New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-15
FLASHING TON.
TILE INCREASED SALARY CLAIMS ALLOWED
WASHINGTON, Monday, July H. 100

TIE INCREASED SALARY CLAIMS ALLOWED
WAsHISGToS Monday, July H. lS'o
The 90 days allowed by law for the GoVernuea 49,,
appea TO the Supreme Court OF the United eta'e '0'
the decision Of the Of Claims on about oV o'.'
tho % per cent increase allowance by tho act o.
1867 10 civil employees OF the Government :"
the CITY OF Washington, expired on ea'ui
day. and no appeal having been tahen
claimants will now have their accounts audited ~ wy
Controller decides the claims are payable OUT VI '"e
appropriation of this year, they will be paid ~ o"'e
but il he should decide that they are payable ou' VI
APPROXIMATION OF year. Congress will be caeu po
to make up the deficiency, the appropriation Oi @
wear fails short $4,000 Of the required 70 Psy
The 500 cases referred TO. The Judgment ot nv
Cont of Claims was entered on the , it.n y,
Anil and on the 2Ist OF April JudeInen'
was entered IN favor OF 700 additional instanco
The % DAYS allowed TO appeals the latter staev =,
eIpires next Saturday but the Attorney GeneIa y
the opinion that the supreme SouIi JUS - "a no use
points IN the cases already neu , am be entered and
those cases also Will be audited and allowed
was entered during the last IL seems 10 Dc te
impression that they Will be paid out OF tls yea" ~
preparation
yIcE.PREsIDENT WILSON'S HEALTH.
Definite information has reached Vice-Presdeht VIZ
CONS friends here ia regard TO his physical cohdtiou'
He has had q well defined, though rather sngnt ATTACK
OF paralyss The stroke deprived him Of contro OF te
muscles of one side Of his face and has consderdoy
figured him. Il has q consequence somewhat aneo'ou
his speech He has had the services and advice Vi
eral of the most distinguished physicians VINO nave
given special attention TO the treatment OF paralysis
and they hold out strong hopes OF permanent
in case he will wholly abstain from brain-wok loI INC
present IL is regarded extremely doubtful whether
the physicians will consent to his presiding Ia INC
at the opening OF the next session.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Six pair OF dies for the trade dollar were shppeu
from the Philadelphia Mint Saturday for sah frani
cisco and four PAIR for the Mint at Carson CITY Nevaua
The work OF coming the dollar will be commeneed
at those places as the dies are received AZ %
philadelphia Mint II has already been cOnmehGe' au
the first one coined received by secretary hoh"ie
son to-day as specimen.
Commissioner Smith of the Indian Bureau lett on
Western trip Saturday evening. He goes first TO WIS
consin then to Minnesota, and thence to Dakota lie
will visit many tribes Of Indians during bis TOUR ana
will return TO Washington about the latter part OF Au
gust la October he will leave for Texas for tue purpose
of holding council with the RlOwas ana COndhches'
The PostmasterGenera has ordered the estaDlsn
ment OF the free delivery system in the following cities
to take effect on Aug1: Wheeling, West Va I'VE car
riers; Springfield, Mass and Fall River, Mass, eight
carriers EACH and Fort Wayne, Ind, five carriers Inc
annual salary to carriers Will be 500.
DR.. Mary f. Walker to-day appointed 10 clerk
ship in the Office Of the Treasurer of the United staes
Her salary will be $500 per annum'
The total appropriations made by the Legislative As
sembly of this District during the term just closed
reached the sum Of S2,7756l3. .i ..'