The Portland daily press., 1876-08-28
WASHINGTON.


OO0tTAUAlAOns 1OE campaign uEpOSeb.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-President Grant
has headed campaign subscription with
$1,000, being per cent of bis years salary,
and Allen Rutherford of North Carolina is GO
ing the rounds of the departments, asking all
who draw pay. to- give 2 per cent. of their
in the public service this is not violation of
the recent enactment against levyng contribu-
tions for political purposes
Army Reunion.
The tenth annual meeting of the army of the
Tennessee will be held in Washington on the
18th and 18th of October. This will be the
first meeting of any of tine societies OF the arm
les of the Union held in Washington since the
war The statue of General Mcpherson will
be then unveiled with imposing ceremonies,
General John A. Logan; who succeeded Cen
eral MCPHERSON iI command on the cay of
his death, will deliver the Grafton at the mon
uncut
Secretary Morrill,.
Secretary Morrill, will leave Washington on
Monday for trip north. The Secretary has
not been very well lately, and feels the need of
a brief respite from official cares
The Washington Monument.
The Secretary of the Washington Monument
Society has received a communication from the
Secretary of State, transmitting the opinion3of
the Attorney General on the act making an APP
preparation for the completion of the. monu-
ment. The Attorney General states that the
ance Of the monument to and grounds by the
society to the United States. When this is done
the commission is authorized to expend such
sum as is necessary test the strength of the
foundation OF the monument. If not found
sufficient, nothing else can be done until fur
ther action of Congress, but if it shall be re-
ported as sufficient the commission will pro-
coed at once with the completion of the monu-
ment, making no deviation whatever from the
OmcfaI Chauu..
Judge Tarbell of Mississippi, has been ten
dered the Office of Deputy First Comptroller of
the Treasury. vice Col, VIM. Hemphlll J,nes
of delaware, whose resignation was called for
by the President The change in the Office
will take place the latter part of next week,
Commodore J. G Beaumont has been ordered
to duty as chief signal officer of the navy on
the 28tn of September next, in place of Com.
modore FoxhaA A. Parker detached from that
duty and ordered to the command of Boston
navy yard.
WASHINGTON, Aug 27.-Admirals Davis,
Rowan and Porter are to be on the commission
to report to Congress next session which of the
Northern navy yards may be sold and as to the
feasibility of establishing navy yard in some
Southern state.
Pay Director G. G. Jackson, U. s. navy, was
to-day retired under the law for long and faith
full services. Rear Admiral Pennock will be
the next officer retired on Oct. LIST.
Secretary Cameron will return here this
week but will leave again early in September
with Gen Sherman for tour of inspection of
of the Fort Leavenworth military prison and
the various military posts in the West,
1t is mentioned as a sad coincidence that the
journey of Hon. T W. Ferry, President pro
tenn of the Senate, to Washington last fall,
just previous to the opening of the session, was
to attend the obseques of Vice President Will
son, the presiding officer of the Senate, and his
journey home at the close of the session was
with the remains of Speaker Kerr, the presid-
iEg officer of the House of Representatives.
repar Of Vessels Of the navy hay:ne BEEN a reO
duced last session to $4,000 but few ships
heretofore laid up can be repaired this year as
q considerable portion of the amount must be
expended in the care of vessels abroad, pur-
chase, &c.