The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-16
WASHINGTON.
Salaries OF Government oficers With
held.

Salaries OF Government Omcers With
held.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Judge Raynor, So
licltor of the Treasury, has submitted an opin-
ion to the Secretary of the Treasury that it is
legal to withhold payment of salary from any
person holding office under the government
who is indebted to the government but that
this does not apply to an innocent surety. The
case arose from the appraiser of New Orleans
becoming surety for an internal revenue col
lector who was defaulter.
Protection of an American Consul IN
Mexico.
Inquiry at the State department. with regard
to the ordering of the United States steamer
Ranger to Cape ST. Lucas, to protect the rep
resentative of this government at that port,
has elected the following PARTICULARS The
United States vice consul, Mr.. Dexter, in the
course of some official transactions became in
volved in controversy with the Mexican Of
ficials, and was personally assaulted. Fearing
further violence, he reported the matter to the
State department. and asked for protection.
At the request of the Secretary OF State, the
Secretary of the Navy at once ordered the
Ranger to proceed to the scene of the antici-
pated trouble.
The McKeesport (Pa) Post Office.
The President yesterday commissioned thirty
postmasters, mainly in the Western states.
The commission of Samuel e. Carruthers as
postmaster at McKeesport, Pa, Will probably
be signed to-day. Congressman Bayne OF Pitts
burg, accompanied by delegation OF citizens
of McKeesport, called on the President yester-
day, and urged him to withhold Carruthers
commission on the ground that he is for va
rious reasons not locally acceptable. The
President is reported to have replied that ne
could not properly accede to this request IN
view of Carruther's confirmation by the SEN
ate, but that if it should turn out that the APP
pointnent was a bad one the proper way to
meet the case would be by making new nom
ination when the Senate reassembes.
Large Amount, of New NicKels TO bs
Coined.
Owing gto the small amount OF fve-cent
nickels in the Treasury the Secretary has H.
structed the director of minis to cause $l7, $40
in old copper cents and $l04,01S in copper
nickel cents now in the Philadelphia mint, to
be recoined into five-cent nisKels. 1t will be
some time before the mint will be ready to
commence their recoinage or to receive orders
for five-cent nickels for banks and others.
The Star Route Cases
It is stated on excellent authority that the
counsel for the government in the star route
cases proposes to proceed in the Prescott and
Sante Fe route case, the only case they have
ready, by information in the police court.
More Of Howgete's Rascality Revealed.
1t is understood that an additional case of
embezzlement amounting to S4oUoo mas Deen
found against Captain HoWgate, and that the
matter will be laid before the grand jury on
the first opportunity. This will make five in
dictments aggregating 100000 against How
gate.
VIM. M. Evarts is here in behalf of certain
New York banks. He made an extended ar
gument on the subject OF taxation OF banks
other than national before the commissioner of
internal revenue to-day.
Export of Provisions.
The chief of the bureau of statistics reports
that the total values of exports of domestic
provisions tallow land dairy products during
the month of October, 1881, and ten months
ended October 81, 1881, compared with similar
exports during the corresponding periods OF
the preceding year were as follows: October,
1881, $S,923, APO; October, 1880, I'll .469,-
967; ten months ended October 81, 1881, $111,-
728, OIL ten months ended October 81, 1880,
SIG, 1881 ,919; total values of exports OF provis-
ions and talow for twelve months ended
October 81, 1881, $119, ,545; 1880, $113,99l,-
for six month ended October 81, 1881, $l3.5lO,-
430; 1880, SIG, 491 ,519.
Board of Health.
DIR. j. L. Cobell, president of the national
board of health, to-day submitted his annual
report.
At the close of business to-day the amount of
United States bonds for redemption under the
O5th call aggregated $9,999, $50. From May
10 to June 80 last there were $226, OO0,OOO
worth of per cent. bonds received for re-
dempton and continuance at 81 per cent. This
is the largest amount of bonds ever handled in
such brief period by the United States gov
eminent.
The Speakership.
The opponents of Kasson for the speakership
are preparing to make the most OF what they
claim is his tariff record. They will insist that
he, at one time at least, favored tariff for
revenue only, and made speeches to that. ef-
feet These speeches are to be presented to
members here as the campaign begins, to the
attempted injury of Mr.. Kasson. The latter,
however, is understood to be about to make
speech at Pittsburg, in which he will claim
that he is in harmony with the nigh tarlH peo-
ple :,
endeavor to show that he was too active Lib
era during the campaign of 1872 to bs the
party leader now, and his speech In accepting
nomination from the Liberal party in that
year contained very severe structures upon the
Republican party.
Attorney General MacVeaghs Position.
Mr.. MacVeagh, before retiring from the
department of Justice yesterday, stated that
he had only remained at the request of Presi-
dent Arthur until ex-senator Howe could be
communicated with and accept the position OF
Attorney General. Subsequently the Presi-
dent told him that he could not appoint Howe
because Totten, his son-in-law, was a counsel
for the Star route people, but he would nomin-
etc, within day or two, Frelinghuysen. Then
Frelnghuysen declined, when MacVeagh de.
termined no longer to remain.
Financial Items.
During the week ending Nov r. 442, 500
standard silver dollars We're placed in circula-
ton, against $780, 1894 during the corresponding
period in 1880.
The chief of the bureau of statistics reports
that the total values of the exports of domestic
breadstuffs from the United States during the
month of October, 1884, were $14 839, 914, and
during October, 1880, So, 973, $40. For the
four months ended Oct. 81, 1880, $112, S21 1852;
for the ten months ended Oct. 81, 1881, $780,
1872 552; and during the same period in 1880,
1926, TT SAT.
Miscellany.
A cable despatch was received at the Navy
department. yesterday from Commander Terry,
commanding the United States steamer Mar
ion, announcing that. he will sail to-day from
Montevideo for Hurd's Island to look after the
missing barque Trinity.
The Postmaster General yesterday signed an
order to transfer the headquarters of the third
division of the railway mail service
John w. French. secretary of the Ute COM
mission, has returned from Colorado He re-
ports that the closing work of the commission
is progressing satisfactorily, and that no
troubles with the Indians are anticipated this
winter.
Earthquake Shock at San Jose.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a severe shock
of earthquake was felt at noon to-day in the
city of San Jose. The oscillations we're from
north to south. A heavy rain storm prevailed