Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-01
W WASHINGTON.

Washington, 80.
Under clause of the legislative, executive
| and judicial appropriation bill, several thous-
and claims pending before the war depart
ment will be ruled out and the money hereto.
fore appropriated for their payment convert
| ed into the treasury. These claims are for
| subsistence stores, quartermaster's supplies,
| army transportation, &C., and will require
| special acts of congress hereafter to provide
for their payment. For several days part of
the clerks of the war and treasury depart
ments have been busly engaged in settling
such of them as are perfectly clear, and over
| thousand were completed yesterday and to-
day.
Hon. II. T. Blow arrived to-day and in
company with exPostmaster Gen. Dennison
had an interview with Secretary Brstow, in
reference to their duties as commissioners of
the temporary government of the District of
Columbia. The tenor of Mr.. Blows CONVEX
sation clearly indicated that he accepts the
position. The only one of the three appoin-
tees who have not signifed their acceptances
is ex-senator Cattell.
Geo. b. McCartee, the present superinten-
dent of the bureau of engraving and printing,
will be appointed assistant secretary of the
treasury, in place of Sawyer.
U. S. steamer Despatch goes to Norfolk, to
be locked for repairs. She will return TO
Wilmington and take on board the senate
committee on naval affairs, for an inspection
tour Of the navy yards and naval stations on
the Atlantic coast, with the view to enquire
into the expediency of reducing the number
of yards and stations.
Currency outstanding SIPS, 517, 9l3.17.
AT the close of business to-day the clerks
in the post office department and sixth audi
tors office assembled to say 'good bye to
Postmaster Gen. Creswell, and presented to
| Il m unanimous resolutions expressive of both
their high esteem for him as q man and of
their admiration of his official administration,
which they asserted had not been excelled by
the most distinguished of his predecessors.
In reply, Mr.. Creswell said that the sight of
their familiar faces and this manifestation OF
esteem excited in him feeling of sadness at
servering the ties which had bound him and
them together more than five years, but that
although he reinquished his position without
a single pique or resentment, he left Off
cial life voluntarily, without any regret. He
would never have retired as he had done
while any imputation against him remained
unanswered. But this was no longer the
case, and he felt that he had effected every
reform which he could hope to accomplish by
staying in flee until the close of the presi
dents term. He could now confidently chal.
lenge any bank or railroad corporation tt
show a proportional amount of business
transacted with proportonally small loss
in comparison of the business of the post of
fee department during his administration o
its affairs. In conclusion, Mr.. Creswell badt
farewell to the bureau Ulcers and clerks in
dividually and expressed warm desire tt
meet them all at any time as friends.
President Grant and party returned to thi
city this evening.
Secretary Fish remarked in conversation
to-day that the demand of indemnity for th
American prisoners executed by order o
Bnrreil was in accordance with the protoco
concerning the settlement of the Nirginiu
affair.