, 1874-08-05
= WASHINGTON,
Genornl No.vs from tho Gnpital,

! si;teia, Dispatch to 7'hs chtcapo Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. O. Aug. 4.-A gonoral ordcr
was promulgated from tho War Department to-
day rovokng ono Of March 18 last, the latter VAS
unwarrnnted mud ill-adyisod, (and wlthal stupid.
IT. directed ofllcors to report for ooyor into tho
Treasury Of tho Unitea BtatoH on account OF
miscellaneous roceipts," undcr tho act Of Alny
8, 1879, n1l money collected on account OF arti-
cleH Of ordnance, or ordnance stores, which, In
any manner wlatovor, had boon lost, damaged, or
destroyed. To-day'a ordcr, In adlitfon to revok-
Ing the former, gave notice that
the money collected from the source mon
tionod should TO covered into tho
I'rcasury to tho credit Of the current appropria-
tionB, md should DO used for tho replacement OF
the storoB lost, stolen or destroyed, and for the
restoration Of damaged stores Of sorvicoablo
condition, Tho net of 1872 alluded 10 IL tho ono
which resulted ffom tho invoatigation etarted by
Senator Hchurx into tho snte Of ArmB to Franco
at tho timo Of tho. Franco-prisa'an war, and
during tho debate upon which Senator Summer
natlo Lis great arrafgnmont Of President Grant,
Tint law directed that oil proceeds OF
sales OF oil material, cenlen,nea stores.
sapaSgs as ep S5 GsF Res peppsX epepSs ana
coyorod into the Treasury as miscellaneous ro-
crips, On account Of proceeds Of Government
property, and shoutd NOT be Withdrawn or ap-
piled e1eopt in consequence q subsequent sp.
property, old or new, condemned or unoou-
domnod but did not In any way relate to goods
Lost, atolon, damaged, OF destroyed, to which
tlse War Departments general order had refeE-
ence. -
THE DEBTS or TIE DISTRICT.
To-day warrants for 9293, 900 wore passed by
tho Treasury in favor Of. the District Of Column
bin. ThiH mnkes total Of ovor. 100000 thua
Cougreps to pay tho debts Of. tho defunct Dis
trict Government. '' go 't--''.'-'''
ooDNTHprrrr nAxn:Norns.
In compliance With q Law paABod at tho late
San q pa tEs s s 5son % ns
terleitcd ia to DO called In. In cases whore
countorfoit Of note Of any National Dank is
diecovore1 nll Of tho denomination In circulation
Of tho bank is to bo called in. Ten Thousand
dollars were appropriated to acfray tho oxpenHca
Of auch cancellation. and call for tho outatand~
ing notOs Of this character Of various National
Banks is soon to be mado BY direction Of tho
COMPTROLLER of the Treasury.
tIb 4he Associated EFtas.1
CONTRACTS FoA INDIAN sUprL1Es.s
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 4.-Awarda Werc
mado to-day for supplies for tho Indians in New
Mexico and Arizona aa follows: L. 7. Smith,,
of Kansas, boef for the Arizona Agencies at
$2.G9 per cwt; -four for tho Chuicahua Agency
at s5 per cwt. John L. Chiaurn, New Mexico,
beof for tho southern Apaohos At s2l9; boof
for the Meso1lero Apaohoa at s1.oa. Lowis
Apache. "a cents, and oolroe for do, SO conts
per pound. L. spreigolburg, Nov Mexico, flour
forMoserlero Agency at a5.4l por cwt. P. Knox,
Now Mexico, flour for tho Souttorn Apachos, 1920
per cwt. ]. II. Barney, Arizona, flour for tho
Qhuicahua Agonoy, % cents; sugar for tho San
Carlos Agency, IS conts; ooffoo for tho Colorado
Agency, 25 conss; and for tho San Carloa and
Chulcahua Agencies at 30 oeuts per pound. Z.
N. Fish, Arizona, lonr for tho San Carlos Agon-
cy at sG.37. O. ii. Iloveriug. Nav Mcxioo, -four
for Camp Apache. &G.05 ner owt.
T. LIBEL CASE.
L a. hS f9eS II o oGss, @ % The 9sse %se Sf ,6nqnsS ss
by Ropreaontatiye Plat, Of Virginia, with mali
cious ilbe). mas called. Counsel for defendant
waived examination, and tho Court hold Shfrold
III bail for his appearance before the Criminal
Court.
DISTRICT BONDS.
Tho President has referred to the Atttotuoy
Goneral for decision Of tho question whether
bonds issuod by tho Smiling Fund Commission
erH' Of the District OF COLUMBIA to pay the in
coin Or lawful money Of the, United States
soUTAERN RE9s3NATloKB.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-5Ths Attorney General
Nowton Tomple, the District Attorney TOR tho
Western District Of Arkansas, and J. A. Minnis,
the District Attorney tor tho Northern District
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
The United stnteH steamer Dispatch, left
hero ut noon to-day with Senators Sargent,
Conover and Norwood, Of tho Senate Com
mittoo on Naval Affairs. and Resr;Admiral
delphia. The Committee will visit the navy
yards and stations on the Atlantic Coast, with
tue view OF an inquiry into tho expediency OF re-
ducing tho number, ae instructed by the Senate
at the last session Of Congress-
Apro1NTMENTs,
President Grant has appointed Frederick
Borcherdt, of Wisconsin. Consul at Loghorn :;