, 1873-07-26
WASHINGTON. .
The Story Concerningthe Great
Gold-Bu1l Clique Denied.
Condition Of tho National Banks Of
the Country on June I3.
Interesting Report Of the Railway
Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, D. O., July 25.-Tho only knowl-
edge tho Secretary or any official Of tho Treasury
Department has Of tho reported existence In
Wall strcot, Nov York, OF powerful combina-
representing 100000, 600, having Jny Gould ut
its head, and proposing to bull gold to 1875 within
tWonty days, was obtained through tho parx-
granhs sent hcnco to tho offoot thht such .
combination has boon formed. Not word
OF 1t has como from any othor souroe. Tho story
was probably manufactured out Of whole cloth.
Gut, evon 1t it werc true, no clique could accom-
prominent official Of tho Treasury Department
says that 1t it was not for tho balls gold would
now DO down to 105. and that it ilas required tho
hardest kind OF work on their part to keep
tho price OF gold In tho toens during tho past
pursue, In Huch an emergency as that repre-
nented, courao Himilar to that OF tho Dopart-
ment in March and April Last, when the most
strenuous efforts wero mado BY tho Wall stroot
Business interests ot tho wit wholo o. ooun: M
try and also Of tho Treasury. He
has no fcsr Of any clique Of Btook-tobbors. In
fact ho rather defos all Of them. Ho would, "a
bcforo, tako no notice Of them or their doings,
unless thoy should succeed in seriously disturb.
Ing tho business Of tho country, whom ho would
e1ort all Of hia powora ~ Secretary Of the
Treasury to afford rolief.
CONDITION or THE NATIONAL DANKs.
To-day an abstract was finished exhibiting tho
except the Firat National Gold Bank of San
Francisco, from which no report has boon re-
ceivod. By this abstract 1t ie shown that, at tho
timo mentioned, tho total RESOURCES Of tho 1907
banks were 81 $780, 077, ,92886, with liabilities to
the aamo amount.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.
Under instructions to DO contained In q cirou-
Jar shortly to DO isBued to Collectors Of Customs,
may bc measured At tho point OF destination In
atoad OF port OF entry. The circular will also
convey directions designed to facilitate the In
spoction aud measurement Of cargoes Of Inn
ported grain.
TIE BALTIMORE TUNNEL.
Through trains from tho North and East over
tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wore delayed
about BsI hours this morning in consequence Of
some Misunderstanding regarding their alleged
right to run through tho now tunnel, just dnfsh-
pany. Nearly all of tho through mails due hero
oarly this morning wore in consequence delayed
until about noon.
RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE.
WAsH1NaToN, D. O., July 25.-The syatom Of
Civil Service practicod il tho Department. Of
Railway Postal service diflore In aome oaHontiai
particulars from that adopted In tho other Do
partmontB. In this branch Of the postal service,
there arc no e1tended examinations for admis-
sion to tho service, but all clerks arc rigid1y OF
anined in the technical dutiea Of thoir office Ut
regular periods, and record Of their ofIlcion-
cy iB kept and monthly returns arc made
to tho Department bore. d report Wa8 to-day
received from tho Hallway Postal superintond-
ont At Chicago, covering tho operations for tho
last month in Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, MnnoBota, Kansas,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Arkansas, Indian Tori
tory, Dakota, and Colorado. By this It appears
that Of 5, ,7G3, 800 letters distributed by the rail
way postal clerks in thoeo States, thore uoro
5000 errors, which iB considered small por-
contage.
[1b the Associated Press.1
THE CIGAR TRADE.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-A delegation OF cigar
manu- taoturerB visited tho Commissioner Of In
tornal Revenue to-day, to protest against adop-
tion OF tho patent cignr-box. Mr. 8traighton,
Secretary Of tho National Tobacco Association,
suggested tho abolition Of tho cigar manufac-
turers bond OF $500, on the ground that many
honeat but poor manufacturerH could not fur
nish the bond, and tho Commissioner requested
that @ further explanation Of the subject be sub
mttod to him in writing for his future action.
THO Commissioner llBtepod to the arguments Of
tho delegation, and promised to endeayor to do
Justice to all parties.
PosTAL CARDS..
The PoBt-OfIlce Department to-day COM
monced supplying the small Offices throughout
tho country with postal cards.
BTEAMaI11p LINZ TO OUBA.
Arrangements are being perfected for the o.
tablislnent OF steamship limo between Charles,
ton, 8. c., and Havana. Tie PoBtmastor-Gen-
eral has promised to give the contract for carry
ing all mnils between the United States and
Cuba to this line. BY it sixty hours will be
EhYeI over the DroBent route.