, 1874-07-01
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Special U.sputch to The Chiragv Tribune.

unlsrow'B wEEDlSG-our PROCESS.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Juno 3U.--If what seems
to bo woll-foutlded reports arc true, thnre is to
bc radical change in tic personnel OF tho
Trcaeury Department. Besides the appointment
Of William o. Avery. Of Illinois. to bo Chief
Clork of tho Department, the wiae ones guy
George i. h1cCarter, now Chief Of tho Euernv
ing md Printing bureau. is to DO matae Assist:
mt Secretary; that he vii! i'll turn bo succeeded
by Mr., Chapman OF the Internal Rovenno Blu
reau; that Undcrhilt, tho present appointment
clerk, will 10 removed, aud Mr.. Graves,
one, Of tho members Of tho pow yir.
Board, will succcod him, These are tho 1nost
important Of The number Of changes already
pretty generally understood to havo been do
cided upon py tho now Secretary, vino appears to
bn dstormincd to weeA ont tho Department Ind
to prcmoto worthy of1iciRlB.
1uE resE~oFY.f,E pEpANrMEST.
However faw or many OF tho cuaugcs of various
kinds may 10 made by tho nov rostn,astef-tiea-
that will 10 brought to lis attention
at an early dny. The design Of thoAo
cnrt9s wns nnYer good ~ 1t should have beon,
and q new design, or several matorlal alterations
in tho present one, ARC suggested also that IN
stead Of tho reddish brown ink that is now used,
o chAugo to black Ink il proposed.
| RUSH or BUSINESS.
| The Btrain upun tho officlaH md clerks In tho
several divisions Of the Treastlry, through wlloso
official hands lavo to pass Nil claims and war
rauts, has been really overwhelming during the
past Tow days, and Tho corresponding rush upon
] tie Treasury hag been very large III Wow Of tho
fnct that tho current isca. year exWro8 with to-
day, and oil balances Of appropriations re,naia-
lug will hereafter be covered Into tho 1Toasury.
! OUR SECURITIES ADRoAD.
John T. Bigolow, Chief Of tue Treasury Lonn-
| Brnuch. WHO las boon III Europe about your i'll
connection with tho Syndicate, returned here Inst
states that there IL comparatively nothing being
dono BY tho Syndicate nov, but that tho demand
Tor new United States b por cent bonds continues
large; That tho prices obtainablo therefor afo
remarkably good.
Tomorrow. will form quite All important epoch
| in tho mal!-Aoryico OF tile West ind Southwest.
| TDroc-thouBntItl five hundred mud fifty routes,
exclusive Of railroad aud steamboat service, I'M
der threo distinct lettings made during tic
| spring months. will bo put III operation. The
| regular lettings Of tlla seaaon fur tho term OF
follr yoara wero NJ follows: Second section,
embracing tho States Of Tennessee Kontucky,
aud Iniiana; third section, embracing illinois,
aiicbigan, wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ncbras.
ka, and Missouri; fourth acctlon, Oregon,
Nevada. California, and I'LL the Territories; in
all, SUI routes. Contracts aworo lot Al tho
same time Tor miscellaneous service, ana to M
up every yarallt route under previous ottilgs in
Minnesota. Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Iowa, and Indiana. Under subsequent adyor~
tisement, all the routes ramalnine unocou1iod III
southern, western, middle. and northern scc-
tions were let to contract, OH the 3lst Of Alarcl
last M llndor tho general review Of the entire
mx-aystem propopA!B were invited for Heryics
III almost every S.ats nnd Territory. bringing up
and parfectlnH tho internllnallo web OF postal
| communications throughout tho United Hintos.
1t iH understood that in theaa lettings tue con-
tracts !layo been promptly executed hy parties
in whom tho Department. has entlre condolences.
TIE NEW rosr,aarER'0ESEltAI AID HIS DUTIES.
! Postu,astor-Q Qcnoral to-morrow. In this coll
noc,ion it may 10 mentioned that, while the
President exercises tho authority to make or I'M.
mako !, 800 poBtmastors, the Poslmastes- General
caa do the same thing by between ", ,ot'0 aud
35,0t,O. It IL lumoaed Tint Whit Whitman III tt
be discharged tomorrow fran llis position as
thiwl-class cor& III tho so,lcitor-G Gonoral's Office
Of the Treasury Department. Tic Alminihtra-
tion probably got hold Of Western parody on
Original atticlG. heuce tho dlschal1o.
THE nSLY lairuNTAHr cAANHE
that is likely to 10 matle IN tho I'ost-O Ofco Do
p.r!ment BY Mr. Hale tho new chief, will bo ,tht
removal OF tho First Assistant postinaHtsr-tion
eral, j. ". N1arshall Of Virginia. aud the Hubsti
tuition Of a Now Highlander.
| Ito the .Assocdffd FFfSS,1
uooD-nY To cnEsswEtA.
WAHIISaToS, ID. q, June 30.-At tile cloao o
business to-day, tho clerks OF tho Post -O!llcl
Department and Sixth Auditors o'tco assemble!
to aay gouu-by to Iostmastor.f General Creswoll
and presented to him unanimous roAolNt,ona ex
proHaive both of their high eBteem for him as
iuan and Of their admiration Of llis a'icial atl
nnnistrntion, which thoy aasortea had not bees
o1col.ed by tho moHt distinguished Of Ills pre-
lurcnsors. III reply, Mt. CEoswel! saiA the nigh
Of their familiar tacea Enl this nauifoatatio,
Of their estoom excited In him foolIug Of satl
.esa 1t auuderug tioa whloh had hou'N! hin mn
thcm together during n,Ura than tive yBAra; bC
that, although he sollaq,lisl,ed hs position with
ont Single p!q"e or reaent"sent. lsa lott otficta
, lsfo voluntarily without my regret: lIc wonls
. nevar laava reilred at l.iA own volttion. nj IL
, | Las done, wlo any imputation against linn 10
: u.ail1ed unanswered. But tnlH WAS no longo
) tho caso. and ho solt Aa had cgtacted every ye
form wlisl lle could hope to accomplish by stay
, luz In ot,ice until tho oloae OF the President
, | torn. He could now confidently chalengo th
bankiug or rAllroal corporations to SHOW a pro
| r,ant tiona1 a1nt,nnt nf Gainnsh tratsArtnd Wit