The Portland daily press., 1868-11-18

NOMlNAIlON SUPERVISOR REJECTED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Charles Hudson has
been rejected as Supervisor of Internal Reve-
nue. for Massachusetts.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
There is reason to believe that the Attorney
General has prepared an opinion for the heads
OF Departments in response to the question
submitted to him, to the effect that under the
law OF Congress establishing the eight hour
system, employees on public works are entitled
TO the same amount of compensation as when
they worked ten hours per day.
THE LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD.
The examination of the title to the League
Island Navy Yard not having been completed
che Secretary of the Navy will not ask any an
preparation for fitting it up.
THE LAKE UToPHIA SEA SERPENT"
Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian Institu.
ton denies the statement that he was unable
10 classify the marine animal killed last sum-
'mer near Eastport, Me-, and assented to its ex-
t.aordinary character. He says it was large
sized baskiDg or bone shark.
COMMODORE FARRAGUT PLACED ON WAITING
ORDERS.
Orders have been issued from the Navy De-
partment detachng Admiral Farragut from
command of the European squadron, and he is
placed on waiting orders
TROOPS ORDERED WEST
By command of Gen. Grant, Superintend-
ents of the mounted recruiting service at Carl
isle Barracks will forward without delay all
dlsposable recruits at that post to Fort Harker
Kansas, where they will be reported to Gen
Sheridan for assignment.
APPOINTMENT OF GAUGERs
The following Internal Revenue appoint
ments were made to-day: CANCERS, W. H.
Reed, Sd Massachusetts, Chas. L. Williams,
LIST Connecticut.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER HUMPHREYS
The annual report of Gen. Humphreys, Chief
Engineer of the Army, for the fiscal year end.
ing The Both of June last, has been submitted
TO the Secretary of War. Material progress
has been made during the year upon those
parts of the seacoast and Lake frontier defen-
'ces, which are not affected by the question re-
specting the incr eased use to he made of iron
in covering and protecting guns, gunners and
scarts against the action of heavy projectiles
fired from armoried batteries, and he thinks
this special question of armor requires DELHI
crate and prolonged examination. Special ex.
periments are in progress with enlarged artil-
lery for seacoast batteries, and the protection
of forts against sea attacks. Experiments with |
steel proecties of various forms, and plates of |
IRON and steel, have been carried on with in |
teresting results. Other experiments in pro-
iectiles and covering are in progress. Gen. |
Humphreys says his estimates for the seaboard |
defences for the next fiscal year are founded |
upon the very moderate progress in the de- |
fences, and strongly urges that the appropria- |
tions asked for be made. The following are |
Knox, Me-, $4,000; Fort Popham, Me-. $780, |
600; Fort Gorges, Me-. 5000; Fort Preble, |
Me-, $50000 Fort Scanned Me-. $500 Fort |
Clary, N. H., $4,000; for the Improvement of |
Saco River, Me-, $4,000; improvement of Ken |
nebec River, Me-, $4,000.
Zen. Humphreys reports the result of the |
survey for a ship-canal around the Falls of Nj |
agara, the cost of which he estimates at $12,- |
100000.
REMAINING REPORTS NOT TO BE MADE PUBLIC
The Secretary of the Treasury has, since the
publication of these reports of Chiefs of Blu
reaus, instructed the others not to make theirs
public before being sent to Congress. Nearly
all the reports have been prepared and sent to
the Secretary. The report of the Comptroller |
Of Currency may be sent directly to Congress
Reports of the various division commanders
are now being received at the War Depart
ment. The Treasury Department has pub
lished synopsis of the decisions by the Sec
rotary.
THE LOUISIANA ooNGREssMEN.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune's Wash
ington dispatch says Republican, who was a
candidate for Congress in the recent election
in Louisiana, writes here that an effort is to be
made to induce the board of election canvass
ers to throw out the city vote in those Con-
gressional districts which include part of the
country parishes, and in which frauds were
perpetrated. If this is done two Republicans
will represent New Orleans in Congress in
stead of two Democrats.
SUPERVISOR APPOINTED.
John j. Smythe was confirmed to-day by
Secretary McCulloch as Supervisor for the
northern district New York.
1t is expected that the appointments of SUI
pervsoi for Massachusetts will be made to-
morrow, completing the number for the New
England States.
THE BOUNTY FRAUDS.
The officers at the Freedmens Bureau say |
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by certain persons to defraud colored soldiers
in collecting back pay aud bounty. On inves-
tigation, the Bureau officers ascertaned that
the fraud extended to the States of Kentucky |
and Tennessee only. They have taken meas
ures to thwart the criminals