The Portland daily press., 1874-08-17
WASHINGTON.
Shipping Interests Endangered.


WASHINGTON, Aug, 15-Compant is made
to the Treasury that the treaty of Washington,
as construed, destroys the nationality of our
lasting trade, in that it permits British
freight, carried in Canadian vessels, to be
transported from port to port on the lakes.
The Canadians are building system of ship
ments and re shipments on this construction,
which will, it is feared, cripple our maritime
interest, ano the Treasury is asked to rule au-
thorityely.
The Four and a Half Per Cent. Loan.
The Secretary of the Treasury states that he
is confident that if the money market shall con-
tnue in the present forcible condition the four
and half per cent. bonds of the new funded
loan can be hoated early next year.
The Collection of Customs.
Secretary Bristow also thinks the customs re-
cepts show that the duties are all honestly COL
lected under this new law, The receipts from
customs are unusually large in view of the fact
that there is no current increase of imports.
Financial.
Government receipts to-day have been greater
than at any time since the panic. Returns
from internal revenue sources foot up S441 ,655,
while custom receipts aggregate $776, 425. In
ternal revenue receipts for the month to date
are -, Az, 231, and the grand total is $l3S40,-
1876.
Indian News.
Indian agent for,Cheyennes and Araphaose,
writes from Darlington, Indian Territory Aug.
8th, giving satisfactory account of the stua-
ton in that city. Recent instructions to agents
which have been communicated to them report
severe drought and the fact that the military
are ordered to pursue and punish quietly. In-
dams have contributed to the return of Indians
to their agencies.
Not Awarded.
The contract for furnishing the Post Office
Department with stamped envelopes and news
paper wrappers, proposals for which were opened
bod 10I altl
the Morgan Envelope Co., Springfield, Mass.
is the lowest bidder. 1t is believed that for
reasons deemed good and sufficient by the De-
partment the contract will be awarded to the
next lowest bidder, Geo. III. Reay Of New
York, the present contractor for furnishing
stamped envelopes.
Canadian Statistics.
The official visit to customs houses oni the
Canadian border and to United States consul
lates and customs officers of the chief cities of
the dominion, from which the Chief of the
bureau of statistics recently returned was for
the purpose of securing accurate returns of re-
ports aud immigration from the provinces OF
Quebec and Ontario. Returns are now defec-
| tive from the fact that those provinces are
separated from this country in many places by
| a surveyors line or as at Niagara, by bridge,
| and merchandise valued at millions is shipped
| from the eastern states ana New York annually
| across in cars. without being returned to the
| bureau, as must be done when shipped in a
vessel.
| The same inaccuracy exists in Canada in re-
| gard to their exports TO this country. Arrange
| ments with the Commissioners of Customs of
| the Dominion have been made, under which
each Office will in future furnish detailed quar-
| terly statements of imports from other and for
the fiscal year just closed. As no doubt the re-
| ciprocity treaty will excite considerable discus
| sion during the next Congress, it is the desire
| of the chief of the bureau to obtain and sub
nit to that body statement as full and as &C
| curate of the trade between the two countries
| as already exists between the United States
| and all others,