New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE RESULTS OF TIE TREASURY COUNT.
wAsurScro tuesday, July 9, 1875

wAsmINGTo tuesday, July o, 1873
The count of the money in the cash vault of the
Treasury nearly finished today The vault contained
round numbers SO 900 600 The work nearly done
and the OF the residue made by packages The
approximate result showed shortage Of $50 only The
count will be completed AMI the exact condition made
known tomorrow. The results OF the count thus far
have given great satisfaction to all concerned This cash
vault one which all receipts and from which all
payments Of Government are made. Thus far In
the nearly $40 counted. there have been found,
besides the $50 shortage OF to-day, the $ll In tho
Redemption Agency for National banks and II cents In
the Redemption Agency OF legal tenders and fractional
currency asccrtanlng the contents OF the cash vault
there remain to be counted the securities Of National
banks aud contents Of the vault about 10000
600. The Treasurer Is not strictly speaking responsible
for this vault 1t requires three keys TO open IL, and
these charge OF three gentlemen each holding
key and the Of all Is necessary to unlock tho
vault The Secretary appoints OF this committee. the
Treasurer onc and the Burcdu OF Engraving and Print
ing This not being solely In charge OF tho
Treasurer tue count already made goes lar toward es,
Tue actu'ags , ~ ,h U,n, n,e Id r,y ae
yclop confused state Of affairs. There II only about
$1,000 900 in gold in the Treasury here most OF It's gold
being kept IN New-lork.
NO CAUSE FOR BLACK HILLS FCRORE.
Walter p. Janncy, Geologist of the Black
Hills Expedition, in "a letter to the Department dated
June 3D. says, while examining the gravel deposits ut the
end OF Castle Creek he found gold In small guam
titles bars OF alluval quartz gravel resting
bed OF rock about ten feet above the present level of
the stream. The OF these bars quite limited Tho
gold which they contain has evidently been furnished by
the quartz veins ravcrsng the States along the stream
There was considerable excitement among the soldiers
and teamsters about gold on the arrival Of the expedition
French Creek but no one obtained, even by sey-
eral hours hard labor than fow cents worth OK
gold dust none of the command were afcrward seen
working for the precious metal. About fifteen riners
have located claims on the creek Tie reports they give
Of the richness of the gravel bars Is greatly exaggerated
Mr.. Janncy's prospecting shows general diffusion OF
snat OF ia ictt bed rock, the s0ckads and
obtained but trace of gold. Nothing has "a Yet been
discovered to warrant extensive mining operations lie
intends examining the country TO me north 3i IlaihY
Peak Mr. Janney sends wlh his letter snai grams OK
specimen gold.
THE RING SUED IN BEHALF OF THE COOKE
ESTATE
Columbus Alexander, one of the creditors Of
Jay Cooke a Co.. claims that what he the " real
estate poo OF the late District Government Is debtor
to the Jay Cooke este to the amount Of the pros ars
ing $2j 600 invested by Cooke in the pool Accord
mgly he has entered suit in the supreme Court OF the
District against the pool lie makes L. NJ Lewis and the
several members OF the Cooke firm plaintiffs aud Kill
bourn Latta Senator Stewart Senator Sargent George
c. Gorharl Jerome Chaice. Fitch Il FOX. W. W. Cor
coran, Alexander Shepherd, George W. Riggs, and 20
others defendants. lie has made application for re-
ccyer for all the real purchased by them, and for
injunction 10 prevent theln loil hspoSiiiS :" any
property their hands. He also calls Tor bills and ex-
hbits and asks to have bpenas Issued TO all of the DC
ieu,lants to appear and answer
AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR NAVY SUPPLIES.
The contracts for furnishing supplies to
the Navy-Yards throughout the country have been
awarded in part Others amounting 10 about s2JOOOo,
will he awarded this week. Among those who have no
ceived contracts thus far George H. Creed d. Bah
cock & Co., VIM A. Hyatt Walton Brothers, Degraw,
Aymar g. Co., j. W. Duryee and Samuel g. French OF
New-York; Howard, Smelling & Co. and Gayle Il Go. OF
Boston: II. H. Powell ~ Co. OF Philadelphia, X. IL.
IIawey OF Chicago, Watson Il Pettnger OF Brooklyn,
Whittier Fuller ~ CO. and farweIl ~ Co: OF san IRAN
CISCO and Linorth, Kellogg Co. Of Mare leland, Cal