, 1877-08-09
NOTES AND NEWS.
WHY THEY WILL VISIT wAstttN6ToN.
Sperial NtpafcA to TAe Tribune.

Special NtpafcA to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. C., Aug. 8.-Tho object Of
the visit o( the Sioux delegations hero next
month Is, on their part. to persuade the Great
Fathcr 10 nllow them to remain at their present
Agencies, which arc several hundred miles from
tho Missouri River.
The act providing for tho cxpcnscs Of tho
Bureau OF Engraving aud Printing requires that
tic work shall bc performed at tho Treasury
Department, II 1t ran betIons Us chcaply, nj per-
iectly, md as safely rs elsewhere. 10 enable
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 determine this,
he lsas decided to invitc proposals of
one-plato Impressions upon all United States
md Sationul-Bauk noLcs, leaving tho rest OF the
work In the preparation Of such notcs to bc
done bS tho Treasury Engraving aud Printing
Bureau.
rosTroNEb.
The Pennsylvania Democrats hayc BECAME 10
fs.henc.l II flc situation ca,sed by tl4e strikes
TINT they have decided to posspo,tc their State
Gonyt Etion unti tllc Inst week Vi September.
sATErAcvuHr.
Thr ;ufp.mation which tho l'rcsIlent receives
as to the reorganization ol thu Republican Ca,n-
mlttccs Ii New York Civ is very hopeful rs
IL the results ri hi1 Ciyl-ecrrtco policy. After
the res,nn!at,uf tic Cu,tnn,-H6usc Committee
It wAs Dis ostrc1l tlut there was nu luck VI can-
tliIAtcs, Ma! that tt.ry seemed IL be Uuitu a.
ac :'s: respectable us those Ecntictncu who hal
trsigutd
slLEEIsMAS.
Tllr l.. sIlrctInnn who makes the sworn
ehargcs against Collector Freelanl, Ut Dn,ok-
Ign, .s the sans person who, IN connection with
oIlc Wolf, tuu!c charges acnlllst (nIptu, Chief
Clerk of tho lu.lian bureau. Huycstau seems
to have an aetive business ~ maker Of charges.
lie sayh lIr duls this purely In tic fntenat VI q
sound Civil Service. Hi1vrr,llan hps Ill, Office,
THE ARMY.
One OF tllo plans sugEcsted for Increasing ho
cfctehcy NJ the orinY lb 10 Efy1 tho trcsit1cnt
discretionary power to increase the maximum to
k1,0o0 cniistcsl men, leaving tic general Held,
line, and Ftatf corps as thcr now are, and to
establish general station for recruits at
which largu numbers OF men shall always bo
kept for training. Wencyer IL Fould bEcome
necessary to increase tue strength Of companies
to ,hclr standard. drafts for recruits could bo
mnle upon the central recruiting station, nnd
tn tits way disciplined soldiers e,uiti 10 obtain-
I'd Instead vi raw recruits Old officers ray TINT
the cost Of transporting the trsUps 1ruua nne
sertiou Of THY country TO another Is greater thnt
the Increase IN, pay aud allowance under the
plan suggested.
6AioR-sotptERs.
Iht United StnteB w1F VGeYels which have
been stationed here sl.lca the stEEko have hceu
pflercd tack to Fortress Monroc, and wifi feayc
ths week, While here, the sailors lave hccu
become qcry, proficient III order to show tho
President what had Lccu accomplished, rerIew
OF the sailors was given at tho Nayy-Ynrl this
afternoon. me President and ali the members
OF tite Cabinet attended, with other distinguish
I'd gcntlemen. slx COM pansea were In line. and
were highly cotnplctl!cnteu by military gentle
men present for thcir eGlplcury In military
nancuyrcs This "a said 10 be tic nrst time il
CTR navy that sailors have been disciplined to
military service. The experiment Is q decided
9uCCcss.