The Portland daily press., 1874-04-03

and he sold out to Evans before the work as
completed. The original arrangement was
Evans was to furnish the material and means
and divide one half the profit with witness.
David A. Connolly, contractor, stated tnat
he sold $1,000 of dirt to Edward Clark. The
board found it out, cancelled witness contract
and charged for the dirt. Gov. Shepherd told
witness that if he ever did such thing again
he should never have another contract.
Work of the MINIS.
The Director of minis reports the coinage at
Philadelphia San Francisco and Carson, exclu
sive of minor coins and bars, during March as
follows: Gold coin, 81 ZIG, 400; trade dollars,
100000; subsidy silver coin, $127 ,085; total,
$4,S45. 485 Of the above amount the mint at
San Francisco coined over S. 000, 600 in gold and
$250000 in trade dollars
The orders from Japan and China for trade
kept busily employed in supplying the demand.
The Centennial.
In accordance with the Presidents order OF
JAM 231, the following board has been ap-
pointed to have charge of the articles contribut-
ed by the Executive Departments to the Cen
tennal Exposition: War, Col. S. G. Lyford;
Navy, Admiral 7. Jenkins; Interior, John
Eaton; Post Offer, DR.. Charles F. Mcdonald;
Agriculture, VIM Saunders; Smithsonian In
stitute, Prof. s. I. Baird.
The President has designated Col. Lyford to
be Chairman of such Board.
% March Payments.
The payments made from the Treasury by
warrants during March was as follows. Ga ac-
count of civil and miscellaneous 81, 461, 2l.6o;
War, 30, 415,6O3 81; Navy, $1.9733S7.72; Inte-
rior Indians and pensions, ,O43 As; totai'
$13, 396, 30607.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate: VIM. j. Wallace for United
States District Judge for the Northern district
Of New York; Capts A. L. Hough and Gendo
1lgs, to be Majors; Fisrt Lieuts. B. H. Rogers
and John P. Willard to be captains; Second
Lieuts. j. A. Linden, Rogers Birnie Jr., VII.
McCammen and ThOs. b. Briggs to be First
Lieuts. in the army
A suit for libel was filed to day in the Dis
trict Supreme Court, in the name of Amherst
d. Wilder againt VIM. WEIGH, claiming $780,
600 damages The plaintiff charges that the
defendant in letter addressed to Geo. H. Stu
art wrote falsely and mAliciously of and con-
corning him by being engaged in furnishing
supplies to Indians under contracts made with
the United States, and that his acts at the time
were pending for settlement before proper Of
ficers OF the government.
Various Matters.
A sub Committee of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the House to day closed hearing. the ties
timOny in the Busted impeachment case
Congressman Roberts S. Hall of New York,
has placed in the hands of the Speaker his res
ignation as Chairman of the House Committee
on the District Investigation of Columbia.
His resignation is said to be induced by THE
failure of the House to sustain various recon-
mendations of tie Committee. Mr.. Cotton of
Iowa, will probably be the Chairman.
The House Committee on Territories, by
vote of to l, have agreed to recommend the
passage of bill for the admission of New
Mexico as State
Master Ricnard Mitchell has been ordered to
ordnance duty at the Boston navy yard.
The President will leave Washington to-
morrow on a brief visit to New York.
Mr.. Boutwell, appeared in the Senate late
this afternoon looking in very good health.