The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-03
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TO THE DAILY PRESS


WASHINGTON. Aup. 3.
The statement Of the public debt on the 31st
Of July, as compared with that made on the
3lst OF May, shows an increase of one hundred
ana twenty-five millions, owing in part 10 the
extraordinary sums required to nav arrearages
due to the army.
The amount of legal tender notes in circula-
ton shows an increase of 50, 1907 $40.
Dulnig the late Presidential canvass man
named L. W. Fuller perpetrated series of
frauds by pretending to be agent of the Repub-
mean Executive Committee, of which Senator
Tartan was chairman, and collecting money
from various Office holders throughout the
country, amounting in the aggregate to S45,-
OO. ne had previously provided himself with
Harlan, which he had stolen. Cen Baker has
ever since been tracking Fuller with his detec-
ives, and only recently has been successful in
arresnng and bringing him to this city. He
nails from the Missouri State penitentiary.
The PRESIDENT still continues too i'll to re-
celve visitors, and attends to but little public
business. His health, however, is gradually
There is no truth in the report circulating in
some parts OF the country that the S. note had
been counterfeited after the first irstalment of
otes had been issued to some five or six of
the National Banks first organized A slight
cnange was made in the lettering and minor
details of the SIS notes, which accounts for the
variation now seen between the SIS first issued
and the subsequent ones. There are no coun-'
tertelts OF any denomination of the National
currency. saaa sA -
Brig. Gen. O. o. Howard, late Major General
in the Volunteer forces, has been breyeted
Major General in the regular army, to dIte
from March 30th, for gallant and meritorious
services. Is a
A colored delegation to tile number of fifty
from various counties of Virginia. met at Alex
andria to-day, the object being to secure the
right OF suffrage and other benefits. The pro-
coedings were varied by long and angry de-
bate on The subject of excluding three colored-
men from the District of Columbia. who ap-s
peared as delegates in behalf of the Fredericks-
burg veterans. They were finally admitted.
The spectator Numbered 400 or 510, including
few white persons, among whom were sew
eral rebel officers.
A public meeting was held tonight, which
was addressed by Rev. Highland Garland of
Washington, Rev. j. NJ. Brown of Baltimore.
and Field Cook of Richmond all colored.
Gov. Pierpont has addressed notice to the
justices of the county courts of Virginia, saw
ing that he has reliable information that in a
number of counties in the State persons have
been elected to the offices of the Common
wealth, Attorney, Sheriff, Commissioner of
the Revenue, and Clerk of Courts, and in some
cases to the Justice of the Peace, who are dis
qualified by the clause Of the Constitution
which excludes from voting or holding offices
any persons who have held any office under.
or been member of the so-called Confederate
Congress OF Legislature The justices are di-
rected to consider all the offices above to which
persons so disqualified shall have been elected
vacant, and to order elections Immediately to
fill such vacancies.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that mortgage to secure an annuity
OF S5Oo per year during the lie of the
annultant, the present value of the annuity
being specified in the condition of the mort
gage at 100000, is subjected to duty of six
dollars. Produce brokers are required to paw
tax OF three quarter per cent. on their sales
and are considered brokers under section q.
this tax is additional to the license tax. a,si 4
IIe l2ti, sec5ion of the act of June Both.
1854, declares that for tie purpose of this act
the term ofreal estate shall include all lands.
tenements and pendaI lents corporal and in
corporeal. The Commissioner saws II win
hardly be contended that leasehold estates are
included in the foregoing enumeration, and IS
What IS not expressly Included, and may be
reasonably supposed to have been uninten-
H,nally omitted. He says he Can see no pre-
prltty IN extending the application ofthe statne
I i9Dsat.ers beyond the ordinary import of its
language, and he therefore decides that the
sale AMI assignment of a lease or agreement,
not to be regarded as a sale OF real estate d
The number Vt National Banks chartered
since the law Of Congress on that subject, is
l,499, with aggregated capitals of $37OyOO9.O00
and circulation OF $161, 971 ,1S0.