The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-08

dcnouhce tnc pay iuent oil u reWarI
offerc , tc q detective who has secur
ed :: m derer, because he did no
ais 2 as Prosecuting Attorney
JUDY and jury at his trial and con
vict'Dn.
In some cases. which to the knowl
edge of the Department Mr.. Sanborr
had been working up the parties
finally sent the money as directed
by draft to the order of the secretary
and, without any authority therefor
named Mr.. Sanborn's agents n:
Treasury officers, or referred to th,
Supervisor of internal Revenue wht
was authorized to assist in recover
ing the money. At once the news
paper babes in the wood" asserted
that Sanborn was not entitled to a
share of this, because somebody else
had also something to do with the re
covery Of the money. To facilitate
the detection and collection of thi.
class of defunct claims, in some case:
a nominal authority to act was giver
to Sanborn's agents, merely as 9
passport and to secure the aid and
cooperation Of revenue officers. Thus
S. S. A, which meant Secret Service
Agent, was gravely announced as d
nondescript Special State Agent
Treasury Department" In this way
it came to be currently believed that
Sanborn did nothing to earn his fifty
per Ct, but the facts were pretty well
set forth yesterday by Mr.. Bautield
Solicitor of the Treasury, and other
officials and it now wears quite a
different aspect.
We shall soon have the fguers
aud facts respecting the educational
progress of the United States for
1873. The report of the Commits
sioner is now being printed. The
book will not be so large in size as
the report for 1872; but it will give
much fuller information respecting
our own institutions than that report
The most interesting table is that
relating to educational benefactions.
The tables show the name of the
benefactors, the amount of benefac-
tions. and the name of the institution
receiving the same. The aggregate
amount for the wear is $ll.226,91
of which $S,23S,l4I was given TO
colleges; SIS0,65S TO schools OF medi-
cine: $252, ,005 to colleges for women
.S575, ,24l to the high schools and
academies; 1879, ,02l to libraries; Sl3l-
ESQ TO museums of natural history
$4,000 to the deaf, dumb and blind;
SI52.S40 to miscellaneous institu-
tions. Maryland is the favored State,
its institutions having received S3,-
5OS.l9S mostly the gift of Johns
Hopkins the old Quaker of Baltimore
in Texas the gifts amounted to S6.-
259 in Missouri, S256;000 Massachu-
sets, 81 ,057 6l2;Kentucky, l25,425
Illinois, $37s,33 Michigan, Sl45, 600
Nebraska, $4,000 Pennsylvania,
S657, ,S24; Mississippi $4,000 South
Carolina, sS,743; Virginia, S344,S5S.
Judge Laurence, Chairman of the
Committee on War Claims, present
ed a report as a subcommittee,
which will be the majority report
of the Committee, proper. 1t appears
that there were about 500 war claims
before the Committee March Ist, 1874
These. with the respective amounts
are arranged under various heads
and form a grand total of SIG, G,5Q0,-
900. Pennsylvania war claims
amount to s., ,45O, ,909,S5.
The discussion of finances was
continued On Wednesday in the
Senate. But for Mr.. Bayard's OBJ
jection to any cutting off of debate,
the voting would have been fixed to
Bogy's motion to make the amount
legal tender currency circulation four
hundred million, the amount fixed
by the House. Ifthis fails, the next
vote will be on the motion of Mr..
Schurz to fix it at 1856 millions, or a
of 20 millions.
The transportation bill entitled "a
bill to regulate commerce by railoads
among the several States" is fully
what its title implies. On a motion
made to table the bill only seven
Democrats failed to vote for tabling
so that little need be expected from
that side to sustain the bill to-day
when it comes up for final action.
The special railroad interests as
by Republican members
seem to be almost the only opposition
It will receive from the republican
side. 1t is now pretty certain to car
y without considerable amendment.
Monthly report No. on commerce
md navigation from the Bureau Of
Statistics, to be issued tomorrow
will show 80 per cent. more importa-
ions of specie and bullion to have
,een imported into this country this
rear than last in eleven months end
ng November of each year In the |
ame time our impOrtations of mer-
handiae have decreased considera-
,ly.
Since writing the above a visit to
10Th Houses of Congress has confirm
d the supposition that the House
you'd pass the transportation bill
nd that the debate would end to-day
4 the senate on the subject of finance.
he Transportation bill passed by a
ote Of l2l for and III against with
ut amendment
At four O'Clock the Senate stopped
Miscellaneous debate, and only ten
linute speeches are allowed previous
} the vote which is to take place on
le question of fixing the circulation
$685., 100000 before the adjourn
Ient. Senator Thurman admitted
lat the contractionists have fallen
L within few days in the Senate
nd it is quite cleai that not less than
le above named sum will be uoted by
lie Senate to-day as the maximum
1lumn Of currency.
LIFE.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
New York, April C, 1874.