Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1878, Page 3

Ghe Gxibuwe, 1878, T rRIDAY. MAY 0 — e TIONAT, SINKIRG FUND. ;;,TJ}E AT i it waa providad that ravonnes from oustoms there shonld {,r::,r‘\klz‘:aumu\lly nrum equal to | per cont of the maximum ontatanding publie debt, to po applied to a Sinking Fund for tho pay- sent of tho principnl of that debt, In 1869 :‘Im {irst formal step wns takon in Lhis mattor of n Binking Fand. Tha principal of the debt fad hoon greatly reduced prior to that dato, and since then thero have been large rodno- tions of the principal of tho public debt other than by pnrchases for 0:he Sinking Fand, On {hio first of July, 1866, the recog- nized and recorded debt of the Governmont yenched Jta maximum. It was then §2,778,2006,174. On the first of Jnly, 1877, S fotel dabi ws $2,060,158,223, ncluding greenbackdy slhiowing n roduction of $718,- 0:;1;:1 l‘l}l annnal report of Decembor, 1876, Beeretary Monnivr. stated that a lteral com. iance with tho act of 1862 wonld have 1 ,lulml that the sum of elf).‘h?lfl,:fllf- shonld liave been applied to the Hinking Fund up to July 1, 1870 ; and Beerotory SHEAMAN n yoar lster, adopting the snmo basis, stated that on July 1, 1877, the nmonnt in tho Binking Fand should have boon 6475,018,389,.when in fact, on the data named, the reduction of tho debt, including accrued juterost, loss cnslt dn the Lronsury, om ounted to H690,273,- 218, or S220,054,459 in excess of the amonnt then roquirod by law for the Hinking Fund, Binco then nanother year's reduction of tho dobt hins tnken place, adding abont £35,800,000 to the aggrogate paymont into tho Binking Fand, when tho slmple re. quirement of 1 por cent would bo losa than S2,000,000, é "0 practical operation nnd growth of tho smklng Fund may not be gonerally undor- stood, and a fow worda will explatnit. The fand was bogun in 1869 by tho purchaso of Londs equal to 1 percent of the debt on July 1 of that year. 'Tho principal of those bonds was canceled and doclared *‘ paid,” but the intercat on all tho bouds purchased that year and for all aucceeding years continttes to bo paid fato the Sinking Fund. Tho additions 1o the Bluking Fund in the fiscal yoar 1877 aro thus stated ¢ 421,803,051 521,400 , 080, 114 1,900,175 11857,101 4,031,000 824,020 Total ngd{unfllg;&ilx:klfiz Fund from du , to June Lo T i Wi asa, 720,803 Tho amount tobe added for tha present year will boabout $:34,000,000. It will bo seen that the country continucs to pay intorest on all the debt pald sinco 186Y. 'Lhere were £24,000,000 of fractional currency redeomed, ond this was turned over fo tho Siuking Tund, and on this the country will continue to pay interest so long os any partof the publio dobt romains unpaid. If this prac- tlco be continued, tho whole publio debt will Lo pald {n full within forty years from this fime. Each year the payments into tho fund fncrense. Tho country is now paying fn- terest on tho samo amount of debt on which {tbns pold from tho begluning, The comn- try has boon taxed to pny over $750,000,000 of tho principal of tho dobt, and continues 1o ba taxed to pay intereston that lquidated principal. Thia Binking Fund baing now soven years Inadvanca of the requirements of the law of 1862, the proposition to suspend further purchuses of the debt on thnt acconnt ought to meet with goneral approval by Oougress, The suspension will not bo n repeal of the Binking-Fund act; it will mercly bo o sus- preusion of tho purchase of o debt not duo, uud which tho eraditor is not askiug to have puid. Tho suspending act might provide tiat In all coses whore thore sliall bo an actual surplus of rovonue, that aurplus might bo spplled to the roduction of tho debt, but ooy further direct appropriations for that purposo shonld now Lo discontinued. Un- less this susponding act shall pnus, there will Ls colleoted from the poopla during the next seven yeara nearly $500,000,000, to boapplied to the purchase of tho publio dobt, ‘This is crowding the present generation rather so- verely, It fs griovous taxation, It is keop- Iog up tho tax to pay tho Intercst on the ca- tire original fntereat-bearing dobt when one- third of the whola debt has beon paid. The country {s sulfering from a loug-pro- inclod depression. Never was Industry aud production so prostrated. Will not thig throo Luudred millions of dollars of extra tax bo waore profitable if left in the handa of the Muple, to bo by them handled and used in Lusiness, and o part of tho wages fund for labor, than if taken fromitheus and applied to tle purchaso of bonds not yot duo, and in Mranco of the requirumonts of the Binking Fuad? Congros ahiould not Lesltats to pass tho snsponding act, and put an end for the DPriseut to this unneocssary but oppresaive ioynent demanded by no moral or legal wHligation, but which is adding to the griev- o burdon of taxation under which the canutry {s ‘sn@fering, Dot GERMANY'S DEMAND. e g the war betweon IRussia and rhoy, and the negotiations that have fol- owed it betweon Russia and England, Ger- suany has had considerable to sny as n medis :hr about the rights of others ; she now Ppears sbout to say something for herself: 45d to iuue o caveat to England that wilt ::‘(Sl\;e very welcome. Tho sudden mission i uat Vo Movtsw to Copenhagen, fol- F ;uln closely upon the preparations of l;u!il 23 to send an fronclad flect into the s "% Is aniversally rogarded as tantamount m;:l sunouncement of Gormany to England She must koop outof that sos. Goos f"‘llrhlcd Pposition, Gormany's marins necoss bt .t‘ 82 well as the foroo of destiny, all .h: with unerring cortainty to the ultimate hm;vu«:n of Denmark by Germany, and the o “invitation to her to close tho Sound !mfl&t Ve disregarded. Sho fs too weak to ro- berd oéemand of her colossal uelghbor, and Mu;m she strong enough to hesitate, a ton might hasten the process of absorp. mm Apart from any conaiderations of this byt bowever, it is ngt remarkabla that llla“mv Bn’ should expreas her unwillingness to bt Blish fronclads on the Baltic. That Py M"mufl: 0 inlend lake connected with o gh scas, that ard the worlds property, &‘unmow outlet, and belonging peculiarly b démvh. Qermeny, and Russta, and I mcfi' ‘¢rmaoy nor Denmark inteuds that Aball bo occupied by a foreign Powcr for m%::entpnrpou In like wanner Russia . oy have looked upon the Blask Bea fl‘ommon Proparty, and have jealously o“:"u"‘d e waters agaloat the armed vessels T outeldo Power, Tho sontiment of THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1878, Gormany may ba appreoiate wora possible for Cnanada and hiichigan to get into trombls, upon wilnews- Ing Canadian gunbonta emising In ke Michigan, Tliat Germany iy teken thin position fa siguificant in two ways. First, it showa that Germany for the first thine con- glders heraelf sirong onongh to dictate to Tngland and mako this hol? demand with tha conflidonce that it will not ba disregard- cd. Becond, it shows nnimistakahly the drift of Gorman rympathy that sho shonld mnkn a demand which speaka ono wond for hersell nod A whole volume for Rnasia, for, if tho English fleot I8 kopt out of tha Baltie, tns- sin can go to war with no concern for any dnmnges that the powsrful fronclads might inflict upon ler on lior northwastern const. It must also bring home to Fagland tho nn. welcome prospect thnt shd'is fzolated from Coutinental help, and that, if she goes into the war, -she must do 8o without an nlly, unless it be the disabled Turk, who in his moribnnd condition enn offer no valnabla nasistance. It is por- fectly avident, notwithstanding all the hopes Leld ont by Austro-Hungary, that the Intter bins no futention of an active participation in tho war, but has beon waiting for such ag. grandizemont as shall comnpensate her in tho general partition. It is equally evident that Germany, nlthotugh she comen borring an olivo brancl, has no sympathy with England. 1Vith anch odda ngainat her, tho war party in England will be likely to take a sober second thought and calenlato the chiauces mora crit- foally before they rush into a struggle with a victorlous Power, with no certainty of nssistance from any quarter. That there is a decided change coming over the English people isahown by the great peace meotings now bolng held in tho centre and north of Ingland. Thoy prophesy the organization of n pence party atrong enongh to make ftself folt. LET IT BE REORGANIZED, The ineflicioncy of AMr. I, B, Jases, ,“Chlef" of the Customs Division of the Treasury Department, rondered guite noto- rions by lato dovelopments, tands to provoks inquiry as to the exact character of the or- ganization of that branch of the Government service. Isthe presont organization calou- Inted to promote efilciency? Ta it the best possible organization? Or, rather, is it not about the worst possible orgnnization ? The Cuastoms Division i{s the moat impor- tant branch of tho Treasury Department. Nearly ona-half the entire revenue collected is dorived from customs. ‘Tho recelpts from cnstoms for the year onding June 80, 1877, nggregated $130,000,000, while those from internal sources for the same poriod aggro- gated but $118,000,000, The Commissioner of Internal Revonne is well nigh supreme in his Dopartmont. o is practically independent even of the Secretary of tho Treasnry, Ho is tho real hend of his Dopartment, and ronders all the decisions necessary to the proper conduct of its business, Ile is noxt in rank to the Bec- rotary of tho Tronsury, and recelves n salary of 6,000 per annum ; and yet his division for tho your 1877 collected fwelve million dollara less rovonuo than that derived from customs. Tho Commissionership of Inter- nal Rovenue {s deomed of auch high impor. tance that great care is bestowed upon the selection of incumbonts. Only men of wide experionco in public or private lifo, of proved cnpacity, and of stainless ropu. tation, are asppointed to the position. How is it with the Qustoms Division ? Tho Inws governing the colleotion of customs duos aro mugh more complicated than thdao governing tho collection of internal dnes, Tho intorna! rovenue s mainly derived from two articles,—spirits and tobacco,— whilo the customs rovenuo is derived from more than a thonsand nrticles, tho rates of duty belng specitlo, ad valorem, and com. pound. But, notwithstanding this fact, the Customs Divislon of tho Treasury Dopart. mant may bo safd to bo without organization stall, It is nomiually presided over by au official called the Commissioner of Oustoma, I'he person who is so fortunato as to hold tho position recolves $4,600 per annum, and s almost abaolutely without responsibility. Tho name of the prosent Incumnbent ia Hexny O, Jonssoy, Ile was appoluted fonr years ngo from Ponnsylvania. Everybody knows Greex D, Ravy, Commissioner of Internal Revonue, but who overy Leard of Mminy O, Jounsox, Commissloner of Cus- toms? Mr. Commissioner Jonnsox ia ranked in the Tredsury Dopartment by a dozen officials, He bhaa never, in the wholo course of his official life, made a declsion affecting tho ' collootion of tho customs revenuo or anything else, No suthority of any importance is veated in himng ho {8 a mero accounting officor. It was not so fifteon yenrs ngo. Formerly tho Commissioner of Customs was the real head of his division, tho official upon whom all customs officers in tho conntry rolled as chief, and whose authority was second only to that of the Becrotary and Asalstant Becro- taricsof the Treasury. Lut the ofiice of Com. missloner of Oustoms has Leen gradually stripped of autherity, until now the person who holds it hos no moro intluence in his own division of tho Treasury Departmont than the porter who aweeps his officafloor. It will bo said that tho Commissioner exer- cleos s much authority as {s devolved upon him by law. True, when the Treasury De- partmont was orgenized, its chief busi. ness was the collection of the customs dues, and it socms to hnve been assumed that the BSecrotary and his two assistants gould end would sttond personally to all questions of administration arising in the Department. Whon the increase in Govern. mient functions caused by the growth of the country rendered this utterly impos- sible, the care of customs colleotions natur. ally devolved upon the Comumissioner, and it wos accordingly placed there. Why it was subsequently witbdrawn and devolved upon & more clerk Las never beon explained, and, we venture to say, capnot be success- fully explained by the Becretary who so shifted the burden of responsibility, or by, any one of the long line of Becretaries who Lave permitted this anomalous condition of things to continue down to the presont time, Mr, H. B. Jaxzs is tho * clerk ™ upon whom rests the eutire respousibility of colleoting the custois revenue. Aud yet Mr. James 18 as utterly without jlogal authority as he is withoat legal responsibllity,. e may not sigg his poawe to any official paper or letter of the Tressury Department. When he wishes to promulgato an order orrender & dectalon be hos it prepared, puts his initials in the corner, and the SBecretary or an Assiat. -ant Becrotary sigus it as & matter of course. Now §t is s fact that’the Internal Revenue Division has a responsible head, as we bave shown, and it L4 a fact that in that division the revenue duv the Government is succoss- fully collectod. It is & fact, as we have shown, (hat tho Oustoms Divislon has no zesponsiblo head (below the Becretary), and A by swhat 'tha | it 4 n conceded fact that sontimont of Tllinoia would ha in care it | abont four-ths of the revenue dne. collects only Is it not time, then, to reorganizo the Custema ; Division of the Trensnry Departmont? There i in the Treasury Department an anomalous division enlled the ** Becretary'n office.” It s extremely fmproballe that a Aeerelary of the Trensury created Thin divis. ion of his own motion. It wns donhtiess in- spired by n littlo coteric of ambitions yonng tnen who were plnced In charge of ita sub. divistons. It seems to be an ingenious de- vica fovesting tho power of the Beeretary in the hands of the young nien aforesaid, ‘Their style Is that of clerks, bnt their pow. ern aro thoso of the Becretary of the T'reas. ury. Mr. H. B. James is ono of these nm- hitions young men, or was when ho reached his present position.. Ife was ingenfous onongh to secura the position, and ingenivus enough to keap it for n serics of year ; and, after ho was uncercinoniously kicked ont on snspicion, ha was ingenfons onough teo creep brek into thv place be coolly adimits his in- enpneity to fill neeeptably, Why should not thie Lommissionor of Ous. toms be mnde the equal in nathority and responaibility of the Commissioner of Iu- ternal Itovenna? Mr, JAMES now excrcints the authority nand assumes the rospon. sibility of the position for the anm of $2,400 per annum, Commissioner JonNsox recoives 24,500 per amfim, It Mr. Jonxsoy g in- enpnble, lot & capable mnan be found as his successor. It is o notoriuns fact that for years the Now York Custom-I1dnso has been practienlly independent of the Traasury De- portment, nnd tho reason of this fact ia the other fhct that tho Customa Division of tho Treasury Dopariment kos no responsible Lend. Tho Becretary must lodge respon. sibility with somobody. Why should ho ignoro an officer appointed by the I'resident by and wilh the advice s:d consentof the Bennte, and lodge it in the hands of a‘mere clork? Tha suspanso and uncertninty ottenging the question of tho validity of the city serip is in 8 fair way to bo speedily ended. The Furren injunction easo was argued Wednes- dny before four Jndges of the Circuit Court, and it is expeoted that a decislon will bn prompily renderod upon which an appeal nny be corried to tho Buprome Court aud “the matter definitely determined, ‘The ciphering politiclans are already emoloy- ing their lelsure mowents In fixing up tho chances ns to which party can carry the next Houso of Representatives at the clection next fall. The Democrats have now a majority of fifteen, eight of which they secured by turning out four Republicans who had Leon fairly electe ed and seating four Democrats who had been fairly defeated. Before this outrage of Biuy Srninaei’s Committeo was perpetrated, the Democrats had only soven majority fn the Ilouse. The close Republican districts, those carricd by less than 500 majority, were the fol- lowines ) Diatrict, ixth Indiana Faghth Blchy First Msrourd, Third Missouri.... Third New York... Third Ohlo, Teuth Ohfo.., . Becond Wisconsin. In like manner the following tablg names tha districts carrled by Democrats by fewer than 600 vote: Distriet, First Connecticot .. Liehteenth Hlinols Ninth Kenlucky £ixth _lndians, Eirst New Hampshire Eleventh Now Y Thirty-second Second Ollo.. Fourth Ohlo.ee cooreee Thisteenth Pennayivania Eignteenth Pennsylvamia,. In tha Eleventh New York District, nlso, the Democratic candidate was elected by 427, owing to a Republican split, which is counter-balanced by a Democratie split in the Second Missourl District, giving it to tbo Republicans by 314, There aro a dozen districts in -the South which were Republican in 1574 by upwards of 2,000 majority in each, which were carrled by the Confederates in 1870 by frauds and bullduzing, and which the Republicans can recover if the cluctions bo conducted with suy degree of fair- ness. K., ow —— A Romance of the Pecrage’ {8 what they might with justice call the case of tho Viscount- css KINGSLAND, to whom a douation of £100 ‘was recently made from the Royal Bounty Fund, Wo have heard of descendants of the PLAN- TAGENETS becoming butchers and tending turn- pikes, and of Buronets who drova cabs and conches, but the casa of Lady KinastaND is sadder than any of these, 8hais the widow of the last repgesctative of the BARNRWALLS of Kingaland, the sixtn Viscount, who left her o widow lu 1533 with the modest sum of £1,200 for all fortune, One of the trustees dled, snd the other levanted with her maney, and she was thus left penoiless, and without a single rela- tive who was fu a position to assist her. For a loug tima she lived in s single room in Lam- beth, rocolving an slluwance of (33 cents & week (rom tho parish authorities, and making obout a3 much by sewing. At Jest ber situation was ULrought beforo o benefl- cent soclety, which. made ‘**minuto fn. quirfes,""—lucklly sho did not . die of starvation in the interim,—and, finding that her character waa aud cver hgd been above re. proach, made her a “simall “sllowance,” The Queen has given the old woman $500, as has ol ready beon sald, 80 that sowme measuro of com- fort will bo sceureg for her auning the few ro- walniog years of her lifs. Comlort sho sadly needed. and her vlece, according toan English paper, ® occupy one small back room, sbout_thirteon foet equare, In which there ts scarvely any furniture, Lady KINGSLAND'S hedstead is ‘only an apology for this necessery plece of furniture; and Ler nieco has none at all, but sleous ou Lie at night, or rathor in the moruing, whun she has tinfsbed uer datly tofl. Lady KiNosLAND has vuntinued ber needlework, but this she ts obliged to coufine to shirt-making, Bl is rumuncrated ut tho rats of A for cach shirt made.” How different u jeture this ls from that usually drawn of the ife of an English Viscountess! e ———— — In reply to the assertion that if TiLpsx had shown pluck he might have been inaugurated President and crowded Hayss vus by bluff and wudaclty, WATTER3ON, of the Loulsyille Cour- fer-Journal, who was in Congress at the time and bebind the scencs, says 3t (s not so. We covy from his ortlcle of Monday lass: {uaugurste TiLLEN and n organized couwpliracy bent on resisting it and having Lhe power to resiat 1t. Armed revolution alone could sct Itaclf agaiust 1lie conspiracy; and sruicy revolution would bave bevn a blunder and a crime. The sawe generation nuver enzages twice 1o civil war.. Lusides, tho lemocrals were practicaily belpluss. 7The ouly Nortbern Legisiatare we had was ihat of the littio Etats of Connechicut, that of New Jui i ward (urning out to be Demucratic by Qur contscls were divided. squadron inthe deld. Uua¥t waein the Whils I?»uw \\nlllnfi above all things, 8 ruw. Ho was surs to profit by & alstuzbance, for be had both tho tools sngd tho recources to sld bim., The South was sufticlently united, but the frst gun for TiLDXN have been tha signal for s ted, that, too, Us the old iss en cousiguca to the old r d, n republicaulvnn in the United Stated could nol would bave boen stawped put under tbe hoels of a military usurpation. ' Ufless 8 majority of tho Northern States bad gone for TiLDEN, §{ was Dot possible to scat hilw. ————— Citizen Blue-Jeans WiLLiaus, of [njlanny, is {0 trainlug for the Nationsl Convention of 1330, but we fear that the delegates will not bo so complalsaut as were tho rallroad rloters of 1877 toward his son-n-law's cattle. They will not lct hin through, 5 = FORELIGN, RTILL, AT WORKR. LonnoN, May 2—% n. m.—A Bt. Petorabarg diepateh reports that the ponrpariers hetween Lontdon and 8L, Peteraburs by way of Berlin have been resumed. Nothing Is made known about thele proeress, It fs rumored. that o witimatum has been sent to the Vorte demanid- fng the evaruntion of Stmmlz and Varna within neertatn time, and Prince Lobruoff RostofTski han been sopointed Amboasador to Constanti- nople. A correspmrdent points out that theso rumors scem Lo Lie Incopsistent, but says tho latter s better authenticated. DOES NOT OIIECT. Loxnon, Mav 23— . in.—A apeeiad from Ber- 1in asrerts that Bngland does not ahjeet to the Austrinn proposal to oweupy Bosnla and Herz. cgovins, MORR CONFIDENCH. Losnor, May 2—5 n. 1n.—A Vienna dispateh raya the(lovernment again expressea eonfldence I the prompt mecting of the Congress, and {s egain urging Enzland to accept the Congress, MOUR TROOVS, A telegram from £, Pricrsbure anoounces that au Iinperinl ukase has just been lssued or- dering the formation of forty-cight fresh bat- tallons in additlon to the forty-eight called out u fortnight ngo, Three new artillery brigades, with 144 guns, are also formlng. BIAMARCK, Loxpox, May 1.—The Pot's Berlin. sue efal says Prince Bismarck hos {ntimated hisinten. on to return tu Berlin next week, and 1t i3 expect- cd negotiations wil) then be resumed. POLITICAL MBETINUS, LoxpoN, May lL.—Political demonstrations for and azalnst the Governioent arc the order of this week. The popular meeting at Bradford Monday In support of the Government, aLwhich Gathorne Hardy, the Indian Becretary, spoke, was followed yesterday by meetings at Manclios- ter, at which John Bright spoke, and st Brierly HII, o opposition. To-mnor row another demonstration hostile to the Government will be held ot ! Birmingham, ‘The whole cnerey of the oppancnts of* the Gov- ernment In the north and centra of Engiand will thus be heard In combloed protest agalnst tho policy of the Cabinet. At the Msnchuster meetings 1,800 delegates fromm the Liberal organizations In tha North of England were present, Joseph Chambetlain (Rugical), mem- ber of Parllament for Birminghaw, spoke nt Brierly Hill. Tho speeches of DBright and Chamberlain dircetly face the fssue rolsed by the Government, They ask the coun- try not to choosy hetween the varlous courscs for nsserting Dritish fnterests (n thio Enst, but to uct un the principle that we have no lutercsts there at all which are worth the cost of war ‘They further ask it not to decldo how far It s prepared to maintain existing treaties, or by what means the existing engagements can best be reconcllesd with the esisting facts, but to pronounce that the existing treatles arean utter mistuke, PARLIAMENT RUMORS. . Rumors of o dissolution of Parllament are again rife. It is said the Conservative asto- clations have roceived sceret instructfons to vrepare for such a contingency. The London correspondent of the Liverpocl Post says he s fuformed on trustworthy suthority that Lord Beaconsfleid has reeolved on a dlssolutton, and snd it will oceur about Whitsuutide: BTCASENS YOR TRANSPONT, Tt Is stated, as the result of privato Inquiries made by the Government at varlous ports s to what steamers are avallablo for crulsers or for transport of arns or troops, that about scventy steamers of the first-clnas Lave beeu sclected, and will be commissioned when re- quired, OUne company here. owning forty steamers, have offered to place their entire flect at tho service of the Government. ASSILETON CHOSS, Home Becrotary, wade s leng address at the openig of the Conscrvative Club in Preston. His speech was mainly a repetition of the argu- mentsof Lord Salisbury’s creular, maintaluing that, although such apd such cluuse of the treaty of BSan Stelano might be inuocent, the troaty as s whola was very mischicvous. The spcech, however, {8 impo:tant ns showing by fts whole tenor that the Uovernment adheres to its demand for laying the entire treaty before the Congress. Mr. Crosa said the Government {n the Congress would convince the world, and probably even Russia, that the treaty oucht to be modilled. Enzlaud, lio said, would treat It foirly, and admit the chavges that had arfsen, but she bod the right to discuss them. o donfed that the Qovermnent encouraged Ture Key, or waa actuated by o warlike spirit. Tho Government, ho sold, sought to bring about an accord of the Powors; but what good would there bo in the Powers mecting 1n Congress If tho treaty they aigned could be torn up at any momens by ong of the signatories? THR INDIAN CONTINGENT. LonpoN, May 1.—~A Rombay telezram states that the second detachment of troops. safled yosterday amid great enthusiasm. NOT SUCCRISPUL. Gen. Todlebeu has not succeeded In hils efforts to arrange for the simultancous withdrawal ot the Russian troops aud tho British fcct from thfs neighborhood. WAR FPRELING, The Russiaus arc statcd to regard war with England as incvitable. At the Porte, also, the hopes of a pacificarrangement have becomne wealcer, WILL WITHDRAW. ViENNA, May 1.—Tho olitleal Correspondence has the followlng from Coustantinople: It s sald that Uou. Todleben bas sgain urged the ovacuation of Bhumla, Varna, and Batoum, in- timating that If the Porte Immealutely com- plied tho Russians would withdraw to the forti- fled line of Tenatafeldfa and Derkos. BANITARY MEASURB, The Parte, iu cousequence of the united rep- resentations of forelgn Ambassadors, has prome {sed to take mcasures to check the sanitary evils resultiog from the crowding of refugees. ITALY. Ross, May 1.—Tho sesafon of the Chambers was to-ay reopened. In tho Chamber of Dep- utles Prime Miatster Cairoll gave an absolute denial to tho rumors that [taly was mediating in the Esstern question, Couat Cortl, Mivister of Forcign Aflalrs, con- frmed tho denial, and also contradicted the statement that Italy had asked Eugland to state her views. 1o declared that the (Qovernment, in conformity with tho wishes of the people, ‘would always koep as far as possiblo aloof from * auy complications that might arise, SERVIA, BELanaps, May 1.—Furlougbed soldiers aro returnlng to their colors with apparent cuthusi- asm. The whole army will be rcady to makea forward movement at the end of the week, HMDASSADONRIAL. 87, PETERSBURG, May l.—It {s stated that Princo Labauofl, tormerly Ambassador at Con- stantinoplé, will b swaln sppoluted to that po- sitton fnstead of Uen. Ignatietf, and that lamid Pasba will come to Bt. Petersbury. POLITIOAL. Loxpox, May 1 —The Austrian Gazette pub- Jishes an order prohibiting the exportation of torpeaocs. THE CIMIRIA. BPECULATIONS. EvisworTi, Me., May 1.—Tho steamer Cim- bria lies at suchor at SBvuthiwest Harbor, Thero Las been little or no communication with the shore except tho purchasing of fresh provisions. The weatber, bowever, bus beeu very storwy. Bome of by Russians speak of uak- g excursions inlsud should tho weatber clear during thelr stay. Cupt. Badculausen expressed the opinfon that the men are destined for the Pacific Coast to man tho Russian ves- scls already on the Pacitie, und thoy are waltiug here until it is determined where to laud them andbow to send them. Saveral of tho Rusalan of- ficers bave before been on the Pucitic Const of Americs, and also in Cbina snd Jupan. To- day thu Russlau commander bas beon i telo- graphic correspondence with the Russlan Cou- sulate st Now York. 1N WABHINGTON. Wasgixoroy, D. 0., May 1.—Intelligence of the arrival of the Cimbria off the coast of Malne has been officially communieated to the Gov. ernment, but the {nformation does not furnish tho detatls of her presence and purposes, which are a mere matter of conjecture, Naval officers think the movements of the vessel are signif- lennt as enowing thiatin the event of war hetween Russia and England it would be found the Cimhria has on board hoth amall arma and five or eix rified guns for naval warfare (o frey on British inerchantmen, and that & deetaration of war would be followed by the anoouncement thet vessels fn otlicr partsof the world alm- Hianiy equipped and armed: would Le found, The Russtan Minister to the United Btates Is now In New York on hueiness. MISCELLANTEOUS. THE OREAT STRIKE, Maxcnesren, May L.—At & meeting of the Conimittee of the 8pinners’ and Mavutacturera! Assuclation yesterday n communication from the operatives was recclved, offering to submit the subject of reduction of wagea to arbitra- tion, but the Committee decided to refnse arbitration. It was cxpressed as certaln that nless the strike terminate before Wednesday the Preston employers will agaln cloge thelr wills. Lonpox, May J.—~The non-unfonist card-room hands at Blackburn comvlain that they are not belng uup}:orlcd. and threaten the Uslon with violence if they are not assisted. BETROTIAL. It i understood that the Grand Duke of Mecklenhurg-Schwertn wil) shiortly be betrothed 1o the Grand Duchess Annstasia, dsuibterof tho Russizn Grand Duke Michael. ¢ WELLESLEY. Loxpax, May 1.—Col. Wellesley, the recently recatled military attnche of the British Lepation st 8t, Peteraburg, hias been appototed First Sce- retary to tho Embassy at Vicona. EPSOM RACER, The great Metropolitan stakes (handican) at Epsom to-day wers won by the Duke of West- minster's A1ly Mida, Loxvox, May 1.—Noticen have been posted in the various inlls st Preston that imiess the :;rlllzu isatan cod by May b all the wmllls will use. 1OCK-0UT. The Bocretary of the North and Northeast Lancashire Munaters' Assocfations hus sent out notlees to all ters requesting them to Jnck- out Wednesday next if the strike fs unsettled. FINANCIAL. NEW YORK. Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune. New Yonk. May 1.—Tho following were the failnres to-day: Pendergaet Brothers, shipning and commieslon merchanta: labllities, $30,000; avacts emall, Thomas (earty, contracto Inbilitten, $400,- 000; $413,000 sccured, The New York Savinga Bank {s an unsecured creditor for $22,000. Edward H, Stecrs, formery of Bteets & Ackert, Jumber deaiers; labiltios, $230,000; aasets un: "Anison T8, Pond. broker: linbilittes, $05,020; un- I eainy I Motke - railiticn 413, Wgéu’;:::;:: shirt manufaciarer; Habilitles, £50,0C0; usaets, " £11,000. Aggregata liabilities, about $875,000. SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Srnixoririn, Mass.. May 1.—Clark W. Bryan and J. F. Tapley, of this city, have been com- pelled. by unfortnnate real-estate tnvestments, to go Into bunkrupicy. The gentlemen are large ahareholders {o the Clark W, Biryan Company, a Jotnt-etock concern, Their fatlure does not nffect the solvency of that corporation, nor the publica~ tlon of the Springteld Unlon, IN JAIL. Bpecial Dirpatch to Ths Tridune. Font Warse. Ind., May 1.—Albert Rosenthal, of Montercy, Pulaskl County, who was forced into bankruptcy Mouday, was brought here to-edy and fodged in jail on n chares of attempt! e g e R A lisbiiitics arc Targe. BI'RINGFIELD, ILL. Spectal Dispatch fo The Tritune, Srarsoriewn, 111, May 1,—Petitions tn volun. tary bsnkruptey were filed to-day by John N. Dainter, of La Ifarpe, liancock Connty; Bimeon Mayo, of East 8te Louls; and Leouldas U. Roberts, of Mattoon. MORE STAY LAW. Bostoy, Mass., May 1.—The Foxboro Savinga Dank has been rostricted from payfng more than 10 per cent to depositors doring the next six Ez:m: and 10 per cent the succeeding six PROVIDENCE, R.T. Provipexce, R. L, May 1.—The Citizens' Sav- ings Tnatitution has applicd for & Commiselon to examine futo 1ts conditlon, The bank 300,000 on deposit. i e b CRIMIE. ” IIOMICIDIE. Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduns, Hrmixarizeo, ik, May 1.—Thie morning s long- exlsting feud between Cliris B3, Murmert, a farmer residing about four inlles morth of this city, and Juck Crosby. & colored man who has been living on his land, terminated®y Crosby-shooting the land- lord. The dispute arcse about twelve acres of land which Crosby cleared and claimed ha w, by cuntract entitled to live on another year, - Mur- mert hail, by proceedings in trespass, endeavored to force him to leave, but fafled to win the casc, and this mornlug he ordercd the tenant off, thicatening force unicss he complied. Crasby ho dead. and _afterwards recetvod & flesh wonnd st (he hands of & hired hand who was with tho Jandlord, Crusby was arrested, snd ;- held in fall on commitment by the Coroner's ury. TIIE OITTO TRAIN MURDERERS, Apecial Dispaleh 15 Tha Liiduma, Corvxsus, O.. BMay 1.—Frank Houghton, the accomplice of Law Ilawk, thu wurderer of Lohe man somo time since on the Columbus & Toleda Itoad, and who has been on triwl for some days at Delaware, was found gallty of manslanghter, and sentenced to the Peniteutlary at hard labor for twa years. He wan brought here thla afterugon, aud placed lo prison. Lawk Is e2tl} a¢ largo, Bop MORRISON, Special Dispated (o The Tribuns. Laxsrxo, Mich., May 1.—In Morrlson'e exam- ination to.day, the tostimony offcred by the pros cutlon was very unfavorable for thelr side of the case. Murrlson e confident bis case will not go ous ol the Justic urt. TIIE RAILROADS. LAKE SIORE ELECTION. Cunvzraxn, 0., May 1.—At the snousl meeting af the stockholders of (be Leke Bhore & Michizan Southern Maflway, held in thls cily to-dsy, the following Dircetors wore elocted: Willlam L Vanderbllt, Augustue Schell, Bamuel ¥, Uarger, Cornellus Vanderbllt, Willlam K. Vanderdllt, Jobn E. Hurrill, snd Franc Freeman, of New York; lienty B. Tayne Aniasa Btone, of Cleveland, 0.3 Albert Chicago, 1), § Willlum L. Scofl’ and Charles M. lteed, of Erle, Pa. ; lassclas Brown, of Warren, No change made in the oMcers of the road, INDIAN AFFAIRS. The Nex Perces—1What Will 3s Dons with Them=Will the Runaways Come Lack Yo Gen, Jelr O. Davi: Leavexwonru, May who left Camp Joseph Monday afternoon for Buting Bull's camp were Yollow Bull, & brother- iluslaw of White Bird, louscs Kutt, = preachor well known In Gen. Howsid's reports, snd Espowycrs, » brave suted for his truthtule uecss. Ben Ulark, who accompanied them, is an old Cheyenne scont, and will go with them ss far as Blamarck, where be lato jola &. pariy of 300 Cheyennee, This party |s expected bers some time juJuly. 'The Nez-Perce Chlef, altorleaving Bilsmarck, will bo sccompsnied by & guide, They will go via Fort Lenton tu Fort Wi whero they will weet .Bird and cousult with hlw, reporting 1he siate ia which they left Cnlef Joseph and Ll rriors, together with thelr women and children, 18 e thuught the conferenca will result in the consent White Dird snd hls followere, conslating of #bout 150 braves, ta join the fortunes of Juseph, and to accept the terims made by the Governmen) after the sutrander of Joseph's band. Thelr disposition a8 boen for some time 8 matter of doubt, Now It 1s nearly sure that tho gutire tribe, ao far s can be secured. will ba scut (o ihe southwestern part of the Indian Territory during the summer, Fle troope as Fort Leavenworih bejug drilled as cavalry, aud aro makiug rapid progress. They \Jl:llm? ve iaschlog orders probably aboat the th fas ‘Gou. Je@ C. Davis e yet abscnt ln Mexico. e has becn granted 8ftcen ' extension to his lcave of sbeence frow duty at F'ors Leavenworth. uf o tr00ps o0 o zmm'uw huruem 1ndisus frou the resury un. WASIHINGTON. Bpectal Dimazeh ta The Tritwnc, Wasmaton, D, C,, May 1.—The Sanate de. voted another dny to thé discansion of the Bank- tupt act. and fnally referred it tothe Judiciary Committee by 8 vote of 17 to 18, with the ander- atanding that ft ls to be roported back to-morrow, There was mnch sald about postponing tho time when the repeal will take effcct nntHinext January,’ and an amondment fixing that day was adopted by 8 voteof 25 agalnst 22, 7The indleations are that the Benate will adupt the smondments that the Indlelary Committce will report, and it may be that s conference committce will reconcile the aifierences between the two Houses,—the ilouse demanding {natant repesl. and the Benate fixing the date of the repesl at Jan. 1 1870, Theflest of next October may be agreed upon as a compro- mise, THE AROUMEST Agalnst the oxtension of the law was that it has done great injury to the business Interests of the Cuuntry, and that an extension would only concen- trate in & few months the mischlef that would bave extended over yonrs If ihe act had remained unre. vealed. The fact that so many pelitions In bank- fuptey have been flled sinco the repesl has become probable was cited by Scoator Ingalls howlng that the debtor elars haa not before souwht to avail themnelves of its benefits, ‘The only Senators voting agalnst the reference were lJleck, BDooth, Camerun of Pennsylvania, ly}o;krell, Cake, Garland, larris, Hereford, Hili, Johnstan, McCreery, 3 ADAaIh, bt Vochaschonaly, Maxey, Paddock, 1t exidently is tn the opinion of the majority of the Senate that the repeal should not baimmediate. The voto upon the motion of Kenstor Davis, to refor the bill tothe Judiclary Committee, must not be interpreted an inaleatinz the stroncth of the opposition to the olll. * The Unconditional-Repesl bill origfnally paesed the Benato liy a vote of 37 yeon 10 G nava, 1t wan to-day referrv th Judiciary Commitiee by 37 yeas to 10 the aole purpose of the reference wan In roud faith to perfect the amendments and not to kil the bill. BLAIN'S RESOLUTION. Wasnixazoy, D, C.. May 1—At the meeting of the Senate Judiclary Commlttes to-dsy thie Hiale resolution of the Maryland Legislature came up in the regular order of business. Tlere aro thres etanding Presidentlal candidaten wuo are members of the Judiciary Commlitter, and the subject mat- ter of to-day gave the opportunity for the indul- gence of some pleasnntrics in thia conncction. Eerlous connideralion was, howeser, given to the resnlationto draw forth the aentiments of the Com- mittee to tho effect that it was proper a revort should be made to tho Benste on the enb- Ject. Judge Edmunds, the Chalrman of the Com- mittee, and Judge Thurman, the leadinz metnber of the minority, were both members of the Ele orsl Commisslon, and, slthough that was not elded upon to-day, It is extremely probable that they will between them: PREFARE TIE REPORT. The report will bo an intereating one, and most prohably of some length, and Senstor Kdmands, thronch whote Instrumentality the clanso wns insorted in the Jaw Ly which the Commiseion refuncd o hear testimony, Is not likely to negleet such 8 good opportunity to say a few words, The character of the report cannot be stated beyond thc one palnt that, tnle: e unforcreen change in the existing statutes occars, it will Le agninst any reopening of the Presidential quess ’llom andon this polut the Committce are now at east UNANIMOUS, When tho report will be presented was not deter- inlned to-day, It may posslbly be withlicld fora time, to awalt any actfon which may come [rom the ifouse Committee, or it may be prepared and submitted lrreapective of (muomh’l‘cmxlum lip to thls time tho House Judiciary Cowmittee hdg not consdered formally tho subject of the Presidentisl title, either in connection with the Dlatr resolution of the Kimnoll bill. The calling up of the subject 1 within the jurisdiction of Mr. Knoti, the Cialrwan of the Committee, who, it ia underitood, does not think the matfer quite ripe sayel. FURTHER DREVELOIMENTS and additional documents are promlsed by those who have interested themaelves in the agitation now o progress, Yesteruay and to-uay pri. vale conferences: have bren actively carrfed on between the members . who are known to be dispased to second Judge Blair, Theee members for the prescnt decline positively to state the nature of thesa conferences, but they belleved 1o be envaged in preparing a plan for ovement in the lluuse to be Inaugurated In a few anys, A uew feature to-day in the Florida business fs the sending of o commnnication by Disbee, the altiing member frow the decund Florida District, to Finley, the Democratic contestant, saying that the recent aflidsvita cliauge the case so miaterially that he thinke it would be falr to reopon It, and take testimony again, 'DENNIS and his Repoblican co-conspirators from Flotida are displeasod at the Democrats, Dennfeaays that he did not come here 1o permiit the Democrats to make a sepsation of bim, and then to do nothing: that he 11 not displeared with the Adnunistration's treatment of him, bat (hat,on account of what he calls the botrayal of Southern Kepublicfnn by the Administration, be wishes to put Hlayes out; that he made hia atlidavit ' lo that e in expectstion that the Democruts would procead, but they do not srem disposed todo a0, and bo is very angry on account of it. 1N TILE LOUSE. ‘The most significaut feature of the night sesston of the 1lauso was & apacch by Lockwood, of New York, iu favor of tue Quo Warranto bill, This le the first apeech In Congress referelug 1o the sub. Ject, There were pot inore than half a dezen members present to Lear it . BPECIMENS OF DEMOCRATIO KCONONT, ‘Wasmsaron, 13 C., May 1.—The Jiouse spent another day upon the Leglaiative Appropriation bill. The amount of increase thus faroverthe recommendations of the Appropriations Committce 18851,700, The example sct by the Speaker yes- terday In Injecting a political discusslon Into appropriation bill was followed to-day, At nearly avery paragraph sharp political antagonism was de- veloped. The Democrats constantly boasted of their great economice, and the Republicans were always soccewsful in showing that these boasted cconomies were but political measures, and that tho savings of the Democrstic Congross thus far havo beeu in efcct an aguregation of PETTY STEALINGS from the wages and pockets of tho workingmen. ‘Ten dollare per month have been taken from the wages of the laboringmen, $200 & year from the employcs of Congress, but Congre not takeu one dollar off thelr own sala Ished theiruwn milesge, or reduced their pers quisites. The Democrats supply themselves with a8 many flowers st Uovernmient expense as {f thoy Lisd not taken 50 cents from the wages of tho char- wouwun, [Itisconceded that pensluns for Union soldicrs aro st lesst one year Inarrears. Repub.’ lieane have been endeavoring to sccure a force ado- o to bring up theso arrears, soun tho thoary st 0t “coate the Guverament ho more ta empioy 100 men vne As e man 100 daye. d at the sume time have Increased tho work of K 8 bill pensloutng apptications for reliel nuder received ut the rate of 1,U00 emocruts do not propose to give d did en end the Important work of ' finishing “the publication of | the Medical and durgical Ilisiory of the Rebelllon. Floully, as a comptomise messure, an smendment prop )y Mr. Uanuon, of Hlinols, wul«luvlvd. That suiendinent directs the becro- tary of Wi detall & sutlicicnt numberof enlisted men to 1l which are leni weokly, vet the I the Menslon Oice more facilities, deavor, on (e plea of economy, o sus J. D, Coz, of Oklo, & Civil-Bervice who cortally cannol’ be accused of oxtrasaj arralgned the Democrate for what he called A PINCUING ECONOMY - that was the disgrace of the llouse, Westorn men mad earnest Oght 1o have the force of the 1ndlan Bureau incressed so the dutles of the ofice could reculve prope: eutlon, but they i3 of Witnols, Democratic wero_defeated. Spi ions Comumitive, in the unember of the Apuro; course ol tho debate, pald a hivh cowpli- ment to the sdminlstration of the Interior be- Elnmtnl. 1t is worthy of note that nv Dewocrat ot succesalully aseailed the adminlstration of the faterlor Depssiment under Carl Schurx, while many hove complimented bim. A signidcant coa- mentary vn the Deocratic scheme of retrenche ment was furnished by the {utroduetion of s bill frow tho Cowmitice on Missisaippi Leves asking an aporopriation of 83,371,574, yet the charwom- 20 18 10 be asked (0 10ss 60 cenls from hor wages, and the laborer $10 from nis woull's pay. s A FEW FACTS. ‘Wasuixaron, D. C., May 1. —The report of the 'majority of the House Judiciary Committoe on the distribution of the Genev: ard contains a gross blunder In is statoment of the swounts allowed to claimants and tho swount remsiniog in the Treas- ury, Thborcport says cialme wera allowed by the Court smouating to $0.183,850, and tbers |3 & balspce amouating W $0, 318,120, for the distribu- tlon of which the pressut Congress bas buen called upon to proylds. The sum ef thesa two smouats, it witl be notlced, te §15,500,000, swmouut of the Genova ard. This wment 18 wholly wroug sud misleading, and shows that the majority of the Committee have not laken the trouble to foform themeelves accu- tately 84 to tho real condition of the award. The moneys pald by Grest Britaln was iovested fo United States 1 percent louds, sud bas sccumu- Jated intercst b0 the amount of $3,510,4567. The awount of the principal sllowed tw claiviaats by (o Court eatablished by Uougress was $, 850, 000, witn joterest to date of payment. The whole smouns paid to claimunty, Including foterest, is sn.:m,ufi' The balauce of the priucipal of the sward Dow rewalulug {n She Treasury 18 §7,100, - d the accrned Interest i $2,5651, 743, mak- 3 jtotal balanca andistribated, $9, 501,743, @ ° BLAINK AS TilRIR ONAMPION. N mixatow, D. May L.—The evident pur- 39"' Bislne in attempting to pass bis reroin. &€ cfeating n change In the tariff was to scrve & ] 2 # on the [lonsa that the Senate {s not disposed § @ Susidor the tarif question at this sesslon. @ tor Beck felt that this was Diaine's purpose wred Do made an ingenfous argument sgalnet Biaine's resolution, and in cpposition to the pro- teetive tariff. Risine made the historical point upon Beek that it was a carfons anomaly in Amer- fcan politica tnat the saccessor of Henry Clay should advocate the overthrow of tho s brotective aystein. Blaine declared that tho Itodert J. Walker tarif of 1850 shonld be n beacon-light of warning to all anti-protec- tioniata, plon of the protectionists, He wonld not even connent to A Commisaton of ‘Inquiry, claiming that sach s Commission wonld he mischievous, and wunld paralyzs indostry. Democratic protection- Ixts from Penneylvania dld not evew go as far as that, Benator Wallace himself geclaring 1n favor of allinformation that conld ba secared. Hock con- sidered that the prescnt distress fa latgely dus to the tarifl eyetein, and the protection offered by tha tariff {s to the machinery and not to the lavor of the conntry., Tn thia statement TDilaine declared that Beck piaced himaeif in hostility to the civili- zation of Lhe pineteenthcentory, 7., SUBSIDIARY COINS. yaettiNoTON, D. C.,May 1,~Becretary Sherman Afkn privately recommended a plan for the redomp. tlon of subsidiary sliver coin. Ile has recos.- mended to the House Banking and Carrency Com- mittes the paseage of & law authorizing the re- demption of subsidiary coln in sums of $100. Chittenden; of New York, to-day, after copsuita. tion wilh Secretary Bhormsn, presented s bill making this provision, The amount of sliver change now in_circalation fs about $43,000,000. The amount of fractional currency in circutation before its redemption in coln was sbout $45,000, - 000. Themints are not now colning samidiary money, and have colned but 8 small smount einca the passageof the Bilver act. The quantily in circulation will not be too grest if 1t {s redeemable on demand, DEDT STATEMEXT. Wasitixarox. D. €., May 1.—Tha monthly pub. He debt statement. follows: Slxpercent honds. 734,810,000 Elve per cent hon 0, 29, 00 percautbonda 2i0.tag A8 cane KB U Yourana hlf Four per cent Total without lnterest. Tota] debt, Total {ntere: Cubin Trensurys Con... ,473, 713 28,747,283 8138, 007, 230 Currel 2163, 140 Cugrenc: e, Bpecs demption uf certificates of depositee suee o Totalla Treasury.... Detit Jeas eash {n the Tres T07, 848 h&m.lfl ‘IIE' debtduring A l"i'l?" U-'i“l-‘yflvl'. Decrrase since June Ny INTT.. 29,450,314 ek Iabureat nayato 1 1 ) , Pnn:‘hnu l)ulll"mflnlu 64,820.813 Iuterest accrued ani not. 1,202,470 Jiierest faid U o7, 00, 14 Berest e Hl’l]lll'li. €;¢| 7 fenie 0,102,833 Siance of fniéred Bater.. i riie R W) COM. I‘Al“"l"."“ ATATEMENT. Pollowing Is s comarison of the condltion of tho Treasury May 1, 1877, and May 1. 1678t 17T, - 1878, 28518 8 Ll 5 8,000,000 10,000,000 Speclal aepo dern for pedemution of cenl 40,405,000 2815,000 1640 1T ALTILTOD ¢ BNOHK toriitcates.. . BT UILTH Outstanaing called onds 142230 BUT A Oier on labillsie 5470114 EREN an dore. 301.4p4,408 340,881,01¢ Outstandi \ catren L1873 I, 410 outatandt et 0 Total drbi” lesa cash iD IJJ“:A""' 2,070.338,617 2,036, 707,641 uctiva APFL e 4,313,600 013,504 Keduction ‘of ebi . 1N July, Inctuding 5 B Geneva ds_canceied o, 83,430,874 Marketalue ao o 10004 1" APOrL (Eweiv tf'umn{m::!-rfu'w..m 23130 46370 xpoFta (twelve monihs, ehdlog BIaTcl Ajveans £ 063,223,008 . 507,384,434 TIE POUR FER CENTA. Subscriptions tw the 4 per cout bonds to-day, $§283,000. THE AUDITURSINP. Thne Secretary of the Treasury Ia opposed (o the Eendlnl raeasuro for the cunsolldation of the of- ces of Fourth Auditor and I'ifth Auditor on the ground tiat tha unjon would be detrimental to the interests of the Govérnmont, . INFORMENR SUOT. 8. E. Cummings, wno has furnished the revenus officers with luformation, was shot last night by unknown persons at his house tu Baldwin County, Gcorgia. The follawin; atthe Untted 8 THE MINTS. statenment of the coinage execated tes mints during April, 1878: Tubal, Tatal, sliver. Tuial coluage. WIHAT TUE FRESIDENT TUINKS OF TR FLOHI DA PUBS, Kaw Yonx, May 1.—A Worlc speclal from ‘Washington says that & Eepublican statesman from Massachusetts, who is & taember of the liouse, and reported to be on terms of intimate friendship with Mr. Haycs, called at the White ilouse tole wornjng. Ile conversed with the President on varions toples, and fnaliy broached the the recent statementa In the Florids Hapes talked froely on the subject. Liesald he belleved the Eleciorsl vote of Florida BELONGED TO HIM AND NOT TO TILDEY, and 1hst he knows of no frand er wrong-doing In connection with the count. Tha_only luterost hia took {n the Florida election of 1870 wus to sve that an hunest count sanctioned the vint of the statesmo 1 the bouor and integrity of the Republicans from thie North who saw thie coant in Florids, Mr. llsyos ongress \Induuhlfilly had the right to Inves. e the electlon fu Plorl and that Le should hiwopiniun, it would be shown conclusively that bo was entitled to the of the State. TN PRESIDENT IN BARNEST. Wasuixoron, D, C., May 1.—The Prosident's frivnde declare that the Civil-Service policy la not abandoned, snd hat the Clvil-Service order will be rigidly eofurced. They say tbat while officeholdars may be permittod to spoak ot write, in fuvor of thelr party, yet thoy caunot take part fn csuct [0} conyentions, ot be compelled to coatril to campaign funds, hat ls mote importaat In view of the urganization of the Congressional Campalgn Committeo 18 the ssaostion that no regular lovy will bo allowed, and that no person will be per- mitted to -uhcltcnmg-un subscriptions in Uov- crument ofces. Tho Congressional Committce evideully contemplates such solicitation. TUE ARMY OF BANKEOITS, Wasitisutoxs, . U., May 1.-More bavkruptcy cases have hecn entered during lludynl Tow dlgl i manths previous, in anticipation of the the Bankruptcy sct. THE WASHINUTON MONUMENT. Robert 8. Wiuthrup, who was Spesker of (] Tlouse of Hepresentatlves when tha corner-stone af the Washington monumont was lald, snd whe delivered au oration on the occaslun, 1s here urglug the passage of the bill authorizing the Commis- sloneru to strengiben and Anish the structure. BILVEN COIN CEMTIVIGATEY of tho denominations of §10 und $10 bave been urepared. Certiicates for larger amounts will be printed by the nuddte of the month, VOST-OFVICE DEFICIENGY. Tha Postmaster-UGoneral has officially informed tuan repeal of Couxrs st $400,000 are requlired to pupply the deficie of the coinpensation of Postmaaters, and §2, 137, 787 to supply deficieacles in the postal uues for the dscal year ending wilb Junenext, 1l saye thcue appiupridiions are necessary 10 prope ezly conduct the service of the Departuient. MIS5161PPI LEVERS, Chairmen of the Tepresentative Kobertson. ‘ummliteo on Misel o-dsy the fuport of the Comm n wicat to the b previvusly reported urovialug fur » perounent Commission, ‘The smendment pro- vides appropeiation of §75, 000 for clusiug the crovassce aud breaks fu Lliihows, 831,264 svovo sud $400, 380 beluw the Oblo In Missouri, $100,000 fu ‘teua 1,200,180 In Arkausas, $178 000 o, 8! 3 1a Miss) i, aud §U77,750 in Loulsisns, and for raising and strengthenlug the lovees on_ the Lower lllulnlrm $1,000,000, aggregating $J,871,574. Pne Jurlsdictidn of the' Commission having 'be oxtended to ‘he mprovement of thw dgstion of the Mlssissipol River aa as the protection of the alluvlal 1Ls roport submitied by Repreesntative Kobertsvn trvate elaburatcly the cotize Missisalupl aystew. prominence to the reclamation of and clatws it {s as much the duty of rutuent L0 o, 4, aud waistsin tho 3 1t is to improve the navigation of & river. port was unanimously cubcurred in by the Committoe, sbd 1ho smendwmeut ulered by Repre- scutative Itobartson waw agreed Lo by of the 11 wmewbers of the Commilice, e Onp bis rcguuuonu & scout {818 said that Bufalo Bill bas made this season in bly dramin tie perforiaances mors Hian §2, Itglves equal atlfvial faida, Dialne presented himeelf as the cham. be glad to have an investigation take place, av, in