The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-01

day, Postmaster General Villas. appointed
600 postmssters at fourth-cless Offices. Toe
majority of the appointments were made to
I'LL vacancies.
Dispatches have been received at the State
and Navy Departments confirming suestan-
tally the Panama press dispatches published
this morning. They are from the naval aud
consular authorities and from the cable
company representatives. Business is every
where resumed, and the difficulties are be-
leved 10 be at an end. A statement pre-
pared at tie Pension Office shows that the
business OF the Office during the month Just
ended has exceeded that of any previous
month. From the statement, it appears
that 5,SIo original pension certificates have
been issued during the month of April, 1885,
sgsinst 3734 during the same month last
year, and that the total number OF pension
certificates issued was s, 199 being l,S66 in
excess Of the number for April, 1884. The
Commissioner of Pensions to-day rendered
decision. subject 10 the approval o. the Sec
rstsTy of the Interior, on the pension appli-
cation OF Mrs. Emma DeIong, widow of the
late Lieutenant Commander DeLO1g. OF TIE
Jeannette. The Commissioner holds thst
the officers and men who we're on the Jean
nette expedition were in the service Of til
Unite0 States snd that The order OF tae Sec
retafy OF the Navy detailing DeLong 70 spe-
cial DUTY 1t New York, and then tc the COM
msnd Of the Jeanette, changed his statrs
from absent on leave" to that OF "zctiye
duty" and therefore entities his widow TO q
pension.
TIE Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the suspension of the following named assist
ant appraisers at New York: Merritt Wick
ham, WIN. II. Gregg and Ward 5 Fowler.
Mr.. G. \. Jordan will relieve 4. L. Wvman
OF the office of Treasurer OF the United ; tates
tomorrow morning. The commission OF
Mr.. Jordan was signed by the President to-
day, snd his bond Of $3.50, 600 approved by
the Solicitor OF the Treasury. The general
count OF the moneys and securities IN the
different branches Of the Office will begin TO.
morrow morning. The count so far has been
confined to silver in the silver vault
The Commissioner of Railroads has received
an attested copy OF the lease made by the
southern Pacific Railroad Company and the
Central Pacific Railway Company TO the
Southern Pscific Company OF Kentucky. As
the Commissioner i5 somewhat in doubt as ID
the attitude proper for the bureau 70 assume
IN the after, the lease has been referred 20
the Attorney General for examination
Tbs following is statement OF the Comp.
troller of the Currency. showing the amOants
OF National Bank notes, aud OF leggl tender
notes outstanding a the oates OF the passage
OF the acts of June 20, 1874; January II 1879,
and May 81 1878, together with the amounts
outstanding at Gate and the increase or de-
crease. National Bank notes: Amount ont
standing June %, 1884, 1919 S94 lS2: AMOUNT
outstanding January Ia, 1875 S35l. SCI $50;
amount outstanding Nav 81. 1878 S322 3d.
$685. amount outstanding ct date Circulation
not included), $500 45l ,S67; decrease
during the last month Si. 302 S95.
cecrsese since May 1 1881, S21 994 2l2 Le-
gal-teYder notes. amount outstanding June
20, 1874. S3S2, ,000,0O0; amount outstanding
January Il 1870. 1882 090 co., amount re-
tired under act OF January Il, 1875 to Msy
81, 1878, S35 3lS 9S4; amount outstanding on
and since MSy 81, 1873, 1916 6Sl ol6; amount
on DEPOSIT with the Treasurer of the United
States 10 redeem notes OF ins0ivent aud
| liquidation banks, and banks retiring circu-
laiion under June 20 1874 SIS, OH. .792; de-
crease in deposit during the last m0ath
Sl40O25; decrease in deposit since May l.
| 1884 81 PSI, 432.
The President appointed Anthony NJ.
! Kelley. of Richmond, Va, 10 be Envoy Ex-
| tIaordinsry and Minister Plenipotentiary of
J the United States to Auetro. Hungary
James I. Gregory, OF Ashland, Wis, was
to-day appointed Indian Agent st Lsporte,
| Wis.
| All of the members Of the Cabinet were
present st the regular meeting 70 day except
Secretary Endicott, who is out of the city.
The exhibit of National red cross war hags
at he New OElesns Exposition will be open.
| cd 10 d orrow with appropriate ceremonies.
| These bsgs have been sent to the American
| AssC citation Of the Red Gross by the several
| foreign Powers who have subscribed 70 the
treaty nj Geneva and will be first exhibited
| 10 the United states tomorrow.
! TIE total issue of postal stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards during April ag-
greeattd 27l, ,0OS $40, as against 264 Gas, ,200
| during the corresponding month IN the pre-
ceding year. The number of stamps issued
showed an increase of Is COS 600, while the
issue of postal cards fell off 1000, 000 and
stamped envelopes 0O0, Oo0.
A circular which has an important bearing
upon the QUESTION OF the Withdrawal OF dis
iilled spirits from bonded warehouses aud
their ex xportation for the purpose of avoid
ing the immedists payment of ths internal
tax therenpo1, was issued by the Commits
slonsr of internal Revenue t0-day. 1t is
| addressed to the Collectors Of Internal Reve-
nue at Boston. A firm there Mills Il Co }
soTe time sgo withdrew from the ware
houses ard exported q lot Of whisky,
which they aiterward rsimpo-teds bot
which the Collector of Castoms refused
o admit on the grounds that IL was whisky
that bsd been exported and imported with
the object OF evsdiDg the internal revenue
tax, which would have become due bad the
spirits remained IN the warehouse. The
Secretary OF the Treasury in decision rem
oereo several days ago sustaiDs the Collec-
tor, but directs that the spirits be turned
over TO the internal revenue authorities.
The circulars issued to day authorizes the
Collector Of Internal Revenue st Boston 10
surrender the spirlis to Mills & Co. upon the
DdNmtDt OI Tie lultTQhl I6FeLu0 TAX upon
the spirits.
The Red Gross Association.
WAsHISeToE, April 50-Miss Clsrs Bar
ton, President of the American branch Of the
Red Cross Association, who is IN constant
correspondence with the leaders of tbs ssso.
citation abroad. in sn interview TO daY called
attention TO the activity OF the moysm ants
OF the Ped Cross AssociG ions IN Europe dur.
| ing the past year, and expressed the opinion
i that this increased activity mas resulted from
1 quick kr-pS anprakpr,t ions of IN raandino