The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-14
WASHINGTON.
REVENUE VESSELS ORDERED TO CRUISE ALONG
THE COAST.

REVENUE VESSELS ORDERED TO CRUISE ALONG
THE COAST.
WASHINGTON, Dec 49,
Orders have been issued BY the 81 cletary of
the Treasury, addressed to tue comm ,uders OF
the U. s. Revenue vessels Stationed between
Eastport aud the eapes If v rsinia requiring
them to go into winter cruisi " alon. that por-
ton of the Atlantic coast. This gel vice, " hIch
is ordered every year at this season, is for the
purpose OF enabling the revenue vesseis 10
afford whatever assistance is necessary ~ all
cases of disaster to vessels hound 10 ports III
the nited Stat approaching IN coast. Ii
ord to afford this asSista"ce, IN. revenue
officers are instructed TO carry provisions, fuel
and water in such amounts as can be cOnyan-
iently slowed They are also Instructed while
cruising to speak all essels an rolchiug the
coast which they may fall in with, and afford
to those requiring aid or relief such assistance
as may be adapted to their condition and ne
cessity. a 81 haJ 80
THE wHIsKEY HAx
The Whiskey Convention, after session of
three days, adjourned yesterday afternoon 10
meet again i'll Washington on the III I'd Wed
nesday in January. Tie capital represented
was over one hundred millions of dollars. ~
Commissioner Rollins was to-day in consul
tation with the Committee ON Ways and
Means, who were during the session enaag-
ed IN the examination OF spirit metres. ~
The committee from the Nat onal Conven-
ton of manufacturers and dealers in spirits
and Means, and pr scented copy OF the reso-
lutions recently adopted by that convention.
THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS.
The Peace Commissioners met last night at
the ofhcn of the Comm SsOner of In ian AT
fairs, and reniained in session till quite late
engaged in the discussion OF tho p ints to BE-
embraced in their forthcoming report The
Commission adjourned to meet again on the
18th inst, at the Indian Office, in this city.
THE GOODYEAR PATENT
Ellsworth d. s. Goodyear, of Connecticut,
mas applied to the Commissioner of Patents
for an extension OF seven years for his India
rubber patent, which expired March 2Sth.
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that the domestic exports of the United
States Tor the quarter closing Oct. 1st, were in
value over $900O0,000, while for the CORES
pondng period in 1866, they were $4,000 900,
thus showing an increase over the same period
OF last year of $12,C00000.
NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT. -s)
A movement is on foot to call National
Conyention Of soldiers and sailors to nominate
candidates for President and Vice President of
the United States, and a conference of soldiers
and sailors will be held here Dec. 18th to con-
slider the matter. The movement originates
with the Soldiers and Sailors Union,
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONERS THEAKER.
I. Q. Theaker this morning rendered his res
tSnaNou u the once OF Commissioner of Pa
tents.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Government Commissioners having re-
ported the fifteenth section of the road and
telegraph line of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. as ready for present service, and
completed and equipped as required by law,
the President has accepted the same and or
dered the issue of bonds and patents for lands
on account of said section of road This COM
pletes the road for $40 miles west from Omaha
,f5 NATIONAL FINANCES.
Paymaster General Bryce submits an esti-
mate for the first military district, Gen. Scho-
held's, namesy:-Fifty thousand dollars to
complete the payment of The expenses OF reg
istration and election and for current exp n
ses. This sum, added to the amount OF defic-
iencies, makes 81 POP 254 as the actual deficien-
cy for which appropriations should be made.
The House Appropriation Committee has re-
ceived letter from Secretary McCulloch con-
tanning statements of the estimates of the
amounts required for expenditures for the year
1872 900 600. II
The JOINT Retrenchment Committee will re-
port in favor of reducing the force in the
Treasury Department. between 500 and GOO
versions. t NJ q !.