The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES


WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1877.
posrMAsrER oxNEaAL KEy AND THE POSTAL
COMMISSION.
Postmaster General Key is expected in Washington
next Monday A private despatch from Knoxville,
Tenn reports that he and the Postal Commission ar
rived there this morning by special from Chat
tanooga, which tho distance OF liz miles IN two
hours and foriy-6ve minutes Very quick time was
also made bet tween Atlanta and Chattanooga snort
speeches delivered the at Gainesville
aud Dalton. Tho party will proceed from knoxville
tonight by the Kennesaw route to Richmond expecting
10 arrive there TO- morrow evening.
MINISTER RESIDENT AT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
THE POSITION RENDERED TO AN oHIoAN.
short time after President Hayes was inausurated
no formally rendered to General Comfy. OF ONO, the
appointment of Minister Resident at the Hawaiian
Islands, but General Comiy's present visit TO this city
has reference that subject. It being OF private
nature While 1t is probable be will accept the once
the President has yot been Informed OF such de.
termination on his part
SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES LEGATION
AT ST. PETERSBURG.
Mr. Hoffman Atkinson, Secretary OF the United
States Legation at ST. Petersburg has been compelled
10 resign his olce in consequence OF III health and
Mr.. wickham Hoffman. who has served in the sumo
capacity at Paris anil London. has been appointed his
successor Mr.. Atkinson is . very efficient ofhcor
and his resignation has been accepted with reluctance
THE FOREIGN APPOINTMENTS.
Tho Cabinet has OF late discussed the merits OF
certain gentlemen mentioned in connection with
foreign MISSIONS including those OF Austria and
Brazil. The appointments TO I'LL these places have
been agreed upon, but IL is not known whether the
persons designtcd will accept, and, therefore, their
names withheld from publicity
ADDITIONAL REMOVALS IN THE BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
There were my additional removals in the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing to-day -Four chiefs OF
divisions in that bureau were among the number dis
missed and their places will be supplied by new men.
THE SURVEY OF THE PACIFIC coAsT-How THE
WRECK OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COULD HAVE
BEEN AVOIDED.
For several years rast the Bureau OF Navigation at
the Navy Department has made strenuous Efforts 10 OBJ
tain sufficient appropriation to make proper survey
OF the Pacific Ocean, and especially the coast between
the Isthmus and San Francisco for the benefit OF COM
merce between those places. The necessity for
proper survey Of the very locality where the Pacific
Mail Company's steamer City OF San Francisco
was recently wrecked has been felt and II
was proposed to mako such survey. Estimates were
prepared for that purpose be submitted Congress-
visabe 10 give his approval and therefore
the survey could not be made.
OPERATIONS Oh THE NATIONAL BANK REDEMP-
TON AGENCY.
The following is statement OF tho operations Of tho
National Bank Redemption Agency for the month OF
May and tor eleven months ending this day, as COM
pared with corresponding period Of last year.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES DISPOSED OF.
For Eeues
For Nay NonthS.
Notes Of for circulation as
sorted and returned to
the banks VI issuc SIG, 100, 600 $l3l, 100 600
Notes unit for circulation
assorted ana delivered to
The Comptroller OF tho
Currency Tor destruction
and replacement with
notes. o. I3S, 100 o0,U11,0 UO
Notes of failed, hqudatng
and reducing banks de-
posted in the Treasury
OF Ito United States.... 21l9,4OO -, 434, 800
Totals for 1877. SIS $751; 500 SOB CAS-, 900
Totals Tor 1876. 1925, 800 49, ~, 100
Increase. .............. $6,3l1, 100 f35 925, 245
CHIEF CLERK OF THE PAYMAsTER GENERALS
OFFICE.
The Paymaster General has reappoiutcd Mr.. G. u.
Ransom chief clerk OF that office. place OF W. I.
Kent whose resignation has teen requested. Mr.
,nson chief clerk Of the office until the removals
we're made fail, when he dismiss by Score
tary Cameron then the head the War Department,
against the wishes OF II. Paymaster General