New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-21
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE MONEY ORDER BUsINEss.
wAsHNGroN. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1s7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1s79S
The business of the money order branch of
the Post Office Department shows steady increase both
I'm the omestc and foreign exchanges For the quarter
ending March 81 there was RENTED from the United
States TO Great Britain upwards OF $4,000 sterling and
received from there 1000. The rcmttanees Of the
previous quarter which including the hodaysis always
the largest Of the year, aggregated 100000 sent from
this country and SIT 900 received from Great Britain
The average quarterly remttanCes from Germany are
about s215.O0O, and the amount sent thther
about 100000 Switzerland receives from the United
states about $4,000 and sends S25 900 here per
ouarter Money order exchanges with Italy have only
been in operation since July l. 1877 The quarterly
averages are about $4,000 sent TO that country and
Lose Than $1,000 received thence Canada RENTS an
average OF about 100000 and receives about S13OO
being Inc ouly Government with which we have money
order exchanges where the balance is In favor OF this
nsed between the United States and Canada for com
merce while with the European nations its use Is con-
From Germany however, considerable sums sent
10 heirs as the balances dne them in the settlement OF
accounts between the two countries.
NEWS FROM THE HAYDEN SURVEYING CORPS.
In a letter to the Department, Professor
HAYDEN writes as follows from the Wind River Noun
tains under date OF August 3:
hog IN state that two divisions Of the survey under
nv sbarSe left Granger station on the Union Pacific
Railroad on July "a. One division under Mr.; Car
nett Rteq foP the Yellowstone PARK and the
other division under Mr. Clark, for the Teton District
mary Transportation Division, under Mr.. a. d. Wilson,
and the Photographic Division. under Mr.. Jackson,
ie 1ft Point Of Rocks Station on the Union Pacific
Parosd IpIy "a and proceeded northward toward the
Wind River Mountains Important observations ions
were made OF the eclipse OF aoe sun ,S Sus
on the Wind River Peak: We have been
inc. and have secured much valuable information
We have no trouble from Indians; IL Is not
nnncate with the department before some time in sep
tember, when we reach Monmouth hot springs, in the
D" THE LAND GRANT CASES.
When the Secretary of the Interior deliv-
cred his opinion the land grant cases. the railroad
conauies gave notice that they would file briefs adgO-
atIo reversal of the decision. The Secretary gave
them until the goth this month to do So but up TO this
tne only two roads-te Kansas Pacific and burlington
and Missouri have fled their briefs The question In
Vowed relates TO the validity OF the mortgages already
naod on the lands disposed Of by the roads and whether
they operate as o transfer under the act OF IS02
Tne Commissioner of the Land Office has expressed no
on as 70 the pOsiiion TO be upon this question,
INF rs GOOD reason 20 believe that he regards these
transfers as being unaffected by the provision OF Ine En-
dOwmeDt Act Tae Commissions Is 10 IGSSR oi nn ~
these roads may be preempte9 ana WIN ~ 20
aDsuer them the Commissioner about ten days ago
wrote circular the subject, Whleh Is up 10 ths uno
withheld by the secretafy' -
Secretary McCrary was the only Cabinet
officer present at tO-days Cabinet meeting Assistant
srAtarles Seward of the State Department, and Haw-
lev NJ the Treasury Tyner Of the Post ONCE Department
De OF the Interior and Solicitor Phillips OF the At
Generals ONCE represented their respective de-
partments The Navy Department was not represented
his IA believed 70 be the only Cabinet meeting ever heid
at which only of the departments was repTcseseo
by ts regular chief Ony routine matters were brought
mn for discussion.