The New York herald., 1879-11-23
w ASHIN GTO N.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPAI ICHES. X
wAsHINGToN. Nov 90. 1879.
SECRETARY M'cRARY's COMING REPORT.
The annual report of the Secretary of War will be
given out tomorrow for publication Monday morn
ing. Referring to the Ute outbreak Secretary Nc
Crary will specially commend Captains Payne and
Dodge for their gallant conduct. and will take the
ground that the government should insist on its
demand for the surrender and punishment
OF the Indians responsible for the Meeker
massacre and the treacherous attack upon Major
Thornburghs command. The Secretary will recon-
mend the sale and abandonment Of certain military
posts. and. as heretofore stated he will concur in
General Sherman's recommendation that the force
OF the army be fixed at $4,000 men, exclusive OF
those on detached service. His argument in
support of this recommendation is understood
to be brief though vigorous. The Secretary
OF War has reduced the engineers estimates
for river and harbor improvements during the next
fiscal year from about S14 900 to $500O,O00 and
he has also made reduction of 5000, 900 from
the estimates aggrcgating about S1o,o00.00o which
were submitted for all other public works under the
War Department
COST OF OUR DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SER
VICE.
The report of the Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1S79 which has just
been submitted to the Secretary, shows that the
penses Of all missions abroad for salaries contin-
gencies and loss by exchange for the year as
folows-
For salaries s..... ................. $2sl 3l5 SO
Loss by exchange. e....................... 1892 81
Iotal. S33o,395 81
The consular fees and consular salaries. and emolu
mi to Off hy
drafts We're in the aggregate follows:-
For salary and emoluments ......... $54S. .665 O5
fees received. Observation-Disclosures. 6S2.9Ol IL
LosS Dy exchange. .......... 2.S39 Il
There was expended during the year for the relief
of American seamen. 3,5O1 As.
The amount expended for contingencies of consul
ates exclusive of the for the quarter ending
June 30 1879. which has not yet been received. ag
gregates s1i3979 25. There disbursed by United
States bankers at London during the year
$371,7 ,729 Al.
REVENUE IN NEW YORK. OHIO AND PENNsYL-
vANIA.
The expenses Of collecting the internal revenue
for the fiscal year in New York. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vana were follows New York. $3.50 93l Os; Ohio,
s13Oso5 SO; Pennsylvania. S16a.9s7 s5. The aggre-
gate compensation of collectors. with their miscel-
the year was:-salary, $41Os32 %; expenses,
s1.3sl,l72 g. The total expenses of collecting
s.S61. .105 Gil of administering Office. O22 265 2;
for revenue stamps and assessment lists,
$127, ,9S0.540 49, The compensation of storekeepers
aggregated SS31 72S GO. The report concludes with
q tabulated statement. showing the amounts
pended for internal revenue stamps of all descrp-
tions
FRENCH OFFICIALS EXAMINING OUR POSTAL.
AND TELEGRAPHIc SYSTEMS.
M. Paul Mayne Inspecteur les Postes ct Tele
graphes and M. Henri Pelletier. also officer Of
the postal and teegraphc service Of France called
upon Postmaster General Key to-day and presented
letters of Introduction soliciting for them.
the part of the French government.
such ufacilities as he might feel inclined to
place at their disposal in furtherance of
examination of and report upon the postal service
aud the elegraphs Of this country. Mr.. Key at
gave orders which will enable these French experts
possess themselves Of all the desired information
in regard to the practical operations of the Post
Office Department. and will facilitate their inquiries
of u similar nature elsewhere throughout the coun-
try.
THE PATENT OFFICE AND TRADE MARKS.
Since the announcement of the Supreme Courts
opinion adverse to the constitutionality of the
Patents has received number of letters demanding
of fees received by the Patent Once for the
registration of trade marks. and many other CON-
munications inquiring what course will be pursued
in regard to the pending future applications for
the registry of trade marks presented on behalf of
persons who desire to avail themselves of the
existing registration system for the purpose of max
ing record OF evidence with view to future egis-
lation on the subject for in suits between
residents of different States. which, in the opinion Of
some of his correspondents, might still be main
tanned under the Supreme Court decision. All such
inquiries will be answered by the following circular
which was prepared by Commissioner Paine to-day
in accordance with instructions given to him by the
Secretary OF the INTERIOR
The Supreme Court Of the United States having ad
Judged Of July r. 1870 regulating the registration
Dppcaons viii be suspended until fur er instructions
shall 20 S sT ns Or srss will
only in favor OF those persons who with ui knowledge
registration Foes heretofore paid in trade mark
gress
THE PRESIDENTS OF FRANCE AND THE uNriEp
STATES.
The company recently organized in France under
the corporate name of tho 'Compagne FRANCHISE du
Telegraphe do Paris Now York; having obtained
permission from the American government to land
its cable the coast of tho Omitted States subject
to the usual conditions and RESTRICTIONS success
fully completed tho work Of laying the cable by
1t ut Cape Cod. as has already becn an
nounced. The of the cable by the public was
inaugurated by tho exchange of the following
courtescs between the Chief Magistrates of Franco
and the United States -
On the 10th inst the following telegram sent
from Paris by the now French cablc:-
TO the PRESIDENT or UNITED STATES at Washing.
The President of tho French Republic tho
cable which unios France and America by sending
The OF his cordial sentiments to the Pres