New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Friday

WASHINGTON, Friday, May 2, 1879.
The subscriptions TO the four per cent reunding GER
tiGcates since yesterdays report have amounted TO
$J11,S7O.
There is disposition prevailing in the House Com
mlttee on Expenditures Public Buildings 10 begin
an investigation looking to the ascertainment Of tie
actual or necessary cost OF various puDhc Dulungs
throughout the United States.
The Post Office Department has advertised for mail
carriage certain routes in all the states and Terri
tories There PA routes being mostly those ostaD
shed by the last post 6. large proportion Of
the located in the Northwest although there
quite large number in the South. In the New
England and i've Middle states there are only lO4 new
routes advertised. Proposals Will be received until
July 10. The decision will be announced before
July 81 ana services will begin October1
Orders have been issued by the Secretary OF War
General Pope. commanding the Depar nent OF the
Missouri to furnish such military forces may be
oured to enable the Indian Department keep tres
passers out of the Indian Territory, and enforce the
Presidents recent proclaim ation the subject The
force in the Indian Territory and vicinity is ample for
enforce tile Presidents orders and protect the treats
and other rights OF the Indians.
The receipts from Internal Revenue for the ten
months Of the present fiscal year ending April 80 were
Ss9O24 1888 81. Last year for the same period they
were SIS, 5s5.35A 50, showing decrease OF $780,
All o. During April the receipts fell off 81 42S-
O34 40 or more than double the decrease for tie
tire ten months Since the LIST inst Tue sales oil stamps
have very largely Increased, ana there Is every
prospect that the receipts OF the next two
will put large balance 10 the creuit of the
present year. the reduction of the tax
on some of the leading articles.
A dispatch from the American Legation at Rio de
Janeiro to the Department Of State offers some sug-
gestons regarding trade with Brazil II says what is
needed most there strong business houses OF un-
doubted financial characte The present attempts 10
secure trade to the United States seem failures.
mere agency and sample business Will not answer
the purpose. An American bank with a capital OF
81 600 900 or more would succeed, while one OF "a
small capital would fail The capital OF the Bank OF
Urazil 900 900, the English bank 100000, and
the Commercial Bank $6.O0O,0OO and stlll the com
nlaiut of Brazil is lack of money.
The National Board of Health has to-day addressed
latter TO Secretary Thompson asking the cooperation OF
the Navy Department In carrying into execution the
net troyidng for the construction OF refrgerang ana
dispfectng ship The board has decided that Willie Ii
n not sufficiently probable that such artificial reirlger
alton rs could be obtained IN an infected vessel at a
Southern port during the summer would so thoroughly
disnfect II rs ODyiae the necessity OF takng Othef
nrrcautiOns yet IL might be Of great assistance espe
cally I'M permitting discharge of cargo ana thorough
ceansing Of the ship without danger 10 those engaged
i'm the work Secretary Thompson designated the iOI-
lowing Board Of Naval Officers to-day TO examine cOh-
slider and report upon various plans submitted 10 the
National Board of Health Tor the construction OF the
refgerating ship, for which Congressional proysi0n
has been madei ChiefEngineer David smith' Fassed