New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-28
WASHINGTON.
OPERATIONS OF THE MINT.

WASHINGTON Monday, Oct. a.. 1873.
According TO reports made to Dr. Linderman
Director Of the Mint, the amount OF gold which
viii be coined during thIs month. at the Philadelphia
Mint win reach s0O0aOOo. This it is thought. Will place
the Treasury In strong condition, so that 1t will only
DO necessary to coin tl,0O00O0 month for several
months. The Pacific coast being abundauly supplied
with subsidiary silver coin, tho minis at Carson CITY,
Nevada, and San Francisco viii be run on gold coin
and trade dollars The demand for the latter
coin from China, but moro particularly from
Japan, is increasing largely Tho Philadelphia Mint
which has been running TO Its full capacity on gold was
n further orders be occupied ia the coinage of half
dollars quarters and dimes at Its full capacity or about
silver bullion sucient 10 run the Mint at this rate for
several months 20 come There are In the various sun
Treasures about 100000 In subsidiary CON- Wmch VIII
begin 10 be paid out at once.
POLICY OF TIE TREASURY DEPARTMENT CONCERN
ING SILVER
The Secretary OF the Treasury will issue order to
begin payments OF silver at NewYork, Boston, Phila-
delpha Baltimore aud other cities where there arc As
sisant Treasurers designated depOstaries, tolnor-
row. In no case will more than s. In silver be paid to
one person. the remainder Of the check being payable In
greenbacks There is at present about 100000 in silver
coin IN the possession Of the Government which, 10
thought will last weeks. but the work of coming
will stl be continued though not more rapidly than
heretofore There abundance or silver bars in The
country and the capacity OF the minis Is sufficient Tor
the coinage Of about slOOOOOO per annum in silver
without interfering with other coinage
PosT-OFFICE EXPENDITURES.
The report Of the Sixth Auditor TO the Secretary OF the
Treasury shows that the present number OF the accounts
OF postmasters 1905 being an increase OF LA during
the year. The Of quarterly accounts in the De
partment Of Foreign Mails equals $l,9OO3l6. The eS
penses during the sca year have been as follows For
contractors numbering 1885, t13473555; collection or
ders TO ostmasteTs, $0l30l6 mali messenger service
slll6: railroad postal clerks and route agents ssJO-
s9t miscellaneous accounts. SlOO2095; letter carriers
aud special agents 81 422495. The number OF domestic
amounting TO $575624; British money orders issued,
issued. amounting to s96itI6; SWISS money orueIs,
issued 23Ol, amounting to SS3l3 German money orders
G9,6s2 I9.45s, amounting to s42O,72.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
prominent Republican editor OF Virgins, now here
who has spent much time In travelling through the state
admits that Kemper will be elected Governor over
Hughes the Republican candidate by at least 1000 ma
orty He says this is the figure OF most faPfaSd
Republicans who speak what they believe ana that tne
Democrats and Liberals claim larger majority He
also says the indications are that Gov walker IA can
didate for the United States Senate, will have majority
Of the Legislature, and VIII Dc eecteu 10 sucoeeu oeD
ator Lewis, whose term expires March ., l81'
The statement that Young McGrew clerk in the
Sixth Auditors Office had drawn the salary Of clerk
shin which had been vacant 10 months upon being pro-
NOTED TO IT, was not 1t seems correct After passing
civil service examination, McGrew was promoted 70
higher cerkship and drew the difference between the
pay of Offices for the period named There were
at the time 26 promotions made and pacK pay rt.
ceived in each case in tue same manner as III lhal OF
McGrew
The Controller OF the Currency said to-day that none
of the national banks known in the interior OF
New-York New England, aud the West, suspended pay
ment OF currency during the panic. He has received
returns from all, with few exceptions. Many failed
TO continue the payment Of currency IN the oOuh anu
most OF the banks the large cities did the same The
Controller says the interior portions OF the country are
supplied with currency.
The collections OF Customs duties during the fiscal
year ending July 80 1sS amounted 70 sissOs9322 az
against s267O2s6 for the year before-a falling of Of
s2SO764 The decrease July 1873 az compared
act I'm which tea and coffee were placed upon the free
list the OF the great reduction and secretary
Richardson thinks IL is a favorable sign