, 1873-08-07


other than the checks OF Pension Agents, upon
which tho exaot purpose which tho ohock is
drawn is not nlatc1. Diroo&ions aro mndo for
yE 9 oo1 n sn En- s sxess pass
Of refusal may DO collected from tho accounta
Of delinquent dfsbureng officers.
! POSTAL pEC1BloN.
Tho Firnt Comptroller Of the Treasury has
| Just rendered decision to tho otfoct tint no
| part Of tho appropriation malo to tho Depart
mont for postage can DO uRoa for any purposo
| whatoyor other than tho purchase Of POSTAGE
spst so pstatloaery "aEsseA vson OF sno Tssasas
on iestor soslos, and ri q tic postsgo app!oprIa-
tion tho oomp;roller refused payment n, IT, for tho
priation Inv arc: "Tlat tho following amounts,
! OF 30 much thereof aa may bo noceBsary, aro
hereby appropriated for tho following-nemed
stamps for ueo during tho fiscal year." Tho
| ortlor Of tho Treasury Department. md of tho
othor Departments with regard to tho use Of
tho oxproHa for hoavy packages cannot conso-
Paymonts for expressing must DO taken
purpose, and, In caBca whore tlore nre
| no appropriations, tho Department will bo COM
po!lod TO purchase postago-Btnmps inBtoad Of
| using tho exprogs.
CHEAP rosrAoE WITH FRANCE.
During Q poriod Of four yoars our aovcrn-
mont has beon negotiating with Franco for
cheap postage trealy. We have sont two Com
%'no sno 70 sRssS RisSSS essn Of Eas9 EasF
| negotiations hnvo boon conducted through
| Minister Washburne: 10 lad cftccted troaty
with tho o0lcors Of tho Trench postal service,
Tho French Finance Minister, who is superior
| to tho postal authoritios, refused to approve
tho treaty, as 1t too materially ro-
| dueed the revonues Of franco. Since tl,at
time negotiations hayo boen conducted direct bo-
tweon the Fronoh Minister here and tho Post
Office Department. Franco has proposed
troaty at cents, our Coy ornment to pay the 500
| postage both why's. THIS has boon refused
| yesterday. Tho Poatmastor- General has pre-
sonted IN ultimatum to tho French Minister.
| This proposition Ia that tho letter postage
shall ba hxod at 0 oontB, free to tho dosttnntion,
each country to pay for the aoa transportation OF
present standard Of weight. and that no accounts
be kept. Tho present basis Of lettor-weight in
Franco ia third Of an ounce. This difference
| In the standard Of woight hna caused great in-
a third to half ounce, and II q tronty was con-
ciuaed On tho basis Of the French 10
grammos standard, it would DO necessary for
our Government to supply all Postmastcrs with
| q new seal graduated upon tho nitric system to
French Minister will forward Tho ultimatr1m to
hfR Government, but ho oxpresaoa feara tllas
i will not bo accepted. He says
aseay e s'an's ppso ha ieneh e o
much as Franco has troatios with MI
| European countries on this basis
| Of one-third of M oullco. Tho French Minister
| after making troaty with this country on tho
| basis OF half m ounce: Ho las, therefore, worry
ttle hopes Tint the proposition will bo accepted.
| t7b the Assocfated Prcss.1
| REVENUE AproINTMENTB.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. G.-The following
informal rovouao appointments wore made to-
day,: James Stall. storekooper. seyonth Dis
Frederick ". stocleu, soyonth District, india,,a
Alphous II. Mahone, Third District, Western
Yirginia; aud John II. Rosler, Third District,
| Western Virginia.
SUPPOSED sMUGoLEn
| Capt. Eyans, OF tho rovonuo marino steamer
johnson, reports to tho Sccrotnryof tho Treasury
| that ho took charge Of tho schooner Morning
Star, on LIKE Michigan, on suspicion that sho
was engaged in smuggling, as she had no pa-
| pors.
SUIT AGAINST wAnstorn.
The Attorney-donoral Of Louisiana has be-
gun suit against ox~doy. Warmoth and Joe
Hernandez, his broker, to rocovor large a,nount
Of money said to be Illegally withdrawn from tie
| Treasury.
| TIE PRECEDENT AND THE VIRGINIA POLITICIANS.
Tic preBdent to-day, in his interview with
Col. Hughes Representative Plntt, md McsBrs.
Chandler and Carter, assured Col. Hughes Of
his warm sympathy, md hoped no would be Ruc-
oessful IN tho approaching Gubornatorial eloc-
| tion in virginia. He expressed his Willingness
to do oil in bis power, consistently with his posi-
ton, to did Col. Hughes and the Republican
| cause in thnt State Tho President left here this
| evening for Long Branch
| POSTAL TREATY SIGNED.
The President to-day Signed tho postal troaty
botweon this Government and tile Japanese
Empire.
MILITARY rnoMor1oNs.
large number Of cadets, graduates Of the
| Military Academy, were to-aay appointed Second
I4ieutenants in the army from June IS, 1873, and
| given three months leave OF absence.
THE BEAL LOCK- QUESTION.
Secretary Richardson returned this morning,
| md 1t iB intimatod at the Treasury that no do
cielon in the seal lock matter would 10 made for
some limo, aud that the Indications are that
| although the american seal lock was recon-
mende1 for adoption by the Committee, tho
scandal which has arisen regarding means uaod
to eecuro its adoption will nocessitato the Bec-
| retnrys appointing another committee before
which additional locks will be put in competi-
| ton,
| SEA 1s1ANp COTTON CROP.
| Latc adyices from the South eaay tho Gator
| pillar has made ita appearance on tho Sen ISL
ands, and prospects aro TINT tho Sea island
| cotton crop will provo failure.
American Ed,lcntionn' Assoclntion.
ELMYnA, N. Y, Aug. Cat the Opera
D paper on t'iiow much culture ahali
he impartial in our FREQ schools ?" prepared by
Richard Edwards, Of illinois. was road. Il was
| d strong paper. advocating the highest culture
practicable, going from lgh grades to higher,
until oven tho college and ullivoraity courBo waa
| reached.
In tho discussions which followed, tleBo viowa
woro ably sustained by ]. 3. Wickorsham Of
! Ponneylvan!a.
| 4 paper on the relation Of general
government to education was read by
Prof. r. ". Athorton, OF Now Joraoy,
It advocated very strongly the notion that tho
General Government should hayo direct care OF
| tho educational interests OF the country. 1t
WAS announced by tho President that at no for
lner meeting Of tho Association Ind 10 many
States boen represented. Only Beyen were ull-
represented those being Alabama, Toxas, Ton
nessoo, Minnesota, California, Oregon, and Dol
| aware.
The Committee on Officers made tho following
report Of officers for tho ensuing year which WAS
unanimously adopted: proBdent h. Fl. }Yhito.