Evening journal., 1889-04-05
THE NATIONAL BANKS
Their Condition as Shown by
Recent Reports.
IMPORTANT NEW YORK OFFICES

ANA ANAff hVlAh UT ~ Ef9~
Joel II. Erhardt to BE Collector of Gus
toms and Cornelius Van cott 10 he POST
snaster-Hobert Lincoln at the White
House--NIaior Armes' Case.
WASHINGTON, April 5--Abstracts Of the
reports made to the comptroller Of the cur
rency on the condition Of the national banks
Of the country on the 10Th Of last February,
show among the resources Of the banks Loans
and discounts amounting to Sl,695, ,475 1885,
bonds TO secure circulation Sl5d, 72S, 200
bonds to secure deposits SAG, 3si, ,0O0; specie,
Sls2, 2sl, ,sO3, and Sss, ,624 $50 in legal tender
notes Among the liabilities are found: Ma
tional bank notes issued, Sl37 ,2l6, 1856; surplus
fund, sl92, ass, 100; individual deposits, ST.
354 078, ,535, and Si8, ,554, ,4sO United States de-
posits.
The president has decided to appoint Joel
b Erhardt collector Of customs at New York.
Cornelius Van Cott win be appointed TO sue
ceed Postmaster Pearson 1t is stated ON ex-
celent authority that appointment to other
federal offices in that city have not been
decided on.
The secretary Of state has received private.
advices that yellow fever has again broken
out at Colon, on the isthmus Of Panama.
The inspector Of the army submitted TO the
acknowledgement report upon his investiga-
ton into the conduct of Maj. Armes The
inspector-general prefers charges against
/ Mai Armes and recommends that he be tried
by d court-martial. Maj. Armes is charged
| with conduct unbecoming an officer and "a
gentleman in falsely accusing Maj. Has
broucl In regard TO the trouble over the in
auguraton day parade and Of outrageous
| conduct in assaulting Gov. Beaver The
report was sent TO Gen. SchoheId. The gem
eral opinion Is that a court-martial will be
ordered in a day or two
James A. Yose, Of Maine has been APP
pointed appointment clerk Of the post office
department and Hamilton Reeve, Jr., Of
New York, assistant chief clerk Of the PEN
sion office.
The secretary Of state has been informed
by the United Suites charge ad interim at
ST. Petersburg that due a ton has been
taken at the request Of this government for
the liberation Of Herman kempnski, the
American citizen arrested on Dec. "A in
Poland ON charge Of having evaded mill
tary duty in Russia, OF which country he
was native There are features IN this case
that make it probable that a favorable
answer may soon DO returned by the Russian
government
The secretary Of state received a telegram
A Yesterday stating that the government OK
Clhh has accepted the invitation Of the
United States to participate in the congress
of American nations ia Washington in Oct
= oher next
= The United States steamship Adams, nov
= lying az San Francisco, will not be ready "a
sail for Samoa as soon as was expected II
y was reported that she would be In good sail
y ing order within ten days, but now il is said
at the department that she win not be ready
a before May /.
a Among the presidents callers was Robert
u Lincoln. the new minister to England, who
= came with Senator Cullom. A delegation Of
ministers, representing the Board of Foreign
n Missions, also called
Ia Mr.. Lincoln said IN an interview last even-
g ing that he would start for his post in about
b, six weeks Speaking Of the suidsnness OF
his appointment Mr. Lincoln sad that the
first intimation he had that his name was
under consideration was when he received a
e telephone message from "A Chicago newspaper
a Office a, king If he would accept the position.
II AT that time the nomination had been sent to
u the senate
y. The reduction OF lofce hb the government
VI printing ofiice which always follows an adj
journment Of congress, took place yesterday
when about fifty employees were discharged
The discharges caused great commOtion IN
ia the office, as Is usual There are 70 be a lev
Nj more discharges from time TO time until th'
number Of employees corresponds with TN
to amount of work
q Cooker F. Clarkson, Of Iowa, the son Of tli
~ first assistant postmaster general, has b.e
appointed private secretary 70 his father
! The president is making arrangements &
: 60 on a fishing trip. Before the adjournmen
Of the senate he told several of his friend
p that be thought Of going away for a shor
trip in the early part of April Il is probabl
~ - he will go down the Chesapeake, Saturday
~ with Secretary Window on revenue cutter
ie 10 be gone two or three days. The details o
the arrangements have not been made public