The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-03

appraiser new Assistant secretary OF the
Treasury is also spoken OF, but 1t is not definitely
known as yet whe ther Mr.. Hartley is to he asked
10 retire from the Treasury Department. where he
has been since the administration OF Andrew
Jackson.
IMPORTANT PROPHECY GoDLovE ORTIZ.
Mr. Codloye s. Ortiz the chairman OF the Com
mirtee on Foreign Afrairs, says that in less than
ninety days President MacMahon Will give way to
the young Napoleon and France win again be
ruled by an emperor.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2, 1875.
THE ARMY CONTRACT SURGEONS
The President has approved the act of Congress
providing that SO much OF the act entitled IAN act
reorganzing the several STAFF corps OF the army"
approved June %, 1874 as applied to contract sur
geons, oe suspended until otherwise provided by
law.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The following is a reorganization OF the public
debt statement
Debt Bearing Interest in coin.
Bonds at per cent 81, l3I oso, lo0
Bonds at per cent. 2uo
-
Principal ST. 7l3, go 800
interest 9,2sl, O52
Debt Bearing Interest in Ld,cf,u Money.
Certificates OF Indebtedness at per $4,000
cent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s67s,ooo
NAVY Pension funo at 3 per cent. IA, 900 900
Principal. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $l4,6!ooUo
Interest NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2ls,o4o
Debt on phach interest Has Ceased since Maturity.
Principal. $40, l22 800
Interest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 192, 26o
Debt Bearing No Interest.
Old demand and legal tender notes. s3so o72, 317
Certificates OF deposit .............. Al, 100000
Fractional currency. 40, 800 5es
Coin certhcateS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 23 o4O, oOO
Principal. Observation-Disclosures. s4aa, 2os, 5l5
Unclaimed interest %, l24
Total Debt
Principal 81, 24o, OLA zOo
Interest," ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 39,7A.4T7
Total. 81, sso, S3S, esS
cash in the Treasury.
COln.. eo-,oo
currency ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l3, 952 93l
special deposits held for redemption
OF certificates Oh deposit as pro- -.
vlOeu Dy iaW.s....... IL <oVVo"
Total. ls7,74o$sl
Debt Less cash in the Treasury
January l. 1873. ST. l42. sos 3o2
December l. ls74...................2 ,l3S, e3S 334
Increase Of debt during past month. S3,65s 967
Decrease or DEBT since June 80, 1874. 4Ss939
Bonds Issued TO Pacific Rdt,tGdv Con1pdnieS-fn-
Principal OUTSTANDING. ............. s64, 623 512
interest accrued and not yet paid. 1885, io5
Interest paid oY the United States. "a, 325 1896
Interest repaid by transportation OF
Balance OF interest paia by the United
states. ..................... ...... 10, IZ3,ooo
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
The internal revenue receipts TO-DAY we're
Ss77, 500. The amount of bonds neld by the United
States Treasurer security for national bank Cir
culation is $685. l2s 25o and for deposits of public
moneys SIG, 1872, 200. Fractional currency received
from the Printing Division during the week end
ing to-day, 1891, 400; shipments OF legal tender
notes, &C.. s2,37SSl7; national bank notes out
standing this date, s347, 959,47l; national gold
notes In circulation, 81, 10000.
NOTES FOR REDEMPTION.
The national bank notes received for redemp-
ton to-day amounted to s555,SeS.
REcAprURE OF MOORE, THE FoRGER
A year ago one OF the rooms Of the Internal Rev.
enue Department was robbed OF Treasury warrants
to the amount OF $12, 900, and James X. Moore and
+. A. Williams were arrested on the charge OF be-
ing the perpetrators o. she theft several days
afterward, in New YORK, and were delivered 90 De-
tectives Miller and McDevitt, who brought them
to this city. On the Goth OF January they had a
hearing before Commissioner John j. johnson,
who committed them TO jail in default OF s., 600
bail each On the 7th OF February they were in
dicted but before the day for the trial arrived
q reQuisitiOn for them was received from the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania the prisoners having been
indicted In Philadelphia on the charge OF forging
Endorsements on some OF the warrants, and they
were surrendered TO tine Philadelphia officers.
Last summer, while being taken TO court In Pnila-
0elphia, they managed TO escape, and up to this
morning both had been at large. For some time
past the officers the secret service Of the Treasury
have been endeavoring to rearrest them, and this
morning Assistant Chief Benson received inorma-
ton that Moore had arrived In town. and going to
No. 1,Ool G street, where Mrs. Moore resides took
him into custody. Moore states that he has Deen
ABOUT New York since his escape rom Pniladel-
pnia, and having been informed that nolle prose-
uui had been entered in the Indictment here ne
came home under the impression that he would
not be molested. Benson took mis- prisoner TO the
Treasury Department and after informing District
Attorney Fisher OF the fact, also the Marshal, de-
livered the prisoner TO the latter, VINO committed
MIN TO jail on a bench warrant.
MULLETT's SUCCESSOR
Mr.. Potter the new Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury Department, was presented to the Presi-
dent to-day by secretary Bristow. He Will enter
upon the discharge OF his duties on Monday.
PETITION FOR AN INDIANS LIFE DENIED.
A petition having been made to Attorney
General Williams to commute the sentence OF
death declared against McCIsh Impson, an In
dian who murdered and robbed q white man IN
the Indian Territory, to imprisonment for life,
Judge Williams, after investigation, declines TO
recommend that the sentence be COMMITTED, and
Impson viii be hanged on the 10Th inst.
NEWS FROM A REVENUE STEAMER.
The revenue marine steamer Rush, Captain Hen
riques which sailed from New YORK about the mid
die of september last, Tor San Francisco, arrived
at valparaiso on the LIST OF December In twenty
four days from Rio Jaueiro. All well on board.
Gaptain Henriques expected TO arrive at san
yrancisco about the middle Of January