The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-08

A statement prepared at the treasury de-
partment shows that there was mel DC
crease OF si50, ll3 In the circulation during
the mouth Of July, and not decrea OF
so Sl4 IN money AMI bullion In the treasury
during the same limo. Tho decrease In CIR
oulation was principally IN natimiNl pank
notes and gold Q dn and the deere9eo III
money and bullion IN the treasury pllnc'pll'y
In gold bullion aud nat onal tank ties, Inc
total circulation Aug, i stated at Sl,ddl-
0Sa 031, aud the total money and bullion ~
tho treasury at the same date at sOS2 wv
Secretary Tracy has referred the report OF
the board that supervised the recent trials OF
the Petrol to board comp lsed OF tho chiefs
of the five bureaus of the navy department.
The contractors ask for new trial, nut
the board does not recommend that IL De
had
1t is explained at the state department tnat
the letter to Lord Mayor Sexton of Dublin
which tho latter asserts was broken In
transit, was purely a routine communication
acknowledging the receipt OF a copy Of the
resolutions Of sympathy with the Jonnstown
sufferers adopted by tho Dublin council.
The letter was signed by Acting Secretary
OF State Wharton, and not by President
Harrison.
The executive committee of the national
enoampment @, A. r., TO be held In Mil
Wuukct WIZ, utAp ulunNl, HuNb ushtn
secretary OF the navy to order the Michigan,
the government war vessel on tho lakes, TO
take part in the military and naval display
that will mark the occasion. Secretary
Tracy will probably grant the request.
Maj s. Willard Lirtan, who was removed
from Office by the last administration, has
been restored to duty In the first comp
troller's Office under tho operation of the OK
tension of rule 10 of the civil service rules,
which permits of the restoration of all ex-
soldiers who have been removed from office,
Mr.. Cramp of the shipbuilding firm of
Charles Cranp q Sons, Philadelphia, has
visited the navy department. endeavoring to
close up the account for the construction of
the Yorktown He will probably be sue
cessful this time. There is a balance o. from
$50, 900 to $50, 600 due.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has left
Washington on a vac ,tion of q week or
longer. a portion Of which he will spend at
Cape May and Saratoga Springs.
The contract for work on the ceiling of
the Baltimore pos office has been awarded
to John Collins of that city at his bid Of
S295O.
The president has rendered the collector
ship of tho port of New Orleans to ex-Gov.
H. C. Yarmouth. He has appointed John
F. Patty naval officer at New Orleans.
Warner p. Sutton of Michigan, for several
years consul general at Matamoras Mex.
and later tran ferred to Nuevo Laredo, and
Z. C. Prescott, son of w. s, Prescott, one of
the commissioners, have been appointed
clerks of the congress of American nations
which meets in this city next October. Mr..
Sutton is detailed for the duty by the state
department
Secretary Noble has served motion for
review filed by George H. Smith ct al, in
volving the "Bull of the Woods" lode and
mill site in claim in Bohemian, Mont. In
mineral land claims, the statutes provide
that the possessory rights of adverse claim
ants shall be submitted to the courts for ad-
Indication. In this case it was contended
that the decision of the court was binding
upon the interior department as to the right
of the successful party to patent. The
secretary holds that the decision of the
courts as between the parties is final, but
that it does not preclude the secretary of the
interior from instituting an investigation to
determine whether the successful party has
in good faith complied with all the require
ments Of the law, and in case it is found
that he has not so done, patent may be de-
MED.
The secretary of war has AWARDED the
contract for furnishing castings and forg-
ings for a 10.inch riff, to the Standard Steel
Casting company Of Thurlow, Pa, at "a
cents per pound. The bidders for furnishing
the army with forgings for three hoops and
parts of breech mechanism for a 10 inch
steel wire gun were the Midvale steel works,
Philadelphia 9S cents per pound, delivered
in $50 days, an the Bethlehem Iron com
pany Of South Bethlehem, Pa, 30 cents per
pound for certain Of these forgings, and 81
per pound for the breech mechanism forg-
ings The latter bid was accepted.
The Post says: salty Gen. Miller has
some practical views on the way national
legislation should be governed Instead of
waiting until the last days of congress
to pass appropriation bills, he
thinks regulation should be made, by q
CON titutional amendment If necessary, by
which such measures should be disposed of
before any other business should be taken
up. That would effectually prevent the
abuses which are sometimes attendant upon
putting riders on these Bills at the last mo
rpapt "