The New York herald., 1874-11-30
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WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1874
S2,5OO,OOO or Gold TO he Sold in Dccem-

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OF gold on eacn Thursday during the month OF De-
100000.
The Appropriations for the New Fiscal
Year.
member OF the House Committee on Appro-
priations says that at least i've OF the prime: pal
Appropriation bills win be ready for reporting to
Congress on the first day OF the session, and that
nearly all the Others are In state OF torwardness.
Nothing will be done, at present, with the Sundry
CIVIL the Deficiency. and the River and Harbor
bills, The last named Will first be considered by
the Committee on Commerce, and then pass the
review OF the Committee on Appropriations. As
heretofore stated, the Indian Appropriation bill
win be less by $780, 900 than It was last year. owing
to the expiration OF treaties; but the aggregate
amount OF appropriations will be about the
same as for the fiscal year ending with June next.
The navy, the member says. is in a better condi-
tion than Is generally supposed, the aDproprta-
tion last year having enabled the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 place IL IN condition Of efficiency, when
1t was supposed there might be difficulties with
Spain
Spa ntsh Denial OF the Alleged Ill-Trcat-
meDt Of Dockeray In spain.
The Secretary OF state has received telegraphic
communication from our Minister in Madrid
tirey contradictlng the reports In regard to the
ill-treatment OF Dockeray. who was recently sent
to Spain from Cuba. IL appears, on the contrary,
that his accommodations at Santander have been
the bes, possible, and. lar from being subject to
strict confinement. he has been allowed to walk
about the city with freedom, though subject to
police inspection. He has been carefully provided
for as to board and clothing. and was about to be
removed to Valencia, the oest conducted prison in
SPAN.
The Yearly Report of tho Signal Ser
vice Chief-Efecfency of the System.
The chief signal offlcer In his report to the Sec-
retary OF War. says 1.-THE duties OF the once In
connection with she river reports OF year nave
had relations TO occurrences OF unusual interest.
AS IN the preceding years. the regular or daily
ports OF the changing depths OF the waters IN the
river channels have been recorded and published
with regularity, ior the benefit or the
river commerce at the principal cities and ports
existing on the great rivers and have enabled
the commercial populations to regulate lntelli-
gently the movement OF the river shipping. The
data had at this office. though meagre, suffice 20
permit i0reknowedge OF changes oil imports tance
likely to happen, ana enable useful warnings to
be given OF coming noods, ice foods and sudden
and great rises or falls OF the river levels. As
instance, q fair premonltion was had throughout
the Mississippi valley OF the great foods occur
ring IN the months OF last spring. and during the
continuance Of them special river reports exhib-
tied daily, with sufficient accuracy, the coming
rises or falls
The Life-Saving Marine Service.
The reports OF the Revenue Marine Bureau
exhibit satisfactory accounts concerning the man.
ageInent OF the nfe-savng stations on the sea
coasts. Within the last year only two deaths oc-
CURED. and these were occasloned by the careen-
ing OF the vessel and falling masts. large num-
harr 1ifo I,a tahi, cha1
the lakes, preliminary arrangements having been
made for that purpose.
return OF the American Delegate to tho
Postal Congress-Flis Mission q Conn
plete Success.
Mr.. Biacktan, Superintendent of the FOREIGN
Mail Bureau Of the Post ONCE Department. who
has just returned from Switzerland. speaks in en-.
tnusiastic terms OF the success of his m ssion to
the Postal Congress. He accomplished all that he
desired In relation to o uniform ocean postage.
The maximpm rite OF charge will be six cents be.
tween the United States and the other coun tries
parties to the Convention, which rate Will go into
cffect on the 1st OF July, 1875. MIR. Backfan says
that but one rate will be charged on letters to and
from California, regardless OF distance.
Popular Suffrage Not To BE Restored In
the District of Columbia.
Notwithstanding the efforts or q comparatively
small num1er OF citizens to restore suffrage to the
District Of COLUMBIA, the opinion prevails among
those who have given much attention to the SUBJ
ject that Congress will adopt the recommendations ns
OF the special committee against the restoration
OF the ballot, the COMMITTEES being composed OF an
equal number OF members OF both political parties,
whose report, it Is said, viii be unanimous.
The Attorney General OF Louisia mn Ar
rived.
A. P. Field, Attorney General OF Louisiana, ar.
rived here to-day. 1t Is SAID that his object ia to
obtain from Congress the passage or Joint reso.
luton for reorganizing the Kellogg government.
The Report OF the Postmastcr General
Increase In tho Expenses OF His De-
partment.
The Postmaster General has rendered a report
OF the work aud condition Of the Post Onlce De.
partment. He says-
year ssnSias saSs y i sssSSss
jane g. The o Eef e so c
me same sources g were sn,.
sasssss sssssfs rom Of osa sS s
7D per cent and an increase OF expenditures OF
8 WITH sso an IN o reys as
nes nd a OF ocs Of ns order 8 a
per cent and in expenditures OF $ai6s ~ r. per
., The estimated expendures for the year ending June
he aes june 80 s 0.a 1 a M s for
fcency to be Appropriated out Of the general treasury
OF $7,8557a
Tne foregoing estimates do not include special appro-
pratons to be made out OF the general treasury amount
ing to $2,098,5n.
The number Of ordinary adhesive postage
stamps issued during the year was
652 7 f2O representing $l72752 2f2 90
Stamped envelopes plan 65 l07 69 I91795l 80
stamped envelopes request 6l9t0 $50 i733738 40
newspaper wrappers, ordinary 1880 750. 220A 0j
PoStal cards, 9l,OlyO00. observation-disclosures. gl079D W
Onica postage stamps 32,3200 14l5.5l5 -
ofnclAl stamped envelopes and wrappers,
l29uO5 ................. a5S 1856 66
The whole number of postage stamps
stamped envelopes newspaper wrap
pers and postal cards was 906, ,45l ,3u5, Of
tne value o. S23 837. 626 81
The increase in the issue of ordinary postage stamps
was 800 per cent OF stamped envelopes plain H. ~
cent; OF stamped envelopes, request IZ4 cent OF
newspaper wrappers 1886 per cent OF postai cards
ny per cent-an average Increase of Sl7 per cent
me number OF dead Letters received 4,60773 rep
htesentng res nominal or actual value of 463749 Num-
number which, containing circulars or failing In dey-
cry and being worthless. destroyed 1922 G9 The
number % OF applications for dead letters In