The Portland daily press., 1869-06-24

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IMPORTS.

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WAsHNeroE, . une 30.-Gen. Walker, Dep
uty Special Commissioner of the Revenue, re- |
ports the imports for the nine months ending |
March 31st, 1859, at $303 598 503 the exports at
1926, 724, LEG, and the re-exports $14 9l2 ,463
against imposts, $268 956, ,o46, exports 1882 075,
1853, and reexports, $l55 201 ia for the similar
period ending March 81, 1865 About two-thirds |
of the imports and exports were in foreign ves-
sells. The value of foreign commodities in |
warehouse March 81, 1869, was S40, ass, ,4O7.
COMMENCEMENT AT THE DEAF MUTE COLLEGE.
The first commencement of the National
Deaf Mute College took place this morning in
the Congregational Church in this city. The |
graduating class, consisting of Joseph G, Park
inson, of New Hampshire, James I'll. Logan Of
Pennsylvania aud j. B. Hotchkiss, OF Conn,
delivered orations on the following subjects
respectively: the expediency of protective du-
ties, glympse at science and nature, and lit
erature, with a yaledictory. 0rations were
delivered in sign language and read coincident-
ly by Professor Pratt, and spoken exercises
were translated into sign language by Profess
sor Fay. Addresses were made by Amos Ken
dali, Rev. DR.. Samson, President Of Columbia
College, and Rev. Mr. Sunderland. Degrees
were confirmed by President Gaulladet. sia IA
This is the first commencement of the Deaf
Mute College ever held at which the regular
collegiate degrees were confirmed. In addition
to comforting the degrees of A. B. upon the
graduates, the faculty conferred the degrees of
ASSISTANT TREAsURER AT NEW YORK
Gen. Butterfield has been appointed Assist
ant Treasurer at New York in place of Van
Dyke resigned iAs It'a II VI
ss TREASURY RECEIPTS. iatalis ,asHaa
The Treasury receipts to-day amounted to
$744, 900.
ss APPoINTMENTs.St aA0Ss0x&
The President has made the following APP
pointments: Augustus Putnam Collector of
Customs for the district of Middletown, Conn;
John I, Harper, Collector of Customs for the
9th district Illinois; George d. Montague, Col
lector of Internal Revenue in Pennsylvania;
VIM. S. Harlow, Assessor of Internal Revenue
for the 8th Massachusetts district; Thomas
Miller, of Ohio, agent of the Sacs and Fox In
dlans: Martin Stu6bs. OF Kansas, agent Of the
Kaw Indians; John ] oring, Postmaster at
WATERFORD, N. Y. Joseph f. Cook, colored,
whose brother was recently elected register at
Washington City, was to-day appointed to a
first-class clerkship in the internal revenue Of
flee. The President has determined upon the
appointment of eight cadets at large to the
United States military academy at West Point,
which, with the two heretofore, completes the
list OF ten constituting his quota. The other
appointments to the academy, one from each
Congressional district, made upon recommen-
dations of representatives in Congress, will
also be announced in few days. 4 ,,o.iiia az I.
y PERSONAL. igalseN s4,e .osah
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Rich
ardson will leaye tomorrow evening for Bos-
ton, where he will remain about two weeks
CUBAN AFFAIRS. aslsai4rsa rs.
Cuban affairs have not as yet been the sub
iect of consultation, although occasionally
theme of conversation merely in the Cabinet,
according to present aspects, is it probable
that any official action will soon be taken with
regard to affairs on that Island. The govern
ment has no Information to show that the OPP
posing forces in Cuba have ever met iL an open
field, but that what little fighting has been
done amounts TO nothing more than skirmish-
ing operations, which have been confined to q
few local points, with no marked political re-
Suits and the Cubans have not vet succeeded
in establishing themselves in a SINGLE point,
Therefore as no case is presented which calls
for the recognition of belligerent rights no
member of the cabinet has expressed a dasire
for, or hinted at, action in that direction. III
FAVORABLE CONDITION OF THE CROPS. ,age
The Agricultural Department has issued its
report for the months Of May and June. The
ret1rns show high average condition of wheat
and indicate q good prospect of an abundant
crop if no casualties occur before or after har-
vest. Rye barley and other grains are gener-
ally in fine condition.
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