The New York herald., 1879-07-13
w A S Ii / N G. II O N.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

NINCrAL WRSflN0 ON UCoTAI S1Co.
WASHINGTON. July ~, 1872
PURCHASE OF SILVER BY THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMrNT.
The Treasury Department has never experienced
any difficulty in securing all the silver req uired for
coming standard silver dollars ut the Philadelphia
Mint IN purchasing for the Western mints, how
ever. there has been much difficulty as nearly all
offers for delivery at San Francisco and Carson City
during several months past have been from one to
two and half cents per above the market rate
At the regular opening Of bids last Wednesday all
offers from the West We're above the market rate and
were consequently declined Secretary sherman
however made the parties Offering large lots of
silver counter offers of what he considered the market
price, Nearly all of them accepted No difrcultyin
securing silver tor the Western mints is therefore
apprehended under this new plan of buying About
four hundred thousand ounces of silver were pur-
chased during the present week.
PROCEEDINGS IN FEDERAL COURTS UNDER THE
NEW LAW.
In order to obviate unnecessary delay in con.
vening the District Court of Charleston, s. c. the
Attorney General has forwarded by telegraph to the
Judge of that court copy of the new law
making provision for the Judicial expenses of
the government and prescribing the mode
of drawing jures The juries had been
selected under tho provisions of the old
law. but upon receipt of the new act they were all
dismissed. and commissioner appointed under
existing law to act in conjunction with the Clerk Of
the Court in drawing jurors from a list This
Court will, therefore, be the first to proceed with
business under the new law.
The following circular to United States marshals
has been issued by the Attorney General,--
The bill providing for the expenses of the United
States courts for the fiscal year ending June 3O $780,
is apportioned into specific appropriations that
cannot be diverted 80 other expenses under any cir
cumstances.
To enable the department. to keep court expenses
within the limit Of each appropriation it will be
necessary for you. to set forth the items Of your
requisitons with great You will please avoid
asking for advance of gross sum- but you will
make requisition against each appropriation for the
amount estimated. You will particularly observe
this direction; otherwise the requsiton win be re-
turned for compliance with this rule and delay
will thus be caused.
This apportionment Of funds will require you to
keep your accounts so that it may be known how
much money is in your hands to the credit of each
appropriation at any given time Such account
and reports and your weekly itemzed statements
must correspond to each separate appropriation.
Accompanying the circular are blanks for marshals
to adopt in making requisitions for funds and di-
recting them to the money only for the objects
mentioned theren-namely. for fees of Jurors. for
fees OF witnesses, for support Of United States
prisoners and for miscellaneous expenses. Mar
blanks to observe that the specific sum which
is advanced from one appropriation must be
expended for the purpose of such appropriation
alone and as each division of expenses has it's pecu
liar appropriation. the accounts therefore, Of such
appropriation must be kept distinct and separate
from the accounts of another appropriation. and
further requiring them to keep their books that
they will show how much has been advanced to them
from each appropriation. and how much is to its
daily credit.
NUMBER OF MEN SUPPLIED TO THE UNION
ARMY BY STATES.
A statement has been issued by the War Depart
ment giving the number of men furnished the
Union army by each State and Territory and the
District of Columbia from April 15 1861, to the close
the of the rebellion. It shows that the total
number of volunteers 2,67s.967, divided as
follows: Maine. 72.1l4; New Hampshire. 36.629
Vermont. 35,262; Massachusetts. 152O4s; Rhode
Island, 23.G99 Connecticut. 57.379; New York.
O47; New Jersey, S1010; Pennsylvania, 366, ,107
Delaware 1850; Maryland, 50.316; West Virginia.
32,O6s: District of Columbia. 16.s72 Ohio. 3l9.659;
Indiana 1877 lat; Illinois. 259 147 Michigan. 89.372;
Wisconsin. 96424; Minnesota, 25.052; Iowa. 76.3O9;
Missouri, O9111; Kentucky. 79O25 Kansas. 2O.15l;
Tennessee. 3l,092; Arkansas. $3.50; North Caro-
lima. 1856; California, 1928; Nevada. 1.osO;
Oregon, 1910; Washington Territory. 964;
Nebraska Territory 315; Colorado Territory, 49O3;
Dakota Territory, 2O6 New Mexico Territory. 6.561
Alabama. 2.576 Florida 1880; Louisiana, s,224; Mis-.
sissippi 545; Texas. 1865. and the Indian nation.
35,O3O The troops furnished by the Southern States
were with the exception of those Of Louisiana nearly
all white. Florida furnished two regiments of
airy. Alabama white regiment Mississippi one
battalion and North Carolina two regiments Of
airy.
POST OFFICE REVENUE.
A tabular statement has been prepared at the Post
Office Department making o comparison between
the issue OF stamps. stamped envelopes and postal
cards for 1878 and 1879 The total value Of this
year issues $40. 050 increase Of. S97l 1865
over value of those of last year. The increase in
the number of ordinary postage stamps issued is
only 4.29 per cent as compared with increase Of
766 per cent for 1878 over 1877. This comparative
falling off is due to the effect of the law for
the compensation of postmasters. which, having
for basis the number of stamps cancelled instead
of the number sold has put stop to speculative
purchases. There is decrease in the value and
number Of newspaper and periodical stamps and
stamped envelopes and wrappers. There were
22l sO7 postal cards issued. increase of
than ten per cent The in the value Of sales
to the public between the two years is 81 .OO3.
ARMY INrELLIGENCE.