The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-08-08
MGENERAL


fee is in receipt of information that valuable
deposits of gold have been discovered by the
army officers stationed in Alaska
The secretary of war, under the act an
thorizing him to purchase lands in Texas for
sites for forts and military posts, has appoin-
ted board of officers to determine upon the
location Of lands
The comptroller of the currency has is
sued circular informing the national bank
associations that they will be supplied with
new ten dollar notes, to take the place of
those now successfully cOunterfeited pro-
yided, that the banking associations reimburse
the treasury with the cost of preparing the
notes furnished.
The postmaster-genera Is to send a re-
preventative to the internatiOnalpOstal congress
to be held at Berne, Switzerland, in Septem-
Der.
The practice lately adopted blythe treasu-
~ department in sending government en-
plOyees in charge of its gold and currency ex-
changes between the east and the far west, was
adopted, according to Secretary Spinner, be
cause of its economical advantages and the
greater safety gained over the usual mode of
forwarding valuables by express. The trains
on which these transfers of gold aud currency
are sent are usually provided with a small
guard of United States soldiers whom it Is
found convenient to transfer from eastern to
western duty, and vice versa. Mr.. Spinner
figures out saving Of one-half per cent. to
the government.
BY a report to the post-offiCe department
it appears that in the distributiOnOf 3,673, 800
letters / Y postal clerks in the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota Kansas, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Dakota,
and Colorado during the last month, there
were 900 errors, which is considered small
percentage.
The Columbus & Indiana Central railroad
has brought suit against the government to
recover the sum of S57O 600 alleged to have
been illegally collected as tax on the earnings
of that road. Many suits of this kind have
been commenced, and the questions in
voIved in all of them are almost if not eNatly
identical the decision of the supreme
court, in the event of appeal of the first-men
toned case will govern in the remainder.
Since the first of June the largest amount
of business ever done since the organization
of the post-ofice department in the manufac-
ture and shipment of stamps, stamped envel-
opes, wrappers, etc, took place. This increase
is attributed to the abolition of the franking
privilege.
The total number of immigrants who az
rived this year is 179,378, which is only be-
tween seven and eight hundred less than the
figures at corresponding time year ago
"A large number OF postmasters holding
minor offices, having failed in their efforts for
a general readjustment of claims, appealed to
the court of claims A number of claims have
already been fled; these are followed by many
others Supposed aggregate sum claimed will
be half million.
The long delay in the state department in
disposing of the case of Carl VOgt, the Belgian
murderer is owing to the fact that they have
now un1er consideration the prehminaries of
an extradiCion treaty with Belgium, under
which Vogt can be extradited, thus avoiding
complications which may be likely to arise III
case he should be extradited under the treaty
with Prussia, or in case of demand that the
government should be refused, under opinion
of Attorney General Williams. 1t IS also ru-
mored, owing to the peculiar phase which the
case has assumed, thematter may become sub
iect to a cabinet conference.
1t is understood that the government Will
press cases against parties who have been I'M
porting inferior watch movements into this
country with forged names, and American
manufacturers engraved on them.
The correspondence between the post-Of-
fee department and Great Britain with a view
to establish al exchange Of postal cards at a
J. lower rate of postage, has closed. The British
authorities declined the proposition on the
ground that they are opposed to any lower
rate of postage than that now paid on letters
The proposition of the United States was to
have an exchange Of postal cards by the addi-
ton Of one cent postage, the same a. we now
have with Canada.
The attOrpey-generalh has recommendedthe
pardon of +. O. ShOtweu of North Carolina,
and Wm. NJ Fulton Of South Carolina, con-
victed and imprisoned as kukluX.
T Counterfeit half-eagle coinage are in cir.
culation, so closely initiating the genuine As
almost to defy detection in weight sad color
The counterfeit corresponds with the lega
coin and made Of S4S thousanths of gold al
loyed with copper; intrinsic value Al hun
dredths Outlines of letters and eagle on tho
counterfeit not as sharp square and angular
as one genuine. The chief OF the secret ser
vice offers a reward Of $50 600 for information
leading to the capture OF the dies from whicl
the spurious article was made and the arres
AMI conviction Of parties guilty of making ans
putting it into circulation Counterfeit 90
gold pieces are in circulation, and efforts ar,
making to trace them to suspected persons.