Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-09

RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTs.-In any
programme which Secretary Sherman may
decide upon for bringing about an early re-
sumption OF specie payments, the silver dollar
VIII De treated the same as gold coin, and
beng lI IKE gold coin an unlimited legal tender
payment of any current obligations of
the government, and if offered IN such
payment vii have to be received;
Iii returning to the use of coin, the natural
poilcy would be TO put the smaller denomina-
tlons of gold coin in circulation first. III any
considerable amount Of such coin were to
naming. on gold would no doubt disappear
1t is. thought that most of the boarded
coin in the country consists of the smaller
denominations, and would in the nature OF
things soon make its appearance in crcula-
tion especially such pieces as are abraided
and reduced in weight With the balance
and the @sr sassctoy s % ss acco91ts f1anrs rs
har7e the eonfnned eeSs accamuatiUn an hahn
81 eEn T94d I'D to be matter Of Ger
the mines of the United States be coined and
remain at home, it is not believed that there
VIII VIII be the slightest necessity for a
that Considerable importations S of the precious
metals will be made in the next twelve months
that the pl ogramme of the Secretary of the
Treasury in favor of early resumption, among
other things, looks to the removal of the pre-
MUM on coin by indirect means rather than
by the redemption of notes. In view of the
accumulation OF coin in the country, and
Whlch is IN dormant condition by reason O.
sne s ie1 remaining anIg rate of premium on gold as
asclrculatlng money. it will tend more than ali
Other measures put together to Sti,I,,ia1n ond
revive business throughout the country. if is
thought. ~ 10
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon
both Indian and Mexican affairs were subjects
of discussion. Secretary Evarts read letter
from our minister in Mexico, which contains
no new details. Secretaries Sherman, Nc
Crary and Thompson were absent from the
meeting.
GEN. SHERMAN is preparing plan for the
re-Ol ganiZation of the army, to be presented
to the Congressional commission appointed TO
consi ler the question, which will meet at the
White Sulphur Springs on the I'D inst. He
thinks the present organization of the army
answers every requirement, and believes that
where civil power is weak reserved power
should be strong. The use OF troops should be
brought within Well-defined limits of law The
commission as organized he does not consider
a fair one, principally because Representa-
tlyes Banning and Bragg, who are on it, have
shown such decided hostility to the army.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Louis Kingsley to
the naval station at New London, Conn, 1st
August; Master Chauncey Thomas to duty at
the almanac office, IN this city; Assistant Sur
geOn l.. j. Draper to the naval hospital New
YORK; PaymaSter A. S. kenney to the COnstel-
lation, at New York; Master s. Fl. May from
the Coast Survey, and placed on waiting
orders; PaymaSter d. p. Wright from the Con-
S.ellati0n, and ordered to settle accounts
Naval Constructor r w. Steele from the Bos,
ton navy yard and ordered to temporary duty
at the New York navy yard.
NUMBER OF CADET MIDsHIPMEN who
failed at the last annual examination have
been reinstated by Secretary Thompson.
While there is nothing unusual or out of the
way in such action, yet the unusual number
who have been put back after failing to pass
their examination would seem TO indie ate that
the good nature of Secretary Thompson is be-
/ Ig taken advantage "f 10 its utmost limit,
REDUCTION OF CANAL FREIGHTs-The Cum
berlapd (Md.) Netcs says all the coal compa.
nieS, with the exception of the American com
pany. have reduced the rate of tonnage on
coal to Georgetown to so cents. The Ne ios
says the movement was publicly inaugurated
by the Hampshire and Baltimore Company.
and was occasioned, they claim, by the action
of certain companies in privately cutting un-
der the prevailing rates. The NeUs further
learns that the bOatmen have accepted the re-
ductiOn without much grumbling.
BASE BALL-The close of the second waek,s