, 1873-07-28

TnANaFEHs OF CURRENCY AND aoLp.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 27.--Gon. Spinner,
United States Treasurer, ia authority for tho
BtRtcnont that tho Treasury Department Inns
adopted the practice Of sonding, to tho fur West,
parties Of Government employos, who carry ctr
rency from here, and genorally bring back to tho
East largo quantities Of gold coin, booauHo tho
transfers Gnu bo mndo In this way good doal
cheaper than through banhing concorns, and with
groater safety tl1an by tho usual modo Of for
warding ynluablos by oxprose. About u Of
per cent Ia tho lowest compensation do
mandod by banking houses for making
transfers Of gold from San FranciBco to
Now York, yet 1t is estimated TINT the Govern
mont IL pnt to tho comparatively small expense
ployes to bling tho treasure. Tits latter amount,
1t is aaid, covera tho entifo expenses of tho
clerks, including their mileage, md Salaries and
the chartered chr. Besides, tho Government has
to send currency to tho West to pay tho army
aud other indebtedness, and tho money ia be-
loved to bo quite safe In charge Of these special
messengers Who sent to deliver it. Very little
fear IL entertained that any attempt will DO
nude to rob tho train on which this money may
and aro usun1ly provided with smal guard Of
Unitod States soldiers, whom 1t ia found con-
venient to transfer from Eaatorn to Western
duty, and vice yoraA, on occasions Of this Rort.
1u9 ulll-uQLtu GluplQYEH WHO AIH L0 1GfY0 QGI1
tomorrow night on IN orrand Of tho kind spoken
OF will bo sent to Santa To Now Mexico. This
round trip will consume about forty days, largo
portion Of the journey having to be made in
stages.
sERoEANT-AT-Ana1s' EXPENSES.
4 statement Of tho expenditures by tho 9or-
geant-at-ArmB Of tho United States during tho
laat four years, aa compared with those l1udor
tho preceding Administration. haH been made for
tho purpose OF refuting the charges that Mr.
FrAn0b fh1 nr1Hant Harrhn mt - rtnH hAa nnhn
oxtravagant. During tho four yeara ending
March 4, 1863, thore wero expended by tho Office
Of sorgoant-at-Arms 1856, ,2G2, md for tho four
yoars ending June 90, 1873, the expenditures
amounted to $680, ,425.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
Tho Secretary Of War IL expected horo from
Long Branch tomorrow. He will bring with
him about forty nominations of persons now in
The names Of the appoiutees will be made pub
1io III day or two.
INCnEAsEp RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Tho active competition botwoau the old and
md East to this city and the, South re-
dornda to tho matorial bouo1t OF tho
travelling md business public, as has
already been demonstrated In several
tho lines train known as tic Richmond expreHs
leaves Now York at 3:15 in tho afternoon, arriv-
ing. hero bofore midnight, and. continuing
through, reaches Richmond early the following
morning.
NEW MAIL DoUTE.
Tie post-O Office Department haB ordered IN
extension Of tho railway mnil service on tho
Texas & Pacific Railroad from, Longview to Ual
las, Texas, 1926 miles, at yoarly compensation
Of s9,8os. ,n
TIE NINTH CENSUS MORTALITY BTAT1sT1cB.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 27-Gon. Walker
denies tho statomant that the mortality strtis-
tics were omitted inadvertently from The COM
pendulum Of tho census. They were omitted bo-
cnuso they arc not susceptible Of condensation,
aud If inserted would hayo crowded out other
classes ofstatistics Of far moro popular Interest,"
Tho tablos OF mortality have beon publiahed at
full length in an edition of ten thousand copies.
PATENT gIaAN-BoxE8.
Tho Commissioner of informal Revenue will
take no present action On the patent oigar-box
question. He hns naked dealers to consider and
suggest to him Bomo plan by which revenue
can moro strictly be collected, aud his sub
ordinate officers in the Bureau havo been In
structed to give their attention to the subject 80
TINT, having the views Of both sidos, ho may
como to gu Intelligent conclusion during tho
coming month.