New-York tribune., 1876-09-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Friday, Sept. 1, 1875
= The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
the following gentlemen experts for the purpose OF
furnishing information 10 the Department In regard 20
internal commerce and transportation: Hamilton a.
Hill of Boston, formerly Secretary OF the Boston Board
OF Trade and Of the National Board OF Trades Theodore
f. Lees, General Agent Of the HewYork Cheap Trans
portaon Association; Geo W. Porter Secretary OF the
Baltimore Board OF Trade; Albert Fink OF Louisville
Ky late General Commissioner Of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association; Geo. H. Morgan Sec
retary OF the Merchants Exchange OF 81. Louis Col
J. d. HAYES OF Detroit, Mich, largely identined with
Western commercial interests Charles Randolph, Sec.
cretary Chicago Board Of Trade and secretary OF
ton Iowa. formerly civil engineer and railroad manager
The division OF internal commerce s under the chargs o.
DC submitted 70 Congress in Decepier Ins
alton for purpose OF collecting and presenting to th
country information IN regard to internal commerce an
transportation.
Acting secretary of the Treasury has addressed
circular 70 collectors OF relative 10 casshca-
ton Of enravngs printed matter in which he says
the term "printed matter" as employed In the tariff
s ss az IA nbsspyine the nses for which reading mat or
is ordinarily designed. In determining what apphea,
the department OF the opinion that the same general
principle should apply IN the case OF printed matter
All articles of paper having printed matter engravngs
thereon n designed for some use beyond that to which
"printed matter engraving az such may properly
applied-as for instance, band or wrapper Tor en-
veOpes other merchandse-mus be classified AS man
ufactures OF paper
Information has been received at the Navy Depart
ment TO the effect that the United States steamer Rich
mond sailed from Cslao the 18th OF August for Monte
yideo via Valparaiso The Omaha OF the South Pacific
station, has gone 10 Guayaqal, Ecuador sue VIII DC
ordered TO be at Panama about the middle OF october
The Department has also been Informed that Rear Adnl-
raj g. d. Trenchard relieved Rear-Admra Wa H. Leroy
OF the Of the North Atlantic station yesterday
The rumOr that Assistant Secretary Conant Is TO be
removed not believed here to have any foundation
When Mr. Morrill, left few days since he designated
Mr. Copant 10 act as Secretary and II any movement
has begun against him II has originated at Long Branch
The story is less likely TO be true from the TACT that
neither the Secretary the new assistant are as
VET Acquainted with the details OF the Treasury business
and both therefore Of necessity rely largely upon Mr. Co
nant.
The payments made from the Treasury by warrants
during the month of August 1875 were as follows On
account OF civil aud miscellaneous, ss.ll9,237 30;
War, 81 ,363,523 54; Navy s1702,4l4 80; Interior,
Indians and Pensions, So Ol0 500 II. Total Sl9,l95
5g7 o. The above does no include payments made on
account of interest principal OF the public debt 0f the
United States.
The President has appointed Charles Rumley TO be
assayer and NJ A Meyendor TO be melter In the Assay
ONCE at Helena Montana; also, Samuel Weeks OF Lou
isiana 10 be Ineter and reiner In the New-Orleans
Mint The commission Jonathan Tarbell 70 be Deputy
First Controller OF the Treasury In place OF William
Hemphi Jones resigned, has been signed BY the Prcsi
dent and forwarded 10 Mr.. Tarbell.
The Secretary of the Treasury has to-day called for the
redemption Of S1O0OO,O00 OF 1910 bonds Of 1865
May and November-upon which the interest will cease
on the LIST Of December next.