The Portland daily press., 1875-06-07
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Matters.


WASHINGTON. June 5.-The amount OF bonds
held by the Treasury as security tor na'louai
bank circulation is $37S, 93S you; amount neiu
for public d posts, $15. 9l7 2Oo; lnternal Ieve-
nue. receipts to-day, $405, ISL; for the mon'n,
81 576 7e4; for the fiscal year, Slo2 453 S44 ma
tionaI bank circulation outstanding, $3.50, $780,
$50. of which So, 456, 800 are in national gold
bank notes; national bank notes received for
redemption to-day. So. 1881; custom receipts
to-day, S4S1,O00. q. S, notes shipped to banks
during the week, 81, 90S, 157; fractional currency
receipts during the week, $685., 100.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances of
to-day:-Currency, So, 344, 1893 co. special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates OF
deposit $780, 900; coin, $S4, 927, 2OS, including
coin certificates, $40, ri, 800; outstanding legal
tenders $377, 1854 900.
The Recent Treasury Robbery.
The treasury detectives still seem completely
in the dark concerning the missing package OF
money and say to-day there are no new deVel-
opments whatever, The gentlemen employed
in the cash room express themselves as Id d
condition of painful expense, which can only
be relieved by the solution OF this mysterious
disappearance of funds. Gen. Spinner seems
to-day to be absolutely worn oct with anxiety.
Charges have be en- made to the effect that sew
eral banks who have sent packages OF money
to the treasury, after careful count nave oeeh
reported shot in their remittances by the treas
been required to make up the deficit. Treas
ury officers who were interrogated in the mat
ter say that so far as their knowledge goes such
discoveries have been rare and WITH conclusive
evidence that the banks had made mlscouut
in sending their remIttanceS for redemption or
otherwise, and that assurances from bank OIL
GERS that their accounts were correct whenever
sent to them from the treasury wers given.
Cotton Reports.
During MAY preliminary returns were re-
ceiyed from 316 cotton counties. In 63 counties
in Georgia the area averages the same as
last wear as also in the districts represented in
the North Carolina, Florida and Texas. A re-
duction of per cent. appears in 80 counties in
Alabama; of per cent. in Is counties OF South
Carolina; of per cent. In 81 counties OF Ar
kansas The average reduction is ii per cent
in Louisiana and 10 per cent. in tennessee, but
there are only 20 counties represented in each
of them Full returns in June may make
different showing. The season is reported late
in nearly every instance, from ten days IL some
cases to three and even four weeks. More than
| two-thirds of the returns make the season too
wet, especially in the time of planting and
terminating in some districts. The past two
weeks have been too dry. The stand is report
ed good in a majority of the returns from North
Carolina, Florida and Mississippi and IeXas;
rather above the average in Arkansas and lem
nessee and scarcely the average in Louisiana.
| The condition is reported below the average In
| Florida, Tennessee and Arkansas; slightly De
| low in Georgia., Mississippi, LOUISIANA and
| Texas, and average in Alabama and IN the
CarOinaS.
| Indians.
| The Indians called upon the Commissioner
| to-day and babe him farewell. A long talk was
had, 10 which the Commissioner refused to pay
| the white interpreters who came with the ln-
| dians They Cheyenne band also visited inc
| Commissioner and had talk, expressing. dis
| satisfaction at their treatment. The PRESIDENT
| presented Sitting Bull with fine rifle. The
| Cheyennes requested the appointment OF Rev.
| ID. s. Human ard Rev. j. p. Newman to go
| with them and negotiate the Black Ills tEea:
| ty. The Cheyennes returned by the way OF
| New York. All the Indians went home to-
| night. :.,,
As the visit of the Sioux to negotiate, with
| the government for the REIMBURSEMENT OF their
| possession of the Black ILLS has proved rail-
| ure, and as the Indians left here much dIssst.
| is6ed, difficulties are apprehended between
| them and such whites who may enter their
| country for the purpose OF seeking gold. lie Is
estimated by the agents that the Sioux can
| muster from 5000 to 5000 warriors, about one
| half of them armed with rifles and the remain
| der with bows and arrows. The government IN
| the meanwhile will endeavor to prevent adVen-
| tuners from going to that country, still having
| some Rbnpe through the medium OF Commas
| sioners TO effect treaty with the Sioux.
Various Matters.
| The Postmaster General received information
| Saturday from Mr.. James, postmaster IN New
| York, that the mail arrived there one hour
| earlier than under the old arrangements. The
| mail from New York came in to day over
! the limited express and arrived here an hour
| eerlier than usual. So far the new arrange
ment proves an entire success.
| 1t is reported that Quartermaster Generai
Meigs will be appointed commander of the de-
partment of the South, and that Gen: Mellow
ell will 90 to Europe on leaye,and on his return
be placed on the retired list,
Secretary Delapo pronounces the rumor taat
he has resigned and ex-senator Scott is ap-
pointed inhis place, entirely unfounded.
At council of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' AS
ISOLATION, yesterday, instructions were given
for such repairs of the Mt. Vernon estate as are
absolutely necessary.