Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-02
COUNTING UP THE CASH.
A DEAL OF WORK AT THE Ma.
TIONAL CAPITAL.

All the Accounts of the Late Treasurer
Gilfllan to be Scrutinized and the
vast sums in the Treasury to be
Counted Over-Other News from Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The committee
appointed to examine the cash In the
United States Treasury and the accounts
OF the late Treasurer began its work af-
Ter the close Of business on Saturday by
making count of the Teller's cash, so
that there need be no interference with
the business of the office. The reserve
vault was also sealed up, preparatory to
taking an inventory of its contents
as turned over by Mr.. Gilfillan. 1t
Is thought that the count will occupy
two or three weeks. There has not been
a thorough OVerhauling of the Treasurer's
office for 10 years, the last full examina-
ton being one made during Treasurer
Splnner's time. When Mr.. Spinner
turned over the office to Treasurer New
the latter was willing to accept the cash
and accounts without examination, and
his bOndsmen also being willing the
secretary of the Treasury dispensed with
the examination. The same thing oc-
Cured when Treasurer Wyman succeeded
MI. New and when Nh. .Gilfillan succeeded
his Willingness to foregO the examination
on the present occasion, but the Secretary
thinks that so long time has intervened
since the last count that one should
now be made. The committee will be
assisted in its work by force
of from twenty to thirty clerks detailed
from offices other than the Treasurer's
office. A count will be made of the old
notes In the resumption division, the new
notes in the reserve vault and the silver
and gold and bonds held on trust. Presi-
dent Upton, the Commissioner, has deci-
ded that an actual count must be made in
all cases. Packages of notes will be
opened and counted as well as all bags of
gold and silver coin. He will personally
assume charge of the work of comparing
the cash on hand with the Treasurer's ac-
counts and with the accounts of the dis
bursting officers.
The Department of Agriculture will
shortly establish near this city an expert
mental farm and hospital for the treat
ment of domestic animals, with view to
ascertaining. by a series of careful
scientific experiments, what are the
causes of such diseases as Texas fever.
pleurO-pneumOnia, etc, and what are the
methods of preventing or curing them
The experiments will be under the direc-
tion of DR.. d. L. Salmon. of Asheville, n.
C., specialist, who has been for some
time engaged in such investigations.
The President will leave Washington on
Monday or Tuesday yneXt for a short visit to
Florida. He will 60 direct 10 that State and
VIII remain there in quest of rest and re-
creation for about ten days. The length
of his stay will depend on the
weather. He will be accompanied
by his Private Secretary, Mr.. Phillips,
and Mr.. Miller, of New York. The details
of the trip have not yet been arranged. 1t
is settled, however, that the journey to
and from Florida will be made as direct
and with as few stops as possible. The
probability is that the President will not
start until Tuesday. Secretary Chandler
will accompany the President on his trip,
and will make an inspection of the Pensa-
cola navy yard.
The claims filed by the insurance COM
panies in the Court of Claims against the
United States, for money which they as
sert is due them under the Geneva award.
aggregate $20S,626. These claims are pre-
sented for eight different companies by
separate sets of petitions covering each
case. Where the insurance losses were
paid by the companies the petitions
are in duplicate, one in the name of the re-
ceiver or assignee, and the other in the
name of the assured for the use of the re-
ceiYer or assignee, about 600 petitions be-
ing required to cover all the claims. Five
OF these companies, whose claims aggre-
gdle 9l,4tO,otI, are represented by JOhn
Mcdonald, of New York, who filed the
last of the petitionsyesterday afternoon.
The undistributed balance of the Geneva
award, amounting to $9,553, 800 having
been covered into the Treasury by Secre-
tary Sherman, March 81, 1877, the statute
of limitation will lie after to-day and will
bar the filing of any more claims OF this
character. 1t is generally believed that
the Court of Claims will declare that it
has no jurisdiction, in which event an
appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
The order placing upon the post office
black list of fraudulent concerns the
names of George 5. Mayo and George 5.
Mayo & Co., of Chicago, has been re-
VOked.
The estimated public debt reduction for
March is 50, 100000.
The Post Office Department has been in
formed that Thomas +. Harvey, letter
carrier in Richmond, Va, was arrested
yesterday for stealing ordinary letters.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has received the following dispatch:
''ATLANTA, GA, March 31.-Have Just
returned from Milton county with Deputy
BloOdsOe and Deputy Marshal FitZsim-
Ons. We destroyed two illicit distil-
leries, 5000 gallons of beer and made two
arrests.
'W. II. CHAPMAN, Revenue Agent"
Lieutenant DanenhOwer, of the jean
nette expedition, has been granted one
years leave of absence.