Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-08
Telearaph Aews;
Cur. Of the Boston Post.
FROM THE DA1LIEs,

Cur. of the Boston Post.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4th.
Horace Greedy Of the New York Tri-
bune, Ex-Governor Joe Brown, of Georg.
ia, aud the wife Of Mallory, the late rebel
Secretary Of the Navy, were all at the
Executive Mansion to-day endeavoring to
see the President. He was, however, too
busily engaged to give them audience
Several members of the Cabinat had
lengthy consultation with the President
to-day.
Some financial men Of position have
been for some time endeavoring to get an
authorization of Banks of Deposit under
the National Banking law. 1t is under.
stood that the Solicitor Of the Treasury
Department is about t. give legal opin-
ion to the effect that no such banking in
situations can be organized under the Ma
tional Banking law, and that all such
monetary concerns must deposit the re-
quired secul tiles, as in those of National
Banks now in operation.
The trial of jeff. Davis is certain to
come off in October, at Norfolk, before
Chlet JuStlce Chase.
The internal revenue receipts to day
reached the enormous sum of four mil.
lion dollars.
Postmaster General Dennison ordered
to-day the reopening of large number
Of Post Offices throughout North Carroll.
ma.
Capt. Windcr, son of the late rebel
General Of that name was brought here
to-day under arrest and confined in the
Old Capitol. Winder's name was in tho
original specifications and charges against
Wirz. Since his arrest Winder claims
that in his management Of the ndcrson.
vile prison, he acted under orders Of su.
perior officers.
b. c. Yancy, brother Of VIM. l..
Iancey, Of Alabama, was pardoned to-
day by the President A dozen other
unimportant personages were also par.
doned.
Prize claims to the amount of one
hundred and eighty thousand dollars we're
adju ted by the Fourth Auditor Of the
Treasury during the month Of August.
Five hundred applications for pardon
have been received since Saturday morn.
ing. The only one of prominence is that
Of ex.Congressman Shorter, of Alabama.
STATEMENT oP THE PUBLIC DEBT -
The morning dispatches contain the fol-
lowing under the date OF Washington, Sept.
Cd:
Secy McCulloch to-day published
statement of the public debt as it appears
from the books of the Treasurer's returns
and acquisitions in the Department, on the
3lst of August, 1865. The recaptulation
is as follows:
Amount of outstanding debt bearing in
terest in coin, Sl,l06. 80 .S0-intercst
S64,500, 800 80; debt bearing interest in
lawful money. Sl,274. AIS, I03OS-intcrcst
S7353l ,03.74; debt on which interest
has closed, $50, 302. 900; debt bearing no
interest, S373.39S, $50 IS total debt. SO.
9G $3.50, 80 |. 43-tosal interest, Sl35. OBJ
620.14. Legal tender notes in circ' lation
i and 10 years 5 per cent. notes. $50
954,230; L. S. notes, old issue. Si02.95S;
L S. notes, new issue. S432 757 sol
compound interest notes act of March 3,
1868, Sl6.0OO,00O: compound interest
notes act of June 80, lo64, 500. 024. 100
total 1894. As contrasted with |
the statement of the public debt published
on the 3lst of July, the principa! has been
increased only S295.0O0, within the last
month while the interest on the debt has
decreased nearly 1921 200. The legal
tender notes have been reduced Sl,Og7,
900. The amount of coin now in the
Treasury is nearly Si5,000.0OO, or about
Sl0.000,000 more than month ago.
The currency now in the Treasury is
nearly Sl3, 900 600, as against $5l, 800, OOO
showing reduction of currency in the
Treasury the past month of $37 100000.
The suspended acquisitions amount to a
little over So,0OO,00O.
The Scc'y of the Treasury to-day pro-
mulgatsd the Presidents proclamation Of
the Doth ult, for the information and guild
ance of the officers of the Treasury De
partmcnt, ana says "In conformity with
its terms. articles heretofore regarded as
prohibited may he transported to places in
the States heretofore declared in insurrcc-
ton without any restrictions, except guns,
pistols, and ammunition. Applications for
the shipment OF these should be made in
writing to the proper officers Of the Gus
toms. who will forward them tn the De-
partment for decision, accompanied with
such recommendations as they may be dis
posed to make"
lSigned) II. MCCULLocH.
Sec'y Treasury.