New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.


General Sherman has to Philadelphia for short
visit.
The Treasury to-day purchased 100000 ounces Of sill
yer for distribution at the San Francisco, NewOrleans
and Philadelphia mints.
The President has signed the act authorizing the ar
chitect of the Capitol to make certain changes and re-
pairs in the II Ouse wing of the Capitol
The Board of Army Engineers appointed by the secre-
tary consider for the reclamation OF the
Potomac flats will meet IN this city tomorrow
The biennial readiustment of the salaries OF Presden-
tial posmasters Will lie begun in short time AT the
Post Office Department. There are at present about
strong effort is being made for the removal Of Col
ector Andrew Clark, al Atlanta, Ga. The President
has however promised Collector Clark fair hearing
before any change II made
General Sherman has recommended that the school at
Fort Myer for the instruction Of officers in military sig
Mailing he broken M and this instruction be given III
future al the 1t wentworth school
The President, it is stated, viii tomorrow appoint
Lieutenant George H. Cook 10Th Infantry To the vacant
captaincy in the Quartcrmaser- Department made by
the retirement of Captain ". +. Howell
Up to the close of bune to-day the amount Of United
states bonds redeemed under the 1OGih call was
S1655e1OO No bonds have been offered for redemp-
ton under the lO5th call since February :.
owing 10 a death in the family Of Colonel Bliss and
his consequent absence i'll New York agreement
had between counsel 70 postpone the final grsumenta in
the straw bond star Route Of CabeU, Dickson and
Minnix until February IL
Collector Clark OF Atlanta, Ga, writes to Connie
sioner of Internal Revenue Rsum as follows: " some
days ago my cleared bad nest of Illicit disti
murdered. VIII send the deputy 10 investigate
board Of Naval officers with Rear Admiral John
Rodgers president viii meet at the Navy Department
tomorrow TO consider the question whether the Govern
ment interests will he impaired by the construction ~
railroad bridge across the Thames River at Nc"Londc1
Conn.
Colonel seatOn, Superintendent Of the Census, thinks
that it Will require between eight and twelve months TO
III Il
will embrace about 10000 page The proportion Of dis
cusson TO tabulacd will be very much larger than
III any previous work Of the character.
rumor prevails about the courthouse to-day, and is
given considerable credonce that the Grand Jury here
voted upon of the star Route which they have
been considering and directed the prescnment for in
dictment Of J. W Dorsey, L. W. Vail John VI. Miner, J.
Il sander-on, NJ 9. Reyde and Thomas j. Brady. This
is what termed the Dorsey combination charged with
conspiracy to deiraud the Government
The awards under the late proposals. for Star Route
service have been nearly all made only portion OF the
routes in the states OF Kansas Nebraska and California,
and all in Louisiana and Texas yet remaining to
hc let There were A3 900 bids received at this let
ting, and about 100 awards VII be made upon the
proposals. The formal announcement Oi awards VIII be
made about March l.
The painting OF Mrs. Il. T. Hayes, presented to the
President by the temperance women Of the United
States has returned to the White House from Paris
where it was sent to be engraved An elegant oak
frame deliberately carved in embematic designs by the
Cincinnati School Of Design mas also arrived. at the
Whitc House, and unlocked to-day. The portrait
Will be hung In the green parlor
Major Jordan, commanding the military forces Fort
Mssoula Mont, has sent telegram to the Adjutant-
General of that division, saying Agent Roman, OF the
Fahead Indian Agency visited this post to-day aud re-
port that the statements in Eastern papers that In
dian outbreak was TO JOckO Reservation. and
that the Indians concentrating and detying the
authorities aud illuminating the Northern Pacific Rail
road surveyors, are false
Between March and July the commissions OF over
$50 postmasters will expire The following is a list Of
some Of the important offices and the compensa
tions attached 10 them: Lawrence, Mass, $1,000;
Lowell Mass 80 100 NOrwi, h, Conn, $500; Ann Ar
Dor Mich 81, 800; Augusta Ga, 5000 san Fran
cisco 81 900 Nevada City, COL -, 800; san Jose Cali
- 800. Georgetown. Col, -, 800; LeayenwOrth, Kan.
$1,000; Akron, Ohio $1,000: Richmond, Ind, $1,000
Alexandria, Va, S21OO; Petersburg Va, $4,000;
WATERFOWL, n. y. $1,000
Secretary the Treasury has received the report
Of the committee appointed to conduct the trans
fer OF the office Of the Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States at New-York, from Thomas.
Hillhouse to Thomas c. Acton, December 81,
1881, IN which the committee take occasion to
express the opinion that all funds in the possession OF
an Office shOnld appear in its assets, and
to effect this suggested by them that all funds
ceyed redemption for which there issued receipts,
the counted. should be taken
up in the and be charged redemption account.
ana that the receipt IL returned and paid the cash
should be credited and the redemption account charged