Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-21

WASHINGTON. July 20.-The treasury now
holds $349, 030, 800 in United States bonds to
secure national bank circulation, and 3d.
900, 400 in bonds to secure public deposits;
United States bonds deposited for circulation
for the week ending to-day, $1,I35, 900;
United States bonds held for circulation with
drawn for the week ending to-day, S9l0, 600;
national bank circulation of outstanding cur
rency to-day, 1922, 1892, 816; gold notes, ST.
432, 120; internal revenue receipts to-day
were 1856, 760 customs receipts, 1908, 529;
receipts of national bank notes for the week,
compared with the corresponding period last
year, 1877, 81. 975 900; 1878, $5,242, 900; re-
ceipts to-day, 1851, 900. Subscriptions to the
per cent. loan to-day amounted to SIG, 40.
General Charles K. Graham, of New York
city, has been appointed surveyor of customs
at that port, vice General E. A. Merritt, ap-
pointed collector of customs.
Hon. James Tanner, collector of taxes in
Brooklyn, General John G. Robinson and
others, members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, say the report that their organiza-
ton Is concerned in securing a change of Of
hcers in this State, or having anything to do
In the matter, is false.
Mexican silver dollars and United States
trade dollars are purchased as bullion at the
Philadelphia mint and the assay office, New
York, at an equivalent of the London rate
for silver on the day of purchase, less one
lars. 1t Is expected that the New Orleans
mint will be ready to commence purchasing
Mexican and trade dollars on the above terms
about the first proximo.
The Indian agent at Umatilla agency hav-
ing telegraphed that many friendly Indians
had lost their stock, crops and provisions, and
that he had issued his private cattle to them,
and asking that some arrangements be made
for them soon. or they will either starve or
steal, Acting Indian Commissioner Leeds i'm
mediately replied: Purchase supplies abso-
lutely necessary, not to exceed three thousand
dollars; will issue certified vouchers"
The commission to negotiate with the Ute
Indians in Colorado, with the view of their
removal to the northern part of the State,
will meet at Fort Garland ON the twenty
fifth instant, en- route to the southern Ute
agency, thence to Los Pinos and White
river. The commission consists of General
Edward Hatch, U. S. A; VIM. Stockney of
the board OF Indian commissioners, and N.
Q. M 'Farland, of Topeka, Kansas.
Regular miscellaneous bids for carrying the
United States mails on upward of seven hun
dred routes, were closed by the postoffice de-
partment this afternoon. Awards will be
made soon.
Under recent decisions of the secretary of
the treasury, there will necessarily soon be a
large quantity of gold and silver moving
about. For its transportation by express the
government would have to disburse large
sums OF money. The question has been raised
whether this coin cannot be sent in United
States postal cars as through mails Under
such an arrangement the government would
have to pay only about one-seventh of what
the expressage would be. The question was
discussed at the cabinet meeting yesterday,
but not definitely settled. Correspondence
concerning 1t Is going on betweed the treas
ury and postofhce departments
Owing to the reductions in the appropria-
tons for the patent Office, twenty three clerks
were dismissed to day.