The New York herald., 1873-08-23

charges OF Hregui8rIty mu5t apPear as
so MUCH DAMNED NONSENSE.
There is always something In transition, always
some unfinished business connected with my
bureau that could be construed distorted, or pro-
Claimed as great error In the business transactions
OF the once. When the new York Assay ONCE get
through melting up light weight coin, and the
Philadelphia Mint get through coining 1t, the ac-
count viii then be all right. In the opinion OF tnoso
who know nothing about the business tranSac-
tions of the department
CORREsPoNDENT-Do you know what amounto
gold has been deposited in the New York banks in
anticipation Of
THE PAYMENT OF THE GENEVA AwARDf
Mr.. SPINNER--HOw should knOw9 What have
to do with New York banks2 Why don't you ask
the British Consul in New York;
CoRREsPoNDENT-Do you know how the Syndi-
cate is getting alongf
Mr.. SPINNER-YOur sources OF information re-
spectng their operations are just as good as mine.
! suppose they are getting along all right Have
you heard OF any troube9 i have not.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Wh do you think will be the
future course Of gold, that Is, tksring the next
three months ?
Mr.. SPINNER-The price Of gold is regulated by
laws over which the Treasury Department, under
present legislation. has little control: so
cannot enhghten you there. In regard to the &C
curacy OF the business Of my Office, all can say u
my accounts are audited every three months BY
the First Auditor and the First Comptroller, and the
gold in the vaults OF the Sub-Treasures Is weighed
every thirty days. anybody Is made happy IN the
belief that ten millions OF coin have been taken
from me and transferred, except In the legitimate
way, to anybody, do not deprive that person oi
the pleasure OF such thought by Wholesale denial
Those who want to believe 1t will do so in spite ol
all you can say to the contrary.
The half.Openpd door WAS darkened a lady in
deep black, whose features Indicated the refne<
ment of much sorrow. She wished to see II there
was any hope OF her getting employment in the
Treasurers ONCE, and this conversation ended my
interview with General Spinner.
THE ORIGINAL STARTING OF THE STORY
OF the ten millions deficit In gold traced to the
HERALD. Several weeks ago, John Jay Knox,
Comptroller of Currency, wished to know
where the coin belonging to the government
was distributed at the close OF the fiscal year,
June 80 last. He called on Mr.. Leopold in charge
of the independent Treasury who, without further
delay prOce eded 70 prepare the statement. When
it was finished he found he had made mistake in
the distribution, which would materially change
the figures, and proposed to make out correct
statement. The Comptroller said the one pre-
pared was all he required, and nothing more was
thought OF it until there appeared in the HERALD
an Identical copy of the statement furnished Comp
for the whole story. The information was not in
tended for publication, and how 1t got to New York
without the knowledge OF Mr.. Knox is mystery
TO the Treasury officials The apparent discrep-
ances in the official statements made 10y the Treas
ury Department have served as ammunition in
many fight during the political campaigns the
last five years, and will PROBABLY continue to be
ofavail during the next five years.
I. The Appointment OF Chief Justice.
glad TO receive suggestions from members Of the
Bar throughout the country respecting the appoint
ment OF IA Chief Justice, but he does not want
advice from any politician. AS the Court does not
meet until December the appointment VIII not be
announced until the Senate assemblies to act upon
the nomination.
Transfer of Post Offices to Jersey City.
The Post Onice Department has discontinued the
post oNices at Hudson City and Bergen, N. j., aud
ordered the transfer OF the Official property to the
Postmaster at Jersey City. The latter post oiiice
s allowed six additional letter carriers at $500 per
annum, and the two first-named cities are rated as
postal stations.
The Contract for Construction or .
sloop-of-War.
| The contract for constructing the wooden sloop-
oI-war, bids for which were opened at the Navy
Department the eth inst, will be awarded to
Thomas Stack, Of New York, whose bid was
$14s, ,OO0
The Fight Between the Sioux and
PawneeL
statement has appeared that the Sioux In.
dians, during the recent attack on the Pawnees,
were armed with breech-oadlng rifles, furnished
them by the Indian Peace Commissioners and also
the Interior Department. 1t Is asserted upon
oicial authority that such is not the fact. The
Department never has furnished the Sioux with
any arms, nor have the Peace Commissioners
given them weapons of any character The arms
that the Sioux other Indian tribes have they re-
ceved from traders, who were paid for them. The
opinion Is expressed in circles here that the
1act that the army the pawnees and Indians OF
other tribes scouts intenses the hostility of the
Sioux against them, and is, no doubt, one OF the
main causes Of the battle between them. 1t is O
source Of great regret that the Pawnees have suf-
fered seriously mainly through their friendship
for the whites but 1t is not probable that any
oficial action will be taken In the matter further
than extending the good Offices or the government
towards maintaining peace and harmony between
all the tribes What Is said concerning the friend
ship OF the Pawnees for the whites Is equally truo
of the KEGS, Arickarees and Mandans of the Upper
Missouri and OF the Crows, Of Montana, with whom
the Sioux have long waged war.
The Commissioners Of Pensions at His
Post Again.
General J. H. Baker, Commissioner or Pensions,
has returned TO Washington and resumed his
onicia duties.
A Case OF Genuine Cmsa-cphobia,
Patrick Powers, about twenty-four years Of age,
arrived here to-day from New York foIthe purpose
OF getting job as President. He informed tho
Chief OF Police that he had read in New York that
Grant had moved away from Washington and the
White House empty. When informed that,
sucn not the fact and that he would have
to wait until 1881 before he could succeed
Grant his insanity showed itself in
q demonstrative manner. He became
raving, wanted 10 fight everybody, and was with
some difncuty removed to the Insane Asylum,