Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-09

the Presidential contest between the republican
mood for firing them off, after emerging from
campaign which has cost him many tn )usandS
Of dollars and ended so disastrouslj for him.
THE POSTAL MONEY ORDER OFFIcE.-Fipm
the annual report of the operations OF the postal
money order Office, it appears that at the end
of the last fiscal year the number OF money
order offices was 4,143, an increase from the
commencement OF the year OF 45!. During the
year 5,6l3,l17 domestic money orders, amount-
ing to $sl ,442 364.s7, were issued, and 55Is,34i
amounting to $780, ,455 20, were paid. The fee
received by pOstmasters for the issue OF domeS-
tic money orders amounted to s7l5,261.2o. The
increase over the previous year in orders issue
is 81 per cent: In orders paid II .49 per cent?
and in amount Of fees received IA 81 per cent.
This increase is mainly attributed TO an i'm
provement in the commercial condition Of the
country. The net revenue from the dome site
business is $202, ,95237 being $lo302l Is gre tter
than that OF the previous year. 1nternatiOna
money orders issued during the year cause the
aggregate of all money orders issued to amount
to ,9O5 representing $s3, ,490 o61.I3, and the
number paid to amount to 5,652, ,3SI, representing
ss2, ,2O2, a23.11. The aggregate revenue, e5timat-
ing the amount derived from the exchange of
money orders with foreign countries, which is
not yet ascertaned, at $1,000, is s211,952.31. De-
ducting expenses, the absolute net profit is
$302S.46.
THE FISHERIES DISrUTE-The question at is
Sue between this government and England con-
No reply to Mr.. Eyarts memorandum Of Sep
tember 2Sth has been received. A reply. how
ever. is expected shortly, but it may come after
tie day-the Esd inst.-tixed for the payment of
tie $3.50 award to England. The Secretary's
note called for an open ayowal or disavOwal by
the British government OF the claim OF New
FOundland that the rights guaranteed to Amer
lean fishermen by the treaty of Washington are
subject to her local laws. The Secretary indi-
Gated pretty clearly that il England took the at
hfmat'ye on this question the payment OF the
-ntfy hn witt llnIf
has been considerably strengthened by the
uEalilnity with which the whole press of this
country has upheld him. SO it may be almost
certainly predicted that should the expected
reply OF Lord Salisbury be antagoniStic 10
The position we have taken the whole subject
win md its way back into Congress with
some very strong recommendations from the
administration. If no reply is received from
England before the sd instant, the award will
not be paid on that date, the protection OF our
fishermen i'll their guaranteed rights being
Ceemed Sufclent grounds for Withholding pay
ment. The state department is very anxious TO
see what comments the English press may MAKE
On tie question at issue. The PaH NaH Gazette
and the London Daily Netcs are the only two
that have been so far heard from. The former
was rather severe in its criticism OF Mr.. Eyarts'
course, bnt the latter indicated that there are
people in England from whom fair considera-
ton OF tie subject may be expected.
TEE SECRETARY CT WAR has directed Surgeons
T. A. McParlin ard John S. Billing to represent
lnc [heuical tle ARMY at q special
meeting OF the American Public Health Assnci-
alton to be held in Richmond, VI. on the 10Th
instant.
THE NEED OF CALIFORNIA; VOTE to add TO the
units in vote for President by state de.ega-
tiGnS in the 18th Congress will make it so much
coveted by both political organizations that it is
quite probable the perpleXing question OF Chi
nese immigration VIII have a good deal to do
with the verdict OF the state. Congress at its
last session tackled the Chinese problem to the
extent OF adopting resolution. which the Sec
retary OF state communicated TO the Pekin all
tI0Tlt1es, which mildly limited at the revision
or tie Burlngame treaty. Further. it did moth
ing. The second session of the 18th Congress to
nvene three weeks hence will be confronted
again with the question, and it is quite proba-
be that il tie House OF Representatives does
not take steps to limit, at least, the Chinese in
huX into California, that the vote OF the state
Will he hOpeieSSly lost to the democratic party
The position in which both parties find them
selves is perplexing one.
LAST TUESDAYS LIGHTNING sc ems to have
struck plir cipally at chair Inen OF committees of
the present House. Those holding such oo5ltie ms
and who were renominatcd and not elected are:
1hrockmoiton. OF the Pacific Railroad COM
mittee; Waddell, Of Post Offices and Post Roads !:
NMlillams, OF the District OF Columbia; Eden, OF
war Claims; Cutler, OF Agriculture; Banning,
OF Military Affairs Ross, of Militia; SWAIN, OF
Foreign Affairs; Franklin, Of Territories: Rice
Of nvald Pensions; df .Se Bee6e Of Mines and
D.
Roberts, OF Accounts; Glover, OF Expenditures
In the Treasury Department; Willis, or EXpendi-
lures in the Navy Department.; Harri son, Of
Reform in the Civil Service; Southland of the
Committee on the Presidential Count; and Ham,
1ltOn, Of Enrolled Bills.
NEW YoBK FINANCIERs AT THE TREASURY
Messrs. w. A. Camp, G. F. Barker, W. A. Hail.
X. b. Sherman, G. S. COe, w. S. Jenkins and
one or two other gentlemen, comprising the
New YORK Clearance House committee, had a
consultation with Secretary Sherman and
Comptroller OF the Currency Knox yesterday
The consultation had for its object the agree
ment upon some plan or plans by which the
public business of the government can be
better facilitated through the Clearance House
association. This was all that would be given
out concerning the consultation. 1t was de-
MED that 1t had anything to do with a reduc-
uon OF the tax on national banks. Some state
that the manner in Which the association pro-
poses to facilitate public business is to a,d
In the workings OF the resumption act The
committee met Secretary Sherman again this
morning, and Ill company with him called on
the President