The Portland daily press., 1868-08-22
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, August %, 1863
WASHINGTON.

TRIAL OF CoLoRED RIoTERS-MAINE MAN PICK
ED UP AT SEA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The examination OF
colored zouaves for riotng a week ago while
company of them from Georgetown were on
their way to the Capital, has been concluded
Three were fined tor disorderly conduct and
sixteen others required to give from $500 to
$500 bail for a further hearing at court
The United States Consul at London reports
that John V. Munson of Calais, Maine, and
john OConnor, of Brooklyn, New York have
been brought to that port, having been picked
up at sea about forty miles Southwest by
South Of the Island of Nevis, their vessel the
Squirrel, of Port Washington, having been
lost Oh the coral reefs near Barbuba.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
By the direction of the Secretary of War.
board of officers to consist of Brevet Major
Gen. p. V. Hayner, Col. of the Ordnance De-
partment; Brevet Maj. Gen. w. H. French,
Lieut.. Col. second United States artillery
Brevet Maj Gen. H.. 8. Wright, Lieut.. Col.
corps of engineers; Brevet Brig. Gen. I. j.
Rodman, Lieut.. Col. of the Ordnance Depart
ment; Brevet Brig Gen. o. d. Green, Mai.
and Assistant Adjutant General; Brevet
Lieut.. Col. S. " Benet, Mai of the Ordnance
Department.; Brevet Brig Gen. G. H. Morgan.
Maj. fourth United States artillery, who viii
assemble at Washington Arsenal on the first
day Of September next or as soon thereafter
as practicable, for the purpose of testing the
Beaupie system in the construction of cannon
other cannon. The board will report its opin-
ion if the method possesses sufficient merit to
warrant its Introduction into the military ser-
vice. Col. james N. Caldwell has been detail
ed as professor of military science at the Ken
lucky University, at Lexington.
Maj. E. w. Dennis, Judge Advocate, has
been ordered to report without delay to Lieut.
Gen Sherman.
Intelligence has been received of the
arrival of the steamer Macedonian, of the ma
val practice squadron, at Annapolis, yester-
day afternoon, after passage Of twenty-six
days from Funcha, Madeira. All are reported
well.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
The customs receipts from the 10th to the
18th of August. inclusive, were $3660,362
DELAY IN THE APPOINTMENT OF sUpERy1-
S0RS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Times Washing
ton despatch says the announcement of the
appointment of Revenue Supervisors is still
delayed for some unaccountable reason. Mr.
Rollins has not made all of the nominations
under the law, and Secretary McCuloch has
not acted on any of those which he has made
The fact is, Rollins invariably dominates rad-
Gals for the appointments. Mr.. McCulloch for
that reason if for no other, hesitates to issue
commissions. Protests from Democrats and
supporters of the administration against par
ties who have been nominated, have been Fl led
with the Secretary in many cases, but so far
as can be heard, none of them contain any
serious charges, OF any except p0lltlcal Iea-
soils why commissions should not be issued
THE CASE OF COMMISSIONER ROLLINS
1t is stated in administrative circles to. might
that the suspensions of Rollins will soon take
place. ON the charge that he is incompetent to
fill the off &c, and that some of Rollins friends,
personal, not political, have advised him to re-
sign Internationally.
MANIFESTO OF COMMISSIONER GUILD.
The ex-rebel commissioner for the exchange
r D. AL =.
umn article in one of the morning papers here
trying to show that General Grant is response
BILE for the non-exchange of prisoners in 1854,
and that consequently all the suffering of Fed |
eral prisoners at Andersonville and other
Southern prisons are to be attributed to
Grant