Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-25

AZ 4 matter Of general interest. "a -.
full the bill which has passed both Housss ls
rress arnendatory of the existing laws ra :, Con-
the coinage Of the half-dollar, quarter suating
three dollar pieces. The BILL It will be seen nase
reduction Of 81 per cent in he value e makes
so MS to reader silver coin no longer VI silver
sirable export than gnld-and it makes ; - De.
gold the standard Of value, and silver spbs.elc eI
to it. Under the operation Of law, the presen.
in the new coinage of less value-and we JluOeed
fideat1y to most desirable result-that If 'oA Con-
ing the demand for small change supply.
SEC l. That from and after the first d,r
eighteen hundred and fifty three. the WEIGH 'ene,
half dollar or piece of fifty cents shall be- q the
dred and ninetytwo grains and the quarter 5d num-
dime and half dime shall be, respectiyelr suliaf
one-fith, and one-tenth of the weight IF .":1 malt
dollar malt
SEC. 2. That the silver coins issued in conc.
with tho above section shall be legal tenders
ment of debts for all sums not exceeding sra p pay
lars uol.
SEC. 8. That in order to procure bull;on
requisite coinage of the Subdivisions Of Tho pr The
authorized by this act the Treasurer of tho 4 .,
shall. with the approval of the Director ~, Slmt
such bullion with the bullion fund of thu fu'cuase
shall charge himself with the gain arsina r"o tie
coinage of such bullion into coins of nom;n. me
ne exceed ng the intrinsic value thereof .nd tah
be credited with the difference between such ;ns.
sic value and The price pa d for said bpl;ons 'ies
with the expense of distributing said coins ~ ana
inafter provided. The balances to his credit e,ct
profit of said coinage, shall be- from time to .; VI e
warrant of the Director of the mint on
the account OF the Treasury of the United NV
SEC. A. That such coins shall be paid on, - {, g,
mint in exchange for gold coins at par. in @'ne
less than hundred dollars; and it shall nS not
full also, to transmit parcels of the same fron ,s1
to time to- the assistant treasurers denos;ta;o. me
other officers of the United States under ana
gulaiions, proposed by the Director of the Mn. e,
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. p Is
ded, howercr, IT at the amount coined INTO
dollars Dimes and half dimes shall be rcpula,"a q
the Secretary of the Treasury. 1 ="
SEC s. That no depcsites for coinage into N. II,
dollar quarter dollar, dime, and half dime sh hs,
hereafter be received, other than those mado l II
Treasurer of the Mint, herein authorized a rns
upon account of the United States anu
SEC G. That, at the option of the deposition .ola
Or liver may be cast into bars ngots of ehe, s"..
metal of standard fneness, as tho owner mavn,.
fer with a stamp upon the same Designating +.
weight and fineness but piece, of either cdG :,
silver shall be cast into bars or ngos of less wp;,h,
than ten ounces, except pieces of one ounce Of fT
ounces. of three ounces. and of FIVE ounces all ~
which pieces of less weight than ten ounces sh,IIs
f of the standard fneness, with their weight and s
ness stamped upon them but in cases when the pod
and silver deposited be coined Or cast into bars,
+ ingots, there shall be charge TO the deposition n
o addition to the charge made for refining or mar
ting the metals, of one bali of one per cent Tho
G money arising from this charge of one hafpe cent
shall be charged to the Treasurer of the mint and
from time to time on warrant of the Director Of bs
n Mint, shall be transferred into the Treasury Of he
United States: Prorfded, hcperer, That nothing con-
t tanned in this section shall be considered as applying
to the half dollar. the quarter dollar, the dime and
Y half dime.
5 Sec. 7. That from time to time there shall be
e struck and coined at the Mint of the United States
and the branches thereof conformaby in all respects
to law. and conformahly in all respects to the stan.
II drrd of gold coins established by law coin Of
= gold of the value of three dollars. or units and all
e the provisions of an act entitled :: An act to author
ze the coinag of gold dollars and donble eagles
j. approved March third eighteen hundred and forty
}. nine, shall be applied the coin herein authorized
so far the same may be applicable but the devi
h ces and shape Of the three dollar piece shall be fixed
t. by the Secretary of the Treasury.
n SEC 8. That this act shall be in force from and
e after the first day of June next.
ii Hoe STATlsTIcs.-THE PROSPECT From all them
d formation have been able TO gather, says the Lou
isville Courier. there will be excess in the number
of hogs packed throughout the West, this
;, last. of fully three hundred thousand hogs. In
average weight of hogs packed, il is estimated that
n there will be falling off of five per cent. The lei
, cheney of lard is estimated at Ten per cent.
,s The Cincinnati Price Current estimates the rnmbr
- of hogs packed there. from all sources, at 36Sl-a
h gain OF nearly 10, 900 the previous year The
excess in this city, is 100000 in Indiana ll6OOOE
and Ohio, 100000 From other points full leHns
have not been received.
IS On the 2Oh inst, 3S 900 had been packed al Boards
# town, Illinois, 900 more than last year. Al o.
Dr. Louis there is also small excess.
ToBACCo AT ClNCINNATL-The Cincinnati CONNER
=, cal states that large and well arranged Io'aeCO
> warehouse has been established in that city The re-
- ceipts at the establishment large and Tor the put
- pose of reducing stocks auction sales are to be COM
" made with agencies in every important tobacco mar
II ket for the sale of Leaf Tobacco, by the Sample
g the Cincinnati Inspector. These samples can De s
- by express. and sales effected with very little auu'"O
r. al cost TO the planter.
- Bancroft. the Historian.
He was the son Of one of the most DISTINGUISH ',
m Unitarian dvnes of The last half century nors"
to up in atmosphere of grave and humane caIaO c
his constant lesson the supremesi merry :" Nv
r. al investigation At the age OF seventeen iS "t %.
Germany, and studied at Goitngen WINE nv" NV,
though mere youth, he often preached 10 'ns ql
German congregations in the vicinity IN 'ne" 'a .f.
s. tongue. Pursuing his studies with ardouF' a" nad
ey red by a singular intellectual resesness' n' ,r;,r
e, DATED through the fields Of scholastic culture, 10
us the sweets, quite ignorant of Their irint Vs.
W Berlin he became acquainted with SDee'In ""a
III Wolff and Savigny. Ee first Goethe III '1" wh
The old man walking in his garden Ia 9'.ussr
en- German careessness in heavy lose coat anu oe