The New York herald., 1878-11-26
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF aiEIcHASDIsE AND
From the monthly statement of the Chief OF tbe
Bureau Of Statistics TO the Secretary OF the Treasury
the of exports imports OF merchandise
appears TO have been follows:--
For the month ended October 81 1873. S27 74s AGA
For the month ended October 81, ls77.... 1871 15s
For the ten months ended October 81. 1878 3 01o,0l
For the ten months ended October 81 1871 r. l9l4N
comparison Of the exports and imports OF gold
and silver and bullion exhibits the following
For the month ended October 81, 1873. ex-
rgr the month ended October ii, 1877. es
cess OF exports. 193, lG9
Ten months ended October 81 1878. excess
Ten mouths ended october 81 1877. excess
o. exports. .........--..........-.. AS99o49
CHANGES IN THE RAILWAY MAIL sERvICE-REs-
IGNATOS OF SUPERINTENDENT VAIL.
The resignation of Theodore " Vail, General su.
perintendent OF the Railway Mail Service, to take
effect on December l, to-day accepted by the
Postmaster General. William b. Thompson, at pres
Superintendent OF the Ninth division OF the Rail-
way Mail Service Cleveland, Ohio. viii succeed Mr
Vail, and Mr.. Thompsons successor will be Mr..
Lowell late head clerk OF the service at New
York.
The tender Of Mr. Walls resignation elected the
following letter.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, d. G., Oct. 23 1878.
THEo. n. YAH, Superintendent OF the Railway Mail
Dr,a sm:-with very great reuctancy / accept
your resignation superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service. The ability. energy ard skill with
which you have conducted branch Of the postal
service have il my opinion. contributed vory largely
to bringing that service to it's present high state OF
efficiency and entitle You not only to q high rank
among those who have built up and improved
postal system but also to the gratitude and approba
ton OF the country.
With the very best wishes for your future success.
/ have the honor to be. very truly youra,
D. NJ KEY Postmaster General.
TEMPORARY CLERKS DISCHARGED FROM THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
During the past few days between sixty and seventy
employees, the majority of them being females and
the roll for temporary clerks discharged from
the Treasury Department They paid out Of the
appropriation Of for temporary clerks made al
the last session, and that appropriation being
haused they were consequently discharged. As Sec
reary Sherman is convinced that the necessary dis
charges made each year when the appropriation s
exhausted greater distress than appropra-
tion and on account Of the great trouble given he
department., he will not recommend . renewal Of the
appropriation in his report to Congress.
WORK OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The House Appropriations Committee have dis
tributed to the various subcommittee the estimates
which have been submitted by the several depart
ments. These will be informally considered in the
interval between aI,l Friday, when formal
meeting Of the Appropriations Committee will again
be held.
The subcommittee, consisting Of Representatives.
Durham. Smith and Clymer. have completed the Mill
tary Academy BILL and it will be reported at the open
ing Of Congress. 1t is substantially the the
bill passed at the former session for the support Of
the Academy for the present fiscal year. He
A subcommittee, consisting Of Representatives
Atkins Foster and Durham, made considerable prog
reas to-day with the Legislative Executive and Ju-
dcia Appropriation bill
The Fertilization and Pension bills will be ready to
report to the House at an early day.
The joint committee to consider the question OF
transferring the Indian Bureau to the custody Of the
War Department are now announced TO sit with open
doors. The committee meets tomorrow.
The Ways and Means Committee have been called
to meet Tuesday of next week. Mr.. Fernando
Wood, the chairman Is expected to arrive on Friday
next.
AMOUNT OF STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS COINED.
The total number Of standard silver dollars coined
since their remonetzaton. up to and including the
23d inst is ss14b5l OF this number about ten and
= half million are in the United States Treasury.
some four million two hundred thousand are in the
Mint vanls, and the balance (alttle over five milon)
is in general circulation. The first coinage under the
Reconciliation act OF last session the 18th Of
March The total, il will be observed IL in Of
the minimum requirement Of the Law. which pro-
vided that less than two million nor more than
four million OF the standard silver dollars should bs
coined monthly