Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-12

from this council. The stone bears the in
-scrlpi1on: "Souvenir du Supreme Cpnspil de
Belgique" Under the stone. on "A FURNISHED
gold plate. is the motto OF the Supra
council and the recipients name and Ma.
sonic rank.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENr.--The receipts
and expenditures of the Post Office Depart
ment. by quarters, for the fiscal year which
ended June Both last. were as follows: Re
ce1pts. quarter ended September 80, 1874,
SO. ils,0i6.55; quarter ended December 81,
1874, S6,S4l,1lslS; quarter ended March 81,
1873, S6.sO5,62 quarter ended June 80, 1875,
~ 0-6, 51i.60; subsi is, 1880 200; revenues
re"m money order s.s oes os gross
ter ended september 80, 1874, 81 .955 g o Of:
quarter ended December 81, 1874, IS 7I7 80 Al:
Quarter ended March 81, 1875, 80 6l3, 80 n;
quarter ended June 80, 1876, IS 2g4 1853 %; gross
expenditures, 1913 ,6l1 800 A. excess OF gross
expeno1 ures over gross receipts, Sc N49 SO6.77.
The percentage of increase in receipts for the
last fiscal year were not so large as usual,
but The reduction in the expenditures leaves
me amount OF deficiency less than was ex-
pected.
THE SUIT OF THE GOVERNMENT against
The Union Pacific railroad company which
has been set by the United States Supreme
Court for argument on the 26th instant, in
wolves more money than any case which has
ever been in litigation In this or perhaps any
other country. The government issued to
the Union Pacific railroad, the Central Pa
cine and It's branches siXty-five million dol
lars In bonds. They were for thirty wears
with interest payable semi annually. These
companies claim that they are not required
TO pay the interest until the end of thirty
years. Meanwhile the government has met
the semi-annual instruments. 1t now wants
restitution, and has demanded it. The case
nrst came mp in Congress. That BODY allowed
NE companies to go To the Court of Claims
The Court of Claims sustained the point
mace by the railroad compa MES. from which
opinion the government has appealed 10 the
United States Supreme Court Attorney
General Pierrepont has had made by experts
calculation of the difference which the gov
ROAD companies are sustained by the Su-
IreTne Court 1t aggregates upwards of two
hurdred million dollars. Judge Pierrepont
Is giving the cases b IS most earnest attention.
and will personally make the argument on
behalf OF the respOndent-the United States
SHEEP WITHOUT SHEPHERD.-Wben
nine O'Clock came at the Interior department
this morning everybody was on the All rire
to ascertain whether the new Secretary had
arrived and reported for duty. Gen. Cowen,
the assistant Secretary, was on duty, as
usual, In his office, and inquiry In the proper
quarters developed the fact that the coming
man had not yet made his appearance anu
me department OF the laterior was without
head, Gen. COwen being no longer author
lied to sign himself as ''Acting Secretary
n prerOgative he has exercised for ten DAYS
past. In Tie Secretary's Office business was
partially suspended owing TO this fact, ami
The clerks spent the time I'm rea linz
newspapers ana discussing the probabilities
-ome argued that the President was yyaitins
to bear from Ohio before he meta anv 40
continent, and that in case the republicans
larry the state he will appoint some OnI0an.
PROBABLY Gen. Cowen. Others argued that
his could not be so, because, In their opin-
ION. an eastern man would be appOinte j. in
when case " would not change a single vote
IN ONO. Gen. COwen was b .sieged with
seekers Tor Information, bat shook his heal
anu gave no one any satisfaction. The i'm
preston among inqurers seemed to be how
ever, that he could If he desired throw a ficoi
OF light on the subject. II is but proper %
say that the failure to appoint a new Secre-
tary to-day or TO ma Ike an al interim appoint
ment has occasiOned delay In the TRANSACTION
or public business and eutaiied some loss on
the government. AS an Illustration, it may
be mentioned that fully One-half OF the
drPwings and specifications for the patent
issues for this week, mbering 3tS, will
have to be reprinted, Is half of the entire
number were ready this morning for the sig
nature OF the Secretary. These must b. re-
printed. OF course no appointments or pro-
motions could be made to-day, nor could an
peals from the different bureaus be consid-
cred or decided. or requisitiOns signed. No
patent or pension certificates could issue,
and the ceStincatiOn OF lands under the vari-
Gus grants OF Congress was Of course sus-
pended,