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Show Wnshintou Advice. Washington, 2S. The president has signed the commission of Thomas Simons, New York, to be Assistant attorney general of the United Slates, vice John Uotorlh. The secretary of tho treasury today to-day directed the retirement of $0S7,-700 $0S7,-700 from the currency balance of tho treasury, the same being SO per cent, of the additional circulation issued to the banks during the present month. Untd further orders the circulating medium shall not exceed $.S77,004,-Ojo. $.S77,004,-Ojo. Information is received at the state department of Ihe passage by acclamation, in March last, by the corl-s of the kingdom of Portugal, of a bill granting unconditional freedom to the remaining Portugese elaves known as annrentices or freed men. |