New-York tribune., 1877-06-04

WAsHINGToS Saturday. Jrrc ,. 1877.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ndorsed appca-
ton for the chearing OF claim that has been before the
department for a number Of years. ~ follows: This
claim has been repeatedly rejected and applications for
rehearng repeatedly denied II there Is any mode In
which claim against the Treasury Deparmcn; may be
forever put al rest hope II VIII be adopted as To- TINS
case and these papers In the payment OF such claims
the War Department has found necessaryto avail Itself
of The facilities afforded by the postal money order sys-
TEN III eeotne payment to claimants resident at points
remote from stations or regular dsbursns officers, and
by the adoption Of carefully devised regulations has
dred 1t extremely difficult for auy postmaster to peIpe-
trate or connve at fraud OF imposition upon claimant
without detection
EUnder the ruling made year ago by the Attorney
General in regard to rates OF Government advertising,
leading newspapers all over the country refusing 10
insert notces sent 10 them by the several departments
In this opinion II VIII De remembered IL decided that
only 30 cents hundred words could be paid for the first
insertion Of any advertisements AMI 20 cents hundred
words for ri subsequent inseru MS One Of the Wash
ingon newspapers few days ago received lot Of sd:
yerusemeni, from the War Department with notice OF
IN, rates 10 be paid and they thrown into the
paper basket with rejected communications.
ou Of 1900 mail routes in the First Division
bracing the NewEnglsnd aud Middle states, Virginia
and West Virginia bids Tor service which opened
on the 10Th OF March, there are only 81 which the
lowest bidder has not given bonds aud executed
contract within the time specified by law. VIZ, prior to
June l. These routes are located IN states as follows:
Maine 8; New Hampshire, p Vermont, 3; Sew-Iork,
10; New-Jersey 2; Pennsylvania, .; Delaware, l;
Maryland, 6; Virginia, l0 West Virginia, 4.
The criticisms upon the President for the appointment
This gentleman appointed but the recent
discoveries relative to his record made known TO
the President his resignation was Immediately de-
mande1 and obtained. Mr.. Anderson Ohio ear
petbagc.r and was appointed TO the c0nsnlshp from
New-Oreans. Hs record in louisiana according 10 his
own testimony, was not creiitable.
The President, conversation recently has expressed
his views subject OF civil service reform
earnest and emphatic terms than those contained in his
late letter approving she report Of The commission which
examined the affairs OF the NeW-YOrk Customi0use He
"A
reform in all collection districts the larger ones
being first subject to examination.
The American vessel william Douglass, which had vio
lated certain port regulations at Baracoa, Cuba
Gently snbiected to heavy fine and the master threat
ened with imprisonment hut at the instance of the state
Department the Madrid Government, as an act OF inter-
national comfy, has now remitted The line and directed
abandonment OF further proceedings. The vessel
now return without molestatOn
Notwithstanding the depression in business there have
issued in the District Of Columbia since Feb g. 235
permits for rev brick buildings, the estimated cost OF
which 1858 G35 with total frontage Of AHA feet
nearly one ulle, with an average COS OF little over
il % per cent below that OF last year and 40 per cent less
than two years ago.
Mr. H. W. Henley has been appointed postmaster at
West Point No, vice L. 5. Pate, who dismissed for
fraululently Withholding portion Of the amount OF
certain money orders which him by the War
Department 10 pay the claim for bounty for coored
soldier
The statement that ex-senator Logan was recently
offered but that lie declined the Customs Colecorhp OF
Chicago is The only place rendered "a him
the mission 80 Brazil WDcn, as already KNOWN, he did
not accept.
The State Department has received official notification
of the Turkish blockade of Russian ports the Black
Sea- and the direct mail service between Vienna
and COustantinOpe through Rustchuk and Varna has
been suspended by reason Of the war operations on tho
Dauube.