New-York tribune., 1874-08-01
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
CALL FOR TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FIVE
TWENTY BONDS FOR REDEMPTION.
WASHINGTON Friday, July 81, 1874.

WASHINGTON, Friday, July 81 1874.
The following will be issued from the Treasury to-
morrow:
BY virtue OF the authority given ny the ac, of Con-
ize the Tefuuding Of the National debt" hereby
notice that the principal and accrued interest of the
bonds hereinbeOw designated. known as "Five-twenty
bonds" will lie pad at the Treasury OF the United
Of l and n the Interest," nj f on said bonds
Will cease OF that day-that u 10 say:
dsS Nav J. sG2: Coupon bonds $50 80 i226i Ola 500 both
SlOU No S2Ol to 45lOO both 5000 No
l9,+9l s2s ZOO both iaeaay $1,000 No 473OI to 10000
soS No. 10 7oi to 10 1890 both 1ust $500 80 Ga0I to
80 900 No. 500 to 80 $500 So,S ncu.1e $1,000 So
10 5l & 70 o6S No. 100 both inclusive T-sSoOoOo' grand
OF the amount outstanding embraced in the numbers
as abOve) twenty millions are coupon bonds, and
1--WE rnilIons are registered bonds. The interest
due on Nov l. 1874, the registered bonds embraced
bonds United States securities forwarded Tor rSdemp-
ton should be addressed TO the Loan DIVISION. secre
70 The Secretary Of the Treasury for redemption.
POsTMAsTERs' COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
The President has signed the commissions OF the fol
lowing POstmasters;
Mrs Betsy Arrower New London Conn; Thos. Knel,
Hiram o. Paine. Fremont, Neb. Peter o. Johns, UHisn
town. PENN Jno W. Marshall Plattsmouth. Neb; Jas.
Mm. H Mcrrin, Warsaw, n. Y; Hiram s: Towne: Rpon
W.; Thomas Thomas h. H. Thompson oxford. Penn; Thomas
Salem. N Y; Albert b. Chamberlain. Ashland
New; o. H. Sheldon. BurBgame Kansas !;
IOreuzo W. JOY, Northampton. Mass. NJ ]. Griit hs,
FFederieksDurg, Va; Calvin r. TAFT, WuhamstOwn
Mass; Joseph f. Hood Danyers, Mass. W. X. ReIpiug
tOD Canton, n. Y; John H. Bnnkerhof Waupun
Wis. James Robb, Ottawa, Kansas; George N. Bing
ham, Rockville. Conn. Henry b. Jaggers, Hudson, Wis;
John Mitchell Addison, n. Y; Charles K Brsyton,
Providence K l. Andrew Whitney. Nantucket Mass
O. r. CrOwnIugsheld. Central Falls, X L. g. j. Langs
dale, Greencaste, IDd; Jonathan Jessup, Yerk Penn
John W. Dereen, Demopolis, Ala.
He has also appointed James C. Brown Collector OF
IDterBa Revenue for the XXth District OF Peunsylya
mia, and Stephen Keogh Chief Engineer OF the Revenue
Marine Service.
RAILROAD LAND GRANT DECISION
In reply % DterrOgaory by the Secretary OF the
Treasury, the acting Attorney General decided that
railroad existing IN contemplation unfinished, is
defined and identified by its track and termin A sub
stantia change Of terminus destroys the identity as
shown In numerous where such change has been
successfully resisted by subscribers TO the original u
dertaking IL. therefore. land grant has been made
10 company 10 aid In constructing, whole or In part
road between certain termni upon condition OF GER
ta OF sucn railroad, condition lies bet
The terinini mentioned, no or less ANY subre-
queni change of ternIn Will affect the OFlgpal a-
pheatOn OF this condition.
b.. THE PROGRESS OF REDEMPTION ...t
The Treasurer has hand about 100000 OF National
bank notes sent him for rCdsmDli0u. which are Icw