New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-29
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
CALL FOR Sli,s97 200 OF FIVETWENFlts.
WAsIIl*GToS. Wednesday, JuIy %. 1879
The twentv-third call for the redemption OF

rve,wcny bonds 1862 has been issued by the seere-
tary Of the Treasury, and is a. follows
Treasury DEPkETTEST,
WtsHlNGION. Ju.y -, 1870.
Py virtue ~ the authority gin b. all act OF Congress
apro! Jny $50 e1iiltd IN act to yU no,
that the principal and accrued interest ~ the bonds
herein below ds paied knowna "fyeTrnty bonds -; H.,
NV o. Wilmington on and after the 2sth day Of October
1873 and tina, interest said bonds VIII cease on
i isd. aJ dsc }n nay J. i@SS Sisy. 70,
Coupon bonds foulh reso N"s Mo-, 2SS %, o :" ha'
mcIsiy": 500 s. So ,0i to 1928 both inclusive;
II 600 Nns ool to $i2o,s36, both inclusive; total
REGISTERED REGISTERED bonds-s5O No 21oG 800 Nos 1915 to
iGiH ncte no No gi to HGs o. both inclusive
- tpO Nos IL 32l To l2,32s, both inclusive; SlooD'
90 1892. Total, sd6,65o Total coupon and regis
or the amount ntstandng embraced in The d numbers
~ r,c aS1 binds The aforementioned number.
include oil the bonds issued under the act OF
r. ,uy "a sfIif. securities forwarded for redemption
nnld h. addressed TO the "Ian Division, secrearys
Oncr" and all registered bonds should DE- assigned u
'A' Is. II. BRIsrOw, Secretary.
WHAT ts LEFT OF THE FIVE PER CENT LOAN.
When Secretary BristOw assumed charge OF
tie Treasury Department. June g. 1874 the residue OF
the yc per cent )an, authorized by the Refuncne ac'S
OF July L. 1870, and JAN 90 ISL tlen uhssued, wa
sl7s5Js SEQ, tie original amount having pee F''"
to the amount OF $lOlI3550 were accepted reducing
the siduc of the loan that IT. since that time
-, ooo ooo have been delivered to the London Synd'
cate consisting Of the Rothschds, segmans, and Nor
gan Co. In addition. this syndicate have sno"iiped
Tor the amount II - s9I@Vo lnere are IL !n
r.maninr of the new five per cent bonds, rISD3'o
Thc option 80 subscribe Tor this amount nnt N'y 10,
Las been given 10 the syndlca, ana pl. n ,s '"'n'
control Of tie loan, until that date III thoF h"ho'"
TIE ARREST OF MR. AVERY.
The District Attorney for the District OF Co.
umba received by mail to-day certified copy OF the
indictment found by the Grand Jury OF the DiStlct
Court at st. Louis against W. o. Avery late CHIEF
clerk Of the Treasury Department. request for MS
arrest and n returnae at the present term "i
the Court were incloscd. The Indictment when 10 III
five counts, presents that Alfred Bevis and Edward Ii.
Fraser about July 1875. carried on tie business OF
Gisng with intent to doiIaud the United STATES OF the
internal revenue tax of cents per proof gallon OF
spirits and that william o. Avery, being an officer ana
accent, head Of The APPOINTMENT Division Of the Internal
Revenue Department. and chief clerk on the LIST OF Jny
1873 did fail to report to the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue the aforesaid violation OF the law
rdy ~pred and coludoi with john Ne Donald john
A. joyce, Joseph NJ. FitLroy, Alfred Br'is, Edward b'
fraud the United States 0i tho tax on 900 gallons oi
spirits distilled by Be'is. Fraser Chic at 81 Louis,
mud by Louis Teu-cher. Judge Fisher nm diaieiy pro
lpted the pacls to Judge Humphreys OIL the supreme
Court Of iiie district aud tiesupon warrant OF alr,s,
IL
in the hands Of l. NJ Graves aud dt officer indinS Mr
Avery on the street. led warrant ON hll theI ana
accompanied him To- the Court house Judge Huihphys
0Xol the bail his appearance at ST. Louis at sJDO.
aud bail furnished Thomas Le"is ana A"Iofl u
hewitt being lis bOndsmen.
GAMEwELL & CO.'S TELEGRAPH CONTRACT SUS-
TANNED.
Some days ago petition was MED IN the
Equity court for injunction to restrain the district
commissioners and Game well * Go. OF New-iork from
carrying contract for the reconstruction and extern
on OF the te alarm telegraph IN the District VI Column
bia 1t claimed by counsel for the petitioners That
the Commissioners acting without authority OF
law Judge Wiley refused to grant the Injunction today.
and dismissed the bill. He held that the petitioners
ought not TO p Court after their failure 10 obtain the
cont act themselves and that ample power had been
conferred upon the Commissioners to make the Game
well contract
A DECISION AS TO DUTY or WINES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has addressed
letter to the Collector OF Customs at New-fork relative
10 the proper Of duty 100 eases OF wine imported
hr ,n.reb ant of TINT city The question, he soye,