The Portland daily press., 1865-10-02
IBY TELEGRAPH,
WasAi.9toa Correspondence.
no THE DAILY PRESS.

NEW 1OHh, OCb. L. 7
A special dispatch to the Times from Wash
| ington, says certificates of indebtedness have
been redeemed during the past week to the
amount of S7,96O,540, OF about equal to the
amount of Internal Revenue received during
the same period The sum of $40, 961 .64S in
mutilated currency was also DESTROYED durinr
the same period. The receipts of Internal
Revenue on Saturday amounted to 81, S51. 708
08. Hon. William Orion, commissioner ~
the Internal Revenue, has returned to Wash
ingtou after short absence
The Herald has the following in its srecia,
Washington dispatch:
The United States district Court. for tho
eastern district OF Virginia, now in session
has been cliefy occupied during the lasr few
days with c0nfScation cases. Libels have bean
only filled in such questions, and orders have
been made thus far granting dismissal rom fhe
calendar OF OF upwards Of one hundred cases
on payment Of costs.
Secretary Harlan, of the Interior Depart-
ment, is anxiously endeavoring to inaugnrate
certain reforms IN that department. On Sat
urday he addressed circular to the heals Of
bureaus, in which he enjoins upon those Off
Gals his determination to exact as much labor
and attention to the business of the govern
ment from every officer and employee in the
department as ii they We're working in the
Secretafy's own interests and paid oy him out
of his own pocket
Suits are to be instituted by the Post Office
Department against post masters in the South
EN- States, VINO were in Office at the time of
the breaking out Of the late rebellion, aud are
found to be indebted to the government.
The number of pardons granted last week
will reach six or seven hundred.
Maj. Gen. Wool, Hon. Henry j. RAYMOND
and Col. e. S. Sanford are now in Washing
ton.
Col ]. T. Ingraham has returned to his du-
ties as Provost Marshal of the defances north
Of the Potomac.
Pope Walker cf Huntsville, Ala, Percy
Walker of Mobile, and James L. Hugh OF
riorlda, cx-members of the Federal Congress,
nave been pardoned during the week.
The LIST, I'd and Sd regiments of colored
troops, which have been on duty in the depart
ment OF the south and in Texas, are on their
way TO Washington to be mustered out Of SER
vice.
Experience proves that large number of
cay young male citizens who went from the
city OF Georgetown and some of the river
counties into the rebel army, take rank among
the best class of citizens we have. Now that
the war is over, and they have come home in
Gnls neighborhoOd, they are quiet and subdued,
The Herald's special Washington dispatch
says that the consular Office of the State De-
9artment has received a dispatch from the
Consul at Riasus, Greece, chronicing the death
OF Alex McRowdater, who has been an oroan-
izer and systematizcr of the political and So
cial interests Of Greece since the revolution,
Tor an independent government. The deceas-
ed was President of the National Assembly and
Tor many years Prime Minister; and at differ
ent times ambassador of Greece to Constan-
tinople and the court of st James.
It is believed that great proof of cri1ninalitv
will transpire in the trial of Weston and his
son, recently arrested in New York for coun-
terfeiting United States currency. Weston
senior is an old offender, and probably part
ner in the manufacture of many Of the most
successful counterfeits in existence, and may
be used in the detection and conviction of 9TH
er parties but little suspected at present. Some
startling exposures are expected.