Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-03

WASHINGTON. Oct. "A petition fol
mandamus on Knox, comptroller Of the
currency, has been gled by S. V. White
banker,Ns York, TO compel the controller
to pay him $21,374, claimed to be due the
petitioner as creditor of the Miners bank
of California, out Of dividends declared By
Knox.
General Gee. W. Getty, in command OF
the artillery school at Fortress Monroe,
was to-day placed on the retired list. He
will beisucceeded byss',Gol. j. t. Abeel, of
General Sherman's staff.
WANT THEIR FLAGS.
An application he's been made to the
war department by few survivors of a
confederate br' de residing at Norfolk
for the permiasIon to use their old battle
flags, now in possession of that depart
ment, at reunion to take place in a few
weeks. There are several hundred confed-
crate battle flags stored in the war depart
ment. Adjutent General Drum said to-
day The application would have to be re-
fused, as neither the secretary of war nor
the president can give or lend these flags
without the sanction of congress.
THE CoREANs.
The Corean embassy paid an official visit
to the state, war and navy department to-
day. The secretaries of all the depart
ments are absent from the city. The
embassy was received at the state depart
ment by Assistant Secretaries Davis and
Hunter and Chief Clerk Brown, at the navy
department by Acting Secretary Nichols,
Rear Admiral Shufelt and Commodores
Walker and English; and at the war de-
partment by Adjutant General Drum. The
head of the embassy took occasion to
thank Admiral Shufelt on behalf of the
Corean government for his good cTces in
bringing about close relations betT cen the
United States and Corea. Admiral Shu-
felt said he expected to make another visit
to Oorea next year.
PITTsBURG NATIONAL BUILDING.
A delegation from Pittsburg called on
the secretary of the treasury this morning
to urge that the public building now be-
ing constructed in that city be ompleted
in accordance with the provision for ex-
tension embodied in the original plan.
They ask that work be suspended on the
building until they have an opportunity to
urge upon congress the ACCESSIBILITY of
providing increased appropriations, SO
that the building may be extended. Ac-
cording to the plan on which the building
is now being constructed it would cost
about $4,000. An additional 100000
would be needed to make the extension re-
garded as necessary. The supervising
architect says it is possible the work will
not be carried on after the completion Of
the first story until congress takes some
action On the request.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The resignation of Judge Ray, law clerk
of the post-ofice department, was accept
ed to-day and John A. Henry, lawyer of
Indianapolis, appointed to fill the vacancy.
Postmaster General Gresham returned
from the west and resumed his duties to-
day.
RIVER MAIL CARRYING.
Proposals for steamboat service on the
routes from Natchez to Vicksburg, from
Natchez to Bayou Sara and from Baton
Rouge to Bayou Sara, were opened at tho
pest-ofice department to-day. Jas. G.
Stewart was the lowest bidder.
The coinage of the minis during Sep
TENDER was $6,276, 21o. of which $780,
600 was in standard dollars.