The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Decision in Relation to the Three
Months Escfsa PGy. so .sss
INTERNAL REVENUE RE gEIPTS
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F....- WASHINGTON, Oct 20.
The President has appointed b. G. b. Ken.
nedy, of Nebraska Territory, receiver of public
monies for the district of lands subject to sale
at Omaha, N. T., and S. T.. urdy register OF
the Land Office at Detroit, Mich. EAt. g.
In a case where the widow of a deceased Off
Ger applied for the three months pay proper
that would have accrued to him under the law
of March Sd, 1866, had he been living at the
date of the passage of the act, it has been de-
cided by the proper accounting officer of the
Treasury that the right of inheritance did not
survive, ,;as the-law makes no provision for the
descent of this extra pay to the heirs of an Of
ficer in case of his death. a i, ~-s.
= Paymaster Henry III. Denniston has been de-
tached from the ship Onward and ON the re-
porting of his relief he will be ordered to as
sume the duties of Naval Store Keeper at Rio
de JaneirO. fsfttH
The Internal Revenue receipts for the week
ending to-day, foot up "a ,65l ,808 49, To-days re-
ceipts were $685., ,42S 10. The total amount re-
ceived from this source during the fiscal year.
amounts to SLIT ,818. .S07.3 3d. Fi'fJ
The national bank notes issued during the
week Were $251 ,245; amount issued to date
$a4,377 ,3O4; the amount of fractional currency
received during the week was $11,600: sent to
the Assistant Treasurer at New York $2O9.OOO:
and to National Banks $262 ,600.21; fractional
currency destroyed during the week $3.50 800.
=, The following is the report of cash in the
Treasury at this date: Treasury notes $4,375,
WV, AobAOustA u1tilk lObeS 9ZCO,Ol1, Iractl0nal
currency $252 SOL; gold $3.50, 1868; silver $3.50;
hve cent coin $3.50; three cent coin 100000
cents $3.50; total 81, ,269,131.
The disbursements for the week on account
were as followsao War Department $1,000
69S.oI Navy department 81 ,453, ,400.99; Interior
department $148 1880; total 81, ,5S6 243.36 s. %
Lieut. Com. VIM. Gibson, commanding the
U. s. steamer Tahoma, reports to the Navy De-
partment, under date of Nassau New Prov-
dence OF the 9th inst, the following: On the
% ana 4th insts, when in a line between tho
Bermudas and Hatteras, we encountered re-
vovlng storm of hurricane violence. We are
not IN distress, but the damages sustained are
serious. AS carefully computed from our OBJ
seryations, the cyclone was moving northeast
az the rate OF thirteen miles per hour. Its CEN
Gre when nearest to us, was in lat. SO NJ lon
q 40 w. 1t bore s. s. f. forty miles distant.
It's whole diameterw about two hundred and
Sixty miles. 1t came upon us suddenly and
with little premonition, the barometer register
ing rather than foretelling the changes of wind
ana weather The sea rose so rapidly, and
grew SO dangerously heavy and confused that,
being satisfied we were in the left hand semi
circle of the storm, deemed it safe to abide the
issue by having the Tahoma brought to on the
port TACK; The centre of the hurricane passed
over the Island of New Providence ON the 1st
inst, and the scene of wreck and devastation
IL marvellous and very sad to see. More than
haif OF Nassau is in ruins Most of the hous-
es are unroofed, and many blown to pieces, and
ooASiC iiio'Ou uOuLy IIOIu buelr IOunuaClOnS 1ntO
the streets. Churches warehouses and other
buildings of solid stone are shattered as if by
a bombardment The trees are DESTROYED, leaf
and branch, as if by confiagration. Nearly
every vessel and boat is sunk or swept high
and dry. On the outer islands the destruction
of property and consequent suffering is said to
be dreadful. The important light at the Hole
IN the Wall IS not burning. The harbor light
here is only temporary lantern. The lights
on the stump Key or the Great Isaacs on Gun
fa hD1 1rr.er, Al
lower OF the first named is crooked. Judging
from the dismantled otherwise distressed
vessels that we have seen, both at sea and in
tins port the chapter of casualties from the
hurricane will not be brief one. A more
complete report with all the rates and dia-
grams relating to this hAricane the metereo-
logical log OF her Britanc Majestys steamer
Terrible, blow ashore in this harbor, and other
interesting iniormatson, i will send by the first
opportunity to the Bureau of Navigation.
HIaa WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.
The employing printers of this CITY have
Withdrawn their names from their late protest
against the eight hour SYSTEM and thus the ty-
biographical society is triumphant
The President has recognized Joz Augustine
tluIntero as Consul of Costa Rica at New Or
leans, and the following named persons as
Vice -COnsulates for Sweden and Norway:-
Martin Lewis at Baltimore; VIM N. Perkins
at New Orleans; Q. Scharz Kapp at Norfolk,
and s. Palm at Austin, Texas
The Baltimore Police Comm issioners.
io ,s8 8E. BALTIMORE, Oct 10.
No new Developments have yet been made
in regard to the police difficulty. The Police
Commissioners will respond to the charges of
official misconduct preferred against them
through their counsellors Monday q
The organization known as the "Boys in
Blue" held meeting to-nightand passed reso-
lutions to stand by the Police Commissioners,
and offered their services to aid the commis-
sioners should they need assistance.
BALTIMORE, Oct. p.
Governor Swami returned last night from his
visit to President Johnson. 1t is understood
that compromise has been proposed by par
ties representing the Governor to the effect that
the Commissioners should appoint one of the
three judges in each ward, and one clerk of
. elections from the conservative party. This
proposition is now under consideration by the
Police Commissioners, who have been in con-
sultation with their counsel and prominent
citizens. 1t is understood that the conserva-
tfves will not oppear in person before the Gov
ernor Tomorrow, but through their counsel
will file response denying the power of the
Governor to try the charges, but at the same
time declaring their readiness to meet the ac-
cusation against them before any court OF CONF
petent jurisdiction. The Commissioners have
not entertained any proposition looking to any
compromise, but declare their determination OF
resisting any encroachments upon their func-
tions. tr yf .... -lFtqa q -.
FROM NEW ORLEANS, Or