Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-16
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, August lj.-The
Comptroller of the Currency has ex-
tended for twenty years the corporate
existence of the First National Bank
of Lynchbnrg. Va. the First National
Bank of Charlotte, and the First Ma
tionsl Bank of Harrisonburg, Va.
An officer Of the marine hospital
service has been instructed to investi-
gate the alleged case Of cholera in Cam
den, \. j.
Alr. Miller, Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, yesterday telegraphed to all
collectors who have been receiving
transportation or expectation bonds, in
which the time specified for delivering
spirits at the port of expectation ex-
ceeds thirty days, that they are not to
receive such bonds after the 18th in
slant to-day, thus virtually repeating
the seven months clause contained in
the circular of January 81, 1885, ex-
tending the bonded period. Collectors
were further instructed that they are
not TO approve transportation or expor-
tation bonds after the expiration Of the
period Of the three years mentioned in
the warehousing bond, thereby shorten
ing the time by one month allowed
under Circular 2S3 of January Is, 1885.
The Secretary of War has instructed
General Miles, in command OF the De-
partment of the Missouri, to hold the
troops in readiness to enforce the Presi-
dents recent proclamation in relation
to cattlemen on the Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe reservation. BY the terms of the
proclamation the cattlemen will be
compelled to move their herds by Sep
TENDER 4th. The troops will be held
at Fort Reno.
Captain F. Z. Pierce, Of the First in
fantry, has been appointed Indian agent
at San Carlos agency, Arizona. 1t is
probable that officers Of the army will
be placed in charge Of all agencies
where the Indians are troublesome.
The Attorney-General has been urged
to discontinue the criminal prosecutions
instituted against the "Oklohoma
boomers" but has declined until he
shall receive assurance that they have
permanently and in good faith aban-
doned their attempts TO enter the Ter
ritory.
1t is said by certain officials OF the
Treasury Department that the action OF
Treasurer Jordan in ordering the trans
fer of silver coin from New Orleans to
Washington by United States war-yes-
sells is in violation Of the terms Of the
contract with the Adams Express Com
pany for the transportation Of public
moneys and securities. This contract,
which has never been annulled, was
executed by Secretary Sherman Febru-
airy /, 1879. 1t provides among other
that Z" the United States hereby agrees
to employ said company as its exclusive
agent for the transportation Of al
moneys and securities belonging to the
United States, and to give it as such
agent for transportation all such
moneys and securities Of every kind
which are to be transferred from
one plant to any other within
the territorial limits of this con.
tract. This exclusive agency shall
not be held to include securities
in transit from the Treasury Depart
ment to the Sub-Treasury st New
York, or from the latter to the Treasury
Department, which have not become
effective by delivery to purchasers
1t is learned that the express company
has not. as yet taken any steps in thu
matter, but is intimated that suit will
be eventually instituted against thu
Secretary Of the Treasury for breaci
Of contract. The cost Of transporting
/ 5000, 900 in silver from New 0rlean.
to Washington under contract will
tho express company would be s22,
200, or at the rate Of si.40 per l0(
pounds, and not $4,000, as has beef
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