The Portland daily press., 1883-06-04

Order No. 581-Postmasters at first and
second-clasl offices will hereafter give their
personal attention to the business of their
offices and not absent themselves therefrom
without authority granted upon written appli-
cation TO this Department.. A violation OF This
order will be deemed sufficient cause for re-
mova
Signed. w. @. GREsHAM
Postmaster General.
The Internal Revenue Districts.
The CoDgretsmen here in Washington have
discovered that nothing will be done ia the
matter OF the consolidation OF the Internal
Revenue Districts before next week. The In
ternal Revenue Bureau, after having submit
ted its general plan, will make no general rec
ommendatioD as to particular districts. The
proposed consolidation affects the East and
West more than it does the South.
Imitation Greenbacks.
The Treasury has received information that
largeiamounts OF blank greenbaoks are being
offered for sale In different parts OF the country
10 be filed In with the names and addresses Of
the firms which may purchase them, to be used
as an advertisement. Renewed efforts arc TO
be made to stop this practice. There is fine
OF g100for every imitation which Is circulated
or found IN the possession OF any one.
The Virginia Elections
Senator Riddleberger Of Virginia Is here.
He tells a very straight story about the coun-
ty elections, which IL singulary at variance
with reports from Bourbon-Funder sources
lie says that the Readjusters not only we're
ties than they did last spring. lie also claims
that the Readiusters made no extraordinary
efforts 90 secure success.
The Irish Conspirators In Americas
There is some reason TO think that the Brit
ish Government has not been able TO secure
evidence strong enough to warrant demand
for the extraditon Of Sheridan or lyman, and
that proceedings to that end have been, at
least temporarily, suspended.
Macs Meeting OF Laboring Men.
A mass meeting of &C laboring men called
under the auspicleg Of the National federation
Of labor unions was held night Resolutions
were passed denouneng Secretary Lincoln for
his failure to enforce the hour law In the
War Department. Governor Bntler was re-
terred TO as the only workingmans 3 friend Inow
In public life and every mention OF his name
was eheered to the echo. memorial was
this afternoon forwarded to the executive man
sion urging the President TO call an extra ses-
sion OF Congress In the interest of the laboring
men.
Miscellaneous.
IL is expected that twelve months viii be re-
CURED to complete the engines for the untin-
ished monitors
Ohio Republicans say that Senator John
sherman Will not dlBaDprove movement 10
nominate him for Governor.
The Postmaster General Edenies that he in
tends 10 remove the clerks OF advanced age In
the Post Office Department, one Of whom has
been Ia continuous service for more than q
hall century, and several of whom have been
there more than quarter Of a century contn-
uously.
The Government has directed Mr.. Saunders,
an expert in cattle, to proceed TO the Hamburg
Exhibition and make u thorough study of all
subjects relating ito cattle.
The Government Printing Office has Just ig-
sued the address of Mr.. Baine delivered at the
Garfield memorial exercises, elegantly bound
The work has been delayed in order to permit
Of the engraving of the frontispiece, which IL
the same as that on the invitation cards.