New-York tribune., 1881-03-30
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL
INTOXICATING LIQUORS DEFINED.

WASHINGTON. Tuesday, March 20, 1851
On February ~, President Hayes caused 70 be
issued general order prohibiting the sale Of all in
toxicating liquors ar military posts and stations.
Adjutant- General Drum has issued q general order,
in which he says: Tho words Intoxicating liquors
are understood in their common acceptatiOn, and
embrace what are generally known ardent spirits.
brandy, whiskey, GIN rum. and liquors containing
a large percentage OF alcohol, aud do not include
light wines, cider, beer or ale"
coLoPED COLONIZATION SCHEME.
number of gentlemen interested in the proposed
New-MexicO colOred colonization scheme called on
President Garfield yesterday. DR.. Harvey, secretary
of tho Howard University said to the President that
the University was interestedin large tract of land
in New-Mexico, and that it proposed to have it
examined with view TO its settlement by colored
emigrants from the South For this purpose it was
deemed necessary TO have delegation ' slt the
Territory to inspect the land, and the President
renuestcd TO aid them by furnishing a small escort
OF soldiers TO insure the safety OF the exploring
party.
ISSUE OF FOUR AND HALF PER CENT BONDS.
There is pretty good ground for tho belief that
the Secretary of the Treasury will, within few
days-possibly before the end of this week-decide
to offer for sale for refunding purposes the amount
remaining unlssued of the bonds authorized by the
Funding act of 1870; and that he will choose for
this purpose four and half per cent bonds of the
will mature In 1891. 1t is regarded as probable
that such sale would yield about $115,OOOOOO
with which to call in and redeem an equal amount
of outstanding fives skies. II call for five per
cents should be issued the 1st of April. IL would
mature on the 1st of july the same day upon which
the six per cents become subject to redemption.
MAIL CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The following awards for mail messenger trans
fer and mail station service from July l, 1881. to
June 80 1855, were made at the Post Office Depart
oy,I tro,.
service, Boston, A. L. EoOne, $16.777 per annum
mail station service, Boston, A. +. Boone, $6,777
per annum; mail messenger and transfer service,
Providence r. l., G.. X. Otis, So 474 per aunuIn
mail messenger aud transfer service New-York City,
G. l. rrett, So5424 per annum; mail station ser
vice, New-York City, T.. Barrett $15,406 per an
mum mail messenger and mail station service,
Brooklyn, N. Y, A. f. Boone, 1927 per annum;
mail messenger, transfer and mail station service,
Philadelphia, Edward Cannon, $2375l per annum;
branch Office service at Philadelphia. ID. Campbell,
81 $40 Der annum; mail messenger and transfer
service, Pittsburg, Penn, X. NJ. Brimmer, $3.50
Der annum; mail messenger service, Baltimore, Nd,
w. r. Renshaw. $6,425 per annum.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics in his eighth
monthly statement for the current fiscal year. of the
imports and exports of the United States. says the
excess of exports of merchandise as follows:
Month ending February 29. 1881, $19.9002 295;
month ended February 20, 1880. $4,3o9 ,2o2, eight
months ended February o. 1881, $21O.3S7, ,405;
eight months ended February 20. 1880,
Sf52. .81s 3O5; twelve months ended February %,
1881, S225, ,453. .O12; twelve months ended Febrn-
ary 20, $780, $212 300 OH. The excess OF imports
or ,of EXPORTS of gold and silver coin and bullion
was 81 on follows: Month ended February % 1881
excess Of exports $405, ,073; month ended LED Febru-
eerv 90 1880 excess of ImpoTts $27o,762 eight
ra99nfhs ended February rs, 1881 texcess Of i'm
nortsI. s72 175, ,S6B; eight months ended led February
Se. 1850 excess of importsl, W.. .464,s92; twelve
n,n,ntSs ended February 49, 1881 excess OF iports
sR7o f,lla 365 twelve months ended February 20,
Yss6 excess of imports), SOS, ,78l ,206.