, 1875-08-15
voar1v Transactions of the
Treasury Redemption
Agency.
4 Rumor Current that J. Russell Jones
Will Succeed Delano.
Fortv Oyer-Thrifty Little POST
masters Swept Out OF
Office.

w.su1soros. D, c., Aug. 14.-The Commits
sioners appointed to liquidate the Affairs Of the
Freadmen's Bank report that there are no" IN
tha 11nited States Treasury to tho credit Of the
ho,t a4s6 600. This sum is sufficient to declare
a div;dand OF is pe: cent. Congress-, however,
.,,o,,;daa that no dividend less than 20 per cent
s.or1d ho declared. The Commissioners are now
n-ana1inp checks payable to the 65 600 depositors
a. there will be no delay in payment when the
a;v;dand ia declared. This will not now be be-
fore Dec. i. Deposltors outside o1 washington
will be paid BY check upon the sub-Ireasufer Al
Now York Depositors Will DO required 10 eeno
tbe;r psss-bouks to Washington Inc CommlS-
sioners have discovered that the reai"estase
asaets 10 this city are quite as worthless IS fhey
ware represented in Congress to be. VI thirty
Ave 1,oces Of real estate here odeEed. iof ssse'
- Enmmiasiouars were obliged to bid IN thirty
one- -, ,,,x-,v
ha. inst completed the statement OF lib transac-
tons for the first fiscal year Of lts ~ me
tnts] smnunt redeemed WAS 913O, 1872 945. The
nnnber 1T notes was II, 842 $40, with an average
denomination OF $3.50. Ths aggregate expenses
of the year were about t"o-tentnS "
i per cent upon tho amount assorted.
This assessment upon each bank varies 11om l@ tnis
everage according as the average denomination
~ ia notas assorted is greateE or less than the
averare denomination Of all the notes assorted
TInlaaa there should be come Unforeseen increase
Of expenses the rate per cent OF tne expenses
for the current fiscal year will be nucn lesS tna9
fnr the last vear on account of the lucreaeed
af1ic;ancv al the force, and the fact that the
raonisite furniture and appliances have been
provided.
SECRETARY pR1sTow
will return to the Treasury Tuesday morn"
inp His absence haa been manly Tor business.
not for pleasure. he has adopted the Plan OF
dining moss OF the important confidential busl"
ness relating to the New York Custom House in
person. Tie result OF his recent trip is the en-
tirn change Of tho system OF examining pas8en-
cera' baggage, and the adoption OF plan. which
will enectually prevent fashionable smuggling.
posTmAsrEns DISMISSED.
rha Postmastor-General has dismissed forty
one postmasters in various parts Of the country,
who have been connected in an improper sale
Of postage-stamps for the purpose OF lncreaainR
their own salaries. The cases OF about 200 more
are undergoing inyestig igation in the STAMP p "
frauds are easily detected. When Postmaster
ia found BY his stamp account to have been
running regularly along for q series OF
years, aud then all at once to Increase several
| hundred dollars In his requisltlon Tor stamps.
| euspicion is at once directed to him. some Of
| tha offices. where it could be easily done. have
| bsen discontinued In some places where
| change Of Postmasters has been made. the
| nusted Postmaster has continued to purchase
! and sell stamps Oh tho other side OF the street
| from the Post-Ofice to the great injury. haan'
| cially Of the Postmaster.
| THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. :,
| The .umor is started here that J. HuHsel
Jones, Of Chicago, ex-Minister to Belgium, ls tt
| be made Secretary Of the Interior, vice DelAno
| and thai Joues ia to make war upon the lndial
| Ring as Bristow has upon the Whisky King II
il not possible to verify this report here. Jones
gave out when here that he intended going mt
banking in Chicago.
! TIE ALASKA FUR COMPANY.
| The Secretary OF the Treasury has had IN in
| ves1igatlon priuately made into tho relations o.
the Alaska Fur Seal Company to the Govern.
| neut It is said that tho report ia favorable 4
| the Company.
ITO tbs Assoeiated P1est.1
CouNTEntAEDEp.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 1.-THE Presiden
| has countermapded for the present the order al
lowing the wives Of the Indian prisoners at ft
Marion, Fla, to be sent them from Fort Sill.
| COMMISSIONS s10NKD.
The President has Bgued the commissions ot
Robert T. Van Hornt to be Collector Of Interna
| Revenue for the Sixth District OF Missouri, an
Thomas ", Eckert, Postmaster at Leoanon, LII
| DIED.
Lieutenant Commander G. ". Arnentrou
died on the steamship Spain, On route IRON
Europe.
/ POSTAL CARDS.
There were II, 298, 900 postal cards issue
during the month OF July on the reputation o
Postmasters. This ia the largest number : eve eve
issued in any month. The first month OF hsca
year about an eighth OF the years supply ls gen
orally ordered, and at the above rate OF 1ssu
nearly 115 00g, 600 postal cards will be used tnl
year, showing the great popularity OF mi
branch Of the postal serVico.