, 1874-08-15

Possible EhnNEH1 In tho Treasury Do
pnrtment-H1iscels
Ts..>' Special Dfspdtch to 7hs Chicago Tribune.
TIE KEW BROOM.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-No Secretary since
the first Inauguration Of prosident Grant has
czeatod such fear, appzohens]on, and consterna-
ton among tho employees hero. and those At
many other cities who come within tho iurisdio-
tion Of tho Treasury Department, % has secro-
tarY Drstow. Nobody seems to feel ontiroly safe.
Many Of tho changes mado by him vcro totally
unexpected and surprising. His sFanh1ng about
and frequent cutting OFT . head hnro md = head
tharo havo loft tho olcrks in almost utterly de-
1aoraltzed frame Of mind. Each day frpah epoou-
lasion Is indulgod In regarding tho next probable
tosm 1t. One Of tho elatcs mado
Blodgett. Who haa just como hero from Phi1adol~
pl11a to become Chief Of tho Customs Division,
will bo nude Assistant Secretary offtho Troaa-
ury, In the ovent Of Mr. Conants being Bont
abroad to represent the United States N connoe-
ton with tho Syndicate transactions IN our
bonds, Of to succeed h1r. Hartley, tho venorablo
Asaiotant Secretary, who has served 90 long and
rell, and who, it il suggested, is to be rolioved
OF his preaont nrduoua dutios md pro-
vlaod for In aomo moro satisfactory plaee
vhero he will 1svo an CASTOR tlmo:. Tho
present Customs Division Is to bo virtually abo1-
islea BY being morgod into tho Navigation
Division mud the regular Custom Bureau. This
will be in compliance with tho recent enactment
BY Congress, which contemplated tho abolish
mont Of ono OF tho Diviaions OF tho Treasury.
Then Gillllan, tho now appointment Oiork, will
bo mado Chiof Of tho Warrant Division; Martin
we vii upton vii b. % made 6hef Of tho c f
dependent Troanury. Thern arc well-informed
persons hero who believe thla alalo viii stand,
but 1t is safe to predict thai 1t will be broken In
several pieces, t. Ia facs evon portion Of 1t
ahn11 In 1nft vnn1
CIRCULAR TO NATIONAL BANKS.
py circular Just iBs11ed, National Banks nro
prohibited In mixing rntlrns OF somi-annual
statoment to the Uultod States Treasury, from
tho porcontnm Of their circulation hold as ro-
serve and for redemption Of bank notes.
BONDED ExPoRTB TO CANADA AND MEXICO.
Tho time within which bonds On exports Of
goods to Canada OF Mo1ico may bo made has
boon extended from four months to ono year,
Collectors Of Customs wore today informed OF
| tho change, and Tint the Departu1ont'B rogn}a-
tions havo been modified accordingly. This now
ruling roates to imported gooda in tranait acsosa
PREPARING THEIR REPORTS.
Tho hondB OF tho soyeral Executive Depart
| mopta of the Government have called upon their
aliafa Of Duraaua, aud are deatroua Tor toforma-
| ton and data relating to the businasa OF ouch.
| Tho material obtained In this way will form tho
basis Of the Department. reports to Congress next
| December.
1un NEW LOAN AND TIE SYNDICATE.
! Notwithstanding the straiuod secrecy obtained.
and tho prevarfoatlng Of tho loading Treasury
ury clerks left tonight for Now York In charge
Of a largo amount Of 5 per cent bonds. which they
| well put on board ship Tomorrow to be carried
/ to tho new European Syndicate. This u tho
frat iuBtallmont Of bonds Forwarded to the
| European bankers on account ct their recent
| arrangement to take and place tho remainder OF
| thu per cent loan bonds.