The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-17
THIRD EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatches to The Evening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, April IL.

War to take immediate measures to preserve
from desecraton the graves of the soldiers of
the United States who fell in battle or died of
disease in the field and in hospitals during the
war OF the Rebellion, and to secure suitable
burial-places in which the bodies may be pro
perly inferred, and to have the graves enclosed
so that the resting places OF the honored dead
may be kept sacred forever.
The President has also signed the bill to es-
tablish the collection districts of Port Huron
Mich gan, of Montana, and of Idaho and to change
the name of the collection district of Penobscot,
which is to be called the D strict of Castine
From Georgia.
MIlledgeville (Ga.) papers say that more than
three thousand negro men have, within two
weeks, passed over the railroad from Putnam
and adjacent counties for the West. They have
been induced TO leave their employers on the
promise of higher wages, although their con-
tracts had been ratified by the Freedmens
Bureau. Planters thus deprived OF their en-
ployes will be disappointed in making their
crops. This complaint comes from many coun-
ties, Notwithstanding arrests have been made
of persons who have been thus tamperng with
the employees. letter from Southwestern
Georgia says the corn is growing finely, and pro-
misses large crop.
Financial.
The disbursements and transfers of Treasury
Department, last week, amounted to 81, ,03l, 900.
of this sum S672 594 was dsbursed on account
of war; $6S3, ,l6S on account of the navy; aud
1854 906 ON account of the Interior Department.
The total amount of disbursements and transfers
for the quarter ending March 81 was 1882, ,3OG,-
ia. Government funds remaining in the vaults
of the United States Treasury, at the present
date, are as follows:-U United StItesILegal Ten
ders, $8,476,000; small denominations of ma
tional bank notes, $9l25 500; fractional currency
of all denominations, ST. $780, 427; gold, $327, $40;
silver, S2634; copper and nickel, $500; Reserve
Fund, Temporary Loan, SIG, lao, 900; Reserve
Fund, Special, $1,000, 600; Reserve Fund, sur
plus issue OF United States notes, $37, 932, 425;
Reserve Fund, surplus issue Compound Interest
Notes, $24,96O,OOO; Compound Interest Notes in
the Redemption Division, $4,960000.
The R1nderpest at Panama.
Intelligence was received to day at the State
Department from the United States Consul at
Aspin wall, dated on the lst inst. that disease,
feared to be the Rinderpest, has broken out
among the cattle along the line cf the Panama
Railroad, ana that hundreds are dying daily.
The disease, although resembling cattle mur
effect; which the Consul states induces the
belief that it is the genuine European cattle
plague
National Bank Circulation. ..
The National Bank-note circulation issued last
week amounted to 81, l2l, 78O; total amount thus
far issued, S266, ,5O4, $40. The total amount of
bonds now held by the United States Treasurer,
in trust DIFFERENTIATION of National Banks and for
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is S355,3s9,OOO.
Denial from Ex-Governor Tod.
Ex-Governor Tod, of Ohio, authorizes his
friends to say that the use of his name as one of
the Vlce-Presdents of the so-called johnson
| National Union Club" is without his authority
or consent. Governor Tod has no sympathy
with any similar organization, and having
| always been somewhat careful in the selection
of his associates, does not at this late day pro-
| pose to affiliate with the class of men composing
the organization re ierred to.
| Manassas Gap Railroad.
The stockholders of the Manassas Gap Rail-
| road, who have recently been holding meeting
| at Alexandria, adjourned yesterday. They de-
termined to borrow $l,25OOOO, and to accept the
| new charter, to invite the cooperation of the
| Valley, the Winchester, and the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad Companies in the construction of
| a road from Winchester to Strasburg, and to
repair thoroughly their road from Strasourg to
Alexandria, even if, in order to get the neces-
| sary funds they had to sell out to the Baltimore
| Company their road and its franch ises between
| Suasburg and Harrisburg.
| The Direct Tax.
The following statement exhibits the amount
of direct tax levied in compliance with the Act
of Congress, August s, 1861, on the States below
enumerated, together with the actual amount
| received up to date and the amount still
| unpaid =
Direct tax levied Virginia. S796 9l8 06
Direct tax paid up To date. e......'..,''" lSdoSO44
Amount remaining unpaid. S6O8, ,227 50
Direct lax levied ON North Carolina $469 100 AZ
Direct tax pa ND TO daLe. Le.,.....,..,.. 70 296 10
Total amount remaining unpaid. :. S4l6, ,469 81
Direct tax levied on South Carolina 5000 OBS 07
Direct tax pa up to date ..,...,..... 245 053 50
Total amount remaining unpaid 49,. 1858 98l AS
Direct tax levied Tennessee. 1863 073 80
Direct tax paid up to date. ............ 100000 90
Total amount remaining unpaid. :. $500 O7S 80
Direct TsSt tax tax pad SxiS ap S1 CO SINsn'a das
Total amount remaining unpaid. -. s169, ,2OS 9s
| ta Jeff. Davis a Go. .I .
| The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday
had Judge-Advocate Holt before them, who
testified at length upon the case of JEFF. DAVIS
and G. G. Clay; their completely with the assassi-
nation conspiracy, and what steps have been
taken to bring them to Justice; he also furnished
the Committee with considerable documentary
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