The Portland daily press., 1877-07-06
WASHINGTON.
Bonds Called in i.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-By virtue of the au-
thority given by act of Congress, approved July
IA, entitled an act to authorize the refunding Of
the national debt, herby give notice that the
principal and accrued interest of bonds herein
below designated, known as 500 bonds of the
act of March 3, 1865, consols of 1865, will be
paid at the Treasury of the United States, in
the city of Washington, on and after the 9Th
of October, 1877, and that interest on said bonds
will cease on that day: Coupon bonds dated
July l, 1865, namely, $50 Nos. IL 001 to II 900,
both inclusive: 800, 8,001 to $4,000, both in
elusive; $500, 1901 to $4,000, both inclusive;
$1,000, 41,oO1 to $4,000, both inclusive; total ST.,
100000.
Registered bonds redeemable at pleasure of
the United States after the first day of July,
1870, as follows: $50, Nos. sol to ZOO, both in
elusive; 500, 1901 to 6400. both inclusive; $500,
4351 to $780, both inclusive $1,000, Is COL to 49,
tai SO, 100000. Aggregate $1OOOO,OOO.
(Signed,) r. G. MCCORMICK,
Acting Secretary.
Our Mexican Relations.
Gen. Mata, representative of the Daz Mexi-
can government, today had an interview wit q
Secretary Evarts, when there was free but in
formal expression of views by both gentlemen.
Gen. Mata alluded to the fact of his being in
possession of credentials, and inquired whether
the Secretary would receive for examination
and consideration any papers Mata would pre-
sent. AT the conclusion Of the interview,
which was throughout very friendly, Mata re-
turned to his hotel, made copy of his creden-
tias and sent them to the Secretary. The SUBJ
ject, it is expected, will be considered at the
Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Although our minister at Mexico has not for
mally recognized the Diaz government, but is
awaiting instructions on that point, it is known
he has had and continues to have comm unica
ton with the Diaz government, having repeat
eddy asked the recognition of American con-
suls at Mexican ports by the issuance of exc
quators authorizing them to exercise their func-
Texas border is more than ordinarily quiet, and
there have been no depredations of any conse-
quence from either side for more than seven
teen months.
The President and the Woodstock
Speeches.
Hon. Gustave Schleister of Texas, who is
the Representative referred to by Senator
Blaine in his Woodstock speech yesterday, had
an interview this morning with the President,
in which Congressman Reagan of Texas, also
participated, Scheischer says the President did
not seem discOmpOsed by the Woodstock utter
ances, though he would doubtless have prefer
red that no such outburst had occurred. Schlei-
scher expresses the opinion that any suppo-
sition that the President favors any Mexican
annexation scheme "rather wild"
During a conversation today between the
President and Western Senator, incidental al
fusion was made by the latter to the speeches
delivered yesterday by Chamberlain and Blaine,
when the President said he had a high respect
for these gentlemen. and as far as he knew the
personal relations between them and himself
were of afriendly character. At all events, he
entertained for them the most kindly senti-
ments. While he claimed for himself free
utterance of political opinion, he certainly could
not object to such a course on their part. Their
ideas of his public duties were different from
his OVID, but of that he did not complain He
had, however, acted from sense of duty in or
der to accomplish complete reconciliation in the
South, and had done so from the best lights
which were afforded and the best Judgment he
could command after full view of the situa-
ton, and with the earnest desire to produce
satisfactory results. He would not quarrel
with thoselwho questioned the sounduess of his
judgment or the honesty of his motives. He
was willing to leave to time the vindication of
his course.