The Portland daily press., 1873-07-03
WASHINGTON.
A Statement by Gen. Howard.

he says will not De likely to occur, he will de-
mand court martial as the most effective
means OF clearing him OF every vestige of un-
just suspicious.
The Treasury.
The treasury disbursements for June, excus-
i've OF the interest and principal of the public
debt We're 113.719,00l All the preparations
made by Congress are now available. The dis
bursemeuts for July will be greater.
The Government and the Union Pacific.
The injunction against the Union Pacific rafl
road and the Credit Moblier Company, after
reeiting the action of Judge Hunts court at
otica, granting special preliminary injunc-
ton reads as follows:
we do strictly enjoy and command you, the
Union Paefic railroad company, your officers
servants agents, attorneys, and counsellors, un-
der the pains and penalties which may fall on
you, ;and each Of you in case of disObedience,
that you refrain from making or permitting to
be made, any use of its revenues receipts for
credit which shall disable them from paying
the interest from time to time, as it shall ma
ture on the first mortgage bonds of said compa-
ny, from paying or permitting to be paid, in
terest or principal, on any first mortgage bonds,
land grant bonds or income bonds OF said COM
pany, which were distributed as dividends or
ailotments of profits to shareholders of said
company, either directly or indirectly, through
or by the seven trustees under the Cakes Ames
contract and Dawes CO. tract, or either of them,
or through or by said Credit Mobilier Of Ameri-
ca, and which bonds remain in the ownership,
custody or control of any stakeholder person
or company, to whom they or any of them, were
distributed or allotted, from making, issuing.
selling, or in any way pledging or disposing of
any sinking fluids or other bonds, under or in
accordance with, or for the purposes mentioned
in the preamble and resolutions, on the bill be-
fore stated, for the issue of $16000,000 in the
amount of sinking fund bonds; from making,
issuing, selling, pledging or otherwise dispusiug
of any other or further stock of the com pany Of
any kind; from permitting the transfer by any
of said defendants on the books of the COMPANY
of any shares of stock for which certificates
have heretofore been issued to any of said de-
fendants, or which stand in the name of either
OF sold defendants; from making any arrange
ment or contract with any other railroad com
pany or companies, for the control of the future
business OF said railroad or telegraph, or either
of them, or for the management of said railroad
or telegraph, or for the distribution in any of
the earnings or profits thereof beyond what is
required for the convenience and success of the
current business of the company, OF for any
purpose, without reporting the same to this
courl and obtaining its confirmation of the
same: and also that you refrain from paying to
said Credit Mobllier of America, or transfer
ring or delivering to said corporation, any prop
erty in payment of, or on account of any bal
ance due said last named corporation under the
Hexie contract, and also from paying the said
rate for $2,000,O 900 made and delivered to Elisha
said Credit Mobilier of America be enioined
from instituting only legal pro ceedngs for the
collection OF said balance, or of said note an d
that said Atkins be enjoined from making any
disposition of said note, and from taking any
steps for the collection of the same. in accor-
dance with the tweuty-first prayer of said bill
of complaint, SO far as relief is asked against
you in said prayers as above quoted; and also
from doing the acts named in the twenty second
prayer in said bill Of complaint. so far as relief
against you is asked in said prayer, which pray
er is as follows: The said Uuion Pacific rail-
road company be enjoined from making any
further payment or for transferring or deliver
ing any property to the so-called trustees under
Cakes Ames' contract and under Davis's con-
tract on account OF any pretended balance due
from said corporation to said trustees under
either contract; and also that said defendants
Thomas q. Durant, Oliver Ames and others, be
enJolned from instituting any legal proceedings
or taking any steps for collecting said balances
and also that you refrain from making or con-
tlnuing any arr .ngement with the Atlantic &
Pacific Telegraph Company under the acts OF
Congress.
This injunction is to remain in force till the
issue of said cause, and until further order OF
the court.
Witness. Hon Nathan Clifford Associate Jus
tlce of the Supreme Court of the United States
at Hartford, the 18th of June. 1873.
(Signed), LAREN P. WALDO
Hon. A. +, Perry, one of the counsel for the
government, in the Credit Mobilier suit arrived
here this morning He had long conference
with Attorney General Williams in relation to
the suit. which he reports as progressing very
favorably. kilograms have been received al
the Attorney Generals office, assuming the in
terest on the first mortgage bonds of the Unior
Pacific railroad company which are held in Eu-
rope, conld not be paid on the LIST of July ,on ac
GoIno o. Inc suit tn, against the company; but
Pai6I ahd not on account Of interference BY Che
hment.
~ Nay become necessary il their is a wiIfu
neglect or refusal by the company to paw this
interest to take steps to have a receiver appoint
ed to take charge of the road
The case of Gen Howard
The Attorney General in the preparation OF
his opinion as to the responsibility of Gen. How.
ard, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau
Tor actt OF his snbor1inates, has called upon the
flrst comptroller of the treasury for the COPY O.
the bond of $4,000, which the law of 1856 di.
rected, should sbe given by commissioners fol-
the faithful performance of his duties, said
bond to be approved by the Attorney General
and filed in the office of the first comntrolIer
to be by him put in suit for the benefit of any
injured party, upon any breach of conditions
thereof. The comptroller on search discover.
ed that no such bond had ever been filed in his
office. Gen. Howard it will be remembered
explained that Secretary Stanton told him ii
would not be necessary to fill hond he being
detailed as an officer of the army for duty as
commissioner.
Inspection of Boilers.
Gen. u, ID. Smith, supervising inspector Gen.
OF steamboats,, leaves here Friday for tour in
the Northern, Eastern and Western States, to
visit all the local boards of inspection, and in
sdfute series of experiments in boilers boiler
iron, etc. 1t is his intention to enforce the re-
quirements of the law. and have only such per-
sons licensed as are skilled in the manage
ment of steam vessels and of temperate habits.
Mail Service.
An official statement shows the number of
post offices in the United States June Both.
1873, to be- 49, 244 an increase during the yeaA
OF ,351. The number of miles of railroad SER
vice at the same date was %, 514, and increase
of 5, 063 miles.
Postal Cards
The following is the official statement of the
condition of tAe'postal card contract to June
3Oth. The acquisitions on contractors to date
from ,6S6 offices, SO, 900 cards. Orders sus-
pended at the Department from sos offices.
9,4S4, 600 cards. Total number ordered by g. 706
postmastes to date, 43,129,000. Number issued
to June 30, inclusive, 20, 100000. Balance I'M
filled, 22,649,000. W.
New National Bank Currency.
Preparations are already commenced to print
the new National Bank currency authorized by
Congress, an appropriation of $500, 900 to pay
therefor, having become available yeste day.
The work on the plates will be commenced
next week, and So, $40 and 800 notes will be
first issued. 1t will probably occupy threee
months to complete the plates, print and num-
berthe notes. A sufficient quantity of those
denominations will be placed in circulation be-
fore commencing the work upon any other.
Ones, two's and fifteen's will be next printed,
but as to the exact amount of each denomina-
ton no determination is reached that matter
being left to the Bank to arrange with the
Comptroller, they can have notes issued to
them in any denomination, provided, of course
that the aggregase does not exceed the amount
liked by law.
The Deadlock i'm the Connections LcgisIa-
ture.
HARTFORD, July 2.-The Senate voted to adj
here to its former action in electing Sydney b.
Beardslee, George G. Woodruff and John j.
Penrose as Judges of the Superior Court The
House having amended the resolution substi-
tnting the names of Amos S. Treat, Roland
Hitchcock and Levi B: Bradley, of course this
action indicates that the Senate intends to
stick" and that the House must recede or the
election of judges this session is likely to fail
Iu the Democratic caucus tonight it was
agreed not to recede from the vote on the Su-
perior Court judges, and to adjourn without
electing judges unless the Senate woulde also
recede from Its vote and take up entirely new
men.
The Republican caucus did not discuss the
superior judgeships, but made nominations for