The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
The United States Vessels Lost by the
EarthQuake.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-According to the Navy
Register published in July last the officers of the
America, were as follows: Captain Geo. W. Doty,
of New York; Paymaster, William W. Williams, Of
Ohio; Passed Assistant Surgeon, Frank Davis, of
PENNSYLVANIA Acting Masters, Daniel Logan of
New York, and B. Dyer, of Massachusetts. The
Navy Department has not yet received any official
intelligence of the event Instead of the Fredonia
having board So 900 900 worth of stores, she pro-
badly had not one-twentieth of that amount. The
regular station of the ship was Callao, which city
crew numbered probably sixty to eighty men, The
Wateree which is reported as being carried inland,
was under orders for San Francisco, where she was
to have gone out of commission.
The latest official reports from the steamship
Powhatan were dated at sea, in the vicinity of
africa and Payta, and she was bound south from
Panama. ....
The Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The Treasurer of the
United States has received communication from
Catholic priest in Cincinnati, inclosing $50 in mo-
ney, as conscience money, due to the government.
Fractional currency printed for the week, $435 300
Shipped to the Assistant Treasurer at
Shipped to Assistant Treasurer at New -Ov'vvO
Fractional currency issued to national DO'0'O wv
United States notes shipped to Assistant
Treasurer at New York, 100000
Philadelphia, $4,000
Baltimore, 10000
United States notes shipped to national
banks, - 1880
Total shipment, -s s1,1A,715
Securities held for circulating notes. ss41 SSs,7OO
Securities held for deposits of public 90 oso ozo
National bank currency issued, 93,S5O
Total issued to date, s3O9, 8,876
Mutiated bills redeemed, : 9Oo5 $3.50
Notes of insolvent banks redeemed, 808,329
Actual circulation at this date, 300 ,874,958
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day issued
bonds to the amount of 81 900 to the Central Pa
cifc Railroad Company, that amount being due on
the completion of forty miles of that road, extend
ing from the 25th to the 255th milepost east from
Secretary McCulloch has received from the State
Department copy of dispatch letter from the
United States Vice Consul at Malaga, relative to
certain changes in port duties of both foreign and
Spanish vessels entering the ports of the Peninsula
and adjacent islands. Anchorage and light duties,
ment rated on the kilOletre, through which
innovation these dues have been increased by about
of Malaga @ are ON h of
much larger tonnage than those of other nations,
the new regulations will fall very heavily upon
them. The difference between the old law, on a
vessel of four hundred tons burthen, is follows
Old law $50 55 new law, $685. excess of charges,
| SH 49, The law is now in operation.
The fact has been already published that Colonel
james Mari had been appointed Supervisor OF In
of Missouri. To-day Secretary McCulloch extended
Mr. MaTr's jurisdiction temporarily over the Dis
| trict comprising Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.
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| on Friday last, U. s. District Attorney Courtney,
of New York, arrived here to-day, and was en-
gagged with the Secretary this afternoon with re-
ference to the alleged internal revenue frauds and
| the management of the Mr.. Courtney left
| tonight for New York.
Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, Sept l3.-The following are the
letters of the Secretary OF War to the Tennessee
Committee and to General Thomas regarding
| the use OF military force in that State:-
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. ii,
| l868.-To the Hon. w. ii. Wisner, f. H. Ham
| ilton, and j. II. Agee, Joint Select Committee
of the Legislature of Tennessee: Gentlemen
| Your communication of this date to the Pres-
| dent respecting the present condition of affairs
| in Tennessee, and urging the President to take
steps to give protection to the law abiding citi-
zens of that State. together with the joint reso
| luton of the Legislature under which you were
| appointed have been referred to Malor-General
| George H. Thomas, commanding the Department
| of the Cumberland, for his information. Major
| General Thomas has also been directed TO
| report without unnecessary delay what mill
| tary force, in addition to that now under
his command, will be requisite to enable
| him to give all needed aid to the civil
| authorities of Tennessee TO execute the laws,
preserve the peace, and protect the law-abiding
citizens of that State. Upon receipt Of General
| Thomas report the necessary military force will
be placed at his disposal. The President in
struets me TO say, IN reply to your communlca.
| ton, that the military power OF the United