, 1879-07-06
An lsnperious Clerk Runs Against
the Wrong. Man.
Remarkable Improvement in the Con.
ditlon Of Our Foreign Trade.
The Balance in Favor OF the United
States Increasing Rapidly.
Democratic Scheme to Euchre Bayard Is
Finance Chairman.
Proposition to Remove All Clerks %
Democratic Proclivitiea.

Special Dispatch to The 1ri1uns-
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 5.-An amusing IN
cident occurred at the State Department Thurs
day. That Department is higll-toned estab-
lishment~ On Thursday two gentlemen and
three ladies entered the Passport Bureau. The
clerk with naughty air bade the visitors to
take seats The mandate was obeyed- After
pause the clerk asked if they wanted passports.
One Of the gentlemen, with more courage than
his companion, responded that bis friends did.
The clerk then sharply scruttnized the visitors,
aud said that he did not know them, and he
should require the guarantee Of some reputable
person as to their good character. II vouch for
this gentleman and these ladies'" modestly said
the spokesman Of the party. land who are
you?" demanded the clerk imperiously. "My
name is Darid N. Ker,'' was the reply. It is
needless to add that the Postmaster-deneral
and his friends were Immediately overwhelmed
with ohsequious attentions.
EXPORTS AND MPoRTs-
From reports made to the Treasury Depart
mcnt, it appears that during the last five months
the increase in the national resources in the
matter OF excess Of exports amounted to
$10S 900 coo. At this rate the excess for
the year would be about $260, ,000, 900.
From these facts the inference is made that for
the fiscal year the returns will be substantially
as follows: Domestic exports, SOS, ,60o, 900; for
eign exports. 81, 400, 600; total exports, $71,-
0o0, 600; imports, $44I, 500, 600; excess of e1-
ports over imports, S269, 200, 600 With every
prospect Of extraordinary crops in this country
md OF short crops abroad it may fairlJ be said
that the excess for the last half Of the year 1879
will probably be larger than the excess for the
first half Of the year.
DIED.
n. Mel. Boynton, brother Of Gen Henry Y.
Boyntop, correspondent OF the Cinclnuati Ga
zate, and Charles Boynton, New York Agent Of
the Western Associated Press, died here this
morning after lingering malaril Illness MIR.
Boyntor began to fail six months ago, since
which time he has been compelled to rclinauish
Journalistic pursuits. He was greatly esteemed
by al Hho knew him.
DULLEEss
To-day YVES another dies Don in Governmental
life. It had not been expected that any Gov
ernmeut business would be transacted until
Monday. That expectation was realized. From
the great Treasury Department no mail was
dispatched. The Departmental machinery will
not have returned to it's normal condition until
next week The chief exception to the cessa-
ton Of work was in the Offices OF the Treasurer
and Register, where, owing to the vast amount
Of labor connected with the exchange and re-
demption of bonds, clerks are required to do
double duty.
The Democratic opponents Of Senator Bayard
have formed the plan Of increasing the Finance
Committee next winter by two, SO that it would
not be possible for Bayard 70 form any comhi-
nation with the Republicans. This prec2ution,
however, is unnecessary, as the Republicans
were united only in opposition to the Warner
bill and like measures. for the reason that it
was not thought TO hs g:l::s s Se:
before inc on1o mpaign- Next winter some
o. q he 4sseTubl1can Senators on the. Finance
Committee will not consent to postponemcnt
Of action on the Warner bill. but will insist
upon disposing Of it.
Fx-Copere.sman Southland, Of Ohio, srrtyed
here this morning from Columbus. Mr. South
ard says that both parties are very confident Of
euccess in October. He thinks that large vote
rill be polled, as there is general conviction
that the coming campaign Is closely connected
with the Presidency.
REMOVALS DEMANDED.
There are reports taut al. the Democrats n
the Departments, and there are good many of
them. are to be removed Members OF the Re
publican Congressional Campaign Committee
ere certainly anxious that it should De done, anu
there arc Indications that it will be 10 some
of the Departments. The argument made in
favor of it is that the present attitude Of the
Democratic party towards the Republicans ana
the Administration warrants the restoration o1
the Democratic principle that to the V1ctors De-
long the sooils-
SENATOR THURMAN
:; +,11 e,noxrhot freh1a hy reason of the fnGis-