National Republican., 1876-06-15
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Financial.

The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
were s275, ,Is7.4o; and from customs, s5I7,lo6.l5.
At the close of business yesterday the following
were the balances in the Treasury: Currency,
slO, ,1ol SIS; special deposit Of legaltenders for
redemption Of certificates of deposit SIS 100 900;
coin, 81, ,4s Isl; including coin certificates s23
654, 900; outstanding legaItenders $50 Il, ,s6s.
The District Investigation.
The House Committee on the District had a full
meeting yesterday and considered their report
on the investigation Of the District Commis-
sloners and District affairs generally, but after
discussing the same for several hours adjourned
without arriving at any conclusion thereon. The
report will in all probability be agreed upon at
the meeting on Saturday.
Josiah Galdwelps Affidavit to Be Accepted
e.. r... as Evidence.
The House Judiciary Committee yesterday
agreed to accept the afidsvit Of Josiah Caldwell
in the Blaine investigation, instead of requiring
the personal attendance Of Mr.. Caldwell. Mr..
Caldwell was to-day informed of the decision Of
the committee by cable. He requested this action,
and will on next steamer send on his AFFIDAVIT.
The Naval Investigation.
Before the House Committee on Naval Affairs
yesterday Purchasing Paymasters Stewart and
Williams, stationed In succession at Washington,
Pay Agent Petit, formerly at Philadelphia, and
PaymasteI Fulton, purchasing agent for some
time at Mare Island navy-yard, and also at
Philadelphia, gave testimony to the effect that
Secretary Robson has never in any way inter-
fered with or attempted TO control their re-
spective purchases Of supplies, &c.
The Cost Of the New York Post Office Building.
The Committee on Expenditures of Public
Buildings yesterday heard Supervising Architect
Potter in relation to the alleged excessive ex-
penditures Of the New York post office building,
Mr.. Potter said the system of book keeping form
erly carried on in the architects office was so
faulty that it was difieult to tell the exact ex-
penditures. 1t was stated that the excess Of ex-
penditures was quarter million OF dollars. Sew
eral officials from New York have been SUBJ
penaed.
Dull Times at the Capitol.
Yesterday was an awful dull day at the Capt.
tol. Most of the members on the floor and spec.
tators in the galleries would have gone to sleep
were it not for the fact that Mr.. Bright, of Ten
nessee, started off in squeaky harangue on the
currency. Mr.. Bright has a very good, shrill
tenor voice that should have been cultivated
when he was young. He would have made a
frst-rate singer or huckster; but such voice is
terribly out OF place on the nSOE OF Congress when
hear from Cincinnati, and bulletins were placed
at the Atlantic and Pacific and Western Union
telegraph branch Offices as fast as news was re-
ceiVed over the wires. The indications outlined
by the dispatches thus received are published
more fully in the Cincinnati correspondence, in
another column.
Mr.. Blaine Rides Out.
Mr. Blaine arose at the usual hour yesterday
morning, and read The REPUBLICAN, before
breakfast. Mrs. Blaine had received some twenty
fve or thirty letters and a large number of dis.
patches, and she explained to him what their
contents were During the day, by the advice Of
his physicians, Mr. Blaine kept perfectly quiet
seeing no one, sleeping whenever he could, max
ing no exertion beyond walking around the room
occa sionally, and writing very little. Judge
RamsdsIl, Of the New York Tribune, called In
the afternoon, and had long conversation with
showed % ed him him dispatch from Col Geo. W. Adams.
wherein the gallant Colonel expressed II as his
Judgment that the vote whereby q resolution to
amid great applause showed eonelusively and
beyond cavil that Mr.. Blaine would be nominated.
This seemed to please him greatly. When the
the family and eat as hearsy as he s thought iS he
About seven O'Clock Secretary Fish drove up In
his carriage and asked him to take ride. Mr.
Blaine got In the carriage without assistance and
as matter-offact went to 1t with very spry
gait. They rode out Fifteenth street to K, down
K to the avenue, bounced over the avenue pave
ment TO Thirteenth, and went up Thirteenth to
F, passed the Ebbitt House. went back home and
isuehing, and said he believed that MI. Fish had
been trotting him out as a show; that people con-
gregated to look in the carriage, and stared at
MIN as II ne nhu Dccu u kuOet. Ing uOclOIs Wcro
not there to advise Tor or against this action, but
when they came they agreed that the ride had
done him an immense amount Of good. Doctor
Pope was asked by journalist what he thought
Of Mr.. Blaines condition, and he wrote on piece
ofpaper the following four lines: 3
'g'ell the friends Of Jamie Blaine.
sunshine ever follows rain;
jamie is himFf agAn."
: On Sunday o lssse number Of persons no.
known to the Blaip family were admitted to the
a1s sS MT os ysue
therein. Among the articles stolen was pocket
book containing over 500 and papers Of value to
no one but Mr.. Blaine.
Dispatches received from Cincinnati last night
Informed Mr.. Blaine that his nomination would
be certion on the second third ballot and that
the probabilities were in favor Of Hayes or Bris
tow for the second place on the ticket. 1t was
nation was in progress between Murat Halstead
and others and the adherents of Mr.. Blaine to
throw the Bristow strength for Blaine If,
the friends of the latter would support iBristow
was sent to Mr.. Bristow, asking him II he would
accept the nomination for the Vice Presidency!
and II is understood he replied In the Affirmative:
Z In any event, the dispatches last night Indicated
that some such combination was In progress.
In regard to the health Of Mr.. Blaine, It may
be stated that he has thoroughly recovered, and
is beyond any danger Of or probability OF re-
lapse He says, and his doctors say that he Is as
hourly gaining strength, II is not improbable
that his physicians Will permit him to ride to the
Capitol to-day and stay there few minutes. He
AT q late hour last night Mr. Blaine was sleep.
ing comfortably, and his physicians say they will
have no objections 10 his taking ride this morn
ing he fully understands that he must not
lis 81 q nns hs e
strong enough to walk from his house TO the