, 1874-07-08
NOTES AND NEWS.
Rpec{0{ ufnthl{tA IN I1ae fIAienno t{te{t.U

EFFEof or THE NEW FINANCE HILL.
WASHINGTON, July 7.--The now division estab.
llshed in Geu. Bpinnora otlico, unt1ur tbn pro-
vlBlona Of The now Currency 1aw, is doing what
may be oallod land-oihoo business. The amount
of deposits required as seasrve On circulation
amounts to S17, 7,700 000 and Of this, At tho close
OF business to-day Sc,s39,s04 had boen ro-
ca1vod in cash, while tho chooks
received, but which hare not yet been collected.
swell tue amount to nearly $3o00,0 600 more,
or more than half tho required amount. OF tho
bank notes, torn, worn, defacedt muti1ated, or
9th erwiae unfit for circulation, s75o,0oo have
Alrendy boon received from private peisops and
corpora tonR for redemption, aud over 81 600 200
have boon forwarded by the Assistant T1east1r-
ers and depos!toriae, aa they ara required by law
to do.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS,
The receipts from tho informal revenue vea
tarday raaehed worry nearly $1,000, 900, which is
the largest amount received Ill ono day for 1nole
than year past.
:, secretary Brstow. before leaving tho city, no.
TINT, until the President formally revoked anu
sot aside tue clvil.aerslce rules, they will
tIoro is no ~" not"thstans 3n1
necessary exponseB. lu number Of bureaus
the chiefs thereof had nominated clerks for pro-
motion, aud notified tho clerks themselves,
IheAo nominations have all been returned, md
examinations: Tho effect Of this, which is said
to bo BY tho direction Of the plos,deut, viii be
70 coh1ine all examinations for appointment, ~
well az promotion, to this city, AZ 10 money eau
% nad TO hold examinations elsewhere.
fRFEcTB Of TIE TEMPERANCE GRusADE,
The records Of the Internal Revenue Dnroau
BhoW that tho lato tomperauco crusalo affected
1ut PIE very a!1RAt!y tue consumption OF llquor in
thls country. During March last, whom tho
H1ssae Mnt as at ts he!ghe the Special tar On
5alno ' month Of 1872 but the e1c'temont owl
Tor tho produotion Ut liquors during Marot,
%a,h na1 lo4s oy s9ooo galons Tho reeopts from
March havo steadily Increased, and now nearly |
reach the old limit.
TREasunY BALANCE
j, The balance In tho Treasury at the oloso Of |
Dnsiness @ tho to-dsy t Was: Currency $i2 o0aoou;
s29, ,500t 900 are in coin certiticatey Tile cola
balanco !s steaally increasing, ana IL now within
%, ooo, e9o or 83oo8 600 Of tic amount averaged
1ust previous to tho panic.
1fDIAN SUPPLY CoNTfA0gH. |
Tho awards to bidders for Indian eupp)toa |
nhye not boea made, but will probably TO an
nouncod Tomorrow. Ono OF tho largest bidders |
Frankly remarked to-day that 1t ssas vory hard on
Ilo bidders th!s year. for they had been required
por cont OF tho gross amounts OF the bids to |
secure tho performance ard acceptance OF lilo !!
awards. Heretofore they wcro not required to |
90 ,'t, th,s aud they could put up straw mon for
low bids and rNn of ORDERS but this rulo
Knocked sl,dna al cold
$500 WI!EELEna EXPLORING rAnrY.
paarey has hoau delayed In leaving horo, but
!1'ont' nla,rs,lal bB senior assistant, lott to-
for Denver, and Pueblo, Colombo. yin Gin-
'innati aud It, I4ouis, over tho Kansas !
1'ac!nc. Yesterday Ifor. Z. u. Cope, tic
celebrated ps!eonlo1ogist OF The Philadelphia
meau9y ecaaaG t o. Natural Science was t'de req an
Iho Survey. Prot. Cope, during Inst yeas, col.
eosod nosr'y 100 specimens Of fossil remains
n tho West. Among t11ebo wore camo1s, horsos,
'nd l lnsatadona; He will ltayo Increased fneii.
'ollacting and transporting 4ucil specimens "a a.
ho Surgeon and Naturalist OF tho expo
1ltion,, will form md direct a Separate
'arty, having q rowing commissioner over aI the
'arty will he in tho field about July 20, and rx-
cot vory important rosults, Tue purity under
y: Hattrouk. Botanist' Prof, Hauscu,
taturalas; aud htr. Rutlor, Gooogist; who
e ;ent West May lsst, haye boon hoard from at
robabty ansong tho White Mountains in Eastern
I'D Northern Arizoua. They llayo already fur |
'ardel largo collection Of botanical, etlno- .
'R1oal, aud natural History specimens.
THE TREASURY AoC0USTb, L
About one week more witt etapse before tie /
ncounts of the 11oustlry DepnrsMcnt can pos
biy TO 6ottied up to tho clobe Of tho tivcal yoar
l6t Gauhod. Tue n'oaey osnonded Tor tue several
ranches OF tue Government has to DO carefully
em'zed and classified and, III oasea whore {
nexpended balances Of appropriations exist,
10 opinion OF the Co1nptrollors of the Treasury {
as4 DO obtained "a to whatlidr that money |
aould remain subject 10 draft for tho pusposss