New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-27
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
A TREASURY CIRCULAR REGARDING NATIONAL
BANK DEPOSITS.

BANK DEPOSITS.
WASHINGTON, Friday, June 2e, 1874
Treasurer Spinner has issued circular respecting
the deposits of United States notes by National
banks for the redemption Of their circulating notes
as required by Sections and of the Currency bill,
approved June 90 Every National bank National
gold banks excepted. is requested to cause to be
deposited in the Treasurers Office an amount of
United States notes equal to five per centum of its
circulation In estimating the circulation upon which
the percentage is required there must be included
notes of its Issue in the possession of the bank
as well those in actual circulation, and there
should also be included any amounts that may nave
been returned to the Controller of the Currency by
the bank and for which 1t is TO receive new cur
rency. The United States notes may be sent to the
Treasurer under the contract of the Treasury De
partment with the Adams Express Company. and
under the same regulations prescribed for the
forwarding of the notes and currency of the United
States for redemption. The expenses of transporta
ton will be paid by the Department, which will here
after be reimbursed for such expenses IL any bank
shall prefer ii may forward the required amount by
lis draft on New-YOrk, Boston, or Philadelphia,
drawn TO the order OF the Treasurer OF the United
States. and payable in l. = notes. II 80 drawn ana
paid in such notes credit VIII be gwen 70 the panK
when collected. IL payment is not made IN L. ;.
notes the draft viii be returned to the bank ana
deposit of such notes required 70 be made by ex-
press. Acknowledgment will be made TO each bank
a certificate IN proper form.
THE DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY CASE.
The testimony in the District Safe Burglary
was to-day received by the Attorney-General and
the Secretary Of the Treasury, certified by the
Clerk Of the House, as recommended. for such ac-
ton as they might deem proper Neither officer has
read the testimony, which makes book of S-9
pages but the case will be at once examined. The
new Solicitor of the Department is expected TO ar
rive on Monday. and the Secretary will give the
whole case into his hands. II is probable that the
Acknowledgement will also have an examination of
the evidence made in his office. Col Whitley. the
Chief of the Secret Service of the Treasury, who
is suspected of criminal participation in the
arranged burglary. Indignantly protests his limo
cence and asks for the fullest Investigation. DE
saws he can prove that he was not IN New-fork at
the time Hayes telegram was sent. and therefore.
could not have received and recelpted Tor IT,. lie
saws that his handwriting and that OF his clerk are
very much alike AS the case stands. II bears very
heavily on the Government Detective Bureau. But
what would be still more Interesting, would be 10
kucw tho persons behind the detectives and hlreG
bnrylars who did the job. 1t is Mr.. Bristows deter
minatiOn to go to ths R91{Gg q the case If it is
Wi'Iin n's PV"''' -. :a.
RATIFICATION OF THE FRENCH POSTAL CON
vENTION.
The Post Office Department this morning received
a telegram and was also officially informed by the
Convention between France and the United States
bv the French Assembly. The French Minister to-
day expressed to the PostmasterGcneral his desire
that the Convention should into operation on the
LIST of July. but this cannot be done. As the LIST of
August is fixed for that purpose. and the ratifca-
tons have vet to be exchanged. The charge for
letters from France 10 the United states Will be ten
cents for third of an ounce, and from the United
States 10 France nine cents for half an ounce I'M
paid letters TO pay the above rates with five cents
additional. The postage sn books, newspapers,
samples &C. is TO be hereafter separately arranged
for each country.
POsTMAsTER-G ESERAL CRESwELLS INTES-
TONS.
Mr. Creswell is making arrangements TO retire
from office next week. In conversation with
friends to-day he said his object III resignng was to
resume his Law practice that the reports as 10
irrespective appointment TO the Austrian Mission
were groHndess and that the rum0rs Of his going
into the banking business equally So as he has
no such intention ut present.