The Portland daily press., 1868-10-06
WASHINGTON.
WESTERN MAIL SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5-The Postmaster Gen
eral has accepted the bid of Leach, Piper &
Co., of Kitranning, Pennsylvania, at 1894 900,
for carrying the mail from Fort Abercrombie
by Fort Ransom 900 miles. three times week
in tour horse coaches. This service opens up a
vast piece of our northwestern territory connec-
tions being closely made with railroad service
at St. Paul, and thence by daily and tri-weekly
service to Abercrombie. aAs .-t
DISCHARGE OF CLERKS
The Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department
has notified Secretary McCulloch that, on ac-
of appropriation, it will be absolutely necessary
to discharge seventy-fve female clerks from
the department during this month. The
Second Auditor has also given notice that for
like reasons there must be discharged from
his bureau over a hundred male clerks. Mr.. Nc
Culloch will be compelled reluctantly to put
in execution these suggestions, which will I'M
fortunately create great deal of distress by
throwing out of employment many utterly
helpless female as well as male clerks. The
pressure for positions of this character has
been recently extraordinary, but it will be seen
that there are no clerkships for disposal in the
department, nor is there likely to be for soEue
time to come. st5
CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANT OFFICE OF
BRIGADIER-GENERAL.
The prospective vacancy in the office of
Brigadier-General of the United States Army,
to be occasioned by the retiring of General
Hooker, has started a number of applicants
for the position General Buchanan, lately in
command in New Orleans, and Gen. Gordon
Granger are among those prominent for the
position.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The Assistant Postmaster General says that
it is not true that the transportation of the
mail between the termini of the Union & Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad has been suspended.
Carlton Spades, of Chicago, was the accepted
fnr hot hrtfh off f,a .trao f
was filled Congress repealed so much of the
postal laws as provided that no newspaper
should be sent overland without prepayment
of letter postage, this very largely increasing
the bulk of mail matters. Owing to the fail
ure of Spades, Wells Fargo & Co. are now
doing it under temporary arrangements until
the matter can be adjusted. This firm has
heretofore acted under power of attorney for
Benz. Holiday, the original contractor.
DEATH OF W. F. RITcHIR.
WIN. f. Richie, formerly editor, and hus-
band of Anna Cora Mowatt Richie, died at
the residence of his brother-in-law, DIR. Stone
in this city on Friday night of disease of the
heart. He had just reached here on his re-
turn from Europe.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Colonel Wynkoop, agent for the Arapahoes
and Cheyennes, has arrived here direct from
Fort Larned. He represents the Indians
within his agency have fled South of Arkansas
IsINoT3 duu budL OcucTdl WAS
and had up to the time the Colonel left that
tort been skrmishing with them for three
weeks. The Indians are in a destitute con-
dition, having scarcely any provisions, Buffa'
loes and other game~beiag scarce. 1t is esti-
mated that the Araphoes have about 800, and
the Cheyennes upwards OF 1000 fighting men
II THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The public debt statement will probably be
published tomorrow afternoon, ard may be
accompanied by an explanation of some of the
changes in prominent iIems
scHoFIELD's LRTTER TO GRANT.
NEW YORK Oct 5.-The Tribune has a let
ter from Secretary Schofield to General Grant
wberein he says: "Your election to the Presi
dency will be the end of our political troubles
as your accession to the command-in-chief O.
the army was the end of the Southern rebel
lion.
AN AGENT OF THE wHIsKEY RING IN OFFICE
2 The Tribune's Washington despatch say
that Perry Fuller, Collector at New Orleans
is making clean sweep of Republican ofic'
holders.
b. e~.f CLERKS GOING HOME TO VOTE.
The Herald's Washington despatch says tina
large number of clerks of the Department
ana and Pennsylvania, to vote at the comins
election.
IsABELLA's INVESTMENTS.
The Times Washington despatch says it wi
be interesting to know that Queen Isabella ha
recently invested a large sum If money in prof
liable stocks in this country 1t is rumore
that part of this investment was made in tn
Germantown Water Works If this rumor j
true it is not improbable that she may tinall
take refuge in this country.
MRS. LrNcoLN's DEPARTURE FOR EUROPE.
The Eost has the following from Washing
ton: Mrs Lincoln sailed for Europe on til
steamer Baltimore from Baltimore on Thurs
day last. Her name was not published in tb
list of passengers, and the fact that she was OF
board the steamer was unknown except to
few personal friends.
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
A Washington special to the Post says Ger
Howard has found it necessary to issue Gil
cular calling attention to the fact that the &C
of Congress continuing the Freedmen'S Blu
reau provides that all persons appointed Il
service under the act are under military iuris
dction and entitled to the military protection
of government while in the discharge of thei
duties. A number of the officers OF the Bu
reau have lately been obliged to resign becaus
their lives were not safe. One of these VIII
lately arrived here, was tried for his lie befor
Mayors Court in Texas, and the few soldier
under his command were all arrested for fiji
ing into drunken mob which they were en-
deavoring to dsperse. He has no doubt h
would have been hanged had not party
cavalry, passing through that part of the Stat
accidentally heard that some U. s. soldier
were prisoners in the Jail and marched to thei
relief.