The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

- WASHINGTON, June o, 1877.
NO BIDDERS ron THE FREEDMAN's BANK PROP
Tho Freedman's Bank property was offered for sale
to-day Quite crowd was collected, but the bidding
was slow ana no sale resulted. Tho highest bid for tho
property was sllo 600 Tho property then offered
for sale IN parts bat there bid At all for tho
bank proper and for the other only slo 900 wsrc Of
fcrcd Tho value Of the entire property 10 said TO be
about 100000
THE xEw BUILDING ron rHf wAA AND NAVY
DEPARTMENT..
the officers and chiefs OF the various bureaus the
War and Navy Departments have been notified to
select their rooms in the building being rooted
in which Is to form tho wing OF the building 70 be
used by the state. War and Navy Departments IL Is
proposed 10 locate tho War department. on tho west
side Of tho now wing and tho Navy Department tho
cast side As soon as the now wing is ready for occu-
patton, which will not be for some months, tho War
and Navy Departments will % moved therein. and
tho old brick buildings now occupied by them torn
down 10 mako room for tho north wing and Seven
icenih street front Of this now structure The south
front has already completed and is occupied BY
the State Department
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
comparative exhibit OF the funded indebtedness OF
tho District of Columbia and the atc corporations Of
Washington and Georgetown shows tho amour. out
standing at this mc TO be 1891, reduction since
December l, 1874, Of $502,0 SS.
Tho sinking Fund Comm issioncrs have IN hand tho
follow ms assets. which, II disposed Of and applied,
would still further reduce tho amount OF tho debt
wit
Chcsapcnke and Ohio Canal bonds $75, 900
Washington and Alexandria bonds IN litga-
tion) oSVoo
The amount Of fty year 65 bonds issued per act Of
Congress OF July 20, 1874, TO tho present time is
$l3. 7s3,260
INVESTIGATION OF THE BUREAU or STATISTICS.
The following explains Itself
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. wAsnIxcrox. D. c,l
To Mcssrs W. P. TrrcoMR Deputy Register OF the
Treasury; CHARLES NAKRES, Chief Clerk Of tho
Bureau OF Education; CHARLES TrMAN, Assistant
Chief OF Divislon.-- H4
GsxrLEMES-I desire a thorough examination into
the conduct the business transacted by tho Bdreau
OF Statistics OF this depart mcnt aud therefore request
you 10 net as q committee for THIS purpose TINS ex-
animation will embrace the following points:-
First-Thc organizati0n Of that Bureau, tho number
OF employees, together with their grade and Salaries
and whoihcr tho force now employed 10 10 excess Of
the actual needs OF the scrvice.
Second-The system OF conducting the business Of
the bureau its mode OF collecting preparing coating
aud publishing statistics and bow Tho cost may DO re-
Taiyd-What Information may properly DO collected
through the bureau not now collected or authorized
whether any labor therein IL duplicated elsewhere IN
the department, and II 30 Ia which place such labor
can DO more advant agoonsly performed
Fouyth--What reports are made by the bureau and
what arc required whether II important print tho
details authorized BY law and what reports should
be made and published.
You will please make your report in writing
Very respectfully, JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
THE FIRST NEW YORK INTERNAL REVENUE DIS
TRICT.
II is stated upon good authority That action will
DO taken NJ present upon any application for the
Collectorshp Of tho First New York Internal Revenue
district in which office tls term Of Mr.. Freclsnd, the
present Incumbent, has expired s-s9a