The Portland daily press., 1873-11-21
Currnut Natac.


The financial scheme which meets with
most favor among western repre- entatlves,
and which will without doubt be recommend
ed to the next Congress. includes plan OF
free banking, based on a low rate converti-
BILE bond or on the four per cent. funding
bonds now uninvested, the relief of banks
from taxation, and the prohibition OF inter-
est on deposits. Congressman Farwell OF
Chicago has announced his intention of cham
pioning such measure. It is claimed that
the reduction of interest by such a measure
if all the four per cents. were taken would be
about twenty millions. and the loss by repeal
of taxes would he about six milliors.
At the Boston ministers meeting Monday
an effort was made to have Mr.. Murray crti-
cised for his ''Civilzed Heathen." One min
lister said that the lecture had diminished
the prospective missionary contributions o.
the year at least 100000. The ministers
sensibly decided not TO do anything about the
matter. If the 100000 diverted from the
distant lands happens to find its way to the
poor at home, the regret will probably not be
| universal.
| Our cruisers are 10 be no longer employed
| it seems, to protect and cosset filibusters in
port and on the high seas. The Wyoming is
| preparing to strip the false pretenses off from
one at Aspinwall. If the same course had
been pursued with the Virginius, some
months ago, it would have been great mer
cy.-Sprinateld Republican.
The Hartford Courant says that ''nothne
| is easier at the present time, when so many
men are out of employment, than to secure
enlistments for a campaign in Cuba. There
are reports from various places of the forma
ton of companies for this purpose. At pres.
ent, however, such organizations are illegal
and cannot be cOuntenanced by the govern
ment. 1t will be time enough for recruiting
| when Congress authorizes the President tt
issue call for troops.
The Journalspecal from Washlrg ton says
There will be something of an increase o
the public debt this month, owing to the de
| crease of the receipts and the increase of the
expenditures of the Government. The rev
enue from both customs and internal reve
nue. sources will be considerably less than fol
the past month. The Spanish excitement is
felt at the Treasury through the increased
drafts upon the regular annual naval applo
priation. In consequence Of this increased
expeI diture and dminution of receipts
Judge Richardson will this month again be
| compelled to make draft upon the legal ten
| der reserve for current liabilities to the
amount of about six millions OF dollars.
| This will make twelve millions which will
| have been used by December from the legal
| tender reserve since the 18th of September
| This twelve millions, together with the fifteen
millions currency balance used for the pur-
| chaseof bonds since thai time makes twenty.
seven millions of additional currency which
has been put liz circulation since the out
break of the panic.
The secretary OF the treasury informs re-
porter that he has been advis ID that Senator
Sumner has fully recovered his health, walk
ing without cane, and appears as robust as
ever. He intends coming to Washington
this winter, and will take an active part in
| all measures before congress affecting the re-
publican party.
The N. Y. Mail treats in lively vein the
subject of 'Merchantable Affections as illus
trated by the frequency of successful breach
ofpromise SUITS even where no promises
were made, but only some. affectionate DEM
onstrations INDUCED in. 1t concludes that no
man is safe when ''gleam of the eye or con-
tact of the lips is construed as promise Ct
marriage, and ventures the suspicion that
some designing women deliberately set out to
induce men to have little ''sweetnesses"
with them, for the purpose of mulcting the
unsuspicious victims in damages.
Whatever may be said of the Santiago
butcheries, it is fact which cannot be dis
puted that the Cubans have fought long
enough and bravely enough to be entitled to
recognition of the rest of the world.-Roch.
Democrat.
The Rochester Democrat says that Gail
Hamilton remarks that our old friend Joseph
was 'the whitest of white liars;' but it puz-
zles her to understand why he did not COM
municate with his father for twenty years.
1t seems to us that it is rather late in the day
to present questions regarding this man and.
really, we known of no one half as likely to
have enjoyed his acquaintance as the ques-
toner herself.