The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-14
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON.
The Days DOings at the Cap.
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The Days DOings at the Cap
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Washington, 13.--The amount OF
coin now held by the national banks
is nearly equal to the total cash re-
serve required By law.
In the case of the deputy collectors
and msrshals recently arrested in
Campbell County, Ga for killing one
of party of moonshiners, Commits
sioner Raum was, to- day, notified by
telegraph that Judge Woods, OF the
United States Circuit Court, has de-
cided that the case is in the United
States courts; that the issue of the
warrant by the state magistrate and
arrest under the same is IN fact a
suit or action begun, and such q case
can be transferred to the United States
courts without waiting for bills Of in
dictment by the state grand jury.
The hearing on the habeas corpus
Writs, looking to the unconditional
discharge of the Tsvanue officers, will
come up for consideration tomorrow.
The postmaster general has issued
Oh ders intended to break up the exist
ing practice of certain classes of mer-
chants, manufacturers, inventors and
agents, who send through the mails
printed advertising cards of vari-
GUS shapes and sizes, with q
1c. postage stamp affixed. The
postotfice department officials claim
that this practice, which is growing
one, hiss of late become q serious an
noyance and hindrance to the promp:
distribution OF mail matter, psrticu-
larly on the railway mail service.
The order declares that the postal
card furnished by the postofice de-
partment is the only card matter that
will, for the purposes indicated, be
transmitted in the mails, whether it
be printed or written upon, at less
rate than Sc. for each half ounce or
fraction thereof. The order takes
effect October Let, 1880.
The cabinet, to-day, resolved to
have q thorough investigation of the
loss of the steamer Narragansett, OF
the Stonington Line, to Boston, in
Long Island Sound, few weeks ago,
to determine whether the steamboat
inspectors are in any measure re.
sponslble for the disaster by which so
many lives we're lost
Statements regarding the prepara-
ton for the entry of Captain Payne
and his followers into Indian Terri
tory, and the question relative to the
Ponca Indians leaving their reserva-
ton, were also topics OF brief discus
sion; but no action was taken, it
being considered best not to interfere
until something of an official char
acter has been received.
The question of the st. Louis dis.
trict attorneyship was considered,
aud it was decided to Ieappoint E.
NJ. Bliss, present enoumbent-
The president said he thought
Judge Lawrence, OF Ohio. would
eventually withdraw his declination
and accept tne Office of the first
comptroller of the currency, recently
rendered.
To-day was the WRrmest OF the
season. In the treasury building,
where heat is generally less felt than
in any othsr of the public buildings,
the mercury indicated from $50 to
930' Employees we're dismissed at 8
pm, one hour earlier than usual.
The state department, to-day. re-
ceived dispatches from Minister May.
nard, at Constautinople, stating that
he bad been waiting, without sue
cess, ten days for an audience With
the Sultan to bid him the customary
diplomatic farewell, and asking
whether he should delay his depar-
ture any longer 10 obtain an audi
ence, or return to the United States
at once. The President directed that
a reply should be sent instructing
Minister Maynard TO use his own dis
erection about waiting for an inter-
view with the Sultan, but at the same |
time urging him to make reasonable |
haste to return and take the Office OF
postmaster general.
Chicago, 14.-IRter- Oceans Wash
ington Secretary 6churz will leave
probably on Saturday for bis western
tour. He speaks ct indianapolis On
18th.