The Portland daily press., 1866-12-29
Teiegraphie Summary.

Owing to the effect the storm on the tele-
graph wires we were unable to. give yesterday
our usual reports of Western and Southern
news. We append summary of this intelli-
gence.
The Treasury Department, in view IF state
ments that deposits have been made with un-
authorized Institutions has caused to be pub
hshed the provisions and requirements of the
law governing the deposit of public funds
They are as follows: EHN
Deposits of collection or receipts OF all public
moneys by all kinds of U. s. officers with the
treasurer or an assistant, except receipts from
customs as hereinafter mentioned, with ma
tional bank, designated as depository under
the provision of the National Currency act.
and with no Others The collectors of internal
revenue are required to deposit their collec-
tions in the particular depository indicated to
them by the instructions from tAe Commls-
sioner of the Internal Revenue. Collectors or
deputy collectors, who deposit with banks
bankers or others not authorized as deposito-
ries render themselves amenable to the penal
ties prescribed by the law Duties being in
coin, can be made only with the treasurer or
an assistant treasurer, or such other public off,
Ger as has been designated depository. Ma
tional banks that have been designated as de-
posltories OF public moneys are not authorized
to receive deposits of coin sf't e. z
Deposits cf disbursing officers may be made
with the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the
: United States or with depository specially
authorized for that particular purpose by the
secretary. .4z4 -sf5rv = -
The attention of pnblic officers interested
and of banks, bankers and others not author
lied as repositories OF public moneys, is espec-
tally called to the fact that all violations of the
act subject the parties transgressing to severe
pains and penalties under conviction for fell
ony. E m
The laws are very stringent AGAINST all off,
GERS charged with deposits and disbursements
OF moneys: Among other things they are for
bidden to invest public money in any kind of
property or merchandise. They cannot for
any purpose not prescribed by law, transfer or
apply any of the funds All such acts are de-
elared felony. Bankers, brokers and others
knowingly counselling or abetting such trans
actions will on conviction be severelypunished.
A robbery was committed on Wednesday in
Philadelphia of government and local bonds
amounting to 100000. e4
Colonel Sawyer, Adjutant- General on Cen
eral Sherman's staff died on Wednesday night
in St. Louis ftsusra5 ~
The revenue officers are fugitives from the
disturbed counties of Missouri.
The Bushville and Connersville Railroad in
Indiana was opened on the 25th inst
The Maryland Legislature meets on Wednes-
day next.
Gen. Samuel R. Curtis of Iowa died recent
ly at Council Bluffs. He served in the late
war as major-general OF volunteers.
The City Council of ofNashville, Tenn, has re-
solved to imposes tax of one per cent. on all
sales by agents from other cities, and to re-
quire the payment of $500 annual license by
such agents. fasa
The crew OF the American barque Maria
Henry, wrecked ON the coast of Cuba have
reached Kingston, Jamaica. s1
A Toronto dispatch says immense dona-
tlons OF Christmas cheer. were furnished the
Fenian prisoners.
. PEOPLE continue to throng to the Madoc gold
region. Another mine is said to have been dis
covered in Tudor, near Madoe Richardson's
mine is reported to have been bought for $780,
0Oo
Cholera, small po1 and yellow fever are pre-
vailing at st. Thomas t-
The clipper David Crockett, from San Fran
cisco, has arrived in Philad elphia, with cargo
OF 66000 bushels of California white wheat and
1900 bushels of barley. This is the first direct
cargo Of California grain ever received at that
port. -.A llr.