The Portland daily press., 1874-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Postal.

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| WASHINGTON. July II The following post
masters were appointed the past week in Maine
| W, W. Chick Moluncus, Aroostook scounty; j.
w. Holland, Ossppee Falls, York county.
Treasury Balances.
| The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, SO, 443, O75; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S59, 100000; con sac, S27 SOL including
coin certificates $31 $685. 300; outstanding legal
tenders, S3S2, 100000.
Financial.
Internal revenue receipts for the day were
S3Sl ,9l6 and for the week So 823, 126: national
pank circulation, outstanding, $384, 800 700;
amount of national bank notes received for the
S62.O60,
The facilities in the office of the Treasurer
Tor counting national bank notes and RENTING
new notes in place of those sent for redemption
are not yet up to standard, which will allow
as prompt attention to the requests of the banks
as Tue chief Of the new division is DESTROYS of
giving; 1t would be well if those holding ma
siohai bank notes for redemption would with
noid tneIr remttances few days until their re-
oenTn i can be better complied with.
Inc amoHnt received up to this date on ac-
COUNT ,c OF the per cent deposit required to be
Sept IA the treasury as a reserve from the IA
taonal bank is ST., 177 30
Steam Vessel Decision
Acting Secretary Conaut decides that steam
vessels not decked and under five tons in bur.
gen, though required to carry a certificate of
iinspectlon under the steamboat laws, need not
NC supplied with marine documents.
Economy i'm the Navy.
~ WASHINGTON, July 12.-The Secretary of the
Navy has issued an order enjoining increased
economy in every branch of expenditures in
uspenSaiDiy unnecessary. The Secretary re-
grets mat he has to say he will be obliged to
hoid the commanders-n chief and all COM
tn eff ntaaI fN,,a
apparent over expenditure of money or stores.
ana MS hrst act IN such cases will be the disap-
provai OF DIS until positive necessity for the
expenditure is satisfactorily proved. They
must make their ships self sustaining under
all the ordinary conditions OF cruise
Death of Gen. IIilIyer
Gen VIM. d. Hillyer of New York died here
to day of congestion CT the lungs. He had been
sick several weeks. The remains will be tenn
porarily placed with those of his child recently
deceased. Gen. Hillyer was the last of Gen.
Grants original staff.
The Credit Mobilier suit.
The record of the Cledit Mobilier case is now
being prepared by the clerk OF the United S ates
Court at Hartford, aud will be filed with the
United States Supreme Court before the first
Monday of October. 1t comes I'D on appeal
from the court below and will be argued at an
cary day III the term, perhaps before LIST of
December.
Various Matters.
Owing to the curtailment of appropriations
General Sherman finds it impossible to change
the location OF troops to the extent he desires
having in view sanitary and military purposes.
Increased Postal Revenue.
New YORK, July ia Washington dis
patch says that the increase of the issue of the
postage stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards during the past fiscal year was over three
millions of dollars. or 14.40 per cent over the
previous year, and that more than half of the