The New York herald., 1874-07-12

WASHINGTON, July H. 1874.
Facilities OF the Treasury Depa rtment-
Amount Deposited Under the New

Facilities or the Treasury Depa rtment-
Amount Deposited Under the New
Law.
The facilities tn the o1ice OF the United States
Treasurer for counting the national bank notes
and remitting notes in place OF those sent for
redemption are not yet up to a standard which
Will allow as prompt attention to the requests or
the banks al the chief OF the new division Is
desirous OF giving. Additional room for the
counting force Is necessary and It will be
requisite to enlarge the space and to pro-
vide Tor additional accommodations with very
little delay, in order to take care OF the extensive
business which the banks present for attention
from the olicials OF the Redemption division. 1t
would be well If those holding national bank notes
for REDEMPTION would Withhold their remittances
for few days until their demands can be better
complied with. All the available force Ia the
Treasurer's ONCE is now busliy occupied in count
ing the note, and collecting and credting the
drafts forwarded on account OF the five per cent
deposit; but as the remittances are numerous
there may be some slight delay in acknow Hedging
them. The amount received up TO this date on
account of the five per cent deposit, required TO be
kept IN the Treasury as reserve from the ma
ti0nal banks, is $12, ,177,240.
Awarding the Indian Contracts.
The Secretary OF the Interior, the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs and the Board OF Indian Commits
siOners, acting cOnjointly, have to-day made the
following awards Tor contracts for Indian supplies
during the fiscal year to end June 80, ls75:-
The contract for bacon Tor the Sioux Nation to
be delivered at Sioux city Is awarded to j. +.
BOOge OF that city, at 101a cents per pound J. l..
Merriam, Of st. Paul, is awarded the contract Tor
pork for the Sioux Nation at $40 25 per barrel
also deliverable at Sioux CITY. Armor. Clakin9ton
Co.. OF Chicago, secure the contract for bacon for
the Kiowas and wichitas deliverable at Kansas
City, at IL cents per pound.
fOIlD yarda m do fO ann nvip
nour:-
For the Fort Peck agency G. A. Broadwater, OF
Montana. ut S. 40 per cwt. Tor Tue Sioux Nation.
per cwt.; 1Or the Sioux OF the Red Cloud
agency, deliverable at Cheyenne. to j. 5. Martin,
OF Colorado. at 81 so per cwt, which is tue
lowest figure obtained lOr this agency; for the
wild tribes OF the Indian Territory, deliverable AT
Kansas CITY, to !! W. stevens, OF Kansas, at ~ 80;
for Fort hull Agency, tn David McCranor, of Mon
| tana at 81 so. McCran0r also secures the con-
tract Tor -four Tor the Blackfeet agency at S5 SO
ow IN 1s e @ e
Blackieet has to be imported Tor distance at the
above high price. The quantity, however, Is only
225,COO lbs The corn IOr Fort Peck agency Is
| so be supplied by q. A. Broadwater at So rs per
cwt the corn contract for the Red Cloud
! agency, deliverable at Omaha, is awarded to J. 4.
Granger at 80 cents per bushel, and corn for
the Sioux on the Missouri River, deliverable al
Sioux City. TO De furnished by j. L. Merriam at
| The contracts for wheat for the Yancton agency.
at 95 cents per bushe, and ior tae Santee agency,
|
braska.
Tne beef cattle contracts are awarded as follows
! the prices being per hundred pounds gross For
the Fort Peck agency, c. A. Broadwater at 81 % !;
for the wild tribes In the Indian Territory, J. NJ
1ssosss o T
David McCranor, at 2 40; for the Backieet
agency, David McCranor, at 81 20; for the crow
| agency, Wilson h Rich, OF Montana, 81 "a, the
lowest figure ever obtained lor this agency Tor
the santee ana foncas ageecles, ?. A. Largey, OF
Montana, at So 6S
beef 0r all the Sioux OF Dakota Is awarded to }. X
Foreman, OF Nebraska, at 81 30 per cwt., which
s vsy Of r s
years. The contract price last year was 81 70.
The First National Bank.
The case OF the application OF +. l.. stanton, re-
ceiver OF the first National Bank, tor authority.
under the fitieth section OF the National Currency
act, to sell the lot, building and fixtures opposite
the Treasury known as the First National Bank.
has been referred to the Auditor OF the Court
Judge Leech, who took the testimony in the case
| Mr. II. ID. Cooke testified that the building was
| built by Jay Cooke Il Co. and sold TO the First
| National Bank, in which they were interested al
stockholders, and that 1t cost $4,000, and this wa
| ag q time when labor and material were muc
lower than at present. He also testified that /
| was probable that the bank would resume bust
ness, and II so they would require the building
The Court has not yet rendered decision.
The Steamboat Law.
| Acting Secretary COnant decides that stean
| vessels not decked and under five tons In burden
though required to carry certificate of ms pectiol
under the Steamboat law, need not De supple,
with marine documents.
The Mint at New Orleans.
The President has appointed MaXimilian J
Bouzsna superintendent Of the Mint az New
| orleans, La.