Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
WASHINGTON.
Gen. Ketchum Appointed One of
the District Commissioners.
Re. Governor JewelI of Connecticut
Accepts the Postmaster
GeneraIship

WASHINGTON, July 3.-General
Ketchum, who arrived here this morn
ing, called on the President at noon
aud formally announced the appoint
ment of one of the District of Column
bia Commissioners. He was selected
after the President had n consultation
with Dennison and Blow, the other
Commissioners, who said the appoint
ment would be very agreeable to them.
They will take the oath of Office to-
day aud expect t. organize for business
Monday. There is much anxiety
among large class of citizens for that
event, as they will have disburse-
ment of about a million dollars among
unpaid employees under the late dis
trict government.
DR.. Bouzano has been appointed
superintendent of the Mint at New
Orleans.
The bill to make an appropriation to
pay the mail contractors of the South
for service performed prior to the 3lst
of May, 1861, failed to become law,
but it will come up again at the next
session.
The President has gone to Long
Branch. Mr.. Fish leaves this evening.
Mr.. Bristow has gone to Kentucky to
attend the funeral of member of his
family.
Mr.. Avery assumed the functions OF
Chief Clerk of the Treasury.
Marshal Jewell, of Connecticut, has
accepted the Postmaster Generalship
The First Assistant will act until Jew
ell arrives from Europe.
Among the West Point Cadet ap
pointments are Samuel Scott Mills
from the Fourth Louisiana District
Reuben l.. Smith. of Florida, and Pau
7. Goodloe, of the Sixth AlabamI
District.
The Commissioners as finally organ
lied are j. H, Ketchum, Blow anC
Dennison.
Arrested for Forgery,
Mention was heretofore made of tn,
discoveries of forgeries of orders FOL
tiremen's and policemen's certificates
on the Office of the Comptroller TO
the District of Columbia. To-day
Albert Underwood and Thos. Il
Worrick, both colored, were arrested
on information, being charged
with the forgery. Several other partie
connected with ii will also be arrested
Underwood has been messenger in tn,
Comptroller's Office for some months
was a member Of the late Distric
legislature, and is we'll known loca
politician. Worrick graduated from
Howard University as a lawyer, an,
has since acted az a clerk in the Comp
troller's office.
More About The Freedmen's Saving
Hank.
II is reported that some of the dc
positors in the Freedmen's Saving
Bank are selling their pass books 70
less than their value, either from ne
cessity or in ignorance of the fact tina
Bank Examiner Meigs, after thor
ough examination Of the affairs of tn
Bank, placed the assets, after deduct
ing the bad and doubtful debts, a
ninety-three cents on the dollar. TIL
officers of the company say that will
proper care on the part of the manage
ment the books will be worth NOR
than that sum, and that large divi
dends will be made at as early a day a
practicable.
The circular letter of the Secretary
of the Treasury to prominent bankers
prepared yesterday, inviting them t.
make proposals for the remainder o
the new five per cent. loans, was no
officially promulgated until to-day
The proposals previously offered wer'
therefore considered informal.