The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-05
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. g.
The following is the amount of available
funds in the Treasury :-Unted States ciirren-
cy, $6l, 526,676; gold, $lO2,90j, ia; of which
Sl9,1J7, AGO is in gold certificates. VA
Noorder for the removal of Gen. Sheridan
has yet been issued. Gentlemen unusually
Well informed as to official affairs say GEN.
Thomas will be his successor Gen. Hancock
will succeed Gen. Thomas in the latters pres
ent command, and Gen. Sheridan will be or
dered to report to Lieut.. Gen. Sherman.
The Cherokee neutral lands, which have
been surveyed, are to be appraised, and those
not occupied by actual settlers on the 18th of
August last will be sod in a body for cash, if
an eligible offer is made by a responsible party
to the Secretary of the Interior before October
LIST. Iii not sold in a body bids will be received
for separate tracts. ~
Admiral Tegethoff, @. Tegethoff, E. Galland
Il. Henneberg, q deputation from Austria to-
recover the remains of Macmillan, have ar
rived here. q+
Capt Ruth, who was reported missing, seems
TO have drowned himself while laboring under
insanity. His body has been recovered.
Secretary McCulloch left today On the cut
ter Northerner, to be absent Till Tuesday, on a
down river trip. r- ~
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs (Tay-
lori left for st. Louis to-day, where the Indian
commission assemblies ON the 9th.
The receipts OF internal revenue for the week
are $67S9 3O4 -,
Marshal Goodloe, of the district of North
Carolina, has reported to the Attorney Gener-
al that the process of the U. S Circuit Court
lately held by Chief Justice Chase IS obstruct-
eI by the order of Lieut.. Col. Frank, COM
~inanding the post of Wilmington The grounds
expressly mentioned in the order were to be
that in each of the cases obstructed the cause
OF action adiudicated by Judge Chase, occurred
between the 18th of December, 1860, and the
10Th of May, 1865, Gen. Sickles order No. 10
having forbidden judges to entertain any suits
for matters occurring between those dates
The marshal supposed Gen. Sickles did not
mean to include the courts OF the United
States but those of the States Col Frank in
terprets the order differently. Marshal Good
Toe has suspended action until he hears from
Gen. Sickles or gets instructions from Wash
Ington, being anxious to avoid collision, but
firmly resolved on his duty. Chief Justice
Chase is in Washington. This matter is re-
garded as very grave event, although the i'm
preston prevails that the commandment at
Wilmington has acted without the knowledge 1
OF Gen. Sickles, who is confidently expected
to disapprove of his action. The marshaps
course has been approved at The Attorney
Generals office, but no steps will be taken UNI
til time enough shall have elapsed for a report
from the commanding general. -lsfii6e
~ t..R WASHINGTON, Aug. a.
Registration is TO commence immediately in
South Carolina, in accordance with an order
dated August LIST, by Major-General Sickles
Post commanders are to be superintendents of
registration within their respective commands.
exercising IN addition the functl0ns specially
conferred by the general supervision, looking
to the faithful execution of the several recon
struction acts. -a5gssRa
1t is reported in official circles that should
President Juarez deciiAe a reelection as PREF
ident of Mexico, he will be sent to Washing
ton as Minister by the administration as
mark Of regard to the United States.
The official correspondence relating to the 1
arrest of Gen. Santa Anna has been printed |
The material facts have already been pub
lished.4 ) 81 Is salla4i.aa. saaonl11i- !
The report that the President has decided to
remove Collector Kellogg of New Orleans is
contradicted by authority. ~ 1