New-York tribune., 1874-11-19
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
DISHONESTY AMONG THE ENPLOTEs OF THE
REDEMPTION AGENCY.

DISHONESTY AMONG TIE ENPLO4ES OF IHE
REDEMPTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, wednesday, Nov. IS. 1874.
TIE Redemption Agency Of tue Treasury Department
has been beset with dic.l lilies from tie time IT was
started TIE mis:0r. which las beinen 1t is the
discovery Of dishonesty among It's emploj IS. Elmer
from lnexpeIience or iuc4paciiy IN is 2anAg, meat
there mas not efficient system Of Cheeks ana
balances At The close Of each day Tie financial condi-
ton OF the Agency always been iHcertned and
now it is discovered that the Bureau short at least
s. 90 Three clerks have been discharged. and il Is
probable that Others % follow but unless there Is
better organization the thing is hEcy 10 occur
again. What the secretary Of the Tre' sGTy VIII
recommend his repor TO Congress ia lot Known but
1t evident that he will report that The system EaS
been q success has nothing 10 do with its orsani
zaton and known that II be . TO be held RESPONSE
BILE for the administration If Treasury, be desires 10
have the control Of It hands. lie also favor
the e-tahishruent by Congress Of the number Of en-
susJec 70 ihe regulation ann government OF the Ireaf
uirr IL tHc persons -cA ,g 4 Ntti 49,
tnrn nv.T 20 The ojcer, Of The Law but if any arress
have made, rhe idct not knO N. TIE Dames OF
the persons discharged have not been made public.
TIE REVISED STATUTES.
Tho text Of the Revised Statutes, including the table
Of contents by chapters and subjects marginal refer
ences and citations of opinions, is now IN print The
work On the index the direction of Judge C. W.
with the degree OF accuracy which is sought This
NOT be finished before January. Meantime, 10 IL pro-
posed furnish the courts and many OF the principal
officers OF the Government with copies without index
and the distribution Of these incomplete volumes
begin At once The will be the most complete OF
anv ever prepared by the Government. It VIII
o9 ages and contain about % entries. Thc Revised
statutes contain 5000 sections and the minimum mum
ber Of references index 10 oach section i three,
while other instances they run as hgh as Is REFER
euces TO a section or IL lines
THE CASE OF sATASTA.
In regard TO dispatch sent by order Of the
without forming or expressing any opinion whether
or not Satanta had violated his parole the President
and Secretary Delano, fearing he might be executed
before the evidence could fully collected. considered
1t merely delay his execution I'll to-day ascer-
tanned that during Gov Dayiss inoumDency the SEN
tence OF cOmmuted from death 10 lmprion-
mont Tor life. Under this Communication he has lately
been placed IN the Texas Penitentiary.
DIVIDENDS TO CREDITORS DECLAhED.
The Controller OF the Currency has declared fnal
dividend TO the creditors Farmers and Citizens
National Bank Brooklyn. Of four per cent, making In
all ss per cent and also dividend the creditors OF
the First National Bank OF Anderson Ind OF l5 per cent
IHE RECEPTION IN HONOR OF COL FRED.
GRANT
Among the guests invited the card reception given
last evening bv the President, the White House. In
son. Col Fred Grant, Richard Harring-
jr. trial the Court Of this District
for conspiracy with the officers OF the Secret service
Bureau and Others TO break open the safe in his owu
Office ana convict innocent man OF the crime. lHo
party was very select one, very few except penoo
OF the Cabinet officers of the army and navy, 5ebaos
representatives, or the diplomatic corps, ana eAoAoo'
| OF the Distinct Ring having been invited.