The Portland daily press., 1873-05-05
WASHINGTON.
Jan,es Brooks, Will.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The will OF James
Brooks bequeaths his half of the Express, news
paper and his home library to his son. 10 ms
wife he gives his house, horses, carriages anu
$40 900 in Union Poetic land grant bonds ltne
latter If she renounces the dover in the EX-
press property his real estate in washington,
S32 600 income bonds of the Union Pacific and
S35' 600 first mortgage bonds of the same road
To his daughteri Virginia ne gives $5ooO OF Eas-
St. Louis and Omaha Railroad bonds, to his
daughter Mary Nelson, to hold free of her hus-
band gives $4,000 first mortgage Union Pacific
bonds. The remainder of his property he gives
to his son j. w. Brooks. The will has been
daughter, Virginia pay his widow $4,000 per
year.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day: Currency 49, 001 $3.50: special deposits OF le-
gal tenders for redemption of certificates OF de-
post $685., 600; coin $73, 12l ,965; including
S24, 81, 200 in coin certificates; legal tenders
outstanding 1857, l60,3 0S.
Postal Cards.
The Assistant Postmaster to-day received 800
postal cards are samples of completed work:
Orders will be filled towards the close of next
week direct from the mandatory.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The following are the
postal changes during the past week:-ln New
England, officers established, = Elmwood, Hart
ford county, Conn, w. E. Goodwin, postmas-
ter; Hampton Centre, Penobscot county, Me-,
Henry r. Moore, postmaster. Postmasters APP
pointed:-At North Hermon, Penobscot county,
Me-, Lewis Deves; at South Albion, Kennebec
county, Me-, Geo. A. Rider; at Nelson, Chester
Stafford county, N. H., Alonzo M. Foss; at
Woodville, Grafton county, N. H., Charles B.
Smith; at Pomfret, Windsor, county, VT,
Charles H. Vaughn; at Raynham, Bristol coun-
ty, Mass, Elmer Lincoln.
Indian Matters in Washington Territory.
The Secretary of the Interior yesterday re,
ceived the following telegram from Gov. Ferry OF
Washington Territory; There strong indications
of hostility among the Indians in this terrific
~. Emmssaries from the Modocs have prob
ably visited them. Settlers have called upon
me for arms There are none in the territory.
await instructions.
This telegram being referred to the War De-
partment, Acting Secretary Robson to-day in
formed the Secretary of the Interior that under
the provisions of the act of 1908, the Territory
of Washington is entitled to arms to the value OF
$4,000 on is quota for militia, and that the War
Department is able to furnish about 800 stand
of arms with equipments and ammunition to
be charged to the quota Of the territory upon a
requistion of Governor, either by letter of tel
egram, but the acting secretary desires the
Governor should distinctly understand that
these arms are to be advanced only ON regular
allowance of the territory and that general
government in no way directs or authorizes any
militia operations not instituted by its orders
and under its direction and control. The sub
stance of the foregoing was telegraphed by
Secretary Delano to Governor Ferry.
Various Matters.
In order to avoid express charges, a bank
note company of Boston has been authorized to
manufacture bank checks by the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Assistant Librarian Schelds has been arrest
ed for stealing some 800 books from the Con,
gressional Library.