The Portland daily press., 1877-06-20
WASHINGTON,


WASHINGTON, June 19.-Secretary Sherman
will soon publish an official circular. STATING
that the principal and interest of the fonr ner
cent. bonds are payable in gold only, on account
OF the reorganization of silver. The Attorney
General. however, gives the opinion that the
words, payable in gold,' cannot be printed
upon the face of the bonds, owing to the word.
ing of the law.
Saving in Granite Contracts.
The modified contracts made under the At
torney-Generars decision against the fifteen per
cent. contracts for cutting stone with the Rich
mond and Bodwell granite companies will re-
suit in saving to the government of $3.50 $40
on the north wing of the new state, war and
navy department bnilding, as compared with
the south wing.
Yesterdays Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was shorter than
usual. No appointments whatever were agreed
upon. Most of the session was occupied with
the discussion of a series of rules for the rov-
eminent OF appointments in the civil service
throughout the country, which will be soon
promulgated by the President
The North Carolina Illicit DistiIIers.
A deleg alton of North Carolinians headed
by ex-Representative Leach called on the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue today to solicit
stay of proceedings against Illicit distilIers
charged with violation of the law, The
commissioner stated that when they saw fit to
surrender into the hands of the authorities the
stills in their possession, he would consider the
subject.
Sale of Public Lands,
The President to-day issued proclamation
declaring that public sale.of valuable govern
ment lands would take place at the land office
at Harrison, Arkansas, on Monday, October 1,
in pursuance of the act of Congress approved
July 4, 1876, re.opening to public sale the gov
eminent lands in Arkansas, Louisiana, Misss.
sippi. Alabama and Florida, which had previ.
ously been subject only to homestead settle
ments.
"A letter has been written upon authority from
the Treasury Department, for use in Wall Street.
that neither the President nor Secretary Sber.
man has ever stated that they were in favor of
an unlimited issue of silver dollars as legal
tender, and that statements to the contrary are
false. WV
1t is expected that the total exports of gold
from the United States for the fiscal year end
ing Jnne 80 will not exceed the imports, which
States and Territories in the country. and
nearly all of it in the Treasury of the United
States
The clerks who urged the removal of the
postmaster, and to whom the letter of the POST
msster-General. published yesterday morning,
was addressed, were employees of the Pittsburg
pa office.
Henry Ward Beecher arrived here this morn
ing, to endeayor to induce the President to re-
tain Freeland. of Plymouth church, as Collect
or OF Internal Revenue at BROOKLYN.
Directions have been given to General Ord
commanding the department of Texas. to hold
for the present the Mexican soldiers who were
taken in that State a few days ago while re-
treating from the revolutionary forces of Mex
leo, if their release will lead to an encounter
between them and the insurgents, but if thew
can be released and go to their quarters in
Mexico without further trouble they shall be
set free. ~
1t is reported that Nicholas Fish, son of ex.
Secretary Fish, now secretary of the legation at
Berlin, will be appointed to the Swiss mission