The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. :
Lieut.. Commander johnson, in letter te
the Navy Department, dated Aug: 10Th, from
Madras, says:-"I report by ORDER of Capt. Col
Inns, that the officers and crew of the late
steamer Sacramento, with the exception Of
chief engineer Brooks and myself, embarked
on the 9th inst. and sailed for New York via
Cape. Good Hope on the following morning -
"a Admiral Porter, in a letter to the Secretary
of the Navy, after giving brief account OF the
explosion of the boiler of the steam launch
.oH Annapolis, Saturday, by which chief en-
gineer Hoyt and two other persons were killed
and several injured, says:-"I was about step.
ping into the launch myself to go on an ex
perimental trip, bnt owing to being unwel
concluded not to go. The Launch blew uI
while was looking at her"
The Comptroller of the Currency has re-
eeiyed all the quarterly reports from the ma
Bank OF Fort Smith, Arkansas. An abstract
of the condition of the banks, classified by
States and cities, will be ready for publication
next Saturday. .fl III,
= The President has directed reservation to
be made for military purposes at Fort Woods
1876 square miles. The reservation is made to
the extent indicated in order to afford the re-
quisite amount of timber and meadow land fol
the use of the Government va
u. ). Marshal GOodloe, of North Carolina
who is now here, says there is now no military
interference whatever with the process of the
Federal courts
J 10 appears from an abstract of the quarterly
reports Of the New York city National Banks
as made TO the Comptroller OF the Currency,
Oct. 7th that their aggregate circulation and
deposits is about $160,O0Q,000, for which re-
serve OF % per cent, $47 600 900 in lawful mon
'ey is required by sections 81 and 50 OF the Bank
ing Act. The abstract shows reserve of $62,
100000, or per cent more than is required
The exchange for the clearing is nearly $103,-
000O00 and the amount of specie about seven
million and a third.
1t is expected that Senator Buckalew will
tomorrow join Senator EdmOnds and Repre-
sentative Halsey in the investigation of the
business transactions of the Printing Bureau O.
the Treasury Department. These gentlemen
are the subcommittee of the Joint Committee
on Retrenchment, which was appointed dur
ing the second session of the 39th Congress tC
make thorough examination into the various
branches of the Government, with view t.
reform and economy. The subcommittee
after taking important testimony in the city OF
New York, commenced its examination here
week aso, since which time it has sat five
hours a day. The scrutiny has been very close
including a thorough inspection of the book
of the Printing Bureau, the mode of printing
the checks and guards, the amount of issues d
bonds and notes, in fact everything connected
with that branch of the Government service
AS yet, but little testimony has been taken, al
Congress directed a thorough investigation Of
financial transactions The subcommittee has
entered its duties with determination to OBJ
tain all the information desired. The sessions
owing TO the heavy duties to be performed, will
probably be continued until the reassembling
of Congress in November.