The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-04
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WASHINGTON.
DeseerafiOn of Beau Hickman's Re-
mains

mains
WASHINGTON, September 4.-Beau
Hickman was buried from the hospital in
the public burying-ground. Yesterday a
subscription was made to give him better
interment. The undertakers who We're
employed by the managers of this charity
found that the grave had been desecrated.
The limbs, viscera and brain had been re-
moved. The heart was found neatly
wrapped in newspaper, which the mutt
lators probably forgot in their haste. A
surgeons knife was also found near the
grave. The mutilation was evidently per-
formed by skilled hands.
The Mails ana the Frank.
WASHINGTON, September 4.-The
postmaster-general is making arrange
ments to present to congress at the end
of the present calendar year, o statement
showing the results of the repeal Of
the franking privilege and Its effects upon
the revenues of the .postoffice department.
1t is believed that the department will be
found sell-sustaining. Contrary to general
expectation the decrease in the amount
of mail matter since the abolition of the
franking privilege has not been conSid-
erable.
The COuntcrfeiGs i'm the West.
WASHINGTON, September 4.--The
treasury department has received iniorma-
ton that one Of the new counterfeit $500
notes was presented at Des Moines, Iowa,
last month to one of the banks in that city,
and was refused. The fact of the existence
of the counterfeit was sent TO the other
banks in the city but before receiving word
one of them had taken the note. The per-
son passing it was arrested and held to bail
in the sum Of So 1000, which he deposited
with his attorney and absconded. 1t is
believed by the department that an organ
lied gang are operating in different sec
tions of the country, and that no large
amounts of the bogus notes have been
passed in any one place.
Arrival OF the United states steamer
Janiata at Halsteinberg.
WASHINGTON, September 4.-Inior-
nation has been received at the navy de-
partment that the U. s. steamer Juniata,
Commander ID. l.. Braine, arrived at Hal
steinberg, Greenland, on the 18th of July.
She touched at Fiskanes and Subker. No
dogs could be found at the latter port.
Commander Braine, through the courtesy OF
Governor Frederick Laissen, procured at
Halsteinburg eighteen dogs and an abund-
ance of seal skins for clothing for the otli-
GERS and men of the Tigress, and sailed on
the 10Th of July for Disco. Commander
Braine had news as late as the 10th day
of July from Disco, but no tidings had
been received there regarding the Polarif
Joseph H. Blackwell has been appointed
a United States gauger for the seventh
district Of Virginia.
The following is the financial exhibit OF
the treasury department at the close Of
business yesterday: Currency, Sll ,S44,.
23O.93; special deposit of legal tenders
for redemption of certificates Of deposit
$32, 1866, 900; coin, $S5 5,675 ,l9l So includ
ing coin certificates, $40. $50 200; out
standing legal tenders, $3.50, 100000.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources yesterday were $2S4. .559.H.
General Dent, the father of Mrs. Grant
is still in very feeble condition, thougl
not confined to his bed.
Attorney-General Williams and Colone
Douglass, commissioner ofinternal revenue
| have returned to the city. US.