The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-02

Diamond >ci<urc-C Condition of .nr,tr.
j" Hehring >traits-Rcturn OF Prcsideu,
Harri.on-rublic Debt S,e,.,s.n,.
WASHINGTON. D. c., August 1.-The
] reported seizure Of the English sealing
vessel Black Diamond bv the revenue
cutter Rush has not caused the amornt
OF excitement among the olliciaIs of
the State. Navy and Treasury nenart
mtnt that such an incident might be
expected to create, Beyond the brief
ospatch Il Tuesday from the
VonmHnuer OF the Rush, report.
ing the seizure Of the Black
Diamond. the Treasury Department has
received nothing concerning the mat.
ter Within the past few days half a
dozen letters have been received from
the commanders Of the revenue vessels
ON the sealing grounds, but none of
these give any information concerning
lhc movements Of the sealers or the |
condition Of matters around Behrinq
n'Iaits' Some Of these letters were dated !
as late as July lst. They relate |
10 nothing but routine business matters.
Actng Secretary Wharton said to a /
I nited Press reporter this morning that
the state Department had received no
definite information about the seizure.
tie thought that the British legation at |
W asnlngion would lay the matter be-
lore the department in q month or so.
RECEIPT FOR S771 ,432 .329.45..
Probably the largest receipts ever
gwen for an amount Of money in the
country. passed from j. y. Huston,
treasurer Of the United States. to J. II.
Hyatt. ex United States Treasurer. at
the Treasury Department to-day. The
amount on the face of the receipt was
Si1l .432 329 ij, and it was for the sum
that NJ. Hyatt was responsible to Mr..
Huston when he reliuquished the Office
of United States Treasurer.
CHINESE As sERyENTs.
Acting Secretary Batcheller. OF the
Treasury Department, to-day disap-
proved the opinion Of Collector Hep
burn IN the matter Of Chinese employed
as servants on the United States steam
ship Alert and other vessels. The soli-
CiiOr held that these Chinese were enti-
tied 10 admission 10 this country as en-
listed men in the navy. Secretary
holds that under the Chinese
exclusion act they are debarred from
to this country.
JOURNAIsIIC.
A. W. ~ man, for number of years
correspondent at Washington of the
New York SH, has resigned his posi-
tion here and to-day took editorial
charge of the Helena Montana Inde.
pendent, in which he has purchased a
controlling interest. The paper is
Democratic.
COlL BOILERS FOR THENAyY.
Under date of August ID. 1855. the
Navy Department invited proposals for
furnishing coil boilers for the navy.
The boilers offered by Charles Ward.
Charleston. W. Va: William Cow wles.
New York Frank b. King. Washing
ton. and the Hopenstein Manufacture {
ing Company, OF Newark. y. j.. are con-
-ldered as possessing sufficient merit 10 {
warrant the department in testing them. {
The parties desiring their boilers tested q
are required TO furnish the boilers aud d
prepare them for the test at their own j
expense, either at their own works or !
At such other places as may be approved j
by the Navy Department. These parties I
have been requested 10 communicate
with Chief Engineer Loring, now sta s
iOned at the navy-yard at New York. s
INCREASING THE ALLOWANCE OF THE !
NEW YORK POSTMASTER.
As a result of the report of the com 1
mission which Investigated the needs a
IF the New York postoilice Postmaster, t
ieneral Wanamaker recommends that r
100 additional allowance of SIS, 900 be +
,ranted Postmaster Van Colt. His I
lr, sent allowance il 81 .O34 900. An ad- u
litional force of clerks To the num- 81
,er of lO4 is allowed him. which L
With his present force will make an az a
rcgate working force of s2S work u
ng employees. Messrs. Morgan. {
Wood and Plymiey. representing
'Ostmaster Van COtt, who have been h
ere for several days cOnferring is
,ith the pO-tofiice authorities, were b
uthOrized 10 submit 10 the Postmaster
eneral for approval general read
l.tmeut of salaries in the New York
0stofiice. in line with the TecOmmsn- =
ations submitted by the commission.
TIRE FRENCH IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
Secretary Noble has appointed G. A. - -,
.enaston. of the Geological Survey. a ~
,ecial commissioner to visit France for =,
he purpose of studying the irrigatlng =,
-stems Of that country, with a view OF
tiiiziug the information IN solving the =,
r0blem Of irrigation of the arid lands :,
. the West. "
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS. -,
President Harrison. accompanied by II
scretary HalfOrd. arrived in Washing f.
.n this evening at 5:lO. and went at ia
nee To the Executive Mansion.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. "
The public debt statement issued from al
ia Treasury Department to-day shows h,
, increase of Sl.Oi7,3ll during the =;
.st month OF July. That there was ~
crease is due TO unusually heavy dis +,
lrsements during the month. g,
The pension disbursements were IN
.ree.nuarters OF million heavier ar
AN I'M July last year. and eIpendl- m
res for public works. such as
yer and harbor Improvements and Il,
iblic buildings. we're nearly h'e ON
iUions greater than in July,
IS. The total debt today
.. cash in the treasury. amounts TO
O77 .6G3 1872 The net cash IN the
,aeury is s6j. $1,000. against s1:' -
4 Oie month ago. National bank
positories to-day hold S4s $50, 10Y bu
government funds, or about one al
li1on and a half less than on July lst. TO
The cold fund balance IN the Treasury leI
decreased about s4.jOO.OOO, during no
= past mouth, and to-day amounts to ev
10 ots 1G3 and the silver fund bal 1t