The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-28
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Letters received
here from prominent members of both Houses
indicate a meeting of Congress in September.
The pressure from the Southern States in ia
vor of a session Increases daily. Recent or
ders from the War Department and the evil
dent course of the administration relative to
the South have caused many prominent Re-
publicans to think that meeting of Congress
will be necessary to provide against disturb
ance in the South at the election in Novem-
Der.
COUNTERFEIT BONDS.
The question in relation to the alleged coun-
terfeit and duplicate seven-thirty bonds, some
of which found their way to the Treasury for
redemption last fall, thereby creating no little
sensation in the Treasury Department it ap-
pears, is not effectually disposed of, as the
whole subject is again presented to create fur
Their complications On Monday last. it is
said, one Of these alleged counterfeit one thou
sand dollar seven-thirty bonds reappeared at
the Treasury Department, and this time was
converted into other securities. This same
bond was rejected by the Treasury last fall,
was afterwards pronounced a counterfeit, and
duplicate in number from New York, and
was rejected second time by the Treasury.
1t was presented again for the third time ON
Monday for conversion. This time, as before
stated the unlucky counterfeit met with bet
ter success. 1t was readily accepted and a one
thousand dollar five-twenty bond was issued
IN its stead. The conversion of this counter
teit is an evidence of the dangerous character
OF some OF the spurious bonds now in circula-
ton.
PERSONAL.
Judge Underwood is in this city still, en-
gagged IN an effort to reorganze the Judiciary
OF Virginia in accordance with the fourteenth
article of the amendment OF the Constitution
VIM: Faxon, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, is on the eve of leaving Washington for
a brief sojourn in Connecticut
RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS
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toms from Aug. 18th to Aug. 22d, inclusive, at
the ports named below: Boston, 1892 ,761 ;
Philadelphia, 1921, 859; New York, So 907 81. |;
Baltimore S120 404; San Francisco, from July
9th to Aug. 1st, S226,954.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW RECIPROCITY TREATY.
NEW YORK, Aug 27-The Commercials
Washington special says that Secretary Sew
ard, in accordance with an informal vote of
Congress, has entered into negotiations with
Mr.. Thorn ION, the English Minister for a new
reciprocity treaty with Canada. The old
treaty forms the basis of negotiations which
will soon be in a condition for transmission to
the Imperial Government and the Canadian
authorities. 1t is expected that the treaty will
be effected in time for ratification by the Sen
ate at the December session of Congress.
THE PRESIDENT AND MR.. ROLLINS
The President is detained here notwithstand-
ing the danger to his health, chiefly in conse-
quence of the dead lock in relation to the ap.
Districts The revenue suffers severely from
the difficulty which arises from the inf1exbe
determination of Commissioner Rollins to APP.
point Republicans to office in opposition to
the wishes of Secretary McCulloch, and the
President has asserted that the result of the
election in the doubtful Southern States
largely depends upon Mr. Rollius promises.
THE NEW COLLECTOR OF NEW ORLEANS.
Perry Fuller to-day entered his bond OF
$lO0OOO as Collector of Customs for the port
OF New Orleans. He will leave for that city
tomorrow.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following named persons were sppoint-
ed Store Keepers to-day under the new tax
law: VIM. G. Lee, and Barnard, New York.
The following were appointed CANCERS. r..
Webb, 9Th district, Henry G. Deaima' ID dis.
trict, and Thompson G. Dunn, 9th district
New York; Robert L. Long, Henry Olmstead
and W. S. Grant, 9th district, Kentucky: Mil
ton T. Gillette and Holmes c.. Patrick, 4th dis
trict, California; Robert ID. Ferguson, Distric
of Columbia, and William b. Vanhok, Sd dis
trict Ohio.
THE APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS.
Commissioner Rollins has instructed som
of the detectives employed by the Interna
Revenue Bureau to perform the duties of su
pervisors in cases where such services are re
CURED, until supervisors under the new ta
law shall be appointed by the proper author
ity.