Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-16

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General has cut off sufficient useless star
route service to save the government 1885,
600 per annum, and decisions have been
reached for the discontinuance of other
routes, contents for which will soon expire.
This action has been taken without effectIng
the efficiency of the service.
Mrs Garfield was slightly .improvedsat one
O'Clock this afternoon.
General Sheridan sends the following from
Col. Whistler:
Fort Keogh, Mont, April &c At a
meeting to-day of the leading men of the
Indians near this Post, speeches were made
by several chiefs, all requesting permission
to remain here and to have an agency on
Otter Creek. They want to go TO work and
live like whites
Adjutant General Drum has issued an
order giving explicit instructions and full
regulations for the convenience of those who
NAV have occasion to draw conveyances. make
abstracts. or collect evidence of title to lands
in cases where it may be the duty of the
Attorney General to certify concerning the
validity of titles.
Since the advent of Secretary Hunt the
navy department has been flooded with ap-
plications for positions of all kinds, particu-
larly applications for employing at the va
rious navy yards. Secretary Hunt has issued an
order to the effect that su, h applications must
he made directly To the officers IN charge of
the several yards. ii made TO the department
they will not be considered. There are at
present no vacancies in clerkships or other
positions under the control of the navy de-
partment.
There was received at the Loan division
of the Treasury department to-day, S2e.s29,
400 worth of per cent. bonds for continu-
ance at 30 per cent, making total of 500
536, 800 received since the issuance of the
Secretary's circular, Thursday last. More
than one hundred kilograms have been re-
ceived during the day from holders of per
cents, desiring to extend their bonds, and
asking for information on the subject. The
Comptroller of the Currency says he has
already in his hands papers for the exchange
of per cent. bonds belonging to 4,4l0 Ma
tional Banks, covering about $40, 900, 900 OF
bonds. This would leave 40 banks to be
heard from. having Sc, 600, 900 of bonds. and
these are all believed to be in the hands OF
the Secretary. $3.50, 200, 900 of s per cent
registered bonds may be surrendered and ex-
tended, and of this amount 433 National
Banks hold SI6s, 27S 200, nearly all of which
the Comptroller thinks will be exchanged
next month. The acts of Juue 30, 1874 anG
January IA, 1875, authorized the retirement
and re-issued National bank notes at the
pleasure of the banks, and subject
to the restriction of law. The circulation
was at the highest point December l
1875, when it was 1925. 1874 ,346; from tina
date the circulation decreased until 1877
the total circulation being more than $50,
900, 900 since that date and has steady III
creased. Nov. LIST it was S343 100000 ant
since there has been an increase of more
than 80, 900. 10000, tine circulation now be
ing S352, q 10, 26l, which is S3l5.Sl5 higher
than at any time since the passage of the free
banking act, Jan. 18th, 1875. The tota
values of exports of petroleum and petroleum
produced from the United States during
March. 1881, was 50, 2s5, ll6. and during
March. 1880, it was $2,37s, 242. For nine
months ending March 3lst, 1881, it was
s., s64 $50, and for the same period in lSS(
it was $50, 6l2.7l5.
The Postmaster General has awarded the
contract for furnishing the post office depart
ment with postal cards for four years be
ginning July LIST, to Woolworth & Graham o
New York, who were the lowest bidders ant
who have given sufficient evidence of theil
ability to perform the work.
The funeral services of Mr.. Goleright viii
be held on Tuesday, under the auspices o.
the l. o. o. f.
DR.. Pope reports tonight that the symp
toms of Mrs. Garfields disease have pre-
scented more formable aspect and that sh,
has passed more comfortable day.
WASHINGTON, Nav Is. Mrs. Garfield
condition tonight is little improved, the gen
eral symptoms are better and there has beer
further slight reduction of the temperature
which gives encouragement to her medica
attendants.
The Investigations by the State department
into the reports published in Europe con
corning hog cholera and trichinae among
American swine, shows that the American
swine are the best and purest breeds. The
European reports are gross exaggerations.
That the percentage of death among Ameri
can swine is no greater than that among Eu
ropean swine from similar diseases, and tina
full investigation in the great markets OF
Cincinnati and Chicago show complete free.
dom of the American swine from trichinae
The report gives full conclusions of a search
ing investigation, the above being among the
principal points.
A dispatch from San Francisco saws: The
trustees of the estate of the late Mark Hop
kins of the Central Pacific railroad have
filed their account. placing the value Of ths