Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-01

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sIl39524:O 50
Debt, less ca, cash in the Treasury
Debt less cash in the Treasury, 'i'4'' 81
March /, 2,II4,95O 800 80
Decrease of debt during the month s42n ssi %
Decrease Of debt since June 90 1873 sI7 99 Ts6 A.
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway Comn,nies
interest PAYABLE in lawful mon-y-PrncipiI out
Standing 90. interest accrued ana nnr Vet
Pald, o. o. interest paid by the United
States 04l 5iS oj; interest repaid By transporta
paid BY the United States s2s SEQ SEQ 81 O' 'n'ere"
REPREs SENTATIVE WILSON is somewhat
better to-day, and his friends have a little
hope of his final recovery, although he IL stiu
very dangerously i'll.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has so far
recovered from his attack OF Rheumatism as
10 De able To go TO Connecticut last evening,
where he will remain until after the cleo
ton. Mr.. Marshall is Acting Postmaster
General.
THE TRFAsUhY AND THE NATIONAL
BANKs.-The Treasury now holds 1852 323, $50
in bonds TO secure national bank circulation
outstanding, and SIS, sos, 500 to secure public
dc pos 1tS-U. 4. bonds deposited for circula
lion for the week ending to-day Sill 3OO-IT
:. bonds held for circulation withdrawn for
THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMESr.-It was
understood that the Impeachment art cles
would come up In the House to-day for ac
ton, but soon after the session opened the
Judiciary Committee gave notice throu IN
Mr.. HuntOn that they wnuld not be ca i1..i
up until Monday, Immediately after th9
reading of the Journal.
WEIGHING THE SILvER.-The weighing
OF the $780, COO IN silver coin, which was yes
terday received at the Treasury department,
was completed this morning. The coin was
composed OF silver hall. dol ars,.yhjch ware
packed In bags, four hundred of them to a
Gag. An additional SlOO, 900 In coin is expect
ed from San Francisco next Monday com,
posed this time OF dimes only.
THE FURTHER ISYEsTIGA ALTON OF THE
INSANE ASYLUM by the Committee on the
Expenditures OF the Interior department has
oeen postponed again until Monday The
witnesses who were present to testify COM
piala OF TIE action OF the committee in not
nearing tneir testimony. They have now
Dsen In attendance upon the committee for
four days. The committee assure them. how
ever, tAat tney will heeXamtned on Monday
The RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE OF the
Post Office department will be represented
at The Centennial by two OF the best postal
cars, which VIII stand on the grounds ON a
zoe tfac OF The Pennsylvania Central r all
ROAD. All the Centennial mails will be re-
ctIFei and distributed in them, without CO.
ing through the PhiladelphIa post OIL e.
mus giving a practical exhibition of the
workings OF TIE service.
REDUCTION OF PosfAGE TO JAPAN
Notice has been received at the Post OGi.e
department OF the approval by the japanese
government of the new postal arrangement
between the United States and Japan, which
goes into effect to-day april ~ and reduces
the prepaid rate OF letter postage from II to
, cents, and fixes the rate of newspapers ar
2cents each, II pot exceeding four ounces
and on other printed matter and patterns of
merchandise cents for each two ounces
THE "REAL ESTATE Pool" INvEsT1eA-
TIoN.-The select committee on the District
real estate pool failed to have a meeting to-
day, all of the witnesses who were to be ex-
amined having asked to be excused from
heiJg present to-day. 1t is probable that
they will be heard on Tuesday morning
next. The committee have secured baton
OF kilograms, but decline to make their con-
tents public until they have had time 10 AK
anime them and secure some additional tel
egramS.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION OF JAMES f,
LYON, who originally owned one third OF the
Emma mine, took place to- day before the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
cross examination was conducted by Mr.
Chittenden, the counsel for ex- Senator Stew
art and ex-Minister Schenck. The whole
testimony OF Mr.. Lyon before the COMMITTEES
being
very extended. Mr.. Lyon said that since
1865, he mas never seen the inside of the mine:
mat ne could not get in, although be often
tried TO do so.
Previous TO his cross examination Mr.
Lyon read long statement in reply To that
OF Gen. Schenck, in which he challenged
Gen. Schenck 10 make good his charges that
he and Johnson were of bad character and
unworthy Of belief, and charging that Gen.
Schenck published his statement through
the mediumship of the Associated Press in
order 10 prejudice the case against him in ad-
vance OF the testimony to support his cha rges
Mr.. Chlttenden read from a decree of the SUI
prene court of New York in the case of
1ouDg VS.. Lyon, which was decided against
The defendant, In which Lyon sWore that he
was worm no stocks of value, and ONLY had
NIFTY cents, and that he lived by BORROWING
he was asked If ne had an in terest in the
Emma mine then, as he afterwa rds claimed
how was II that he came to swear that he
owned nothing, 10 which he replied that he
had an interest in the Emma mine since '6s
and from that time until 20; bat he was
doubtful whether IL was worth anything
He must have forgotten at that time that he
had an interest in the Emma mine.
INDICTMENT OF ST. LOUIS ALDERMEN
The ST. Louis grand jury yesterday found in
dictments against Aldermen John E. Hag-
erty, John ID. Woostman, Michael Madden
ana ex.Alderman j. c. ROgersail, charging
Lhem with bribery, perjury, &C., and against
T.. IL. Brown. Sun0rl n aDdant M fire. q I'm,