest
the perpetrators OF the Colfax massacre did not
rive until after the Grant parish outrage is alleged
to have taken place; and the telegram also says
that advces just received indicate that the
Of the outrage is a fabrication
The Southern Claims Commission will, on the
middle OF December, report to Congress on 800
claims, being 800 or 400 more than last year. The
amount involved is upward OF ST. 00o 000 the former
award being about $500, ,0Oo At least one-third OF
the claims have been disallowed, owing to the law
which requires proof OF continuous loyalty. Con-
gress at its late session, extended the OF the
Commission four years from the 10th OF March last
but prohibited any further petitions from being
presented and fled, declaring that all claims
not presented before that time shall be
deemed to be barred for ever. 1t is ascertained
that many claimants thus excluded intend to avail
themselves or the constitutional right OF petition.
Their petitions will be referred to the Committee
on Claims, and will it is thought, ultimately find
their way TO the Commission. Deductlng the
twenty-five hundred claims TO be reported on,
about twenty thousand remain on hand TO be
adjudicated. There Is much dissatisfaction on
account OF the cutting down of the amounts re-
spectively claimed, but in every case the Commis-
sioners have made a written report for the infor-
nation OF Congress and the claimants.
The United states md Mexican Commits
have acted on the 3e6 cases presented by Mexico,
claiming indemnity to the amount OF $26, 600, 600
on account OF Indian raids into Mexico. The Com
missioners disagrecing on the claims the question
win be submitted to Sir Edward Thornton the
umpire.
The New Ten Dollar Note.
The plates Of the new ten dollar national bank
note will go to press tomorrow and the new note
will be ready for issue in a week or ten days.
The Otoe Chiefs
had another talk with Commissioner Smith to-day
relative to the sale Of OF their reserva
tion in Nebraska. They demand pay in cash; but,
on the Commissioner telling them the government
would not pay them that way, but expend the pur-
chase money in improving the remainder OF their
reservation and their annual appropriation would
be expended for their benefit, the chiefs expressed
dissatisfaction, saying, under these circumstances
they could not sell. The Commissioner informed
them that they had already agreed to the SALE and
would not be allowed to recede from their contract,
whereupon their request that they be allowed to
think over the matter was granted.