Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-02

press, and the President proceeded at once
to his summer residence, at the Soldiers
Home.
THE EDIcT HAS GONE FORTH in the Int
rior department that the salare paid subOr-
diDate employes-maiBly 500 and 800 fe-
male emyloyes-must be "equSliZed" by
reducing them TO a still lower figure. Sec
rotary SchurZ evidently thinks his prefer
able % dis charging any of his present force.
PROF. j. NJ. LANGsroN was this morning
still undecided whether TO accept the mission
to Hayti or not, but the office offered many
inducements to him, he said, and he thought
that after a talk with the Pres ident he would
be very apt to accept. He had his talk with
the President this afternoon.
PERSONAL. Proctor Knott, the "Kain-
tuck" statesman, is at the Ebbitt House.
likewise Col Tom Crittenden OF Missouri:
Elk Congressman Sawyer, OF Wisconsin, and
Ward, of Pennsylvania Gov. Gilbert
e walker, Nj. c., OF Virginia, fresh from The
White sulphur Springs. is at WillapI'S
Senator Blaine left on this mornings limited
express for his home in Maine -'..Thiri
Assistant Postmaster General Hazeu last
week received the degree Of A. NJ. from La
fayetle College, Pa, where he was formerly
a student
JOHN G. THOMPSON, Sergeant at Arms of
the House OF Representatives is having a
hot time of 1t in keeping two strings 10 his
bow. He is a little aPprehensive that say
Ter, OF ONO may possibly be elected Spea ker
OF the next House, and in that con tilgencv
me shreWd John IS looking Out for his own
bacon. Hence he Is setting up the pins so
that II the democrats carry the legiS laJure i'm
Ohio Tom Ewing can be cleo ted To the Senate
This would g-t Ewing out of the House AMI
give John chance 10 elect himself To Con
gr.sS. which is not possible SO long as Ewing
and himself both reside in the Columbus dis
trict.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHIC RATES
The Postmaster General. who is authorized
by law 10 annually fix the rates for govern
ment telegraphing, to day decided that for
the next fiscal year the rates shall be one
cent per word for each circuit-uOt eXcee ling
1--WE over the wires Of any one company
through which IL shall be transmitted, cir
cult 10 be deemed distance of 800 miles.
The former rates were one cent per word for
each circuit $3.50 miles, not exceeding ten
over the wires any one company. In case
the public rate between competing compa-
MES TO any one point is less than the rate
paid by the government the latter stipulates
that IL viii not pay more than the former
rate. The rates as at present fixed are con-
siderable reduction over those formerly paid.
LIVELY TIMES AT THE TREAsURY.-The
Treasury department presented liYelier
appearance to-day than it has for a long
time. The few appointments which were to
take effect to-day had the effect OF literally
filling the building with applicants for APP
pOintment. The SecreJary's office, in par
ticular, presented a busy scene. Tne hall
from the Assistant Secretary's room to the
appointment clerks room, was literally
thronged with hungry Office seekers, while
In the two rooms above mentioned there was
scarcely standing room. As the appointments
TO be made were few and most OF those few
were promised before hand. entresties for
Office met with little success. Assistant
Secretary Mccormick resumed his duties at
the department to-day and acted a. Secre-
tary, and will do so until the Secretary's re-
turn. Secretary Sherman intended leaving
this afternoon on the Grant on his inspection
tour.
THE PUBLIC pEBT.-The recapftulation
Of the statement of the public debt Of the
United States, for the month of Jnne, 1871,
JUS issued, i as follows:
DIT barring interest an COIN:
Bonds AT 50 62l $50 O.
Bonds at per cent.-............ - - 40 20 SO -,
Bonds at i5a Per liJot,O -
sIs.7 $500 o.
Dslf bsariHg interest m iG,rfu money
Navy pension fund al per cent.-..-..-... H0D0O %
Debt on which interest has cease-l since
maturity : 10 6ioN5o D
DeJt bearing no interest:
Old demand aud legal tender notes 3j9 SIS 2Q4 80
GertrflCates ot 50 40 90 10
Fractional currency 3D.OIIa 81
Com certificates .............. a 57260 ~
sE6lti O3l 81
Total debt 2O5 s5i s2 10
............. O,ss27i 80
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Total debt, principal and interest 24j ls4 Is3 %
Cash IN The Treasury:
lis I22,f73 81
SSuIIency..;,- 1894 III
Currencg held for REDEMPTION OF
fractional urrency-..-;-.-..:...... 7,963,2l3 20
certificates of deposit as provided by
............... "a $50 900 90
Si56.a2S 500 ~
Debt, less cash in the Treasury. July
....-. .......S O6a, l5s, 2l3 20
Debt less cash in the Treasury, June
j. ... .......... 1903 81, s42 81
Decrease Of debt during the month";. S32lo IIs II
Decrease Of debt since June 3d. lS76 $50 PSI I?I "a
;sS,o, - 49,