The Portland daily press., 1867-10-15
From Wnshingt0u.


WASHINGTON, Oct A..
Among a number of articles forwarded to
the dead letter Office in 1866, from the army at
Columbia, s. c., Newbern and Goldsboro', N
c., was an oil painting ON canvas, representing
two children feeding a horse. The depaf tment
will restore this painting to its rightful owner
on satisfactory proof OF ownership, addressed
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General.
An additional point of difference in the
counterfeit zoos is that in the counterfeit
notes the lines forming the right shoulder OF
the female in the central vignettee do not
come up to the sword but leave white space
Ia the genuine note the lines are not only more
numerous but they come clearly and distinctly
up 10 the sword. so far aS discovered, the
Treasury Department has had pr scented TO it
only about $4,000 OF the spurious notes.
The Subj judiciary Committee Of the House
OF Representatives met to-day at II o'clock in
the committee room at the Capitol. The fol-.
lowing members were present:-Hon. Francis
Thomas, Chairman, with Messrs Boutwell,
Lawrence, Churchill and Marshall This Com
mutee IS charged with the duty of inquirinc
II the States of Delaware and MARYLAND have
Republican forms of government. and not re-
pngnant to the Constitution of the United
States. No testimony was taken although
witnesses were in waiting.
The Commissioners of Patents has issued
certificates for BIB caveats for the week endir &
OFT. 2lSt 1867 sitA
Chief Justice Chase returned 10 Washing
to-day.
A number OF prominent Southern railroad
men are here, including Generals Beauregard
aud Malone. They called at the War Depart
ment to-day to consult with General Grant
with reference to obtaining an extension OF
time for completing payments due the govern
ment for rolling stock Be, purchased alter the
close of the war. Gen. Beauregard this morn
ing had an interview with Secretary McCul-
loch.
The Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has received a dispatch from Thomas Murphy,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Ill is dated
Medicine Lodge Creek, 90 miles South of Fort
Larned, Oct. I'd, and was forwarded from Fort
Harker, Kansas, on the 10Th inst 1t says
II have now been twelve days here among the
Indians and find taem all anxious for peace.
l have had considerable trouble in getting
communication with the Cheyennes, but have
succeeded. They promise that no more war
pa rtieS shall so out, and agree 10 meet the
Commissioners. can now safely say that the
Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas aud
Camanches will be fully represented here at
the grand council. There are large number
of these Indians here now and others are com
ing IN as fast as they can saying to Commits
sioner Taylor that if the Commissioners can
get here sooner than the full moon it would be
better"
The Comptroller of the Currency. in reply
to numerous letters from country banks, in
curing if the three per cent. certificates can be
used in place of legal tenders as the reserve
of banks, notifies them that such use is illegal
A letter was received some time ago at the
Treasury Department from Urband, Ohio, en-
closing United States notes and BOMBS to the
amount of $18,S54, sent without explanation,
has, after being held for Information from the
sender, been transferred to the Treasurer of
the United States and included in the con-
science fund.
Secretary McCulloch denied to day the truth
OF the report that the New York Metropolitan
Keyenue Board is to be abolished.