New-York tribune., 1877-06-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Thursday, June :. 1877.
Secretary Schurz issued an order to-day
cr,afinga board. 60 consist OF Dr. kchardJoseph DIS
bur,ns Clerk Of the Interior Department; J. H. Terrell
chief ~ Division in the secon r1ufroiier' Oce Of the
Treasury Department. and Amos Hadlcyoi the Interior
Dep,rtment 10 exarine into the methods now IN force
in .he finance and accounting divisions Of the niian
Bureau The lasi quarterly reports OF the agents are 10
he carefully scrutiuzed for the purposes above stated
and particular examination viii be made rs 20 Tue mum
her and the compensation Of employees at e2ch agency
and whether hey are given or allowed 70 purchase
subsistence or clothing in violation of law The b'did
are also instructed TO make examination as To the
character an total money value Oi special pare bases
tor any agency during the present fiscal year, ana
whether such purchases have been properly accounted
for The board are not 10 be limited by these ptchc
instructions but are make such further investigation
"A may be doomed proper Certain charges ah,clns te
official integrity OF Galpin, Chief Clerk OF the lndi'n
ooce having been nIsd recently that 5fcer requested
"a immediate and thorough investigation. S'tIeldl5
schurz mas to-day appointed 0oanl o. hqhI5 10 con
si.t Of Joseph X McCamnOn Of the Depal' 'nen, OF
Justice Major Thomas H. Bradley OF tie Oht Il ,t',-'
Army and George NJ. Lockwood CAioi .lerk ol ,ir ] i
tohorIoW' WI" "5isiit ~ testimony as may d. ucces-
ALLEGED misconduct or Irregularities
On July 2 there will be 299 new money
orler Offices established distributed among the several
states "a follows Alabama, Arkansas l3; oNoinla
q Colorado 3; Connecticut, ) Dakota, l. tIOilda :
Georgia. Idaho l. Illinois. y Indiana I3; Indian
Tcrrtory. Iowa 10; Kansas, 10; Kentucky, 4; Lou
isiaua .; Maine 4: Maryland .; Massachusetts D;
Michigan, 13; Minnesota, 6; Mississippi, :; Missouri
II Montana /; Nebraska. II; Nevada =; NcW-fahip
shire 3; New-Jersey 4; New-York, Il North Carolina
q Ohio Il: Oregon 3: Ponnsyivauia II; south caro-
ina !; Tennessee, 6; Utah. Vermont, - Virginia
VT IirSjnie / Wisconsin,. - wyoming .. About
IGO additional offices VIII be made money-order olces
Oh the lot OF OCTOBER next
The District Commissioners have peuuoned TOT ana
been granted an allowance OF appeal TO the supreme
Court OF the United States in the ease OF columbus
Alexander against the District Commissioner @ anu % so
Frst National Bank Of Newly ufk' IN whCh III
der secured a decision eujOning the Dstficl toninis
sioners from collecting special improvement '"A a77
mcnts.
The aggregate OF internal revenue receipts lor 'ne 7
year to date exceeds the total receipts for the same peod
during tie last fiscal year. The returns areaa i9o' up
in xces OF II 600 600, and the impression at the d5
il fhof rho fiu receipts for tine year VIII fa
little IL any. below the estimate OF sl2O,OOO,oOO.
The Post Office Department has been advised OF the
conviction and sentence John Francis alias Jas
II Cone alias C. Barr who in April last appeared IA the
vicinity of Abingdon, va, repIesSnIins t eaurs 70
detect Illicit dstilers, and for the deteclou VI VI
tie postal service.
Tie President this morning received large terrco'la
bust Of himself from the Louisiana Consututoha uoh
Association This present was IN appreciation on hls
Southern policy. Tie bust was pIaceu ia Ihe "i' y"
the Executive Mansion.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Is expecting
early reports containing details OF recent raid upon
Illicit disteries in Alabama teiegraphic ad'ice' oi
which have already been received
Tho Southern Memorial Association to-day decorated
the graves VI the Confederate soldiers al ine Afson
Cemetery.