The Portland daily press., 1883-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug, 16.-Secretary Folger,
who IS now In Minnesota, will probably be at
the Treasury Department on the 9th inst.
BY reason Of the vigorous action of the Gov
ernment in prosecuting opium smugglers on
the Pacific coast, the duties collected at the
port OF San Francisco on opium during the
last fiscal year were more than vi 900, 900 in
excess OF the collections from that source the
previous year.
Two Gents Postage TO Canada.
The Post Office Department has of late been
looking up the agreement between this country
and Canada. 1t was thought that when the
new law reducing postage to two cents went
into operation Oct. 1st that it would interfere
in some way with our agreement with Canada,
when this country agreed to carry letters from
Canada for three cents, provided Canada would
III return deliver letters there from this coun-
try. 1t has been ascertained that there is q
clause in the agreement which says that the
domestic rates in both countries should govern.
A. two cent stamp, therefore, will only be need
ed to send letters to Canada after Oct. LIST,
while letters sent from Canada will have to pay
three cent postage as now
Maryland Politics.
A dispatch from Saratoga Springs to the Bal
timore Sun gives the substance of an interview
with Senator Gorham, of Maryland, in which
he states that there is nothing new in Gov.
Hamilton's letter on Maryland politics, and he
does not think it will have any effect in the
coming Gubernatorial contest. Senator Cor
ham said:-"At the proper time the Democrat
ic party will have plenty of defenders. 1t has
done nothing it need be ashamed of, but on the
contrary much to be proud Of. 1t will be
shown in good time that Maryland has been as
well governed during the past fifteen years as
any State In the Union"
The expected conference of Virginia Read
justers did not take place here last night, ow-
ing to the failure of Senator Malone to arrive.
g ov. Cameron left for New York last night to
arrange with Malone for another meeting.
yellow Fever nj Pensacola.
letter was received at the Navy depart
ment to-day from Secretary Chandler, stating
that he would not return before the LIST of Sep
tember unless his presence here was necessary.
The acting Secretary OF the Navy to-day, re-
ceived telegram from Commander Welch,
commanding the navy yard at Pensacola, as
follows: Surgeon Owens reports a case Of
yellow fever in the marine-guard. The man
is in the hospital. He has moved his quarters
to 9he second story of the building, and has re-
lieved the guard numbering IS men from all
duty in order to isolate them from other per-
sons Surgeon Owens recommends the trans
fer of the guard north as soon as possible. The
case was discovered last evening Two other
men were sent to the hospital to-day whose
cases have yet been decided. Would like au
thonity to order surgeon or authority to en-
ploy civilian expert from Pensacola" In
structions were telegraphed to Commander
Welch to transfer the marine guard to Cape
Anson, six miles from the navy yard and TO
make all sanitary arrangements necessary for
the health of the yard. Orders were also is
sued to Surgeon Martin, now at New Orleans,
to proceed to Pensacola and render all assis-
tance in his power.
Careful Watch for yellow Fever.
A cablegram from Vera Cruz to the Marine
Hospital bureau to-day states that the steamer
Bernard Hill sailed from that port yesterday,
bound for Baltimore. She had been in an af-
fected locality, and the health authorities were
notified to keep a lookout for her The deaths
from yellow fellow at Havana for the week
ending Aug. 4th were 4S.
Treasury Statement.
The statement of the United States Treasur-
er shows gold, silver and United States notes
in the treasury tc day as follows:-Gold coin
and bullion, $203, ,1S1 639; silver dollars and
bullion, $11S,0SJ,0 ,095; fractional silver coin,
27,c44,651; United States notes, $53, ,466, COG;
total, $402, ,6S2, ,379.
Certificates outstanding Gold, $5S, ,535, ,610;
silver, S73,SC00,9s1; currency, $12S15,0 900.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day
were 1857 1866, and from customs SS62049
The national bank notes received for redemp-
ton tc-may amount to $255, 900.