New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-12
WASHINGTON.
,ur GOVERNMENT LOSS BY HoDGH's FRAUDS.
WARRINGTON, Friday July II, 1878.

ruxoovyRN,fEyr LOSS BIZ HoDGR's FRAUDS.
WASHINGTON. Friday. July IL, 1879
Tho Treasury Department has prepared detailed
abatement showing hesinsl settlement OF Paymaster
Hodges defalcaton. After doucttng what was realized
nam the sale OF HIS property there remains total loss
% tno Government, S449,oi6 The bonds which were
g,ven by Hodge at different times were four
An number for s200oe each, but of them
40 not cover the period OF the defalcstion
and IL is not expected that the Government will be able
10 recover anything any OF the brnds 1t holds. III
now Genes out that after indictment OF Pohemus asd
Jaekson the NewYOrk brokers for Hodge, had been
drawn that firm wrote saying they ready to make
AN ofr to COMPROMISED No further STEP however, was
taken either in the way OF prosecution to enforce
compromise and shortly after order given 10 dis
miss the
THE GOVERNMENT CLAIM TO FIX TELEGRAPH RATES
Upon question made by Mr.. orion, President Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, the Attorney-Gen
eral decided that lines OF telegraph operating
under the act Of July a. 1866 the officers and agents OF
the different Departments OF ths Government may eio
eraph each other upon official business at rates fixed by
the Postmaster General
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Judge Paschsl and Mr. O. W. Coun, attorneys for tine
presmptors in the of the University OF California
against Reynolds Green, Ducharm and the State. this
morning made argument before the Secretary OF the
Interior for the reopenng Of the case and review OF the
decision OF Acting Secretary Smith few days ago. The
Secretary took the papers the case and announced
that he would decide the matter next week The decs
ION of Mr.. Smith. 1t will be remembered, affirmed the
decision OF the Commissioner OF The Land ONCE Ia favor
Of the University.
shipments of coal from Cumberland for the week
ending July amounted TO 492l1 tons Is cwt, in
crease over the corresponding week OF last year Of
L2aI tons cw For the year TO that date 83 tons
lo cwt were shipped, showing increase the
period in 1877 OF 1880 tons IL cwt Tue increase
railroad shipments was 1884 ons decrease in canal
shipments, 49l73 tons cWt
The Attorney has decided that the IS cent
increase Of the compensation OF employees OF the Senate
and House Of Representatives, as provided for by the
act OF March s. ss applies only 10 those employed dur
XLIId Congress- and does not apply 10 persons
whose employment in that capacity began after the h
Of March, 1873.
Gen. ]. II. Baker, Commissioner Of Pensions has now
disposed OF nearly all the applications for pensions made
by survivors Of the War OF 1884, under the Act OF Feb
1871. There in all about 10000 cases. EK-
aminers are gagged on the remaining applications
which the claimants are endeayorng to furnish proof
Of the services alleged
Commander &. II. Baker and Lieut.. Commander P. II.
Cooper are ordered TO the Naval Academy LieutCom.
mander r. g. Chewis detached from the Tusearora and
placed on sick leave; Lieut. W. W. Rhodes is detached
from the Ncaraguan Survey and granted three months
leave.
emo vessels OF the North Atlantic feet in Cuban
waters. The saugus. ron-clad and Pawnee, hospital
ship at Key West and the remainder Of the fleet are
in Hampton Roads.
Commander Brane OF the United States steamer Ju-
elegraphs tho Navy Department from st. Johns,
n f. under date of July TO- that his vessel would sail
for Disco on that day.
Secretary Richardson has issued circular stating that
copies OF certificates of Inspectors of steam vessels
need no longer be transmitted 10 the Treasury Depart
ment
As the President Will have TO afix stamps to all his
correspondence now, handsome syer-platcd postal
balance will be presented him Oh his return to this
city.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were '325,s73.