New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-12
WASHINGTON.
A GANG OF STAMP THIEVES DISCOVERED.

GANG OF STAMP THIEVES DISCOVERED.
WASHINGTON, Monday Aug. IL, 1873.
The Treasury Department has information OF the dis
covery and successful breaking up Of q gang Of stamp
thieves in tho office OF the NewYork Inspector
ported Cigars. Four of the employees OF the Office who
had been engaged in the business arrested and
sent to Ludowst JAIL but have since been released
bail for trial in October while another turned States
evidence The proof against the criminals is OF the
strongest kind, and admits no doubt Of their guilt
Their operations had extended to both customs aud
stamps. The former, having face value had
skllfuly distracted in quantities which have not
been exactly determined and sold importers through
out the city, while their sales OF stamps had
amounted to $500 month. The fraud was first de-
in Boston, where boxes Of cigars bearing
Cancelled by New-York Customs officials offered for
sale.
DEFACING POSTAL CARDS.
The attention Of the Post-Offce Department having
been called to the practice OF stamping postal cards
upon the back with the carriers stamp which tends
deface the cards and In instances to render egbe
important communications, the Postmaster has
ordered that the practice be discontinued and that
hereafter such cards be stamped the face only.
telegram 10 the Post-onice Department to-day from
Springfield Massachusetts, states that the number OF
postal cards furnished to the public to this date is
A,llsOOo.
THE TRANSMISSION OF CURRENCY FOR REDEMPTION.
The Postmaster General has decided that the postage
on letters from posmasters addressed to the Treasurer
Of the United States containing United States currency
for redemption must be prepaid by the sender with the
full legal rate Of postage the ordinary letters
Postmasters should their official stamps In pay
ment Of such postage. IL 49, however their duty to
register such packages free Of charge the sender
quests IT,
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The United States steamer Powhatan left Norfolk on
the It'll for Halifax. She will return TO New York
about the LIST Of September The Monongahels fitting
out at Portsmouth, N. H., ready for her officers
and they will be ordered TO her in few days The
sci will be ready for about the 25th inst and will
be sent out 10 reinforce naval forces on the Spanish
coast The Navy Department has received information
the 10th After receiving coal and proyisions she
proceeded the surveying service 70 which she has
been assigned In the Pacific.
The Treasurer OF the City Sinking Fund states that
Emery bonds TO the amount OF $4,000. which matured
nearly fortnight ago. have been redeemed, and that
the remainder will be paid OF as soon as practicable.
The entire amount, principal and interest, due Is
t53Q0S0.
The promotion OF MI Sevillon o. Brown TO clerksbp
OF the Department Of State, has been followed by the
promotion of Mr.. John ii. Haswell senior Index
Clerk, aud Warren &. Stone In place OF MI Haswel
Commissioner Leggett to-day decided not to extend TO
Wickershan n jenkins patent for iron fence, the
ground that OF the inventors having died since the
Issue OF the patent II could not he extended
Assistant Secretary Of State Davis has gone North TO
attend the funeral OF his mctherin-law.
Secretary Beknsp will return here from Orange n j.,
tomorrow morning.