The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-29
ny TELEGRAPH.
from Washington.


WASHINGTON, July Is.
The ieud between the Maryland politicians
has been decidedly earnest for several weeks
past. and delegations representing the on
posing parties have made repeated visits To
the President in relation to the Federal OIL
GERS for Baltimore. Two sets of appointments
were heretofore agreed upon, but afterwards
were partially ignored. The following order
however, premNlgated to-day is believed to
be conclusive: Collector, j. L. Webster. who
is member elect to the United States Honse
Representatives; Naval Officer, w. ]. Reeves !:
Surveyor, Ellington Fulton; Marshal, Wash.
Bonitant; District Attorney, w. J. Jones |;
Chief Appraiser, j. L. Meredith: Assistant
Appraisers, E. +. Andrews and T. Carroll:
Postmaster, w. 81. Purnell."
The following order was issued to-dav:-
"Until otherwise ordered, the mails for At
lanta, Augusta, Macon and West Point. Ga. |;
Montgomery, Ala, and points contiguous to
these several places, and between Chattanooga,
Tenn, may be forwarded to their destinations
via Nashville, Tenn. Soldiers having been
detailed for the service on the several roads,
and placed IN charge of the post offices where
ever there are military postso 400
The Daily Chronicle has received letter
nom New Orleans embodying the following
extract from one written by gentleman con-
nected with the headquarters of the Union
force at Clarksvilla, Texas. 1t is dated July
l4th, and is as follows: 81 am lying at the
mouth OF the Rio Grande, opposite Bagdad.
Inc Mexicans, under Maximillian guard the
opposite side, and our troops this. The
respective pickets are not forty rods apart
Inere is good deal of unfriendly feeling be-
tween the two armies, and they cannot long
refrain from blows. On the 4th of July our
ofilcers went over, and many rows occurred
l heard this morning that Gen. Brown, com
mander at Brownsville, yesterday had an inter-
view with Juarez, and promised him the assist
ance of the United States, and ordered the 4th
Indiana to cross the river. Gen. Steele, the
department commander, sent up by dispatch
boat to countermand the order, if possible;
but, If he succeeds, things cannot long remain
as they are.n lis E.waHs se.n4s-sH
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that interest paid to depositors by saw
ngs banks is considered dividend within the
meaning of section 100 of the law, and the tax
OF live per cent. should be withheld therefrom
and paid to the Government.
4Major General Anger, in general order
dated yesterday, says the civil courts in that
section of Virginia, within the limits of the
Department of Washington, having declined
to receive the testimony of colored persons,
Provost Court is hereby established in Alex
andria, to have exclusive jurisdiction in all
cases involving the rights of persons, residents
of the District aforesaid. This court will re-
ceive the testimony of colored people, with no
other limitations than those now e6ecting the
testimony of white persons The Provost
Marshal General of Defenses south of the Po-
tomac, is charged with the execution of the
order. This order will remain in force until
the Virginia courts have brought their practice
more into harmony with the existing state of
affairs. Capt. M. p. Fisher, I'd District of Co
lumbia Volunteers is appointed Provost Judge