The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-05
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Balances.

Treasury Balances.
WASHINGTON, Mar 4.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:cCurrency, 49, 10000 special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, $50 655.000 coin, $50, 900, 401 Including
coin certificates $40, S99, 800; outstanding legal
tenders. $3.50, 100000. Internal revenue re-
ceipts, $277 ,5O6.
Caleb Cushing Sued for Libel.
Mrs. Myras Clarke Gaines has entered suit
against Caleb Gushing, claiming $500, 600. for
libel in that in one of the bills recently filed by
Mr.. Gushing he charges her with making
''wanton and grossly malicious accusations"
of himself. Judge Pasch brings the suit for
Mrs. Gaines.
Various Matters.
Chief Justice Waite took the oath of office
and his seat en- the Bench to day.
The President has appointed the following
government directirs OF the Union Pacific rail
road: James f. Wilson of Iowa. j. I'll. Mol
lard of Nebraska. G. q. S. Harrison Ct Indiana,
John A. Tibbetts of Conn, and Francis B.
Brewer of New York.
The Committee on Ways and Msans this af-
ternoon gave hearing to Alpheas Hardy, Jr,
of Boston, and John G. Niles of New York,
who advocated that green fruits should be free
OF duty,
The Indian appropriation bill reported to the
House to-day appropriates $4,931, 779 against
$5,541 ,419 last year
Intelligence has reached the Department of
State that on the 10th inst, the act of the Ca
madam Parliament will come into operation,
prohibiting the transportation of goods and
passengers by waters from one port in Canada
20 another, except on British vessels, and i'm
posing heavy penalties if any goods or passen
gers are carried contrary to the provisions of
the act.
Informer Jayne.
New YORK, March, A Washington des-
patch to the Times says that great deal of
personal feeling is engendered in the examina-
ton of informer Jayne before the Ways and
Means Committee and the committee has de-
cded not to permit any more personal charges
| by Jayne, The Boston and New York mer-
| chants are making strong afforts to have the
| moiety system abolished by Congress.
| The tribune says reporters are excluded from
| the hearing before the Ways and Means Com
mittee of Jayne and others.
1t is stated that the loss to the government
for failure to pay the required duties by Phelps,
Dodge & Co., was only $1,000, whereas that firm
share of which was pocketed by nformel
Jayne. Mr.. Dodge will testify before the com
| mittee; also A. HI. Rice. Collector Arthur and
| Naval Officer Latin of New York have been
| summoned.
1t is not generally believed that any bill re
| forming the mOiety system will pass Congress.
| owing to the opposition to such measure from
| Conkling in the Senate and Butler in the
House. A heavy custom house lobby is work.
| ing against any modification of the present
| system.
Messrs. Woodruff and Robinson paid $50 ZOO
| to Jayne for the government on account of
| discrepancy of $440O which was Occasioned by
a change in the law relating to the duties OF
salt 1t was admitted that the firm hao shown
no criminal intent, and it was the first case Of
| such character in the experience OF the firm
whose business had covered over $3.50, 900, 900.