, 1874-08-14

Poor Smith Unroltnn-a'ny Day in t1ao
Experimentation ships it,t4itastx.
S,teiat D!&pateh to 9'hs Chtcaao Tribune.
WAsi1N0ToN. D. Anp. 13,--At tho laBt session
Of tho Legislature Of South Carolina humbpr Of
lava woro passed. tor tho roslot Of ccftaiu 3D.
called claimants, Who based their cfaimB against
tho 6tato upon pny.cortiflcates, issuod by Gov.
A1oseH whcu ho was sptakerof tho Lowor Hou4o,
many Of which certificates woro usod to pay
board md whisky bills, mud otherwise enable tho
honorable coiorel anil white legislators to eko
o1lt a misornblo existence. Theso lnws pro-
ylded lint tho Btato Troas,itor should
Issue certificates Of indebtedness In such
denominations ns tho claimants might deairc
arrangements wero mndo TINT ihoy should bp
iaauol III tho form Of current money. Tho
TteaBurer reIasoa 10 iHHuo tho1n Oh tho ground
t1tat 11ti tioy sore Illegal, or III yoation Of tho
United statos Constitution, al,d tho claimant OBJ
talnot writ OF Inaulan'ns. from tho Supromo
Court. OF which GoY. 1lusos' father iB Chiof Jus
tce. TO cnlnpcl tllolr isBno. An nppen! wna tahen
to tho Surronlo Court of tho United Gtatce. and
today Juntico Williams, n chambers, perfected
tho appeal by accepting tho bond Of Tho State
Trcauliror for a loarlng boforo tnnt Court. Tho
auon1,t directly involved iI tt1is caHe iB l,aN q
million dollars, but IT tho appeal hal not bocn
perfected, 90 that the manda,nus will remain in
aboyanco for tho next two yeara. Moses aud 1lis
payment Of at Least million more
TIE TREASURY nEronMs.
Secretary Dristow's attornnt to make radical
rofortus in tho rtacticos aud habits IN mud about
ereaitabla and founded on good Judgment, but
his order OF the 1th init, putting stop to tho
payment Of salaries to employees in unlnt-
monthly nstallnontB, will, doubtless, prove less
bonolicial to th0so concerned and Interested than
ho intenlod Or expected Secretary Boutwell,
to bn mado ns all accommodation to tlio en-
ployoa. and tho otfoct WAS good in yarioun ways,
ospeclally In enabling Clerks to keep ollt OF tho
clutches OF tile rnonoy-1cndera yho charge 10
per cent per month for loaus secured by asAign-
euye only fo,s days notice of hin purpose to
abolish tho old system, aud haa caused great tn
eRsinesa anl0ug tho employees, and large 3ttf1t-
hor Of tltoni will be HeriouA!y ubn rraLBol by be
inE cut OF from their usual half-tnonth's lmy on
tho 10Th inst.
1noS s,t1rs BUILDING.
Reports rocelyed by tho authorisica hero show
that American iron-Hp building is increasing
lalYoiy., Tho Ds)aware sbip,ynnsls IN particular
nfo employing snrEe forcek at w0ritMeli, hnt nro
oyertaxGd with business and arc several months In
arrears of ordors. Fotty-tivo Iron stcadlsl,ics
ero now building, forty Of which arc for tho
Reading Goal Road. humorous othor largo or
dors have been given.
77lE BONDS or THE DISTRICT OF GoI.uitntA.
Some days nso 1t was ascsrtainod that tho At
toruuy-aoNoEas bad dcturmuud upGn ll,l opinion
Il, anawcr to ali inquiry naRdn by tho President,
rs to whnth1r tile nus District bontIB authorized
by Congress for funding dobts Of tl1is District
wore payable In coin or currency. Tho result OF
Dir. Williams deliberations WAS TINT they wore
the powors tlst be, it Ia doomed best to withhold
tho contents OF tho opinion from The public,
THE rosrAL-cAR FUSS AGAIN.
Tho Presidont OF tho rallroad botween phila-
dolphin and Fort Deposit Inns notified tho Post
0fllca. Department that Le will coase carrying
tho mniA oyor bis road unless additional com s
pousation ia given. Ho IL receiving all tho ray
allowed by law for tho nsl-seryico on Ills roatl,
alld his threat will prahaily amount to nothing
more than slat Of tho Philadelphia. Wilmington
d Baltimore Company, namely: Prepare tho
way for claim III Congress- for increased CON-
pousation.
THE Hon. ,Roverdy loston Is the probable
Democratic Candidate for Congress In Tho First
Maryland District.
Io1IER INSPECTION.
Joaerh Wentcsell, Of Kentucky, one OF tue ill.,
corporate members OF the National Academy of
ScionccH Inns hoen offered tho vacant Chairnall-
ship Of tho Commission to make tests with
ateum boilers. Future experiments in boilor-
part, 1t tho Naval Kcadomy. THO Chairman
ship Of this Commission will horeafter be dis
tiuct from tile ofilco Of supervising INSPECTOR
General Of STEAMBOATS, and Boitors. No suc-
ccssor 10 Con. Smith III tile lattor office Inns boen
ua1ned.
TIE EDWAnDB~CoLLYEn rR1zE-FI0MT.
A lot OF nruixcrB including Billy Edwards and
Sam Collyer, paaued this city on route to l3alti-
more. thiB Atternoont to hear tho yordict to be
rendered by the raforeo regarding tho recent
mill near pittsburg.
SUSPENDED hAvINdH nANE.
The Receiver OF tho suspended Washington
City Savings Bank is orflored to appoar i'll court
Sopt. !, to show cause why he should not sell,
etc,
nALANcH DUE TO TIE n1sTRIcr OF coLuMn1A.
There HOW rotna,ns to tho credit Of this Dis
trics fraction oyar 32l0,000 OF tae a1,300, ,Oo0
appropriated by Congress at it's Inst aesson.
Lilo snm Of e1,080,000 thus far drawn by the