The Portland daily press., 1886-09-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland to Resume His
Official Duties To-day. lra
The Cause of Secretary Manning's
Severe Illness.
A Revival of Interest Among Demo
Gratis Regarding Certain APP
pointments.
A Maine Man Dies of Cholera at
Yokohama.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-It is stated in
his city that the anti-Mormons are much
disturbed over the assignment of Second
Lieutenant Richard W. Young, Fifth Ar.
tillery, to duty at Fort Douglass, near Salt
Lake City. Lieutenant Young is grandson
of Brigham Young and his presence, it is
claimed, menaces the supremacy of the gov
ernment of the Territory.
AT the War Department the idea OF such
an objection being raised about the assign
ment to duty of second lieutenant is ridi-
culed. Lieutenant Young, who was for a
ment of the East, was, it is stated. recon-
mended for duty with light battery for in
struction, as is necessary with all artillery
officers, and General Sheridan approved the
recommendation. 1t was not known that he
was Mormon at the time. Nor was it re-
membered that he was related to Brigham
Young. He was simply regarded as Lieu
tenant Young of the army, whom it was
desirous to assign to duty with light bat
terry.
The Three Per Cent Bonds.
Inquiry was made at the Treasury Depart
ment in regard to the published statement
that the national banks are being greatly
disturbed by the calling in of the per cent
bonds, which form the principal basis of
their circulation. 1t was learned that sever
al of these institutions have given notice of
withdrawal from the system, and that others
are trying to have their called bonds retained
as a baiis for circulation, preferring to fore
go the interest altogether rather than risk
buying and 44 per cents at the present high
premium It has always been held by the
Treasury Department that when the bonds
cease to bear interest they become unavaila-
BILE as basis for circulation. This ruling,
however, has lately been contested by some
Of the banks, and the question has been re-
fered to the Attorney General for an opln-
ion. Until this decision is rendered the de-
partment must adhere to its practice. In
many cases, however, the banks whose bonds
have been called are deferring their replace
ments, expecting apparently a decision al
lowing those bonds to remain. In the mean
time the Comptroller of the Currency, Treas
urer. and Register are so busily engaged with
requirements and Withdrawals that it is not
considered likely that the department will
be very exacting with the banks that have
failed to surrender their called bonds.
Places Not Yet Awarded to theFaith-
full.
The return of the President and quorum
of the Cabinet revives the interest of Demo-
cratic aspirants in the customs and internal
revenue appointments still open. Collectors
of customs. naval officers and surveyors
have been appointed at all the principal
ports, but most of the appraisers of customs
left over from the Republican regime are
holding on. Republican collectors are still
sitting at the receipt of customs at the fol-
lowing places: Annapolis, Astoria, Bangor,
Barnstable, Bath, Belfast, Cherryston, Girls
field, Detroit, Dunkirk, Eastport, Edenton,
Eureka, Cal, Fort Benton, Grand Haven,
Jersey City, Machias, ,41d MaTblehead, Nan an1
Townsend, Richmond, Rochester, st. Au-
gustine, Sitka, Toledo, Tuckerton, Vicks-
burg, Marlborough, Wilmington, Del. Re-
publican surveyors of customs are yet
undisturbed at Burlington, Iowa, Galena,
Michigan City, Portsmouth, Ohio. Seven
Republican collectors of internal revenue
still remain open to removal, as follows
James S. Wolfe, Colorado; Sam c. Thomp
son, Florida; Jno. FL. Sellman, Baltimore !;
Morris Friedsam, 32d New York city {;
Henry S. Pierce, Buffalo and Rochester dis
trict. N. Y; Jno. f. Cumler, Toledo, Ohio,
and S. w. Fisher, New Mexico.
A Death Trap.
The workmen who have been engaged for
the last day or two in reconStructing the
plumbing of Secretary Manning's private
office, in which he passed the greater part of
his time while he was in active charge of the
Treasury, have discovered a pipe four inches
in diameter leading directly to the head of
the sewer where all the most deadly gas
would accumulate, and unprotected by any
trap or other contrivance for keeping out the
poisonous air. Secretary FOlger passed
most of his time in this same room, and few
doubt that his untimely death was largely
attributable to this cause. Secretary VIM
dom was so convinced of the unhealthiness
of the building that he had it inspected by
officers of the Board of Health, who made a
most unfayorable report, but no action was