Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-01

as dOuble-turretcd monitor built by the gov
erhment expressly for war. The attention of
tne reporter was also called to the fact that
this country had never subscribed to the
treaty OF Paris. The presence of the Austrian
corvette DandOla in Philadelphia, and the fact
that her officers would not be surprised to see
other Austrian en-Of-War following in her
wake, would indicate that Austria was going
TO look out for herself in a war which she con-
siders inevitable.
The Public Debt.
The recapitulatiOn of the statement of the
public debt of the United States for the month
of April, 1878, just issued, shows:
Debt bearing interest IN coin:
Bonds at per cent. S73S $4,000 90
BOndsat per cent t.............. 703 266,65O 90
BOnqS at 20 per cent. t........... 2lG0W.0O0 90
Bonds at per cent. So, $4,000 co
sl,735, ,735, $50 90
Debt bearing int in lautuI money:
Navy pension fund at per cent. $l4OO00OO 90
Debt on which interest has ceased
Slhce maturity. S6S3l,S5 70
Debt bearing no interest:
Old demand and legaltender
Certificates of deposit. ........... 2S3i5,o00 co
fractional currency. cy.............. l6S05,4H -
Com certificates. eS................ 55044.5U CO
$4i69OS,273 OF
Total debt bt...................s2 s2,2O3 475,773 %
Ah'ci ZS,i4i,Zo3 UO
Total debt, principal and int. >. 81, 232 223O2f Is
Cash IN the Treasury:
Coin ............... sl56 037, ,236 SO
currency ;..;;.:.....;. ;.....::....: 1,163l40 6S
fractional currency...... 100O0OOO 90
Special deposit held for redemp-
tOn OF certificates of deposit
as provided by laW......... 2S3lj 900 90
$l95, ,515.377 III
May !, 1878. .s2.O36, ,707,6ls p
Dllto, April i, lSIo........... 2039, 723, ,514 81
Decrease of debt during month. s,Ol5,s65 50
Ditto since June 80, 1877. $345054 81
Bonds issued to Pacific Railway companies,
interest payable in IN lawful money Principal
0ntstaadIng St S52 SIS I2 interest accrued and
United States, $S7 S96, ,3345O interest repaid by
transportation of mails etc, S., 1862, ,s524: baf-
ance an os OF oi interest paid by the United States,
COMMODORE BEAUMONT, chief signal officer
of the navy. and his staff, experimental with
the Very signal light on the White House lot
last evening.
NCPHERsON's Handbook of Politics for
1878" is in press, and will be issued soon after
the adjournment of Congress. 1t will be of
the same style as the other "Handbooks" of
the series.
THE PROPOSALS for mail bag tags were
opened at the P. o. department to-day. There
were eleven proposals, and three of the bid.
ders offered to furnish the tags for the same
amount, being the lowest bidders According
TO the new regulation of the department in
the case OF tie bids, the contract was awarded
s;yG Dy lot. VI The name OF A. j. Cnllers, of Wood
Bnscher and WOOD BIOS. Of Was6ineton toilf6e the
other lowest bidders, to bemoan their bad
luck.
WITHHOLDING PAY FROM UNCoNFIRMED P.
Ms.-Sixth Auditor McGrew has transmitted
to the Postmaster General a statement giving
the names OF thirteen pOstmasters and their
offices, from whom compensation and money
order commissions were withheld by his Office
Tor the fourth quarter Of 1877 and the first
quarter fn; Of lSls owing to the fact that the SEN
ate 1alied TO confirm them during the special
session, which was the one next following their
appointments. The Postmaster General sent
Ime statement aa 10 day to the chairmen of the
houses, calling attention to the matter, with a
view to such legislation during the present
session as will authorize the Sixth Auditors
once 10 allow the compensation thus withheld.
THE RESPONSIBILITY for the investigation
INTO tne relationships OF employees in the In
terror department, concerning which a circu.
lnr was recently issued, falls neither upOn the
Secretary OF the Interior nor the chief clerk of
the Patent Office, as respectively stated. but
upon the congressional committee which has
required the information to b. furnished.
TOWARD RESUMPTION.-Snce the order of
Secretary Sherman that silver be issued to the
amount of s., l,l67, ,69S in place of like amount
of legal-tender notes destroyed, which went
INTO effect yesterday morning, there has been
paid out at the Treasury in this city S. 500 in
silver for greenbackS. The principal demand
Tor silver Is on account Of the novelty; and It's
expected that the amount (s1, ,l67, ,693j author.
lied to be paid out for greenbacks in this
city and at the different subtreasurieS and
depositaries will not be exhausted until the
next monthly retirement of legal tenders,
When the amount Of such currency retired will
be paid out for silver. There-aTe numerous
other indications that the country is resuming.
Upon several occasions within the past few
DAYS the interest on United States bonds
has Deen paid in greenbacks insteaj of
gold, the parties to whom it was due prefer.
ring greenbacks to the gold they were enti.
tied to by law. To-day $l05, 900 OF such Interest
was paid in greenbacks, to man who nre.
1erred IL. The assistant treasurer at Rajti
more was I'm the city to-day and Reported a
similar condition OF affairs there. Similar re.
ports come from New York and elsewhere.
THE FUNERAL of VIM. Evarts, son of Secre
tary Evarts, took place at Windsor, VT. yes
nd