The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-27
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Balances

| WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-The following are
the balances in the Treasury to- day: Currency
"a. $40. 237; coin 81 ,10S, 295 coin certificates
SIC, 9S6, coo; special deposits of United State
notes $28, 3S5,00O.
Indian HostiIities.
| Captain B. o. Irvine of the 22d Infantly was
! surprised and severely wounded by a shot from
an Indian, three miles from Fort Sully, on the
9th inst. The Indian is said to be the same
one who stabbed and killed soldier at the
Cheyenne Agency last June.
Warmoth Yields.
A telegram from New Orleans to-day states
that Warmoth declares his intention to acqui-
esce in the decision of the courts, and the de-
termination of the President to sustain Pinch
back as Governor. He will make no further
effort to regain the Gubernatoral chair, but adj
wise the body recognized by him as the Legis-
lature not to meet again in January, but ac-
cept the situation
kilograms have been sent to Montgomery,
Ala, urging the Republicans to abide fully by
the compromise offered by Attorney General
Williams, and saying that unless they do so
they must not expect the administration to
recognize the court house body as the Legisla-
ture.
The Case of Capt. s4mmes.
In the case of Alex. A Semmes'of the Unit
ed States Navy, tried in January last for in
ficting cruel and unlawful punishment upon
persons under his command, for abuse of his
official powers, and for oppressive and inhu-
udu COlluuCb uuDeCOmlQg an OIQCef anu gem
tleman while he was in command of the Unit
ed States steamer of Portsmouth. was found
guilty and sentenced to be suspended from duty
and rank for three years and to be reprimanded
by the Secretary of the Navy. The President
has RENTED that portion of the sentence which
suspended him from rank and duty, and he
Will again be ordered to duty by the Depart
ment. The severe reprimaad which he receiv-
ed, however, from the Secretary at the time
stands ON record, it being announced therein that
Spntnnea n nIrf had haap
the department. would not have failed to ap-
prove it.
Our Minister to Russia.
Ex-Gov Orr of South Carolina Minister to
Russia called to-day on the President, with
whom he had long conversation. He expects
to sail for st. Petersburg in January.
Sentence Of a Paynaster RENTED.
Paymaster Henry Breese of the U. s. Army,
who was charged with Irregularities in his ac-
counts and sentenced to be reprmanded in
general orders and to be suspended from rank
and duty for four months, has had the latter
portion OF his sentence RENTED by the Presi-
dent and will be restored to duty
The Internal Revenue lib iilIsigned.
The President on Tuesday signed the bill to
reduce the expenses and offices of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, which passed Congress few
days ago, and the work of putting the law into
operation will be commenced imm rdiately.-
There are about seventeen kinds of stamps to
be prepared before the law goes into effect, but
work on them will be commenced without de-
lay.
Naval.
The U. S. steamer Colorado, flagship of the
Asatic feet will leave Singapore about the
middle of this month for home and is expected
to arrive at New York early in March. The
Hartford sailed from New York about month
ago for Singapore, via the Suez canal to take
the place of the flagship of the feet. The
Alaska, of the same squadron, is also expected
home in March.
The Plymouth, of the! European fleet, has
been ordered on cruise along the coast of
Africa, after which she will return to the
United States, arriving here in May.