The Portland daily press., 1872-11-16
WASHINGTON.


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The Comptroller of
Currency (Knox) has returned from Boston.
lie reports that the loans of the banks of that
city are S87 900 000 their surplus $40, 000,0 900.
and their loss only 81 SOC, 900. He says the fnan-
clal prospects in view of the facts are cheerful,
ter
Sale Of Tobacco.
The Secretary of the Treasury has approved
the instructions of the Commissioner of Inter-
nal revenue for the sale at public auction for the
benefit of the United States, any tobacco or
Der 9Th
Solicitor Brist0w.
Col Bristow to-day rendered his resignation
as Solicitor General which, has been accepted,
and the commission of Samuel w. Phillips of
North Carolina will be made out tomorrow.
Discovery of an Atmospheric Wave
Where the Snow Storms come from.
The signal service has discovered phenom-
ena of a great November atmospheric wave,
formerly supposed to be confined to Epgl",
ana Western Europe. On the 18th of Novem-
Dor 1t began to break over the shores of Oregon
and British Columbia. By the evening of the
18th 1T had spread over nearly all the Pacific
States and the territories of Utah and Nevada,
and at midnight was pouring through the pass
es OF the Rocky Mountains. On the 18th it de-
scended upon Colorado Nebraska, Kansas and
the Indian territory, and on the morning of the
toeu ~ cAttIu6u III uuDTOkeH magnitude from
Oregon and Washington territory, eastward
through the great trough or depression of the
Rocky MOuntan back bone in Idaho andMonta-
ma, and stretched thence to the western shores of
the Mexican gulf. This discovery will enable
meteorologists to anticipate the approach of win
ter by many days and shows that American
winter storms originate in the Rocky Noun
talns, upon whose Ioftiest SUBMITS in Nevada,
Utah, Colorado and southern Wyoming, the
vapor laden air of this wave is condensed with
ryv hall ,i,,y af fh,A 1.f -
As this vast aerial wave is probably like the
English wave which contues in successive un-
dulatlons for two or three months, it may assist
in planning the comparatively high temperature
and light Precipitation in winter along Puget
Sound and eastward.
The Civil service-Pres,, Grant Thinks il
Means Something.
A delegation of prominent Philadelphia poll
ticians, headed by Senator Cameron and Gov.
Hartranft, waited upon the President this
morning to ask the appointment of Mr.. True
man as postmaster of Philadelphia.
Mayor Stokeley, in behalf Of the delegation,
presented the claims of Mr.. Trueman, saying
he had been very effective in keeping the Re-
publican party in Philadelphia together, which
resulted in giving such a magnificent
victory ON the 9th of November
The President said in reply that he had COM
mitted himself to Civil Service Reform and
that the Republican party in its National plat
form had declared in its favor, and that when
ever IL was possible to secure good appoint
ment under the Civil Service rules, he felt it
pnblc duty to make selections accordingly.
As rule he would endeavor to reward eff
cheney on the part of subordinates in positions
of public trust, but when it should appear he
could secure better opportunity by going out
side OF civil service rules he should not hesitate
to do so. In the present case Mr. Fairman,
Deputy Post Master, was highly recommended
as in every way qualified for the position, and
it was not denied that by his appointment the
government would secure faithful and effi-
therefore, he felt that he could not otherwise
than promote Mr.. Fairman to the place to be
made vacant by the resignation of Gen. Bing-
ham, but he would take into consideration all
that had been said in favor of Mr.. Trueman.
The delegation then withdrew and will leave
for home this afternoon fully satisfied that the
Deputy will be appointed