The Portland daily press., 1868-08-26
WASHINGTON.
PRESIDENTIAL HOSTILITY 10 RoLL1N,

PRESIDENTIAL HOSTILITY TO ROLLINS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The antagonism be-
tween Rollins and the Secretary Of the Treas
urv in relation to the appointment of Super
visors continues as bitter as ever and out OF
some nineteen nominations made by Rollins
only three men are acceptable to McCuloch.
Rollins will soon send in six more, which will
mplete the twenty-five called for by the law.
There seems to be settled determination
among certain friends of the President to get
rid of Mr.. Rollins, probably by suspension on
charges if he does not resign.
REvERDY JoHNsoN's RECEPTION.
Official advices received by the President in
dictate that Minister Reverdy Johnson's prop
osltions for a settlement of the Alabama claims
have been well received by the English author
ltles
MIR. ROLLINS CASE.
A movement to compromise the internal
revenue imbroglio by appointing Comptroller
Hubbard IN place OF Mr.. Rollins, is a ia ct. The
President and Secretary are favorable to it,
but Mr.. Rollins has not ayr eed to retire.
OPENING OF THE CoAsTING TRADE OF vENEzU-
Ella.
Information has been received at the De-
partment of State, announcing officially the
opening of the coasting trade of Venezua to
all foreign flags for six months from the 16.h
OF July.
EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RELATION TO ALASKA.
The following executive order was issued to-
day, under and in pursuance of the authority
vested in the President of the United States
by the provisions of the second section of the
act of Congress approved the 9th day of
July 1868, entitled: an act to extend the laws
= of the United States relating to customs, COM
merce and navigation the territory coded
to the United States by Russia and to estab-
fish collection district therein, and for other
purposes The post of Sitka in said Territory,
is hereby constituted and established as the
port of entry for tine collection district of
Alaska, provided for by said act, and under
and in pursuance of the authority vested in
him by the fourth section of said act. The
importation and use of FIREARMS ammunition
and distilled spirits, into or within the said
Territory or or any part thereof-except as
hereinafter provided = is enterely prohibited,
under the pains and penalties specified in the
last named section; provided, however, that
under such regulations as the Secretary Of the
Ireasry may prescribe in accordance with law
Such articles may in limited quantities be
shipped coastwse from the United States ports
on the Pacific coast to said port of Sitka, and
to that port only in said territory, on the ship
per's giving TO the collector of customs at the
port of shipment bonds, in which it shall be
conditioned that such articles will on their ar
rival at Stka be delivered to the collector of
of customs, or the person there acting as such,
to re tain in his possession and under his con-
troll until sold or disposed of to such persons as
the military civil authority in said territory
may specially designate in permits for that
purpose, signed by himself or a subordinate
duly authorized by him.
Done at the city of Washington this 22d day
of August, in the year OF our Lord, one thou
sand, eight hundred and sixty-eight, and of
the Independence of the United States the
ninety-third.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President.
APPOINTMENT OF sToREKEEPERs.
The following Storekeepers of the Internal
Revenue Office were appointed to-day: For
Cincinnati, Ohio, C. f. Lake. Francis Leisck,
James A. Horn and William Duffy. John
B. Johne was appointed for Seiota County,
Ohio.
The following Gaugers were also appointed
James jackson, Jacksonville, Florida: j. r.
Blown, 18th district, Pennsylvania; Theo. G.
Williams, Sth district, and Howard Dinleoy,
Sd district, Ohio; Harry Kaehler, 4th district,
Maryland; William s. McCohn, 18th district,
Ohio; William Banks, LIST district Illinois;
Ely S. Prime, Sd district, Mary land.
The President has appointed John E. Smith
Collector of Customs at Wiscasset, Maine.