The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-30
WASHINGTON.
FIN

FINANCIAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Gen. Spnner's an
nual report, comprising about sixty printed
pages on the subject of finances. include
among its items, by way Of comparison, the re
port OF W. g. Price, his pred cessor as Treas
urer, for the year ending June 80, 1860, tht
whole of which is contained in one page o
printed matter, and shows the whole amour
of covering warrants for the present yefr t.
have been 10098, and payments 30,222
Under recent circular from the Treasury
department, requiring financial agents to send
n for redemption certain descriptions OF legal
tender notes, very large amounts have been re-
eeived
The Secretary of the Treasury's financial re-
port will She an expenditure on account OF
the public debt of about S'4S, 10000, which in.
cludes redemptions, conversions interest on
the public debt, &c
THE NEW POSTAL CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29-The new postal con-
yenionjust concluded with the United King.
don, which goes Into operation in January
1869, establishes the following rate of interna-
tional postage, viz: Fist, letters u cents pei
sIngle rate Of 10 Grammes, one half ounce in
United States, and pence IL cents in United
hlngdom prepayment optional; 8 tents in
United States, aud pence cents in United
hlngdom VIII, however, be levied and collect
ed in addition to deEcIeut postage on each un.
paid letter received by one country from the
other. ID, Newspapers cents each in United
States, aud penny each in United Kingdom
II not exceeding ounces weight 3D. Boob
pockets, including printed papers of all kinds
&3., and patterns or samples of merchandise
including seeds and grain, when not exceeding
l ounce in weight, cents in United States and
penny 10 United Kingdom; when exceeding
ounce and not exceeding 2 ounces in weight,
cents in United States and pence IN Unit
cd Kingdom; when exceeding two ounces ard
not exceeding four ounces i'll weight, 6 cents
~ United States and pence in United King
dom; when exceeding 4 ounces in weight an
additional rate OF cents in United States and
pence in United Kingdom will be charged
Tor every additional 4 ounces or fraction thereof
Tue postage chargeable as above upon all ar.
tcles OF printed matter, including patterns OF
samples Of merchandise, must be fully prepaid
at The mailing Office in either country, and
10 full to destination, the receiving country de-
ilverng The same In all Cases without sny
charge whatever.
GEN. RoUssEAU's REPORT.
The official report OF Gen. Rousseau, as de
ltvered TO the War Department. does not CON
tain the paragraph which appears ia the re
Gently published synopsis OF the report with
the headiug OF Specimen of Martyr Manager"
IN which Dr. Southworth Is represe nted as
saying to Gen. Rousseau that his (Southwor,h's(
committee would advise the negroes to vote al
the recent elections, adding, "let them bt
slaughtered, The more there are killed the bet
ter II will be for our party
ARRIVAL OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
New YORK, Nov. 28-The Posts Washing
ton dspdtch says the members Of Congress are
arriving here at the rate of half dozen PEI
day Several are at work uoon The legislation
for the coming session. Gen. Schenck Is al
ready at work upon Ways and Meaus matters.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The monthly statement of the public debt
will not be out until Saturday next. It will
show considerable Increase III the amount in
she public debt.