The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-17
Letter from the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 7th, 1885


EDITOR GOLD LEAF: Dear SI-Con-
siderable excitement was created at the
Treasury Department last Saturday, on the
receipt of package purporing to contain
Si1 200 i'll bank notes, forwarded by the
Amer lean National Exchange Bank of New
York York, for a.. redemption; Superintendent
mere touch of his skilled fingers, immediate
ly discovered that something was
wrong, and refused to receivs the
package from the Express Company,
thereby saving the Government from
the risk of losing the amount. or be-
coming party to expensive and prolonged
litigation to avoid such liability. Upon
being opened the package was found to
contain nothing but very common course
brown paper. The sealed label on the
original package seems to have been neatly
The responsibility lies between the bank
and the express company, and each side
have engaged detectives.
The general debate on the Tariff Bill is
exrected to close some time next week.
Next Monday some of the leaders on both
sides will speak. Mr.. Breckinridge, of
Kentucky, Messrs Read and Mckinley will
will probably follow, and the last speech
be made by Speaker Carlisle in defence of
the bill.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary
took no action to-day on the nomination Of
Melville W. Fuller to be Chief Justice,
except in its formal reference TO a SUBJ
committee. The nomination of Mr. Fuller
has received the hearty approval of the
press all over the country. All reports
] speakwell OF him; He is in the prime of life;
| in vigorous health physically and intellec-
| tually a successful practitioner, learned
and skilled in the theory and practice of
! the law, and believer in the constitutional
doctrine of State sovereignty.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
signed the lease for the Merrick building
on f street for the use of the Marine Hos
pital Service.
The bonds purchased by the Government
! to date OF Saturday last, under the call of
April 18th, amount in face value to S1O,-
495, 400, for which Sl2,473,O47 was paid.
purchase to maturity would have amount
ed to 81, SOC, 042-more than their purchase
price, Including premium.
An enclosure is being prepared in the
Smithsonian grounds, just south of the
Smithsonian building in which live deer
and the buffalo expected in day or two
from Dakota will be confined. In the en-
closure will he erected frame buildings or
sheds to shelter the animals. These Sheds
have been designed by well-known archi-
tect, and will lie ornamental.
| Arrangements are now being made for
the ceremonies to attend the laying of the
corner StOne-Stone of the Catholic Univer-
sity on the oath instant, at o'clock The
cornerstone will be laid by tie cardinal
archbishop, surrounded and assisted by the
high eccelesiastics of the church Bishop
Spaudling. of Peoria. will preach the ser
mon, and there will be three choirs on the
ground
communication has been received by
the District Commissioners, from limerick
Bell, of Mansfield, Ohio, in which he sug.
gests that if the park or shade trees of this
city are troubled with catapillars he will
come on and vaccinate the trees and rid
them of the horrid pest j.