Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-27
Railroad Buildings Burned.
WASHINGTON.
Resumption Preparations.

w A>HlN61oN. lJtttIllDtT 70. treasurer
Giltllan has written to assistant treasurers
directing them to discontinue special coin ac-
count on and after the lst of January, keep
ing but one account i'll which no distinction
will be made between coin and legal tenders
Treasurer Gilfilan and Assistant Treasurer
Wyman are now preparing checks for pay
mcnt OF interest on the four per cent. loan,
due January lSt over S22 900, such checks
ranging from fifty cents upwards.
Personal.
Secretary Sherman and Treasurer Gifllan
returned from New York Yesterday
Internal Revenue Receipts.
Receipts Of internal revenue sl3G. COS :;
customs Si2l lSs.
The Four Per Cent. Loan.
Subscriptions To the four per cent. loan to-
day were 1920. 800.
Interest to he Paid in Coin.
The treasurer and assistant treasurer will
pay III coin a. heretofore 1T their respective
offices any registered interest falling due pre-
viou, to January lst. 1879.
Demand for silver Dollars.
Since gold fell to par the demand tor stand
ard +ilvcr dollar, has steadily increased Be
fore that tihc order, received at the treasury
department were about Sl0.oOo daily. To-
daN orders for SIC, 600 were received in the
only mail which arrived before the depart
mcnt closed at noon.
The Blaine Committee.
The senate committee appointed under
Mr., Blainc'> resolution met to-day Present
Mcssrs. Teller, Cameron of Wis kirkwood
Bayard. Garland and Bailey In view of the
decision of Comptroller Porter that no amount
of money appropriated by act of last June
can be used for any inv eStigations except
such as relate to alleged frauds in the late
Presidential election the committee authoriz-
ed the chairman to report and ask passage of
Joint resolution Immediately after reassemb-
ling of congress to make S2o, 900 appropriat-
ed by said act available for investigation
The committee adjourned subject to call of
the chairman.
Senator Teller has received letter from
Senator Blaine in response to "A communica-
ton from the committee, saving that while he
does not assume to be public prosecutor in
the matter mentioned by his resolution. he
will be glad to assist the committee in the in
vestigation. and now supplies the names of a
number of persons in various parts of South
Carolina and Louisiana, whom he suggests be
subp9ned. and whose testimony he believes
will Justify the action of the senate in order
ing an inquiry
Death from Bite.
Peter Mcnamara, a well known resident Of
Washington, died yesterday his death being
the result of poison in the system from bite
of the finger by man with whom he had an
alteration over two months ago.
Bids for Silver Bullion.
The secretary of the treasury to-day open
ed bids for the purchase of silver bullion and
secured all he wanted at prices below the
London quotations.
The German Mission.
No appointment to the German mission is
yet made, nor is there any intmation on that
subject further than the remarks of close
personal friend of the President, who SAYS
that the President will make no appointment
without consulting Secretary Evarts, and that
Governor Hartranft or Ex-Governor Ramsay
of Minnesota may be appointed, or ex-Govcr-