The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-27
WASHINGTON.
r,.xeu millions of Bonds Delivered to the

eleven Millions of Bonds Delivered to the
Syndicate.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-On Saturday the
Treasurer despatched number of clerks to
London with $11 200, 900 of five per cent. bonds
being the last subscription OF the Syndicate.
Transportation Of Goods in Bond.
The following telegram was sent to-day to
collectors Of ports designated under the act OF
1870, and amendatory act for the receipt OF
merchandise for immediate transportation
of goods in bond, without appraisement
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 26. !
Collectors of Customs suspend all damage
allowances on merchandise arriving under act
of July IA, 1870, at your port as the port OF the
houses without additional, after one year from
oA'e (Sig a.1"' az ''' CHAs. F. CoNANr,
Acting Secretary.
DeIauo Thinks Himself the Victim of a
Conspiracy.
Secretary Delano to-day freely says he be-
lieves the recent newspaper charges affecting
his official conduct are the result OF an afro
cious conspiracy to compel his retirement from
the Cabinet. He is in receipt of numerous
letters from his friends in various sections of
the country advising him to abandon his pur-
pose formed as he has stated last fall, to re-
sign about now. Secretary Delano now says
that in accordance with this advice and with
his own judgment of his duty tc himself and to
the Republican party, he has postponed his
resignation indefinitely.
-, Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances of
to-day:-Currency, 125,389OO;speclai deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates OF
deposit $51, 1O6 600; coin 1888, 1888 800, including
coin certificates, 1922, 1926, 100; outstanding legal
tenders, $379, 226,9OO.
Postage to Japan.
The Postmaster General has executed an ar
ticle of agreement with the japanese envoy,
providing for full prepayment of postage to
their destination on newspapers and other ar
ticles of printed matter, patterns and samples
of merchandise exchanged in the mails between
the two countries. This arrangement is to take
effect on the first of July next, on and after
which date postage on newspapers will be four
weight and postage on other matter and sam
nles of merchandise will be four cents for each
two ounces or fraction thereof
The Attorney Generalship.
Iptimations were made tonight that no one
has vet been selected by the President to sue
coed Attorney General Williams and that a
long conference between Messrs. Fish, Robe
son. Belknap and Jewell and the President
today did not result in the determination VINO
would be nominated for the position. NO re-
spouse has yet been made by the President to
Judge Williams letter of resignation.
Various Matters.
The President has declined to interfere in the
case of Hope H. Slater recently committed in
this city of manslaughter.
The Postmaster General to-day issued an
order cancelling all the awards of contracts
heretofore made in favor of Jerome j. Kinds,
Patrick Laughlin, Jno. w. Delano, VIM.
Weiss and VIM. c. Iddnge, these being the
names contained in the proposals fraudulenty
imposed upon the department by the compiled
ty of clerks at the last regular letting. The
contracts arctic he mme 1Iately awarded to the
respective bidders whose proposals are the next
lowest in amount, ooly few dollars below
them. The loss to the govern ent occasioned
by the present order will be very small.
TIL. re was consu tation at the Executive
Mansion to-day between the President, Secre-
tary Fish, Postmaster G., eral Jewell and
Secretaries Belknap and Bobeson. 1t is re-
ported that the conference was with regard to
the succession to Judge Williams, but nothi ng
has yet occurred to confirm the belief.