The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-25
AT THE CUsTOM.HOUsE.

There was considerable speculation over
the anticipated arrival OF VIM. Pitt Kellogg
about the Offices Of the Custom House. Some
OF the "outs'' appeared to see liz his return q
Climmer OF hope and tho "ins' looked for
ward to his advent here as q panacea for
future trouble. Collector Smith. when inter-
viewed. said that he was satisfied that all the
talk made in the newspapers would not hurt
him In the least but he did not want the pub
lie to believe that the contract for the customs
drayage, about which 50 much had been said,
had been made by him, or that he knew even
who was the contractor until a few days ago.
Regarding his tenure OF Office he Is some
what reticent, but expresses himself as salts
fled that the department Mt Washington will
examine into every matter before passing
upon It.
IN THE POSTOFFICE.
Under orders from Postmaster Badger the
Office will be closed at II o'clock to-day. The
mails will however be dispatched, as usual,
to their destination.
SUB-TREASURY RECEIPTS.
The following were the receipts at the office
OF the sub-treasury on Monday;
Internal revenue .---...-...... S'a2G "a
postofflce .......--- 90
Customs teoinl Observation-Disclosures. 1919 8,
Checks-rate l001t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1870 90
Miscellaneous. AZ St2 "a
Total ............... .$6i5l9 II
Coin payments for the month of Deem
Der:
Registered interest. Observation-Disclosures. $2s $50 81
Coin COUPONS ................ 1928 ~
Registered coupon interest. due January |,
1879, will be paid without rebate.
The check for the payment OF the employees
In the sub-treasury in this city arrived on
Tuesday morning.
The following call was received at the sub
treasury this morning:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Dec. 10, 1873
By virtue of the authority given by the act
of Congress, approved July IA. 1870. entitled
An act to authorize the refunding of the ma
tional debt" | hereby give notice that the
principal and accrued interest of the bonds
herenbelow designated, known as Five
twenty bonds" of the act Of March 3, 1865
consos Of 1865, will be paid at the Treasury q
the United States, in the city Of Washington
on and after the eighteenth day Of March
1879, and that the interest on said bonds vii
cease on that day.
Coupon bonds, dated July 1, 1865, namely
$lOO-No 147.o0i to No 1is. 720, both inclusive
$500--No 500t to No. log, 695, both inClu
sive: $oOO-No. 2e4,ool to 2lo, $40, both inclu-
sivc. Total coupon, 50 439 go.
Registered bonds. rcdccmablc at the pleas
ure of the United States after the first day o
July, 1870, as follows: $50 No 2ig4 to No
$500, both inclusive; S100-No. 1920 to 1927
both inclusive; $500 No. II, 1927 to No. Il, s37
both inclusive; $l0O0-No. 80, 3o5 to No. 80, 3l6
both inclusive; $4,000 No 1905 to No II, 722
both inclusive; slo,O No Is, 701 to No q, SIS
both inclusive Total registered, $s,556, $50
aggregate, SlO996, 100.
The bonds outstanding and represented by
the above mentioned numbers constitute thu
residue of those issued under the act o.
March 8, 1865, consols OF 1865.
All United States bonds forwarded for re.
demption, should be addressed to the Loan
Division. Secretary's Oncc." and all regis
tered bonds should be assigned to 1.-The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury for redemption
Where parties desire checks in payment FOL
registered bonds. drawn to order OF any on,
but the payee. they should assign them Il
the Secretary OF the Treasury for redemption
account of the owner or owners, giving nam
or names thereof.
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.