Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Gen. ehe'msn Thinks The Army Bands
Have rs Coca Right TO Earn Money as
Anybody EIss-The Auditor of Postal
Accounts BTsys a Little Too Much-Why
Direc or Burchsrd Thinks Silver Dol
lars Wont Circulate Largely-Thanks-
giving Regaita-The National Grange
The Office Seekers Compromise Squab-
bic for Positions in the inaugural Cele-
bratioD of Next March
WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 20.-Musicians
of San Antonio, Texas, have written the war
department protesting against the First in
faDtry band being permitted to play at con-
certs, balls, etc, thereby depriving the local
musicians from making living by their
profession. The general OF the army says:
"Regimentai bands are not maintained or
paid by the United States. Regimental COM
manders select the musicians from the COM
panies and thus create band whose ex-
penses have to be earned or paid out of the
pockets OF the officers. In despotic Russia
and in Germany soldiers are encouraged to
work for wages as tailOrs, shoemakers and
during harvest; to supplement- their small
pay, and do not see why in free America
a soldier may not by music work in his leis-
ure time and lay by little money to boy
the necessaries OF life, or to save up and buy
a farm after his enlistment. [ surely will
not deprive our soldiers of so simple and fair
privilege" The secretary of war concurs.
The United States training ship Ports
mouth ran aground just below the Washing
ton navy yard in coming up the river this
morning.
During October 81 ,312 Immigrants landed
in the United States.
Sixth Auditor McGrew has submitted his
annual report to the secretary of the treasury.
The only reccomm endation the report con-
tains, which has not already been published,
is that an appropriation be made for fifteen
additional clerks and one chief clerk as q
salary of 81, 100 per annum. In conclusion
he says: The accounts of the postoffice de-
partment, numbering over 100000, involv-
ing 5000, 100000, have been promptly settled,
collections made and liabilities paid with loss
80 slight as to be scarcely appreciable. Never
SIEGE the organization of the government
have the accounts of the postoffice depart
ment been in so satisfactory condition as
at the present time.
For the week ending Nov. 20, there were
distributed 422, 997 standard silver dollars,
For the corresponding week in 1879, 346, 492
were distributed. Director of the Mint Burch
ard says the statement purporting to give his
| opinion that the coinage of standard silver
| dollars can be continued fifteen years with
out Disturbing the actual circulation of gold
| is unauthorized. On the contrary he believes
that the proposition for issuing silver certifi-
Gates. which limit the circulation of stand
| ard silver dollars, and the opposition of bank
ers and business men, which drives silver
dollars into the trea sury, does and will pre-
vent their circulation in the country to the
extent that five franc pieces circulate in
France.
| Internal Revenue Collector Marks,of New
| Orleans, has forwarded to Commissioner
Raum letter received from Deputy Coliec-
| tor b. N. Lariea, who has charge OF the up
| per parishes of louisiana, bordering On the
river. The letter is dated Lake Providence
Nov. TO- and says: "In consequence of my
candidature for Congress upon the Repub-
lican ticket, the spirit of intolerance which
prevails here, and the attempts which have
been made to assassinaie me, the assassina-
ton of D. W. B. Jones, editor of my paper.
because of his active support of the Garfield
electors and myself, renders it utterly impos
sible for me to properly discharge my
duties as deputy collector of internal revenue
for this district. In addition, l have to in
form you that / am, at this moment, {
prisoner in my own house, and dare not e
out for fear of immediate ASSASSINATION.
fiud it also necessary to leave this collection
district, at least for the present, to secure
my personal safety. Please advise me wha
to do in the premises" In reply, Gen. Rauu
this afternoon telegraphed Collector Mark
at New Orleans, as follows: 81 d.
| int IN
to be intimidated and driver
from their districts. Employ five compe
tent and courageous men and arm then
well, to accompany Deputy Collector Lar
J niea in policing his division and enforcing