, 1873-09-04
The Post-0fioe Department Now
Thought to Be Self
Sustaining.
Serious Violations Of the Post
al-Card Contract.
Unsuccessful Efforts to Release Spirits
Bonded for Export.

WARRINGTON, ~. u, Sept. J.-IAe Secretary
Of tie Treasury, it is understood, will recon-
mond In bis next report the repeal Of all ]aws
which, directly or by implication, havo boon COLI
atruod to give lin tue authority to re-issuo all
or any portion OF tho 100000 legal tender
rosorYes. Notwithstanding tho adverse report
of tho Benalo Finance Commi.te upon tho
question, tho Secretary OF the Treasury still
groes with the minority Of that Committee
TINT the laws llavo fixed the minimum limit Of
reduction OF tho currency at 1856, 100000, but
have loft tho maximum OF circulation untouched
at 100000 100.
SPIRITS IN BOND.
The Internal Revenue H.lcau positively re-
fuses to accodo TO the desires Of the Wostcrn
distlllors, tliat their spirits bonded for oxporta
advantage Of tho prevailing high prices.
givon i've the opinion TINT tho inv inv does not permit
tito Commissioner to release tho goods when
they have once been bonded for export.
RAILROAD POSTAL SERVICE.
b1r. George Bangs, Superintendent Of tho
Railroad Postal Service, leavos for Cincinnati
Tomorrow to auporintcnd tho opening Of tho
new through mail from Washington to Chicago
by the way of Cincinnati and KnnAakee.
ErFEOr OF TIE ABOLITION OF THE FuAEK1Na PRIV
The Postmaster General is making arrange
monts for statemont to Congress- at the end
Of the present yoar, showing The effects Of the
it il not expoetod that tho Weight Of the mails
will be materially reduced, It is believed that tho
reyonue from the ealo Of stamps will be very
groat, enough, pprhaps, to make the Depart.
ment self-Buhtaining. Since tho recent legal
mental postage cannot bo considered as monoy
appropriations, but muss be used for the pur-
chasing Of stamps.
THE REVENUE or TIE roBr-orr1cEs
- -. f.
officers Of the post-0 Office Department sare all
expected to havo their Hoveral reports and stato-
monts finished by Oct. 1, as the Poatmaster-
General wishes to devote two months to tho
careful preparation Of his annual report, in
view Of the recent late changes in the postal
law since his last report.
posIAL GARD FRAUDS.
Tho Post Office Department has great trouble
with the contractors vino supply the postal cards.
They have utterly failed to comply With tho con-
ditionB Of their contract, and constantly furnish
cards below tho standard. The Government
recently sent m agent to inspect tue pulp in the
paper mills, who has reported that Io was i'm
posed upon by the managers Of the mill, and that
tile samples Of pulp he had chosen from tho vat
wero exchanged in Lis absence, and other samples
Of q vastly superior quality substituted in thoir
place. The agent has proof Of this by a small
sample which be had put in LIS poc'!ct directly
from tho vat, without being observed. Experts
who have examined tue two eamplos state that
is made from 'juto and nlaDila, and that
tho paper made therofrom would not
cost over l6 cents pound. The paper from
tho other sample would cost 25 cents q pound.
Tho contract for tho cards calls for paper that
costa them Is contB pound. The mill owners
aud the postal card contractors arc known to
work together. Que Of the ownorB Of tho mills
boing upon the bond Of tho contractor. The
undertake to manufacture tho postal cards is inn
practicable, a8 tho Government haH not tho fa-
oilitios. and as additional legislation would be
required for such chaugo.
lYo tie Isscetahd Pr<w.
THE LE0AL-TENDER REsEnvE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-A statement is made,
without authority, that tho Secretary Of the reaa
ury will recommend tile repoal Of the law em-
poworing him to draw at discretion on the Legal
tender roEervo. It haa been found too great q
ommondation.
THE TENNESSEE Ku-KLux.
The Attorney-G Genoral has examined tho re-
port Of the District Attorney rotating to tho
decides to defor action until the return Of tho
Prcsidont. The report shows that members Of
some oi the first families in Tennessee arc i'm
plicatod, md great caution is necessary in pro-
ceedng against them. The Attorney Gonoral Is
silent, not only as to the recommendations of
the report, but NJ to tho action he will himself
recommend.
TIE wAwAssEr PROSECUTION.
Tho Potomac Ferry Company LAS employed
Charles O'Conor to roBist their prosecution for
the WawaBaot disaster.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Tho Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury this afternoon sont to Judge
Fisher, United Statos Attorney for tho District
Of Columbia, the evidence aud the report in tho
Wawasaot Investigation, ard instructed that
officer to inBtituto the necessary suits against
sny and oil persons who have incurred the pom
atty or forfeiture growing out Of tho navigation OF
destruction OF this yossel, and for the enforce
pnent Of which tho United States can be made
party or is interocted. The District-Attorney
is not instructed as to whether lo shall insti-
tuto criminal proceedings, TINT being loft to his
nun diupration