The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
IN GENERAL.

The commissioner Of the general land Of
fee is in receipt Of information that valuable
deposits Of gold have been discovered by the
army officers stationed in Alaska.
The secretary Of war, under the act au-
thorizing him to purchase lands in Texas for
sites for forts and military posts has appoin-
ted board of officers to determine upon the
location of lands.
The comptroller of the currency has is
sued a circular informing the national bank
associations that they will be supplied with
new ten dollar notes, to take the place OF
those now successfully counterfeited; pro-
vided, that the banking associations reimburse
the treasury with the cost of preparing the
notes furnished.
The postmaster-general il to send re-
preventative to otheinternationalp postal congress
to be held at Berne Switzerland, in Septem-
Der.
The practice lately adopted by tho trcasu-
ry department in sending government en-
ployees in charge of its gold and currency ex-
changes between the east and the far west was
adopted, according to Secretary Spinner, be-
cause of its economical advantages and the
greater safety gained over the usual mode of
forwarding valuables by express. The trains
on which these transfers of gold and currency
are sent arc usually provided with a small
guard of United States soldiers, whom it IL
found convenient to transfer from eastern to
western duty, and vice versa. Mr.. Spinner
figures out saving Of one-half per cent. to
the government.
BY report to the post-oifice department
it appears that in the distribution OF 3,G73,3OO
letters y postal clerks in the states of Ohio,
Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota Kansas, Nebraska, New
Mexico Arkansas, Indian Territory, Dakota,
and Colorado during the last month, there
were 5000 errors, which is considered II small
percentage.
The Columbus Il Indiana Central railroad
has brought suit against the government to
recover the sum of $4,000 alleged to have
been illegally collected as tax on the earnings
of that road. Many suits of this kind have
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volved in all of them are almost if not exatly
identical the decision of the supreme
court, in the event of appeal of the first-men
toned case, will govern in the remainder.
Since the first of June the largest amount
of business ever done since the organization
of the post-oflice department in the manufac-
ture and shipment of stamps, stamped envel-
opes, wrappers, etc, took place. This increase
is attributed to the abolition of the franlSing
privilege.
The total number Of immigrants who ar
rived this year is 1886, which is only be-
tween seven and eight hundred less than the
figures at corresponding time year ago.
"A large number Of postmasters holding
minor offices, having failed in their efforts for
general read justment of claims, appealed to
the court of claims. number of claims have
already been filed these are followed by many
others. Supposed aggregate sum claimed will
be half million.
The long delay in the state department in
disposing of the case of Carl Vogt, the Belgian
murderer, is owing to the fact that they have
now un .er consideration the preliminaries OF
an extradicon treaty with Belgium, under
which vogt can be extradited, thus avoiding
complications which may be likely to arise in
case he should be extradited under the treaty
with Prussia or in case Of demand that the
government should be refused under opinion
of Attorney-G General Williams. 1t is also ru-
mored, owing to the peculiar phase which the
case has assumed, thematter may become sub
iect to a cabinet conference.
1t is understood that the government will
press cases against parties who have been I'M
porting inferior watch movements into this
country with forged names, and American
manufactured engraved on them.
The correspondence between the post-of-
flee department and Great Britain with Il view
to establish an exchange Of postal cards at a
lower rate of postage, has closed. The British
authorities declined the proposition on the
ground that they are opposed to any lower
rate of postage than that now paid on letters.
The proposition Of the United States was to
have an exchange of postal cards by the addi-
ton of one cent postage, the same as we now
have with Canada.