The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-16
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Balances.

The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day :-Currency, So, 524, 246; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates OF
deposit, $49 100 900; coin, $68, 7S5, 1885, Including
coin certificates, 500, lO2, 800; outstanding legal
tenders 1882, 100000.
Various Matters.
The House Committee on the Pacific rail-
road discussed SCOTS railroad bill this morn
ing but came to no conclusion. The matter
comes up again tomorrow. The Senate Com
mittee agreed to recommend non-concurrence
in the House amendments to the Senate Dill
providing for the incorporation OF railroad IN
territories.
Another Cabinet rumor has started. This
time it is that Mr.. Brstow has made legal
partnership in New York city, to take effect
April 1.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
81. $50, 564.
The Secretary of War has directed the Ad-
jutant General to send kilograms to the COM
manding generals in Dakatoh, the Platte and
the Missouri, instructing them to carry out the
directions of the recent general order for FUR
nishing supplies to sufferers by grasshopper raw
ages with the utmost despatch. The quarter
master general and commissary general are to
telegraph the officers of their department to the
same effect.
The receipts of the government to-day from
internal revenue and custom sources was near
~ $3.50, OOO-the heaviest days receipts since
the panic of 1873. They are the result OF anx-
ety to get goods out of bond before the new
tariff bill passes.
The Arkansas MIDDLE.
New YORK, Feb. 15-The Herald's Wash
ington despatch, says that Governor Brooks in
a conversation about Arkansas affair, says that
he looks forward to obtaining release and JUS
LITIGATION through the civil process, and that he
has no revolutionary intentions. He adds, how
ever, that he fears unless he does something
there will be trouble in Arkansas this summer,
which may necessit ate the interference OF the
President. He says that if the Arkansas com
mittee of the House will declare that he has no
right, he will at once give up all pretenslons
and claims. If they declare for Garland he Will
have nothing more to say.
A letter from Little Rock has the following:
All the talk about fighting is buncombe. There
will be no rebellion against the United States.
A great deal has been said about'the peace and
quiet here, and to some extent is true. Inc
Republicans have submitted to what they claim
to be usurpation because the usurpers had an
organized army ready to crush out any out.
break, and behind that army stood the U United
States army. This explains their position. No
trouble need be apprehended in any event IN
this state.
Louisiana.
The New Orleans committee have meeting
to day. Mr.. Hoar proposes to make report 10
the House within three days. Judging from
the conversation of members it seems probable
that the report of the whole committee will not
differ materially from the subcommittee re-
port, except in the matter of White Leagues,
which the members just returned appear to
think more mischievous organization than did
the subcommittee. 1t is not improbable there
may be minority repors from MIR. Rye OF
Maine