Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The InterOceanic Can&l-A Special Message on the Subject.
 WARRINGTON, March 5.-It is about def nitely settled that the President will send a special message to Congress expressive of his views on the interoceanic canal question. He will accompany the message with the infor- nation in the hands of the Government on the subject, which was called for by recent resolution of the House. This information is being rapidly prepared and will soon be ready. The President holds that the great principles underlying the Monroe doctrine are applica- ble to the present condition of af- fairs concerning the canal. He thinks the doctrine was good in it's day, but that it does not go far enough to cover the present condition of affairs. He will in his message adopt the principle enunctated by President Monroe and explain what in his judgment should be the manner of it's application in the present case. The President is very pro nounced in his views and is without doubt sustained by his Cabinet. The talk of a se- rious disagreement between the President and Secretary Evarts on the canal question, and the probable retirement of the latter from the Cabinet, is said on the best authority to be without the slightest foundation in fact.
 The subcommittee of the special commit tee on interoceanic canal has probably agreed on the form of asserting the right of the United States to control any canal across the Isthmus. The resolution will be acted upon shortly by the full committee. The resolution is as follows:
 Resolved, That it Is the interest of the United States to have possession, direction, control and government of any land, railroad or other communication to be constructed across the Isthmus connecting the American continent for the transportation of vessels and cargoes from the Oarribean sea to the Pa ciic ocean, whether the same be built at Pan- anna, Nicaragua or elsewhere; and in view of the magnitude of this interest it is the duty of the United States to insist that if built, by whomsoever the same may be prosecuted and completed, whatever the nationality 0f it's corporators or the services of their capital, that the interests of the United States and their rights to the possession and control of the same will be asserted and maintained, whenever in their opinion it becomes neces- sary.
 A Now and Dangerous Counterfeit.
 WASHINGTON, March 5.-A very dangerous counterfeit $100 bill on the Pittsburg National Bank of Commerce, Pttsburg, Penn, was de- tected at the National redemption bureau. It is probably from the same plate as the counterfeit on the National Bank of Boston heretofore described, and is by odds the most dangerous counterfeit which has yet appeared on any National bank. It purports to be of the series of 1875, having scolloped seal in stead of seal with points, and leaving the words ''series of 1875" across the face in red ink under the charter number, and the inn print printed at the bureau of engraving and United States Treasury department" in the upper right hand corner, It is printed on an imitation of fibre paper and is the first coun- terfeit that has yet appeared on this series of National bank notes. The printing of the seal is somewhat imperfect and the figures on the vignettes in the lower left hand corner are in ferior to the genuine. The most noticeable defect is in the face of the standing figure in the bow of the boat, which looks like deaths head on the counterfeit. In the genuine the features are much more distinct. It bears the signatures of John Allison, register of the treasury, and John 0. New, treasurer of the United States