The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-12
WASHINGTON.
The Russian Emperor and Lit. Gran,

The Russian Emperor and Lit. Grant.
WASHINGTON Aug 10-The Evening Star
has letter from st. Petersburg denying the
statement that the Emperor of Russia declined
to shake hands with 1t. Grant, and stating on
the contrary that he was most kindly received
as was also Gen. Sherman, not only by the EN-
peror but by the entire imperial family.
Cherries.
B. Gratz Browns letter of acceptance of the
nomination as candidate for Vice Presdet by
the Baltimore Convention is published He
expresses his gratitude and considers the dis
tinction undcserved.
Treasury BaIance.
Coin in the treasury, $72, OS2, 4O7; including
coin certificates, $50 4S7 $50; currency balance
$40, 33S, 222.
Civil Service in New York.
The Board of Examiners for Treasury De-
partment having completed the regulations
governing the examinations and appointments
III the sub treasury and various branches of the
custom house in New York, under the civil
service rules the same have been approved by
Geo. VIM. Curtis, chairman of the advisory
board for the civil service, and has been pro-
mulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury
Inc Secretary's order states that hereafter all
appointments and promotions to positions
which fall within the operations of the rules
and regulations of the civil service in the above
mentioned offices will be made in accordance
with the results of public competitive examin-
ations conducted in the manner prescribed by
these regulations.
The regulations are substantially the same as
are now in force in the departments at Wash
ington. The examinations are to be conducted
by local boards of examiners, aud are to be APP
proved for the several officers, by the treasury
board, with the approval of an advisory board.
That Butler.
An official report of the attack by Consul
Butler upon Maj. Campbell at Alexandria,
HFun in hrrN
shows that it was undoubtedly a premeditated
attempt an the part of But Ter and his man
Wadleigh to murder Campbell while at the
office of the chief of police, giving his testi-
mony and demanding the arrest of Wadleigh,
he attempted to draw his revolver and shoot
Gen. Loring, and was only prevented from SO
doing by the police.
No Change.
Senator Anthony is at Saratoga and in an in
terview with reporter upon political matters
showed no change in his Republican senti-
mentS.
Mr.. Sumner Again.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Sumner has
written another letter to President A. B. White,
eX-San domingo Commissioner, in which he
says that he is surprised by Whites statement
that he misapprehanded the facts with regard
to Frederick Douglass
Mr. Sumner repeats that his allusion was to
the exclusion of Douglass from the common
'.p'c VI eio oootistC Hldll packet, WHICH eX-
clusion he rebuked. and that he said President
Grant carefully omitted Douglass, who was in
Washington at the time, from tbs dinner to
the Commissioners, and thus repeated the in
dignity. 'P'''''
Mr. Sumner quotes statements of A. M.
Green and Jas. Wormby, colored, to show that
Douglass complained of neglect and felt it
keenly.
Mr. Sumner adds that Douglas, at his house,
said that he felt the Presidents neglect, which
was inexcusable, as he had gone to San Domin-
go at the express invitation of the President,
and on his return was insulted on board the
Potomac Mail Packet; and that an investiga-
ton by the President would have been prayer
rebuke to those who had insulted him.