New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-23
WASHINGTON.
TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
hhfohf OF THE ORDNANCE BUREAU.
WAsHIHcrON Wednezdav Oct n

"AShihSrON, wednesday, OCt IA, 1870
IL appears from the report OF the Army Ordnance
Bureau that the amount OF tina ammo riatiou yas
So6s3s, ana the expenditures SIT for the present
year. ending with June The Bureau Ia now making the
Springfield rine adopted by tbs Board appointed TO
select the oest small ARM and pay for thom
Appropriation OF 100000 This win supply 5000 such
rifles There Is standing Appropriation of 100000 an
nuaiy ior armihg and eQupping the militia, and tho
Bureau recommends that the be
to 100000 for the next year. Progress has been ade I'm
the manufacture Of heavy rife ORDINANCES from tho ammo
priation Of last TheBureau ask, for the ensuing
year an appropriation Of t5ooooo for the armament OF
fortncaons An appropriation OF ssoOo IA aso asked
Tor cast iron guns for experimental purposes
Supplies OF powder kept In forts The powder
should be removed. especially when adjacent to citos
and therefore, with view to safety the Bureau re-
oommends that general powder depot be established
distant IRON population and on the mountains. The
Burean Is making preparations to try breachloadng
cannon; inemoing the honit gun. test OF which
ordered by Congress. Experiments Will also be made
win the krnpp gun which was presented to this Gov
an appropriation for the purchase OF 0atlng guns for
use IN tho mountains with cavalry Board is engaged
in trying them with reference TO coast defense the
Bureau wants general arsenal Atlantic coast
and proposes TO dispense with Of the smaller
gunnery, as In England aud other parts of Europe
The Bureau now has ouy Fortress Monroe for par
pose which, IN some respects inaccessible and too far
distant from the North West The Bureau Is repre-
sented 70 90 IN satisfactory condition and 10 lead tho
world IN us improvements in gunnery Appended to
this report Is an Interesting report OF Cen. Terry's
military service. TINS report Is fully illustrated by
photographs OF all tho arms presented for examination
BUILDING UP AN EXPORT TRADE IN ALCOHOL.
Last year the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue con.
csvod the idea that export trade alcohol might
built up to enable large districts in the West
manufacture their corn and convert it into cOnye
nent ard profitable shape for transportation. After
consultation with number OF disteys the draft Of a
| law was agreed upon, allowing export In bond The
Commissioner has recently through Gen 5ewel'. been
making examinations in the First. Third, Firth. and
Eighth Collection Districts OF Illinois. which dis
trcts the exports have been made Tho result shows
that large foreign trade has already been created The
total number of proof gallons exported from the date Of
the lawJune 1s2-to the 4th OF this month $780,
The spirits conveyed bonded routes to the
port OF export. The largest shipments have been made
from New-YOrk to Geneva Gibraltar, and CONSTANT.
| nJple. Tue expectation OF grain spirits Is confined
almost exclusively to alcohol, and highwines nave
been exported from Western dstlleries. There have
been exports from any other districts IN the West
than these named There a small shipment OF high
wines IRON the First New-fork District soon after me
passage OF the export law, but none since III Is uhde
stood that there is now large demand for alcohol oI
enpGr anu tnsi tne HS
ports OF the corresponding months Of the past year
NETWORK BANK sTATIsTIcs.
II ia stated at the Office OF the Controller OF the Cur
rency that the returns from the National Banks OF the
city OF New York showing their condition the close OF
business the l2th OF September exhibited
held by all the banks OF that city OF 2 cont
Nineteen of the banks IN excess OF the require
ments OF the law and 20 deficient The of sever
Of the banks below 20 per cent, and OF Ia above
per cent The highest held by any bank 33
per cent, and the lowest about Is per compari
sou is made between this aud the showing OF th'
Now-York City banks Oct g. 1879
At that date the reserve OF the banks of NewYor Cit
was u rs per The banks owed this year to bank
and bankers outside the oty sl317TOO0 more than
October Of last yor and 10 individual deposors about
slg.501 I16fe. making their tQla lnIeBetnoss y 10
p6sitoTs about 81 100000 more last year One
The prominent features OF the recommendations which
win be made In the report OF the OF the UReo
States will he in favor OF series OF currency bonds con
yerble ntO groenbacks and back again INTO currency
az the option or the holder
THE PoLARIs INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED,
The Polars investigation WAS conci lied yesterday
and those persons who have been lin,d with tn,
exception OF DR.. Bissc. will eay. for the North
| Mr Reid the United States Consul at Dundee report
that Messrs Brian, Booth and Minch. of tho Poaris
had reached his consulate, and would ave on Frida
by the Georgia from Glasgow for the Un cd States ID
Bssel will remain In Washington until the chart
! the Polar Ocean shall be- completed, aud will be- ten
porarIly attached TO the Smithsonian Institute.
| UNITED STATES BONDS FOR EUROPE.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-It ia stated that the
| Treasury Department clerks who went to Europe IN
steamer sailing last Saturday took with them sOOoOO
in bonds for the Syndicate This makes sSjoOOo0J thai
have been negotiated
WASHINGTON NOTES
The Postmaster General issued order today, allow
ing the Postmaster ut Chicago IS additional carriers
with Day at $500 each, and establishing 1--we posa
stations to DO known the North Northwest. South
West. South. and StOckyards. The following amount
are allowed for increased expend tures For dfing M
the stations $1,000 for rent Of stations per year soOD
for salaries clerks ut the stations per year. 5000; OI
messenger service per year. $1,000 This order Is 10 take
effect Dec. l.
Attorney General Williams WILL tomorrow. presen; u
the Supreme Court the resolutions OF respect 10 th
memory Of the late CnefJustice recently adopted By
the Bar The Attorney General will ACCOMPANY IN
presentatOn OF the resolutions with apprOprlato re
marks eulogy will also be delivered by justice Cli
ford.
President Grant today declined to pardon Michse
Kane convictea OF killing his brother IN this city las
May and sentenced last week to imprisonment IN tht
albany Penitentary for two years Tor nanslaiShter
although the accommodating fer pardon was signed Oy
the entire jury that convicted HIM
A delegation OF eight Ute chiefs aa fuvnv nun
colors1,; territory had interview with the Commits
.ioner q, Indian Affairs this morning, in regard mainly
I" The relocation OF t1e agency rendered necessary W
the recent cession OF pat OF tie,r reservation
The President is unwe todiygpd has not been IN BIZ
office but has remained the private part of the Exccu
five Mansion Many visitors called during the day but
were unable him. He was complaining yesterday
| of a severe cold. but attended 10 public business
Gen Lezgett, Commissioner Of Patents and mr-
Ieegett 20 to Ithaca N " tomorrow. to spend weel
ar so and will investigate fully the circumstances
| OF the death OF their son Mortimer
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