New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHSGION, sept. 80, 1877.
The report that Assistant-sec.etary Mccormick viii be
Collector Of Customs at NewYork IS uafounded.
Senator Conovrr referring to-day 10 numerous rumors
that ne should act VITA the Democrats in the Sende
saws that the reports false that he has always been
a Rrpu JlIcdn, is now. and intends Away 10 ne.
An advertisement app.ars IL the Washington papers in
which halfratc tickets are OF red to ono Treasury
clerks wnO desire to 20 nome 10 vote Application Tor
them is 10 be made 10 tue Ihrt Aui toro the treasury
The amount OF National btnknotes issued during the
present month 1326540, making necessary to re-
tire under the law United states notes to the amount Of
81 O6I 232 The .cgctay has determined not to sell
gold ls month as mas heretofore oesn uole, 70 me-
TINS Liability, but 10 retire the Ulied ates notes from
the current balance IN inc lIcay, WHICH 10 aupo iOi
that purpose.
The further conference with the indian delegations
which was to have been held Saturday morning at the
Executive Mansion, postponed until to-day. The
Indians have not yet agreed their response to tue
President ana will hold another council on the subject
Iney cannot yet reconcile themselves TO removal from
ueir present locations, and are mucu dscdseu " thc
policy Of the Government
Reconnaissance Smith, OF the Indian Bureau, will
spend the next Two weess the Ohio campaign This IS
not violation II the Cv Service rules as MT smth Is
no longer indian COMMISSIONER AMI will not be Consul
General Canada until after me cleo ION Ia ONO na lax
en- Mice Besd tnis Pre- idcns Executive order does
moi forbid officers Of Government 10 make speeches
or TO use thor influence other ways Tor ne success ol
noIflcai ucxef provided this does not interfere Win
The proper performance Of tner Official dut es.
The Attorney-Genera will asa Tor an appropriation
Of 100000 TO cover the uenclchOJ 4oA oAPo"'O' VI
the Courts OF the United States, during the
lat fiscal year The Attorney General fears the same
embarrassment before the expiration OF the present
fiscal year. as the amount Appropriated by the last
Congress $3.50 900, for Court expenses Is entey lhade
quae u the necessities OF the dJVefn.e1t W tno '
stration OF justice Tne Department o Justice rs I4c
fciug me most rigid economy, ana mas re9iIeu o's
~ me Conrts To incur no Indebtedness not absolutely
demanded Dy the interests oi justice.
Tne limited states Consul at St. Johns, n. f. informs
the Deparment of STATE tnat he has purchased oil one
of the crew OF the New-BedfOd whaler A. Ho 'ghion'
wrecked IN Hudson Bay last June one silver tablespoon
and one silver dessertspOou, supposed to be relics oil
me franklin expedition. The tablespoon has the letter.
/ a. r. engra Jed thereon GA tue lace OF the dc suIC
Snnnn Is me mead fish, vita laurel wreath, and on
inc back the English Crown anl stamp Inc Story OF
the sailor H. received tnesc articles rom the rs
nnImnx of Repulse Baj, who had received them from
tue native cDicf NJ whose camp the Whlle men VINO
wped tnem died Of scufvy Will" on Vlslt thereto
Rumors a1oat that the committee investigating the
OF the Patent ONCE fire incline the opinion That
n WAS the work Of an ncendary All sorts OF sensation
al circumstances mentioned to confirm this theory
Tho only reasonable motive which cOuld have Inspired
ANYBODY TO have this building on DIRE would be to de-
stroy evidences OF frauds "nich nlsnt hae 1eeh com
mted ana winch were likely to DC discovered from pa
s c,ntalued building; but the circumstances, as
lar "a they are publicly known do not seem TO sustain
th,s theory those acquainted win tue CONSTRUCTION
~ "a bniidlng while tncy familiar WITH the very
and mil lmmi1le nature OF us cohtons ese
caly ia the part where i',e NC & , $780, i
prlsed that the Patent Oinco WAS "o' u''' e
professor Thomas Taylor OF the Department OF Agri-
c,,,ure who was sent tine time ago by Commis.
soner IeDuc TO NewJersey 70 investigate the disease
lno,vn "a rotD or "scald" which has been so seriously
ecng the cranberry interests OF that section mas Inst
returned and is preparing report Oh ths SUBJECT
IT, tacta obseryed are considered by Mr. Taylor as
the that the dis ase y de less 70
S,recf solar heat than 10 other causes Inc
also made an investigation of the causes Oh ~" grape