, 1881-11-05
TElEGRAPhlC.
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w.sHINGroS Nov. Line oeo' s'@'e
ment issued to-day shows decrease oi
the uublic debt during the month oi si','
s91 45s Cash in treasury, S24o, ,vo,"I;
,ol5 certificates, s527, $40; silver certih-
cate, s6s 327. go; certificates Of deposits
outstanding, 81 80 900; refundins GER
.iseates. sos, $50: fractional currency
s7,Oe3, isl; cash balance
available to-day, sl44, ,493, AS
Why Confederate Bonds are "e
Thare have been several applications
at the treasury department recently oy
per,ops who make contracts to collect iof
the Government balances remaining IN the
h.nk Of England to the credit OF the de-
funct confederate states Agar oi WASH
;nytop had contract Of this KIND maze
with Secretar, sherman; This contract
expired last September and Agar tailed 10
n.t the money. He said this money was
denosi,ed in some peculiar manner and
controlled by FIVE trustees, who no" COZ
L., interest annually, and that JEFF
Davis and Judah T. Benjamin are two ol
these trustees. 1t is with the nope of
Getting this money tha. English capital
lists are buying confederate bonds and
that Eenismiu has been retained by these
capitalists as tier lawyer. As he THINKS
he can recover the money IN payment OF
confederate bonds, Solicitor Reynor OF
tbe treasury intends to call the BRUSH
Governments attention to the money wi.h
a view IF recovering it for the .ui'e'
States.
xotr, from the Capital.
Estimates Tor postal service next fiscal
wear s43, ,G62, 800, of which the revenues
vii, furnish 4a,74I,122, leaving a de
ficiency to be supplied by the genera
treasury IF s9,9oO,o7s-
Saturday last Strathsm was appointed
postmaster al Lynchburg, vice Wilson,
suspended. :,
I, is reported that Postmaster General
lanes will be succeeded by C. l. fliley,
Of -. Louis, on January lst
II is stated the president has offered
the secre,aryship of the Interior to J. b.
Williamson. Of Iowa, formerly c1mmis-
s;oper General Of the land Office.
The president has appointed }. X. Nc
Cannon. commissioner of railroads vice
Theorhllus French.
Grant on Top.
Nrw YoEK, Nov. l. 4 Herald 5
Washington special says 1t is reported
ON GOOD authority that Grant Is urging
Gen. Beals for the navy department, and
II is known Beals is anxions for the NOM
ipation. and Grants intimacy with him
has been marked. He was Beals guest
durino his recent visit to Washington.
The recent nomination Of Frank Hatton,
a particularly stalwart Grant man rs hrst
assistant postmaster general, is regarded
as SIGNIFICANT. He has charge OF ap-
pointmemt of offices which practically con-
trols appointments Of all postmasters
under those of first class.
\ HerdITs Washington special says :;
Blaine says he will retire in December.
The cabinet he says, will be Grant from
top to bottom after January lst- He
thinks Frelinghuysen will be secretary OF
state. The business arrangements OF
LANES in New York will probably make 4
vacancy in the postmaster generalship
after january 1st. and an undoubted stall
to whether Lincoln will go or not, Blaine
did not express himself.
SAN FK,NCISCO, Oct. 31.-The work
ingmen's party Of California died nat
ural death yesterday. Members of the
state central committee met, and after a
lnng discussion decided that was useless
to continue the existence If the head of
an organization which has neither body or
tail. 1t was further decided tC devote
the funds remaining on hand, about $50,
to some worthy charitable object but
the members seemed to consider each
other, b. the collapse of their party, OBJ
jects of charity, and divided it among
themselves.
Items Fron, Ireland.
DUELIN, Nov. IA military force was
sent to BeIlnlully from Balmiale to 9uell
disturbances to-day. Police vert drafted
from all quarters and a workhOuse con-
verted into barracks.
Archbishop Tuam. i'll sermon on All
SAINTS day, condemned the doctrines o!
"no rent in unsparing language.
The first decision under the land act
was gwen at Monaghan to-day. The
commissioners, after viewing the holding
IN the case, reduced the rent by fifty
shillings for the next fifteen years.
Sexton was released from prison on ac
count of i'll health.
The government has discovered the de-
linquent who conveyed Parnell's last
manifesto from the kilmainham Jail
Constable Delaney has been committed
for trial for an unprovoked assault by
hun during the recent disturbances in