The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-11
THE NEWS AT HOME.
WHAT THE WIRES BRING Us.


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fly telegraph to the D!spatch.I
WASHINGTON, July 10. "A statement pre-
pared by the Sixth Auditor during the third
quarter OF the last fiscal year shows that the
receipts at the Post Office Department were
all ,912, 376, and expenditures $40, 1872, 400.
leaving a surplus Of S1,119,577. For the
nine months OF fiscal year ended March /.
1888, the receipts OF the Post-O Office Depart
mont were 49,, 1856, and expenditures
S31 ,436, 914; surplus, S2,509,442.
The Treasury Department has been in
formed Of the arrest, at Port Townsend.
Washington Territory, Of nine Cinnamon.
who had been smugzled" into this COM
try through British Columbia. They will
be returned whence they came.
Admiral Nichols, Acting Secretary OF the
Navy, has received from the Norfolk navy
yard charges and counter-charges growing
out OF the recent arrest OF Commander Nc
Glenzy by Commodore Mayo. The princl-
pal charges are preferred by Commander
McGIenzy, and alIege that the Commodore
has been making false muster-rols. Conf
modore Mayo replies with a charge against
Commander McGlenzy Of disrespectful and
insubordina.e conduct in refusing to give
up certain papers. The point at issue APP
pears to he tie character OF the papers,
whether personal or official, referred to by
Commodore Mayo. and upon this question
the officials at the Navy Department refuse
TO express an opinion. This afternoon the
Acting Secretary OF the Navy appointed The
following named officers to cOnstit IL q
board to inquire into the matter: Cola no.
dOre j. {. =. DeKraf't, president; Com
modore W. L. Tr,ixtoD, and Captain L. G..
johnson. Lieutenant s. c. Lemly will net
as iudge-advocate OF the court, which will
meet ut Norfolk the latter part OF this week.
Captain John z. Walker, Third cavalry,
who was recently adiudgcd 10 be insane AZ
Jefferson barracks, Missouri, has been
brought to this city and committed to the
Government Insane Asylum for treatment,
The President has appointed John III.
Livingston to be United States marshal for
the district OF South Carolina uice Absalom
Blythe, resigned.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has au-
thoriZed the Anoka National Bank. OF
Anoka, Mich, to begin business with a
capital OF 100000. This makes the three
thOusandth national bank that has been or
ganiZed.
The Treasury paid out yesterday and to-
day on account Of pensions Sl4,600,0U0.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
has issued a circular, as follows:
In view OF the fact that there was no spe-
cific appropriation made by Congress at its
last session to meet the expenses OF cancel
laton and return after the redemption Of
stamps imprinted upon checks, drafts, ETC.,
it becomes necessary to inform the public
that such drafts, checks, and stamps will
not be received for cancellation and return
after redemption after the 31st day OF July
instant. All stamps imprinted upon drafts.
checks, etc, received for redemption after
that date, if redeemed, will be destroyed,
together with the drafts or checks.
A clerk in the Pension Bureau named j.
J. Alley and pension agent named J. c.
Ael!emet were arrested to-day, charged
with defrauding applicants for PEN
sions by representing to them that they
could hasten actions on their applications
and secure their pensions. having peculiar
and exceptional facilities for so doing.
Several other pension clerks are under sus-
picion OF beng engaged in the same con-
spiracy.
Special agents OF the Land @ flee recently
sent West to investigate alleged fraudulent
entries OF public lands have made reports
upon which entries OF $4,000 acres OF land
were cancelled, and tie land restored to
public donain. All OF this land il valua-
BILE; much OF it choice.