The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-03
From Washington.
WAsIITNgToN, Nov.

APPOINTMENT by THE PRESIDENT.
The President has appointed Prof. Lu-
Glen A. Wait of Cornell University, ma
tive of Vermont, to be consul ut Prpus,
Greece, in place OF Fisk f. Brewer of
North Carolinu. resigned.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The public debt statement shows an in
crease during October of SO, 039, 600. Coin
balance, SS2,3l4,5S1 currency balance
S4,3l2, 1916; coin certificates, $27 1863, $50 :;
certificates of deposit for redemption of le-
gal tender, $G,S15, 900 outstanding legal
tenders, $500, POO.
New YoRK, Nov. l..
FOOLISH STRIKE.
The bricklaycrs of Washington ycstcr-
day struck for five dollars day Of eight
hours work Work on the residence of
the British legation IL suspended. Work
men from other cities arc expended
THE FIVE PER CENT. LOAN.
The syndicate has closed its subscriptions
to the five per cent. loan, amounting to iif-
teen millions, which begins the 10th of No
vembcr. In view of the encouragement
received from the German government, the
syndicate has made Il further subscription
Of lifty-fivc millions, making total of Sc
vcnty millions. The call of the treasury
department ON June 9th of twenty millions,
Independent of the syndicate in connection
with the Geneva award, makes the total
subscription thus far ninety millions The
contract with the syndicate does not eX-
pire until December lst, and will probably
be renewed before that date.
TIE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE DELRuA-
TON.
The President is overwhelmed with writ
ten and verbal views on the financial crisis.
On Saturday delegation from the National
Board of Trade, which lately met in St.
Louis, called on him and cpitomized the
opinions of that meeting as to what course
the government ought to pursue. They re-
presented the business matters as being
very cheerful and sound in the West. and
the President ansv cred that he wished
they could say the same for the East.
SENATOR SHERMAN.
Senator Sherman of Ohio. chairman of
the Finance committee of the Senate, has
arrived, but is not as communicative or at
least not as confident of the prospect of the
Tin1 al l,, l., Al. IL
Ohio campaign.
TIE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM.
1t is reported here that New England
Senator has prepared bill to introduce as
soon as Congress meets, to abolish the ma
tional banking system and redeem its notes
by issuing legal tenders from the treasury.
Such measure has been presented In sew
eral preceding sessions, but has never been
formally acted on by committee, or SER
iously discussed in either house.
TIE CABINET IN COUNCIL.
a very general and in some respects i'm.
portant discussion on the financial and com.
mcrcial situation, took place in the Cabinet
on Friday at its regular meeting. The pc.
sltion OF the President seems to be quite
settled at least on one point, and that is in
favor of adding the S44 600 900 of the So
called legal-tonder reserve to the permanent
circulation 1t is known that some of the
members of the cabinet do not agree with
him in that particular hut thut is not i'm
portant when the President once decides
what course his administration shall pursue
in this or any other matter of public pol
icy.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON
y very authoritative and very prompt
contradiction was furnished to-day, both at
the Executive Mansion and the Treasury
Department, to the published statcmen,
that Secretary Richardson is about to etirc
from the cabinet. Not only is assurance
given that the President and ccrctary are
fully in accord on financial matters, the
cause of alleged divergence between them
tive administrative duties. Assistant See
rotary Sawyer, who it is also alleged hal
been in New York to tender the Secretary
ship Of the Treasury to Ex-Governor Nor
gan, or rather to learn if as an importer h,
is thereby ineligible 10 that office, returned
this morning from the real object of his
mission, which was Il conference with AS
sistant Treasurer llillhousc over certain IT.
Office, but which also proved to be unfound-
ed. Secretary Richardson has just fitted
up residence in Washington which ht