The Portland daily press., 1873-10-10
WASHINGTON.
The Curreucy.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9-The treasury reserves
are now being daily drawn on to pay only the
actual expenses OF the government There are
no apprehensions at the department that the
drafts upon the 81, 600 will be very heavy
In the ordinary course of business The out
standing legal tenders, now shown to be over
S356,00O.O00, will be reduced again to those
figures at the earliest practicable moment it
may be b fore the issue of the next public debt
statement. All ideas that it is the intention of
the Secretary to make any permanent initiation
of currency are erroneous The Secretary EN-
phatically asserts that the outstanding legal
tenders are not to exceed the minimum figures
day more than the absolute demands of the
government requires.
The Yellow Fever and the Postal BUSH
ness.
The ravages of yellow fever South are caus
ing the Postoffice Department much embarrass.
ment The quarantine has practically inter-
rupted all through Southern mail routes
Southern mails have been ordered to be de-
spatched along the western boundary of Texas
The government will not interfere with the
State quarantine laws.
Treasury balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day: Currency 50, 673, ISL: special deposits of e-
gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
post $11, 325,000; coin $40, 94S, ITO, including
$50 1886, 400 10 coin certificates; outstanding legal
tenders $685., 1855, 4SS.
The Senate Chapiaincy.
1t is said thai Rev. DR.. Newton Chaplain of
the United States Senate will not return from
his inspection of consulates during the present
year. This will render necessary the election of
new chaplain.
COncerniug Caterpillers.
The Agricultural Department has issued a
circular to all its correspondents in the southern
States, asking for information relative to the
use of paris green and other poisons in destroy
ing caterpilers. 1t is stated that the total loss
by the common caterpillar sometimes amounts
to $40, 100000 or $50 900 900 in year. and that
the loss of quarter of a million of balls in a
year when insects prevail would be deemed a
light infection. Paris green and flour, mixed,
have proved very eficaeious in destroying the
potato bug. The same mixture has been used
not established.
The POIaris Survivors.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa arrived
at Washington navy yard last evening ami was
anchored in the stream. No communication is
permitted from the shore with the Polaris sur
vivorS.
The Buddington Party.
The Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by
a personal friend, arrive at the navy yard this
afternoon. He proceeded to the headquarters
of Commodore Patterson and after a short
conference was driven to the wharf where the
Tallapoosa is lying, where he was received by
Capt, McRitchie of that vessel and shown into
were assembled. After some conversation of
general character the Secretary stated that
the members of the party must be exceedingly
careful as to their statements and say nothing
but what they were willing to swear to. After
about twenty minutes conversation, the Secre-
tary had brief private correspondence on
shore with Capt. McRitchie, after which he left
the yard. Capt. McRitchie informed Captain
Buddington and his men that the Secretary
had placed no special restriction over their
movements and that they were all at liberty to
go ashore if they desired, but they would be
expected to return clean aud sober by eight
O'Clock Tomorrow morning." Soon after Dr.
Bessel came down the gang plank with long
leather covered map case strung over his shout
DER and left the yard. When accosted by
reporter he answered quickly and hurried away
as if DESTROYS of evading all questions
The Secretary of the Navy, III conversation
to day, said he did not credit the reports that
Capt. Halls death was the result of foul means
1t appears that all who were present at the for.
mer investigation are convinced that the COM
handing officers death was from natural
causes alone.
Iud an Council,
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs. under
date of Fort Sill. 18th, telegraphs that the
council vita the Kiowas and Comanches is
still proceeding and he has intended to leave
Fort Sill for Caddo to-day.
The President and the Cooke Failure.
New YORK, Oct. "a despatch from Wash
ingtOn denies the rumor circulated lately that
the President had a special deposit in the First
National Bank of that CITY, He was not al
lowed interest on his balance and his amount
covered his salary, which the bank drew and
placed to his credit, to be checked out precisely
like any other deposit. Three days before the
suspension of the bank his accounts showed an
over draft of ST.. This over draft has since
been paid to the receiver and the account clos
ed. The President never had little tin box
| on deposit, and he was in Pittsburg the day it
is said to have been carried over to the White
in the bank of Jay Cooke & Co., containing
his private VARIABLE papers, among other things
registered Rawlins bends, which he holds in
trust, but not dollar in money. The box was
taken away the week after the bank closed.