The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-09

rate; until the pieces that were cut out of them
sEaii be returned to this office, and until the
apparent fraudulent or malicious mutlatiou
snail sl have been satisfactorily explained to the
department
Very respectfully yours,
+. L. SPINNER,
Treasurer of the United States
The vOgt Case.
The German Minister has been officially in
formed of the grounds of the conclusion of our
government in the Vogt case and further that
at the expiration of a certain time Vogt will be
uischarged from custody.
New Civil Service Rules.
sued:
washington, Aug. 5.-The Civil Service Com
InisSion at its session at Washington, which
terminated June 4, 1873, recommended certain
rrurther rules to be prescribed by the President
LOT the government of the civil service of the
United States.
=, These rules as published are approved, and
Ihelr provisions will be enforced as rapidly as
proper arrangements can be made.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT
by the President. HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
Ehe New German Monetary Law.
Inc following are among the important pro-
VISIONS OF the new German Monetary law. full
copies OF which have been received at the Treas
ury Department. For money in circulation is to
W. substituted the National gold standard, the
marx (value 90 $40 cents) being the unit of the
money of accou mt and of the coinage. Gold
CONS consist of 8, 10 and 20 marks The sub
siulary coinage is to consist of 5, and l mark
pieces, and so and 20 penny pieces; the token
coinage, 3 and 10 penny (nickel copper) and
ana penny copper pieces. The subsidiary and
token coinage is to be manufactured on account
OF the empire, and issued in exchange at par
Tor the national gold coin.
Inc whole amount of the silver and token
oeilage Is not to exceed II ~ marks per capita
vi the population of the empire, which will
make the issue amount to something over
9loo,oOO,O0O in value At each issue an equal
amount OF the existing silver coins of the States
IS 10 DE called in, and first of all those not be-
ttonglhg to, the thaler system. The law con-
vor plaIes tne gradual withdrawal of all the sill
oi COILS OF the empire, and the substitution
y; y: tneir place of the national gold coins. ma
eio.al oank notes redeemable in gold and sub
siulary silver and token coins individuals
saVe the right to have 20 mark pieces coined
Iof their own interests, at the minis desi grated
Tor the coming of the national money. when
ever those minis are not employed for govern
ment purposes
Inc Bundesrath is empowered to prevent en-
tifeiy the circulation of foreign coins and to
decloe whether the Imperial Treasury shall re-
GtNe ioreiSh currency at the rate it heretofore
mas, III inland trade, and in such cases to fix
the rate. Until Jan. /, 1876 all bank notes not
running upon the national currency system
are 70 pe called in; after that time, only such
Dank notes as are redeemable in national cur
rency will be issued or allowed to remain in
circulation. This same regulation governs all
corporation bonds. Paper money issued by the
dlfferent States will be redeemed Jan. l, 1876,
at the latest. An issue of national paper mon
ey VIII be made conformably to an Imperial
order
Government law will make provision for the
issue and circulation of the national paper
money, as well as granting relief to the various
States for the purpose cs redeeming their pa
per money. the carrying of this law into eff
feet will render necessary the coinage and issue
OF large amount of subsidiary silver and to-
ken coinage; and the mints of the empire be-
ing engaged upon that work, there will neces-
sarily be large reduction in the rate of the
gold coinage and relief to the various money
markets of the world, particu larry London; ard
IL will also tend very strongly to decrease the
shipment of Gold coin and bullion from the
United States.
The coinage operations of the German EN-
pire during the last eighteen months withd, ew
temporarily from its accustomed channels be-
tween $50, 600 and $200000,O00 of gold, and
contemplated the substitution of gold coins in
place of the large amount of silver, hitherto the
standard In the German States. But it is
doubtful whether the plan of the Ger man gov
eminent, which evidently contemplates the ex-
portation of its immense surplus silver to the
States maintaining the double standard can be
carried into effect. The disposition to other
countries OF so large an amount of silver with
out-a considerable sacrifice is regarded by per-
sons familiar with the subject lof metallic
money, as impossible.
The Vienna Exhibition Affair.
The full report of the Special Commiss ion on
the abuses of the United States branch of the
Vienna Exposition has been received here. The
conclusions are the reverse of complimentary to
Gen. Van Buren, and his confidential assistant
Gen. Mayer, and some of their subor dinates.
Mail Robbers
Special Agent Wickizer of the Post Office
Department, reports from Salt Lake, July 31st
that highway robbery on the mail routes in the
Rocky Mountains is becoming quite frequent.
On the 9th ult robbers attacked the mail coach
on the Montana route, near Pleasant Valley,
and took $4,000 in treasure from Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S Express, but did not modest the mails.
The robbers have been arrested.
A few days later, on the same route, near
snake River, the stage coach was fired into and
the driver MORALLY wounded. The POOR fellow
had the nerve and presence of mind to put the
whip TO his horses by which all was saved but
his own life. He expired soon after he reached
the station.
On the oath ult. the mail coach on the Keltor
and Boise route, near Snake River, was attack
ed by robbers and the through mail pouch from
Boise to Kelton was taken and also Wells, Far
so q Co.'S treasure box.
Agent Wickizer says that men have come to
the mines with the expectations of making sud
den riches. and being disappointed become
reckless and desperate highwaymen.