Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-09-01
CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Washington

During the summer months when
Congress is ahjournc,l, AMI the Nrais
of the Departments anl the most fash
ionablc portion Of il, citizens are ab-
sent. the city i ALWAYS very quiet. but
this season has been exceptionally ~.
! The Republican and Demo ratio In
ecutIyc Congressional COMMITTEES loca-
ted IN the Capitol. are creating lit
Tie stir. especially the Republican
committee, which i hard At work. sow
ing all over the country the seeds uf
obstruction Ia the last vc,tIgc OF Nv
lng Democracy. The Republican
committee j. il receipt daily from the
different Congressional orLazations
throughout the country. assuring il
that til" Germans. almost Ia n man.
look upon the Democratic party as an
enemy Ia their race. aud will poll a
heavy vote against that party in tile
coming election.
We saw letter this morning rccei'-
ed At the City Post O.ilcc in this city.
which was registered IN Hong Kong
China. one was also received. register
ed from Alaska, which came IN - day-.
This reglstery system, n well Is that
. 1 4
has become very popular, au! j, cN-
tending to remote portions OF the
globe.
ExSecreiary McCulloch goes al last
Ia establish. on the lst of January next
a London branch of the great Banking
House of Jay Cooke & o.. Mr.. NJ
Cullnch's reputation a. an cN-Sccreiary
Stale bank olIndiana, will enable hin
To command general confidence in lii.
new position.
The Comptroller of Currency Ia,
made arrangements to have the gpid
notes for the new gold banks printed
on the postage currency paper of bull
color, manufactured in 1862. and III
which there IS A large quantity on hand.
The plates VIII he IF the same design
and size a the national bank notes.
There VIII be substituted tor the words
mote and currency, national COLA
note. The first lot issued will be to Tie
hidder National Gold Bank at Boston.
and the next 10 the New York bank. or-
ganized under the provisions Of the art.
The Acting Second Comptroller. Ia,
requested the Secretary of the Treasury
10 ask the opinion of the Attorney GEN.
eral on the question, Can the pensions
belonging 10 the inmate, OF the Nation
al ASYLUM for disabled volunteer SOL
diers, be legally paid to the treasurer ii
said institution. under the rules of tie
board of managers, during the time they
remain therein. or must they be paid d.
rectly 10 the individual IAnsiouer.
themselves? Gen. Ii. +. Butler, pre.i-
dent of the board Of managers OF hi.
Asylum. has made application at the
Pension Bureau for the payment To the
treasurer OF this institution of the pen
sions due soldiers for the time dulino
which they We're in the ASYLUM or wer,.
receiving its benefits. The act of .July
$. 1870. set forth that no pension can be
paid any person other than the pension
er entitled thereto, nor otherwise than
according TO the provisions OF this acts
aud no warrant, power OF attorney, or
other paper, executed or purporting to
be executed by any pensioner to any
attorney, claim agent, broker, or other
person. shall he recognized.
BY the provisions of acts Of 1865 and
&c inmates of the asy Ium assigned their
pensions to the institution while they
enjoyed its benefits, and General Butler
contends that the same provision is in
tended by the act of 1870. The amount
involved is understood to be quite large.
LIFE