, 1874-07-25

Satisfactory Condition 0fAfatrs Under
the Now District G0Ycrnment.
The Geneva Award Commissioners
Adopt a Set Of Rules.
General News Items.
Special Dfsptsch 70 The chfcao" Tribune.
rttrf Nf YtS 1,nrHHf1 *rrtK

TIE NEW pnooMS At WonK.
WARRINGTON, D. O., July 2i.-CommisHioncr
Dennison started for Ohio to-day On brief visit
Of four or five days. Under the now regime
signs Of 1ifo aro beginning to appcnr In tho Dia-
triot. The people hare confidence In tho now
Government. and bolteye TINT whntovcr may bo
dono there arc no hungry jobbers to foed at tho
public expense. They Aro much gratifled ut tho
rigid economy that tho Commissioners practice,
80 different from tho lordlY, careless way With
wtiol, afFafra won handlcd by tho Shepherd and
Cook Government.
ECONOMY IN THE NAVY.
The clerical forco In tho departments Of yards
and docks at tho Washington NavT-Yard was ro-
duced ono-half yesterday. Tho payment of tho
Fire Department and other District employees is
to bo nude ne1s weols, beginning on Monday.
It is commentary on tho system Of doing bust
ness rractfcod by tho Into Government Tint It
has taken over mouth to properly prepare tile
rolls.
TIE FREEDMAS's aAv1xas BAHn.
Significance is attached to tho circumstance
Tint hlr. purvfHe, ono Of tho Commissioners on
gagged N winding up tho affairs Of the Frcod-
tor to certain dcpoBitors Mt tho Philadelphia
hrnnch giving it as his opinion that the cuncern
will pay them dollar for dollar.
HUNGRY CREDITORS.
Some parties to whom tho District oweB money
attempted to Aocuro tho payment recently by
oyying OH tho funds in bank to tho credit uf the
District, and on tho furniture In tho Lcgislative
Hall. Attachments were Issued, but The matter
quaslicd tho attachment on tho groupa TINT pro-
ccodng to eeizo public property III uso in tho
public service WAS void In common Inv, boing
opposed to public policy.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Ex-Goy. Shepherd hna resigned his position as
nY1n nf t11o nrAntoYa nf fhn Wn411fnvf1n Mhn-
mont Association. Subscriptions to finish tho
rnonumont un1er tho new plan mentioned
in your dispatches rccontly, aro coming In with
g,Rtifying rapidity. Preparations arc maliug.
aid ut tho next seasion in the event that the new
plan IL not ontiroly successful III scouting Huf-
1clent funtls.
THE COURT WILL TEafronARrLY RETURN.
Washington witl aaslln1e q Bt1nt-oltlclal asfoct
tomorrow. Tho eyerins orann ant,o1lllces tl'as
Babcoek will return from Lung Brunch mud spend
Sunday With ILL., which ts important II true.
RuMon cONTRADlcrED.
report waB put in circulation. Bofno days ago
to the effect Tint Commissionor Douglass was
' Of the " Internal ] Roven""o "~ Bureau. m ills This
is mistake. Tho Commissioned docs not wis!,
to leave llis place ut prcHout. md thera is cor-
tatnlr no disposition In ol}cnl circles to Ect rid
OF him. lie iB ono OF tho few officials horo who
have commended themselves to al parliea by
uniform courtesy,
INTELLIGENT AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION,
au,i l1rurrptlb!o integrity. It will be renoms
bered that Mr.. Beck. Of kentucky, who is Nil uu
compromising Democrat, after MI exhaustive n-
vaHtsgnton Of tho Internal ]teyo,lue Bureau Inst
wiuter, expressed hituaclf Oh the flour
OF lilo llonBe in terlNa Of tho highest
praiae OF Mr. Douglass and his management. The
compliment was well deserved. and tic country
can better Aford to Lore the services Of oiliiRlH
ot much higher rank tllau to loso Mr.. Doug1Rss.
TIE EO0ua EAFE-nuNuLARY.
Solicitor Wilson loft fur New York tu-1right in
soarcl OF further testimony regarding the aafs
burglary. lie Btntor t1lat tho evidence grows
more interesting as 1T ia developed.
NEW TRICKS BY oLD DD1s.
Tho 6ecret-Scryice Bureau have come to the
Hl,rfuoo with . newty-propared description Of I'LL
old counterfeit, which Whitley publishes in tho
Now York papers lo-day with q great flourish.
The TREASURY officials regard tho performance
III lume attempt to bolster up tho Bureau, and,
If possible, to prolong its oxistence.
tn shs Associafta Press]
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMISSIONERS.
WAsHiSHroN, Jnly 2i.-TAo ConrL OF Commits
slonors Of tic Alabama Claims met to.day ut the
Depsrtmeus Of State, and, after the conssaeya-
tiUn and adoption Of rules, adjourned to Thurs-
day, Oct. l, when it will proceed to hear cases.
B1ps FOR THE FIVE PER CENTS.
It il said at tho Treasury Department that tho
highest bid yesterday for tho per ceut loan was
10l e and the lowest 9ot11.