Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-02

WASHINGTON, July l.
Mr.. Muldrow was formally appointed first
assistant secretary of the interior, the new
office created BY Congress, and Mr.. George
A. jerks of Pennsylvania was appointed
second assistant secretary of the interior. E
S Wilson of Jackson, Miss, editor and pro.
prietor of the New Mississippian, was today
appointed receiver of public moneys al
Evanstown, Wyoming.
There are at present eleven presidential
postoffces where the commissions of post
masters have expired, and where no appoint
ments have yet been made. The vacancie.
in fourth class postofiices number not less
than $500. Nearly all the vacancies were
caused by designations or removals.
The debt statement, issued today, shows q
decrease of the public debt during the mont
of June to be IS ,993, 1898 IS; decrease of the
debt since June 30, 1884, S63, 494, 70s. GA
cash in the treasury. Sass, S,6l2, 429 %; gold
certificates outstanding, $l40, 1925, l40; silver
certificater outstanding, Sl39, ,90l .646; certi-
ficates of deposit, S29, 7s5 900; refunding Ger.
tificates outstanding. s249 900; legal tender
outstanding, S346,6Sl, ,0l6; fractional cur.
rency (not including the amount estimated as
lost or destroyed) 81, 1864, 1858.
The President this afternoon made the fol-
lowing appointments To be chief justice OF
the Supreme court of Idaho. James b. Hayes
of Wisconsin; to be U. s. marshsls, NJ. L.
Csbel for the northern district of Texas, and
James NJ. Liddell for the northern district OF
Mississippi; to be U. S. attorneys, Robert S.
Shields for the northern district of Ohio, and
Charles Pearse for the northern district OF
Texas to be collector of customs for the dis
trict of New Orleans, Benz. N. Jones.
The accounts of the coast survey for that
portion of the last fiscal year which are now
before First Auditor Chenewith, have been
suspended by that official pending the CON-
pletion of certain investigations he has set on
foot The discoveries thus far made are said
to indicate that there has been many unnec-
essary expenditures, and that in certain
branches of the bureau great extravaganza
prevailed.
The commission appointed to visit the
South American countries in the interest of
the commerce of the United States, have re-
ported under date of April %, to the depart
ment of state, the result of its observations
while at Lima. Perm, in communication to
the secretary of state. Accompanying the
report the commission says: 1.-The political
situation in Peru is not such as to make a
mission like that upon which we have the
honor to come, either satisfactory or conclu-
sive, but we are gratfied to be able to
report cordial reception from the pro-
visional government and from the people.
Notw withstanding the fact they feel somewhat
aggrieved at the failure of the United States
to exercise its good Offices for their benefit
during the recent war with Chill the people
privately talk of annexing to the United
States. The newspapers openly advocate
protectorate over Peru by our government
as the best mode of securing peace Our
commerce with his country has dwindled to
almost nothing in comparison with its former
magnitude. This is accounted for by enor-
nous decrease in the purchasing power of
Peru and by the fact that the steamship com
pany which employs monopoly on the west
coast of South America uses its influence
and regulates its freight tariffs so as to direct
the trade to England. Until peace between
Iglesias, Coceres and Periola comes it is use
less to talk of commerce with Peru. The
country is now stripped of everything valua-
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