The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-15
WASHINGTON.

THE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE CABINET.
NEW York, Aug. 14.-The Times Washing
Ton despatch says some of the Democratic at
taches OF the administration are striving hard
10 convey the belief that all the members Of
the cabinet, as well as the President himself,
VIII support Seymour and Blair. The truth
has been repeatedly told with the exception of
McCulloch and Browning the Cabinet is a unit
m ITS disgust at the New York platform and
.he nominations, in which disgust johnson
heartily participates, while Schofield and
Eyarts are earnest ia their support of Grant
and Colfax.
Data" of the Baltimore Sun, who is one of
the President Jobnson's secretaries says there
has been no formal consideration of the clans
of the Democratic Presidential nominees in
the Cabinet, and that SO far as johnson is con-
cerned it is certain he will support Seymour.
RIOT BETWEEN CoLoRED ZoUAvEs AND CrTI-
..... zENs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Last night while a
colored military organization from Georgetown
was passing along Pennsylvania Avenue on
their way to the Capitol, some person on the
sidewalk threw stone into the ranks, which
was responded to by several shots from the
company, and one or two persons on the side
walk were injured. One very seriously. The
affair is to-day undergoing an investie alton.
ESCORT OF THE PRINTERS GRANT AND COL
FAX CLUB.
One hundred and twenty-five members of
the Printers Grant and Colfax Club" escorted
Mr.. Stevens remains from the Capitol to the
depot, and committee of three of their num-
Der proceeded with the corpse to Lancaster.
COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.
Mr.. Rollins is expected home early during
the present week. 1t don't appear that any
thing OF a definite character has TRANSFERRED to
confirm either opinion that he will resign or
that he will continue to occupy his present
official position. Quite a large number OF his
friends are inclined TO the belief that he will
not retire at present from office.
ILLNESS OF MRS. RAwLING.
The wife of Gen. Rawiug, chief of staff TO
Gen. Grant, who has been seriously i'll for some
days past, is not expected to recover
THE CATTLE DISEASE
A statement of the facts concerning the Tex
as cattle desease made by j. II. Dodge statisti- |
can Of the department OF agriculture as a res
ult OF an extended investigation makes the fol-
1st-That the disease is communicated from
cattle from Texas, Florida. and other portions
of the Gulf Coast |
2nd.-That such disease liz unknown in Tex |
as or on the Gulf Coast.
31-That cattle communicating IL are not |
only apparently healthy but are generally i'm |
proving in condition.
4th.-rhat while local herds receiving the |
infection, nearly all die, they never communi-
cate to others. e
5th.-That either considerable increase in
elevation or a distance of two or three degrees |
of latitude from the starting point is necessary |
to develope the veins into activity and virulen |
cy and further progress of two degrees of lat |
itude and few weeks in time is sufficient to |
eleminate the poison from the system.
6th.-That Texas cattle removed to other
miasmatic sections, as the Mississippi bottoms
up TO the Both parallel, communicate no infcc-
ton to local herds.
Rehabilitation has thus far been of no |
avail.
1t concludes that the disc use cannot become |
general and that it can exist only with the |
movements of Texas cattle which should be re- |
gulated or suppressed, and that it don't result |
from travel but from climatic cases.
XXI. - THE NEW COMET.
The following was received at the Navy De-
partment to-day:
United States Naval Observatory, Washing |
ton, dug. 14th, 1868. Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec |
of the Navy, Sill have the honor to report
that Euckes Comet was observed this morn
ing by Professor Hall 1t was near the place
predicted by Messrs. Broker and Van Asten,
at three o'clock this morning, August 18th, Is
h. The comets night ascension was h. SO M,
and dsclination of 80 degrees and 50 minutes.
Your obedient servant,
assigned, B. +. SANDS,
Commodore Superintendent.