Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-29
W WASHINGTON.

Washington, %. Cabinet meeting will
be held Tuesday or Wednesday.
About 400 clerks in the different bureaus at
the Treasury will be discharged July LIST, and
one-half from the bureau of printing. The
civil force in the War department will be re-
duced one-half. There will be slight in
crease in the Slate department. but little
if any change in the Navy, Post Office or In
terror.
The subcommittee of the select committee
on the Arkansas affair, composed of Messrs.
Ward Of Illinois, and Taylor of Ohio, leaves
st. Louis July 10Th for Little Rock to inquire
into the governmental affairs Of the State.
Post-offlce changes in New England-Post
offices established:
Golden Ridge, Arcostook Co., Me-, Abbey
j. Morrison, p. NJ.
New Harbor, Lincoln Co., Me-, Alex. II.
Bracket, p. IN.
No, Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Me-, J.W.
Gould, p. nj.
No. Georgetown, Sagadahoc Co, Me. ia.
Riggs, p. m.
Clinton Grove, Hillsboro Co, n. H. Amos
Breed, p. m.
Chocoena, N. H., Joshua n Piper, D. IN.
East Swansey, n. H., Albert B. Read. p.
North Woodbridge, N. H., II. F. Day, p. m.
Plainfeld Springs, Washington Co., VT,
James Morse, p. m.
Arlington Heights. Mass. J. N. Bailey, p.
n.
Cohasset Narrows, Mass, Isaac Small, Jr,
p. m.
Dodgeville, Mass, Alfred Chatterton, p.
Pouk Poag, Mass. George NJ. Davenport,
p. m.
North Plymouth, Mass, J. NJ. Harlow, p.
Westminster, Mass, ARENAS Merriam, p.
West Brainfeld, Mass, r. d. Butler. p.
Westport Harbor, Mass. Jas. M. Soule, p.
Clarks Corner, Conn. Ethau Allen, p. m.
Reynolds Bridge, Conn, VIM. Barbour, p.
Taylor City, New Haven Co., CT, C. II.
Amesbury, p. m.
East Cumberland, r. l., B. w. Dingley, p.
Post Masters appointed:
John ii. Blanchard, IIampden Centre, PEN
obscot Co., Me.
Mrs. Sarah p. Wing, Sangervile, Piscatf-
quis Co., Me.
Jesse Cooper, Colebrook, N. II.
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ID. Curtis, Lowell, N. II.
A. 6. Soule, Fairfield.
Rolla Flint, Hancock, VT.
b. Phelps, Keelers Bay, VT.
w. T. Hartman, West Bedford. CT.
Mrs. John +. Simmons, Centre Hill, CT.
No appointment of Judge for the western
district of Arkansas, in the place of Judge
Story, resigned, will be made till next winter.
Meantime Judge Caldwell will hold court in
that district.
General Barbour will resign the Marshal
ship Of the western district, and Gen. Fagin
will succeed him.
The Secretary of the Treasury has instruct
ed the Asst. Treasurer at New Iork to sell
100000 gold each Thursday during July.
Custom receipts this month are larger than
June, 1873. There is also improvement in
Internal Revenue receipts.
The Treasury department several days 40
commenced payment from the $4,000, 900 ap-
propriated by Congress to supply deficiencies.
The public debt statement on the first of
July will show slight decrease.
The Government will pay S22, 900, 600 in
gold for the July interest.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has writ
ten the following letter, giving his construc-
the revenue required to be held by National
Banks:
SHINY construction of the act of June
Goth, 1874. in reference to the reserve of Ma
tlonal Banks, is that the reserve upon circu-
lation is abolished; but that the national
banks are required to keep reserve upon
deposits, as provided in sections g. and 33 of
the national bank act, a certain proportion of
which must be kept on hand, and certain
other proportion with their reserve agents in
the cities enumerated in the sections referred
to.
The bank is also required to keep an
amount equal to five per cent. of their circu-
lation on deposit with the Treasurer of the
United States, which amount may be deduct
ed from the aggregate amount Of reserve re-
quired to be kept upon deposit.
Very respectfully,
(signed) JOHN j. KNOX. Comptroller.
Geo. l.. Otis, Cashier of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank of Chicago.