The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-03
WASHINGTON.
The Fourth in Washington.

WASHINGTON, July All the departments
will be closed on the Fourth and practically
closed on the following day. There will be but
little business transacted at departments and
they will only be kept open for the transaction
of such business as is absolutely necessary
Beyond the head of different divisions there
will be but few employees on duty Saturday.
Under the law the departments cannot be
closed on the 9th.
Look Out for Counterfeits.
A new counterfeit S. or $40 note. or per-
haps BOTH will probably appear after business
hours July Sd, the counterfeiters selecting that
time in consequence of the approaching holi-
day and closing of the banks on that day until
Monday. The public should scrutnize closely
all notes presented for the next four days.
Large Purchase of Silver
Purchase of silver bullion by the Treasury
Department this afternoon was very large
Every offer at or below the market rate was
accepted and all others declined.
Interest on the New Per Cent Loan.
The United States Treasurer Yesterday
mailed 1000 interest checks to as many diff
ferent addresses, which was q part OF the
amount of quarterly Interest due on the new 4
per cent. loan. This does not include the full
amount of the interest, as it was not possible to
put any of the bonds which are issued in ex-
change for the refunding certificates in the
schedule of July 1st 1t will be some ten days
or two weeks before checks for interest on the
laJuer CLASS OF DOnuS VIII De forwarded. Ine
offices of the Treasurer and Register have
been very greatly overworked, because in con-
nection with the issuing of this vast amount of
checks the same force has had to attend to the
conversion of the refunding certificates and to
the redemption of per cent. bonds, large
quantities of which are daily arriving at the
department.
District of Columbia Bonds.
The Secretary of the Treasury has accepted
bids of the Bank of New York las the Nation
al Banking Association) for six hundred thous-
and dollars per cent. refundlng bonds OF the
District of Columbia at 54-1O0 per cent. pre-
MUM and Lewis johnson & Co. of this city
$1,000 at Il per cent. premium. The Secre
tary will at once advertise for bids for the re-
mainder of the bonds amounting to nearly
$500,000.
Secretary Sherman Coming to Maine.
The President and the family of Secretary
Thompson and Gen. Key leave tomorrow for
few days visit to Fortress Monroe. When
the party returns the President will take up
his residence at the Soldiers Home where he
remains the greater part of the summer Sec
rotary Thompson will make an extended trip
to his home in Indiana. Secretary Sherman
will go to Maine, and from there to Ohio, max
ing few speeches in each state.
Pay of U. S. Marshals.
NEW YORK, July a Washington special
says: Abiding to the failure of Congress to
provide money to pay the fees of marshals,
Attorney General Devens said he would pur-
sue the same course with reference to these
officers that McCrary did last year towards the
army when Congress failed to appropriate
money to maintain it. There may be embar-
rassment in some localities but it will not be
general. The courts will all be kept running.
Gen. Devens said circular will be issued to
all U. S. Marshals notifying them officially of
the failure of Congress to provide money to
pay their fees, but urging them to continue
and perform their duties and assist justice in
nreYeuting and furnishing crime.