The New York herald., 1873-07-12
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EE8s Tho Asiatio Cholera Aearo. -
Dr. O. @. Cox, President OF the Boas>d Of Health.
OF this city, has received letter from DR.. J. ID.
Piunkett, President OF the Nashville renn.} Bosrd
Of Health. stating that Asiatic cholera exfsts In
that city In . much more malignant form than In
1885; that It lis general throughout that comn0u-
nifty, though principally confined to the pcer
classes that the routine practice Of other epidem
ics Of cholera has been pursued as method OF
treatment with no advance over its former un-
satisfactory results In reply to the question as to
what hygtenic measures have been found best
adapted to that locality as o preventive or modt
fer OF cholera he says that no specific measures
have been pursued but that the common plan OF
dlsiniectlng and cleansing Of premises BY the pub
Lie authorities and private citizens has been
adopted He adds that the cholera has nearly dis
appeared from that locality, but leaves an In
tractable form Of dysentery which itself has be-
come epidemic. 80
fC GRANTS Postal Balance. Gt
As the President will have to afflx stamps to all
his correspondence now. . handsome silver plated
postal balance will be presented to him on his re-
turn to this city.
The University Of Calinornia and tho
Secretary OF the Interior.
Judge PAschal and Mr.. @. W. Conn, attorneys for
California against Reynolds. Green. Ducharme and
the State. this morning made an argument before
the Secretary OF the interior for the reopening Of
the case and review OF the decision Of Acting Sec
retary Smith few days ago. The Secretary took
the papers In the case and announced that no
would decide the matter next week. The decision
Of MIR Smith, IL will be remembered, affirmed the
decision Of the Commissioner OF the Land once in
favor OF the University. re tIr T
Who Are to Get an Increase OF Pay I'm
the Capitol. ~ lHN
The Attorney General has decided that tho
fifteen per cent increase Of the compensation OF
employees OF the Senate and House of Represents
tives, as provided for by the act OF March g. 1873
applies only to those employed during the Forty
second Congress, and does not apply TO persons
whose employment in that capacity commenced
after the 4th Of March, 1873. f
Government O6cials and the Telegraph.
Upon question made by Mr.. Orton, President Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Attor-
ney General has decided that upon lines OF teie-
graph operating under the act OF July "a. 1865 the
officers and agents Of the different departments OF
the governments may telegraph each other upon
oficial business at rates fixed by the Postmaster
General -
Immense Coinage OF the British Mint
During Last Year.
The coinage Of the British Mint during the year
1872 was very large as appears by the ofncial re-
port, q printed copy Of which has just been re-
ceived by the Director of the Mint 1t was over
seventy three million dollars In gold and six million
dollars in silver. Referring to this large COINAGE
and to nearly forty million dollars coined during
the last SIX months of 1871 the report states that
Il is the more remarkable as, with the exception
OF the sum OF about ten million dollars trans
mitted to the German mints, the whole coinago
tn hov hoo ina talv fnr
home and foreign circulation In the usual manner
Cavalry Recruits for the Plains.
The Superintendent of the mounted recruiting
service has been ordered to forward 1cO recruits to
Omaha, Neb., for the Second cavalry. They will be
sent from the rendezvous at New York city.
Another detachment OF 100 from the St. Louis
depot will be forwarded to Fort Union, New Mexico,
for the Eighth cavalry. and another detachment Of
100 from the same depot TO Fort Hays, Kansas, for
the Sixth cavalry. M 2"
Secretary Richardson to-day appointed F. B.
Lilley dshnrsng clerk Of the Sixth Auditors once,
vice Hazlett, deceased
Circular OF the Secretary OF tho Treasury
in Relation to Steamboat Inspection.
Secretary Richardson has issued the following
circular to Ofiicers OF Customs and Inspectors OF
Steam Vessels:-
SO much Of Deparment Circular of March IL 1877.
5 % s1essa s Of
spectors OF Steam yssssls as also the Deparmcn CIR
ing sad order hereby revoked Copies Of inspection
certificates will longer be transmitted to this De- art
ment WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Coal Statistics. b., 81.
The shipments 0tcoal from Cumberland for tho
week ending July amounted to 49,21l tons ID
cwt, an increase over the corresponding week o,
last year Of 4,224 tons cwt For the year to that
date 1,1Se, 1873 tons 16 cwt were shipped, showing
increase the same period in 1872 Of lis, $50
tons 10 cwt. The increase In railroad shipments
was 1o7.S24 tons. Decrease In canal shipments.
40,l73 tons owt. a.1ca r.ra
Treasury Statement. ftY rsr
Balances in the Treasury m rt ias
Currency. ................."....S s. 2oe,e72
Special deposit Of legal tenders for re-
dempton OF certificates OF deposit. -. 81 $4,000
Coin. 80. .247139
Including coin certificates. ........... AOS7, 400
Outstanding legal tenders. 1856 0O,OO0
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were