The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-26
WASHINGTON.
Movements Of Cnbinet oaieers,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Secretary Robson,
who returned to Washington yesterday, has
again gone north. Attorney General Williams
IS expected to return this evening. All OF the
Fish.
Our Relations with China.
The Chinese government complained some
time ago that an American naval officer was
engaged with the Japan government against
Formosa, which was considered and offeIse
against emma. In order to remove the cause
OF complaint, the Navy Department has re-
voked the leave of absence granted to Lieu
tenant Commander Cassell, and he will there
fore Withdraw from the expedition, in which he
was only volunteer.
Treasury Instructions.
The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed
the collectors of customs that the provisions of
Sections IA aud Is of the act Of June 80, 1864,
prescribing the manner in which protest is to
be made and an appeal taken from the decisions
OF collectors OF customs to the Secretary of the
Treasury, are superseded by Sections 90, 81 and
81 OF the revised statutes, pissed June %, 1874,
the latter provisions embodying in substance
the same requirements as the former.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day;CCurrency, SIS, 345, 939; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S61, 10000; coin, So 4S5 AL including
coin certificates $50 1874, 200; outstanding legal
tenders, $685.. 100000
The New Postmaster General.
postmaster General Jewell spent several
hours at the fost Office Department. to-day, in
consultation with Mr. Marshall, who returned
to this city this morning. A large mail, mostly
on omcial business, was opened and disposed of,
and various other matters considered amon0
them the propriety of sending Commissioner
TO the Postal Convention which meets in Berne.
Switzerland, Sept. IA. 1t was decided that the
United States ought to be represented there.
>. ID. Blackfan, Superintendent of the Foreign
Mail Service, was suggested the proper per
son to represent the United, States postal de-
partment.
MIR. Jewell then visited Secretary Fish to con-
fer on the same subject. He will return to
New York tonight, and accompany the Pres-
dent ON the trip of the City of PekIng to New
pert He announced his intention to take
Charge OF the department Sept. 1.
Secretary Delano, who is in Maine, is ex-
pected to return to Washington Thursday of
this week.
Delinquent Banks.
There are about eighteen delinquent banks
which have hitherto failed to remit the five per
centum of its circulation to the credit of the
redemption fund. They have been notified
three times to pay up. The Treasurer will for
ward them final notice tomorrow, which,
proving without avail, their notes will go to
protest, and their names be made public.
No More Arms.
In reply to a request of the Governor of Kan
sas for arms and ammunition to be used in de-
tense of the Southern border of the state against
the reported threatened invasion of Usage Iu-
dams, the Secretary of War states, in view of
the fact that the state was furnished in Jny
last with 800 carbnes and $4,000 rounds of am
munltion, on which it is still indebted to the
general governm ent, he does not feel autho-
rized to grant the request.