Evening star., 1877-09-14

nal revenue, SS11 II; customs, 1854 ,55S.2i.
GENERAL BENJAMIN f. KELLY, OF West
! Nirginis, has accepted the appointment oi
superintendent OF Hot Springs, Arkansas.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY will leave
| tomorrow night to join the Presidential
party at Louisville. Secretary Schurz in
| tenced 10 accompany him, but he may be-
detained.
| To BE DISMISSED The Commissioner ot
| Internal Revenue yesterday wrote 10 Collec-
tor Freeland, of Brooklyn, directing him to
| dismiss Deputies Boone, Trusdale, Patterson
| end ODOnnell, because of improper action
In certain assessments of tobacco manufac-
| ture1s and dealers.
| Mr. GOoDE STILL IN THE FIELD.-The
Norfolk Landmark, which apparently speak
by authority, says, in relation TO the report
that Representative Goode has withdra wn
frem the contest for the Speakership y OF the
House, that "Mr; Coolies position from first
to last has been that OF a good cittZsu who re-
fuses to seek office, but will not decline Ii
when offered in the proper manner
PERsoNAL.-seaton Gales, of North Car
olina, nephew of both Messrs. Seatou a ld
Gales, of the old National IntelIigencer, is a
candidate for dOorkeeper of the House of
Representatives --.'Sebator Ransom of n
C., at the Metropolitan. Hon. T. j
Cof1ey and family have returned To their
residence on III street, after a two months
absence at Cresson Springs. Assistant
Secretary Bell, of the Interior department,
having been absent for two weeks past. has
resumed his official duties. --.-R .presenta-
tive Banning, of Ohio, is IN the city. go.
Mr.. VIM: III. Lyon, OF New York, wlO is on
The board OF Indian com I'M SsionerS, has been
in the city, and made his report on the White
Earth reservation of Minnesota.
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS YEsrER-
DAY.-President Hayes, after his visit to
Senator Morton at Richmond, Ind lana re-
turned to Dayton, where he was Joined by
Mrs. Hayes, Secretary McCrary AMI Mrs
McCrary, Chief Justice Waite, G eneral ]. d.
Cox and Mr. r. ID. Anderson and daughter
and the party without delay started for Ere
mont On a special train. At Clyde a large
number OF people had assembled 10 meet the
The party arrived at Fremont abol.t half
past O'Clock p. m. AS the train reached the
depot band OF music struck up an inspiring
strain, which was accompanied by hearty
cheers by the hundreds OF people who hai
gathered to welcome the President and party
The town was beautifully decorated with
hags, evergreens, notices and arches.
A COUNTING COMMIsSIoN-Messrs E. R.
Chapman, of the Internal Revenue Office;
Chas. Neale, of the Registers office, and E.
l.. Mills, of the Secretary's office, have been
appointed by Secretary Sherman a commits
clerks, M ssengers and laborers, consisting
OF thirty ladies, three male clerks, three mes
sengtrs and four laborers, proceed to New
York, and count up the Internal revenue
tiOnal, Continental and American bank
note companies, the contract for printing
tax effect october 3lst. The entire party
l,it eth here at lSo z. m: in special car on the
Baltimore and Potomac road, and will stop
at the Metropolitan hotel, in New York.
The commission, on their arrival In New
York, will take charge of all the plate, dies
and printing material in possession of these
companies, and will see that they are prop
e. ly Cancelled and turned over 10 the SecTe-
tary of the Treasury. The commission ex-
pect 10 complete their entire work by tha
latter part OF October.
THE FRFEDMEN's BANK What the Con =
D,iSsiOners Say About Another DiuiienI -
Numerous complaints are being made be-
cause the commissioners of the Freedmen,
Bank do not declare a further dividend of
Ten per cent. when they have on hand funds
sufficient for such payment The Commits
sioners, Themselves, say they have enough to
pay ten per cent dividend to depositOrs,
but not enough 10 pay a dl vi dend OF twenty
per cent. II they could pay twenty per
cent. dividend they would immed lately
declare II, but IL Is extremely dOuDtful If the
decls of ten per cent. dividend would
TO all except the smaller depOsitors. The
tank bad 5000 depOsitOrs OF less than one
dollar, and 10 600 of less than we dollars, to
whom dividend ef ten per cent. would be
comparatively nothing. Besides, 10 pay a
dividend to that amount, the commissioners
say would scarcely pay the expenses or COL
lecting by depOsitOrs at distant branches,
and as the expense OF collecting q ten per
cent. dividend 10 nearly as much as that of
collecting one OF twenty psr cent, a ten per
cent. dividend would be slightly injudicious.
Notwithstanding this, the commissioners
have under consideration, on account OF the
numerous demands, the subject as to whether
they can, within the law, declare a ten per
cent. dividend. They also suggest TO deposit
tors the propriety OF making some organ
lied movement to induce Congress TO pur-
chase, for the use Of the government, the
Freedmens Bank building. The govern
ment is now renting a large portion OF the
building at a great rental for the use OF the
able that Congress could be persuaded to
purchase it. II such purchase should be
made the commissioners could declare
dividend OF over twenty five per cent.
A SUSPICIOUS CIRCULAR. Here Is
something that looks very much like a
swindle, as well as a case of mixed gram
mar:
WASHINGTON, d c., August l3 ISY.
SIR: The undersigned, Contractors in Pennsylvania
and aryland, send this circular to inform their
in operating their Routes they are G at PRESENT
wholly unable TO pay the balances due their Sub
tors that this information should be given, so thh
they may avoid giving themselves unnecessary
theu, that if they are content to wait that we will
pay them in full as soon as We are able 10 do So
to accept it in full satisfaction Of their claims upon
US. ten per cent of the amount.
We enclose herewith astatement of the amount due
you, with discharge of your claim thereon for ten
pr cent thereof, which, IL You elect accept you
will sign, and have witnessed by the Postmaster at
your place, and forwa ard the same by mail to A.
Brown, No. l1O5 street, W ashin gton, u C., and
upon the receipt of which he i'll forw ard 10 You bv
mail check for such ten cent, which will be paid
OF presentation.
By the assistance of friends enabled to make
tins offer, regrettinR that al present utterly
unable 10 do any better and trust that one of the
alternatives will be satisfactory to you.
Very respectfully, your obedient ervants,
ZIMRI McDoNALD,
JERoNB KINDS
A reporter of THE STAR called at Mr..
Browns presumed office. 1l07 r is q board
Ing house. Brown has rooms there but has
no sign outside. He is now absent in Chi
cago.
Upon inquiry at the Post ONCE depart
ment 1t is ascertained that Mcdonald and
Kinds bad contracts for routes in PENN
sylvania and Maryland, but the service
expired June 30th last.
The department Is OF the opiniOs that the
attempt to settle on the meagre basis pro-
posed looks very much like q swindle II
cannot, however, relieve the sub -contractors.
as only the original contractors are recOg.
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