The Portland daily press., 1870-08-24
Political NOics.

line civil service estimates 1Or 1871 ale SIX
teen millions or dollars less than those of
1870.
Lewis D. Campbell was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats yesterday, in
Schenck's sd Ohio) district.
The prominent Republican candidates for
United States Senator from Michigan, include
Jacob N. Howard, William A. Howard and
Thomas w. Ferry.
The Performers" of the WITH Congression-
al District in South Carolina have nominated
J. j. McKissick, a late Colonel of the,Confed.
crate army, whose disabilities have been re-
moved.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Union prefaces an
article on the probable nomination of An
drew johnson for Congress as follows:-
"Thank God he still lives! Notwithstanding
he was stabbed in the house of his friends, he
still survives his enemies"
Washington dispatch to the World says:
Advices received here from North Carolina
indicate that the Conservatives have evidence
that will warrant the impeachment of Gov
ernor Holden when the Legislature meets
The policy of this stop is warmly urged By
leading men.
The Republican State Committee of New
Jersey, in a lengthy address to the voters of
that State, counsel energetic action in the ap-
preaching contest, as the only means of in
suring the success of the party.
The Wilmington Journal dominates Col.
Robert III. Cowan to succeed Mr.. Abbott as
United States Senator from North Carolina
"Col. Cowan", says the Journal, sis the unan-
imous choice of this entire section of the State
for United States Senator. We have good
grounds for saying that his disabilities would
be removed should he be elected. Otherwise
we would not urge his name"
Col. Carr, of Galesburg, ILL.,, has Withdrawn
from the field as a candidate for the Congress
sional candidacy in the Fifth District of that
State. This reduces the fight down to Hen
derson and Ingersoll.
There is the best authority for saying that
there is no foundation in fact for the late
stories of Cabinet reconstruction. Neither
the mission to Berlin nor that to London has
been offered to Secretary Cox. The Presi-
dent has given no intimation of desire to
change any members of the present Cabinet.
The bonds of Alabama which were much
deprecated while the post-bullum Democracy
heldpoWer in that State have during two
years OF Republican control reached figures
sometimes above and never below par accor-
DING TO montgomery paper. So much for
radical extravaganza,
Ex- Gov. Orr asserts that in South Carroll
ma Republican rule is similarly justified. This
same party" lie says. "whatever NAV have
been its extravagances or improvidence, has
raised the market value of the bonds of the
State from twenty six cent in January, 1868
to about ninety cents at the present time"
The settlement of the reconstruction ex-
perses for Mississippi and Arkansas has been
completed IN the Paymaster Generals Office.
For Mississippi they were 1915, O0O, and for
Arkansas, S125,000.
Inc amount of securities held by the Treas
urer of the United States in trust for nation
al banks reported yesterday wos as follows:
For circulating notes, $342 ,270, 300; Tor depos-
its ct public moneys, $l6,366,5OO
The mutilated bank notes burned during
the week ending Monday amounted to $685.
$50, making the total amount burned to date
27,26S,0SS. The bank currency issued for
bills destroyed was s252, 495, making the total
amount issued therefor $26,65O,275, and leav-
ing balance of $635,s13 due for mutated
notes. The bank circulation outstanding at
this date is $299, 390,529.
The Republicans of Auburn, at the repre-
sentative caucus on Saturday, discussed the
expediency of instructing their candidates in
relation to the U. S. Senatorship, but finally
declined to doso. Mr. Dingley, the candidate
is favorable to Mr.. Morrill,.
Hiram Getchell is the candidate for repre-
sentative from Baldwin and Standish and will
be elected.
The Republicans of Auburn have nomin-
ated jeremiah Dingley Jr., as Representative.
Mr.. Dinsley has had four years legislative
experience. The Republicans of Turner have
nominated James NJ. Fish for the same posi-
ton