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New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
U1ICA.
CITY POLITICs-WArER QUrSTTON--sOCIAL
BUSINESS TOPICS
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UTICA Jan PA mild interest is developed
in city politics ono Liccuso Commissioner viii be ap
pointed this year ~ Democrat elected Mayor Police
Commissioner Mcintosh will probably be r'lppoiutod.
b. v McGraw IS likely TO cOutcs, the CHy JudseSnip
with tho present incumbent. z. L. Bulgsr Tue papers
which havo circulated recently 10 rally Independent
forces for non partisan Mayor have been called in. Tue
movement win culmlnatc, probably In nominating
either D. u. wnsow $. =. Lpwery, Ootn Dem
ocrats. Tho regular Democrats viii renOnindto Mayor
Doolltto II the Republicans JOIN the non-psItlsan
movement, there will probably be new Mayor
This city ia paying the Water Works Company over
slJ 900 annually for interest and for extnqlsh-
ing this IL considered hgh the city contested
payment the ground that the contract which
is not iunit0t TO time IL invalid. The
company brought u SUIT in the Supreme Court and
obtained Judgment against tho city This ud gncnt has
Just been affirmed by the General Term. The city will
carry the Court Of Appeals; but the decision
Just made will njure the project for obtaining sup
ply water by the city. meeting OF the Advisory Com
lnittce the water question by invitation from Cor
poration Counsel BarrOws will be held at the MOyoFs
Office tomorrow to discuss proposed bill to be sub
milted TO the Legislature.
w. p. QUINN trustee OF the johnson estate has given
$4,000 bonds. Ex-senator Herman and state Charity
Commissioner Deveraux among tho LonIsmen.
Charles f. Remick, OF Oneida drygOods merchant,
has assg gned. His liabilities aro $4,000
Mrs Jacob Irion, age nftythree. committed suicide
Tuesday with carboc acid. She insane and papers
committing her to tho Asylum mad been made out, but
friends eglcotod taking her there
The Savings Bank of Utica reports assets amounting
to s., 100000. Earnings during last year. s240.0Oo
The Utica Cllnton and Bnghamton Road IA TO be
nccted with the Utica and Black River Railroad by n
treste crossing the Delaware Laokawanna aud western
and New-YOrk Central tracks In the spring fhls VIII
enable West Shore TO compete with the Central Tor
the freight now coming down tde Utca and Black River
Railroad Representatives. OF all the roads except tho
Central were here conference Wednesday and Thurs
day Another conference viii no held In New York next
week.
The schedule OF assets and liabilities of Buckley Co,
dry goods and carpet dealers who failed FOR OOOOO rc
Gently will probably be filed tomorrow.
The Presbyterian Church, built by the estate
OF Senator Theodore e. Sayro memorial 10 his par
ents ut cost OF $300 600 dedicated today with
q sermon by the Rev. DR.. Huntington, OF the Auburn
Theolog ogcal Seminary.
! Tho surviving mombers OF Batteries and Of the
| ID New-Yorf Idght Artillery VIII hold q reunion OF
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-COmmandcr A. d..
Brown has bean detached from tho commend OF me
jamestown tho reporting OF his RELIEF ana placed on
waiting ordrrs Commander Charles v Grdlcy from the
Boston Navy Yard February A. and ordered 10 command
the Jamestown FcOrnarv ;.
The term Of Office of Medical Director T. s. Wales. "a
sur,eonGcncra Of the Navy, by virtue Of his Office as
(hef Of the Burequ ot Medicine AMI Surgery VIII expire
tomorrow. notwithstanding tho strong influence IN
favor OF his reappoiHmcnt It IA generally believed that
Medical Director f. NJ Gripucu VIII De M 0nted.
nomination viii be sent to The senate next week.
The Secretary ~ the Nlvy has directed the Bo1r1 or
JusDrr,ipn to make an aupraisemenL Oi tde following
nancd vessels, with view to heir sale; N'Etit,
Florida. P1wnce, supply. ana the lroud ro "a All ihe
oovrua ned vessels cyceni ne 1iconderOga, were Hq
prl ed once before ni oIrcl for sale hut re not
sold ~ no one seemed willing pay much for them ~
tnclr appraised vlle. M
The tennessee has arrived 40 Asp.nWaL Al Wcl on
ba!rL The Shenandoah arrived at Cape NeId
Islands on the 2lst inst.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26

the United States at premium Ot 20 or ~ per Cen VI
et ,yhaeyer other pire tue holders chose To demand
The intention the that the Secretary should
bpy s1ch bonds as the Government had iheu HGht 10
redeem at par Instead Of buying up these oons now ~
n uirh prenum MIR Beck Thought the better plan wOnu
be TO aiennulre surplus anl thus elure TAX tn'
MIR Morrill, Thought the gentleman from kentmky (Mr.
Beck was lcapng before he got 10 the slc As og ~
we already had snri u.s. was II not Ter 10 apP
to the PAYMENT debit A. mttt'r or t'ct' now
ever n was pro tible considering the time whirh tne
four per cent bonds had "a run, TO my MON even
or ! ner cent pr .mu n and reuyes three pr cents
The Fact thatuur bonds " re AT premium shp u h' "o
a subject reprOich 10 M, hut 9tner cpnpii hchL -
Mr. Byarl expressed Tho opinion thut tbe view ol mo
gcnilcm from Vermont (Mr. MuTliD womb OSicNy
lead the result that long as terc was surplus
xatl0n saOud be- Ike Il "A high nO,s r IN odeI iuI
the surplus nay rebound 10 the advantage Oh the oOuu
holding class That would not do.
1hc bill was referred " the Committee ON FINANCE;
The unfnsh business ~ yesterday was then lana nc
for The senate This vas the Ala ka bill Aer snne de-
the bill passed. with the 81 i-e prODlu- the
pOItatiOn, sIc mauu'actueoi intoxicating liquors.
ex cept for medicinal or scientific purposes.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. QUESTIONS

ARGUMENTS AGAINST I IL REAGAN BILL Df NH
sBLLgRs, MIR. DErEw AND MIR. BLANCHARD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2J.-At the meeting OF
the House Committee Commerce to-day Mr.. Sellers
relresen ting the Philadelphia Wilmington ana Baltimore
Railroad finished legal argument m opposition to tAc
Interstate commerce bill IL, argued that C1hge's had
no pawer 10 interfere In any way with the charer'd
privileges OF the corporations In the several states lie
claimed that the power vests In Con Ts by tle Con
suOn 10 regulate commerce did not carry win IL Tue
power to regulate non cirrers as tue agents o' oo
merce were not commerce Itself.
Mr Cha1ncey VI D'p,y representing tho Now-fork
Central Railroad spoke abolt two hours He asserted
that there was comu tint before the committee on te
part the people to their treatment by the rafoa
and tbat the caor for Congressional interference org
mated wi;h docrinaires. GIo said the NewYors Commits
son during the last year had only received seventy com
plants to the improper action OF the railroads. ana thd
these complaints OF minor Importance WIN one ef
ccntIon In respect To which the Commission decided u
take action IL had reduced the rate upon mlA
coming into Nw-York an n, nplnY had aclnic-ced
although m pow r 10 on-pE'e u .'I'' %
the Co nmlssan Mr. Dpew elaine lll' Iae i'i'g @ ~
hill in preventing ,'Dbis o. the b1sn3S' woni pihS
about innal trou bcs. and very probably pccpl ltrH
ptnc rhe bill, le trEltd whi u - WIZ "hll "a '
ant people mig II destroy the intricate IN chl'I} 81 ~
road system OF the country, IN wmch SIX ih9usahi
million dollars involved. NO uHn cOlld ioleltH
w,.at the end wOuid be u cl ned that lhla a. l"o
ouicnme of desire Ia centrali1e power AT NaSM gloh
80 that the State should eHtnluay loss CpuIO' o'ei
Wv. Presd mt 81 1crari OF the Erie roll. WIS the
last spelkcf lie discussed tue bill In by hns lie ~
thai legislation fr mcl by 1cu ts could not solve
he rorori problem lie said that there business
cODluct I'd hy rnmcnt IN ltS post service u" III
any other brinon Of M "A uinistritv machinery nor 10y
uryote eDt ,rpriS,s In wllch there discrmina
lions, Tue Re lgIn bill. said, WIS - the interest
C1n1dlrn raro s and water lines which r' ~ be left
frcp while thr american railroad wcr' ~ jc n'd mp .
The committee viii tomorrow near IN argument oy hr
Fink OF the Trunk Line 90 nmssion, and Governor
4 fhp lil
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THE ISSUE OF SILVER CERTIFICATES.
TIE AMOUNT ~ COIN AND BULLION DEPOSITED
FOR CERTIFICATES.

n
FOF CERTIFICATES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The Acting Secrc-
ar,sf the Treasury sent 10 Senate to-day reply to
the resolution offered by Senator COckrc on January 4,
dirrctn. the Secretary of the Treasury TO report the
amounts Of gold coin and bullion deposited 10 the Treas
my and ga rrei1lro, aGd Jh'r de,Iaod de2o'toiies
Of the United States IN eEch for silyo ccrhc c'
and for winch silver certificates have been isaucd
during the calendar year, 1879 SS3 inclusive and
whether there has refusal to rreve such gold
coin or bullion for silver certificates ana the reason
for such re usl The Acting secretary reports that on
September - 1888. tn Assistant IraIslr'T al New
York authorized 10 pay ont standard silver dollars or
silver certificates exchange for gold gold coin or
gold bIou ami also receive deposits Of such coin or
bullion for which pryin would be made 10 silver dol
lar or silver crrtiace by any Assistant Treasurer
designated by the Department and that on November l.
1851 the exchange OF SILVER certificate for gold coin or
bullion was suspended the for such suspension
being that silver certificates had at that time been isSued
to the full very nearly Of the silver dollars
held b. the Treasury and limit could not he law
fully eXcCe TOD.
lie report, that on November 3. 1881 representa-
tons made by the Assistant Treasurer at Ncwiork the
character Of which he docs not indicate. the Latter was
authorized to receive deposits Of This character to the
amount OF S25 600 day. the restriction heinz made IN
order tua the issue certificates might not exceed the
amOut SILVER dollars hCld by the Treasury. dnd tbat at
vaous dates thereafter until July ~ $50 The am"uuis
watch the Treasurer authorized to receive
wcrc increased according to the demand and 10 the a
lance NJ silver dollars the Treasury. On July Il. 1881
he authorized 10 receive such deposits without hn
but Octoocr 4. 1852 IN view Of ne proposed Issue
OF col certificates under the Act Of July - lSS2, t1i'
last order revok II ~ tk' ell rt on to i1th of DC
tobcr, and il directed that after thit date sYor Ger
tiiratcs should h. issued Ou IN cXhaug' for SILVER dot
lirs. on March . lSS3, application having b'rn made
therefor the exchange OF silver certificates lOr drpu-s oi
god coin WA resumed and has been continued to the
present time.
ihe resolution. SAYS IL not kuoHn That there
ha4 been any refusal to receive snch deposits
or 20 make such exchange, except as stated and
Tor The reasons given lie submits table shown t,dt
ca,os during the cacndlr years lSSO, 1881, lsS1 aud
1883 Amounted to p7-,7Ji.O)J OF which The SHIN Of
TlN 1S for certificates para Oi hN the Assistant
treasurer al NrW-Y0re aud $J9JGJUD) ccrlinclcs
paid out ai other Treasury Offices. Tbc sum $l393S0OO
deposited 1850, .-35 900 In 1851 pS 10 900
in 1852, and SO 1900 in 1883.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
NEWS FROM STATE CENTRES.
ROCHESTER,.
DOUCLASS-THE GRAND ARMY
MUNICIPAL REFORM.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrBUSE.I


ROCHESTER,, Jan. 25.-The news of the mar
riaso OF Frederick Douglass. whose home In tbS
city for many years. ani who removed roO here to
Washin gton 10 white lady wao formerly resided at
Avon. mas from here, ei general sur
prse mis- Rochester friends and ae1uautances.
Mr.. Douglass al time published and edited news
paper in this city
The state Encampment OF tho Grand Army Of the Re
public viii he held in this city next and viii con-
tnue for two days- The campfire and business meeting
Will be held at the stare Arsenal here r-e and vaiu
bic building which been paratiyey unused since
the al, ,b md neat o. tn, SIN Re iuent four years
AGO II expected that 1900 Grand Army hoys will be
In attendance The work OF ,ilg Streets public
buildings and residences will be begun onday.
The twenty-nutd annual meeting OF tao Western New
York Horticultural Society bcol Ia session here for
two days This ASSOCIATION dev0es It's entire IL. Ors TO
fruits aud flowers, and includes number Of the
most prominent scientific rlt growers al lorsts in the
State. Patrick Barry Of the wid3ly known nursery firm
Of Ewan Barry. reelected president. Many OF
the papers read were OF great n,eresG
The reply OF Mlvor 10 the committee from the
Civil Service Reform Association Of the city. vino politely
but earnestly urged him u take toward In
Producing reform lntO the municipal gOgernment Is, after
the ROwell trial the talk or the hour Tue Mayor states
that he Is willing adopt the system. Uut E unable
to do without the cooperation OF the heads Of the depart
m ntS of Che iy Govern nenI he acconpu'S us letter
with otters from the otor city cals to himself prov
Ing that they do not enter spt OF the reform
at all
An interesting occurrence this week has been the
rendition of the Oratorios of Tire Messiah" by the
Rochester OratorO Society, on Thursday and Friday
evenIu - This society nHmlrs about 800 hulies and
gcnD men prominent IN sol d, business and musical
circles here dud organized about ye rs IL
three series Oi concerts el season, nt has pre-
Sented number of he pro ulncnt ola,oro,. Tne solo
IK
Simns, Mrs. Anna Buckley Hils, and FrluL RemmcrtL,
OF New York aud Philip Fried, Of tbs ry. the estrt
hIs been rF direction OF Professor ucIry Grcver,
formerly OF New-IOrE.
TIE committee, comprising may of tho city officials
and the leading town nuc, HlYlIg ia irgc thr SEMI
centennial celebration Oi ROth 'ster ct actively
at work, and Is pcrtccts the drt l ~ the programme.
the C'i31rl ion VIII coat ~ w iS dut wll Dc the
most npJrtIu event I'm th history Of tue city. Many
rIas men from rions parts OF the 90 n'ry are eX-
pectrd. II wIl tade pllcr IN Junt. pObt comprising
history % Che city being prep lrrd Or tne press and
will be edited by William h. FccA, arcdrcd journalist
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
WHAT Mr.. MAcLrAN ADVISED.

WHAT Mr.. MAGELLAN hDNibhb'
Mr.. Keeuan--No, have never consulted any OF them
about it, acted on the advice OF my counsel MI "''
LsIn.
Mr. R,o.cv,lt-Ddhe he alv,e you to MAKO no ieVurns
IN the Cootrolle~ " yolr receipts To- ssTihoSf
NJ Koen,n-W,n h di Int tell m, speoiiclly.
MIR Roosevelt hi You ask hin If you oaSAt 10 MAKO
any returns OF seaICDeSi
Mr. keenan, looked Dl INK AMI male no reply
Mr. R,osevelt-Od yol tank it WAS your duty 70
Ne K,eaan tt:ter = long p1uso,- In those matters
have followed C the footsteps Of INV predecessors. Nv
derstOOl my counsel tO lvise me not 10 max IH -
trns that the rv not entitled 10 get ny NV,
Ar Rooseyelt-Dld hr al,o alvise you that you Wrlo
euttle {, rstt tat Rli O0' ch there Is no p@i0u
lar provision OF law allowing yod TO 'ethhi
MI. keedIn-- Yes SIR so undar'tO' , L. .r. =, tho
Mr. Mulpr-Yo nl = ret lrn to tnr Controler oI VI
81 100 i'm fees which you ret un'i why Wi , ." NV
po I all the fees which yol retainedt
Mr. Mclean explain "a tn At the ret trns wero hot "
ont by Mr. Keenan, personally, bat probably inadFor'N"'
by clerks In his otice.
WHAT TIE COMMITTEE WISHES TO L"n
Mr. Roosevelt said u At the committee lutehcu u -
aiming The city oiic r.. to allOlt "a tdr a' Po'No
what extent their ohces ware usei tor poH''oa P % 10,
and ,ybstner their subordnluos used any o tne tho We
Ia, in, =, m, CITY in wAich do political WORK dI.
Nr son remark Il tllt ~ dl my IhIA NIo" Stating
iuio TINT Mr. RoO.eYelt dd red VITA MI N,lSo'i e
tbni ls desire was to TecJmmeHl neceS'ar! 'ol"i''
l., an war IN nu.siions Mr. Keen lid that ms deputy
W.. srcr,fary o. he County Democracy ne s,u ~. & "
appointed ono clerk at $1,000 from tho fuDlc WIZ ,
IjrnatinenJ but tn Il rs RUE, ne uu ho1 An"" w ~
or,alill,Iou h.s SubOrdin ties b 'lDuged. -. H., .,
Mr. Roosevelt d,rectel dr. Keea III to come tO-aay ~
. o',lock preplrel 10 show by what authority ne ~
Timed me $500 in outside OF the 'ees ioI
searches in the year 1883 and also why he empoEed
chief recording crK authorized by the stisut1; su
10 the Controller ~ required by statute MI KOoseVet
added tJ the 90 gDl; satshen nat JncIo ""' -"
intention on Alr KcrIIns part 10 disOOey he law .
Tne committee adjourned TO mcei AZ ~ d. H. 'oU"''
when Sheria DiN id>on viii he eNanheo'
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.
M,snrxnrny- ThnrsdaY. Ian

WAsnTNGTON, ThuTsday, Jan % ISNI.
BoSDs wrrHDRAwN-The called three per cent bonds,
held for National banks circulation, amounted
70 SS36JO0 or tho proceeds there will DO deposited to
retire circulation s690,59U.
IMMIGRATION AND SMALL-PoE-Tho National Board or
Health has received information through the State Board
OF Health OF Illinois that largo Bohemian immigration
into this country must necessarily pass through Prague
where smallpox epidemic II now raging and that
and rho Northwest.
TnE Duty oS sHol-IlAsTISGs-The Treasury Depart
ment has decided that under the new tariff shoesstngs
do not nav dnty goods Of like description 10 Italian
cloths dutiablo under the visions for manufc
lures NJ wool according % their value per pound
THE GOVERNMENT OF ALAsKA.-Goneral lhrie and Mr.
Elliott TODAY appeared before sub bcOmmlttee OF tho
House Committee Territories, the former advocating
fun terrific government for Alaska, aud the ator tho
Senate bill providing civil government FOR Alaska.
Chairman Rvans thlnks the committee will report BILL
siInilar 10 the Senate bill.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
SYRACUS :.
SCHOOLS CLOSED-INDIAN TREATY-CANAL
LOCkS-FOR IRESiDINC
[HY TrLEnNAPnTD rI. rnIAuNE.l


SYRACUSE, Jan. 25.-Thc sensation of the
week In syracuse tIe co,iI: OF the pIoc schools
The Common Council, AT IT. messing Monday evening lie
cidei that IL could not legally ap.r0 rae any mors
money for the schools. aud t,c Board o. Education
promptly ordered them closed. On Wednesday
ing NJ yOr Ryan sent communication to the
board in which ho charged it with ulappopriatiug the
fund, for paying the wages Of tAo schoOteacners and
Offering pay The cost OF maintaining tue schools anil
the end Of the school year ont OF his private purse Al the
time he deposited the Necessary Wn in the Third
National Bank The Board OF Education immediately
ordered rcopcned 1he charter election occurs
four weeks hence, and the school question onoes 60 be
come "a eadlns issue be,ween The two parties.
ThepToposcd treaty with the Onondaga trbeOf Indians
proves acceptable to the Christian members Of the
TRIBE hut tho Pa,an Indians arc oppose 70 IL. They
mucn prefer that the lands Of the ion should re-
maiu the property of tho tribe have III divided in
severdlty The move to improve the condition OF the
Indiana, which s about bad II could be- WAS be-
gun by Bishop Huntington.
Ex-Assemblyman Iighon OF this city, whose bill pro-
viding for the lengthcning OF Lock 46 Of the El1c
Canal WAS veto d by the Governor last year,
Is confident that the bill which presented by senator
Robinson Wednesday will become law this year. In
formation given from the Executive Chamner is TO tie
effect that bill vetoed tho canal
had not been tested. and might prove ailnre and
thai the taxpayers prepared 90 into ntried
experiments involving large appropriations Exp ri
entcd canal OF tine opinion On 80 tIe plan pro
posed Of doubling the lcnSth 0i the locks Viii double
tue carrying capacity OF ihe canas
There little If any doubt that the friends OF Congress-
uiScOok wll bring him forward ~ Presidential
Candidate.
Local Democratic politicians favor making r. r. Flower
the choice the PrrS lruLll nomination,
aud e.rcuve work for Iir Flower Is ucns dome ia Syra
clsU aud CcuLr u NoW-IOrk
Mr. aud Mrs. Chlrls, Hubbard will give reception in
their Frank next FriY Afternoon. Nj. and
Mr. j. j. y id"t -p ing the Water ll %ew YORK..
Pror,.Or ParAuo and David K.McCariIl val Visit Europe
soon. john McAuiIiio. VINO painted Robert houucrs
haises is Sto.cln5 -. T. CroI'7 toticfs
llyo ei year pIrty tiS evening Ia Empire Han IL Nas
preceded by "a ride Cuict tige ,tlg ,n Court
o, AYpeas arrived home from Albany tuis a,irruouh.
lie iiyurs the Wcariug0t silk gowns ny inr Court oi
Auptl,. Miss Annie LIplID 1ud ,.s L.zr AI.rA, II
ior CananJa,ua to-day Ia ,ttlcud ptuy to De gwen by
Stanley G smith OF that NilltSe tO-nlahG
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Rome, February Is. The committee Of arrangement,
consists VI Enoch Jones. w. T.. Meroeys and Thomas
Weloh. OF this city, and >. c. dwiu OF Rome.
The Utica mannerchOr are making preparations for
musical festival 10 be held July The Mozart Club
OF New. York City have been invited TO attend
public meeting held the City Opera House th,
evening 10 take action In REGARD b no before the
legislature regard 20 re'ciDg tho mum er Of liquo,
shops and increasing the cence fee. Considerable n.pr
est ia felt 10 ts passage temperance conference was
held at the Clarendon Thursday evening
The Welsh Cayinistie Musical Convention viii be he6
in MOriah Church next Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
BANKING AND GuR sENCY BILLs.
ACTION OF THE SENATE FGN>NCR pMMITrEE on
THE M'PHERSOT BILL.


THE MPHERsOT BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-When the senate
Finance Committee adjourned last nlglt vote was pend
ing upon proposition tn su5Tuto tho McPhsrs1n Tor
the AIdrich bill. The Numbers pres mt had rec0oei
their votes leaving thc result tie. senator VOORHEES,
who wls out OF town. relrne al cast ma vote
IN favor Of tho McPhersOn bill which WAS therefore
reported Senator sherman joined tbs hve Demo
cratic members OF the Finance CJmn'tteo o
IN voting 10 rport this blll, prcferrinS u l"
toe measure which hal previously been Substituted Tor
Mis- own bill The McPhereon bill provides that upon
deposit Is required by law, any banking asSoc
ton shall entitled receive from the Controller OF
the Currency circulating notes not exceeding In amount
the par value OF the bonds depo tied Some o the RI
publican of the nmttee propose to report tho
measure which was yoserd " substituted In committee
for the sherman b embOdyng the views o'a minority
The House Com nlttee on B,nkng and Currency t-dly
considered Represe native Buckners hill to stop the s'e
or prper money In lets than 9lo to diminish the
coinage OF gold md % mere tho nl nler OF
SlO So and 81 30 gol coins No vote was taken, Olt
considerable opposition to the bill uluc-ted 10
meet the objections raised in the Ill cusSOn of MA bl
Nr Buckner has l'ci led tn O'r an ain nd uen proyd
irc IN Il no paper money IN sums less than = snail DO
is4u
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
A coMPROMIsE RECONMENDED.

WAsUINGTOV. Jan. 2j.-Ihc Solicitor ot tho
Treasury ha, recommended tho acceptance ot The ofs
10 conproui,e the eases OF the Union
Bank and the Citizens Bank Of LouiT-
ana for ~ 800 md $3.50. respectively These are
cases arne o. the cotton claim of Nohor Bcl"cqne
Of New Orleans which before the United statesSu
prcmc Court. appeal from the Court OF Caim1 The
latter court gave EohlOr & Bclloclue judgment
for $4,000. and subsequently rccnnsldcrcd
tho case and reversed the Judgment The
money had however in tho meantime been turned over
the Of the claim mad gone inU BANK
upfry and been distributed among their ere orS abOat
sixty In number The list Included the two baBt5 already
mentioned The Government has brought SUI agalnst
ali of these persons recover the money Ia que@-
ton Many Of Them wiling L. C0mprO MISE. aud me
Solicitor L. In favor of accepting their terms He says
that The Government NAV recover about 100000 Of the
money ~ this way whereas Othcl wise II might not re-
coy "A cent