The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-04

Your friend and nbedient sery't,
JOHN A. COLLIER.
CotSAaE np THE CSrrED STATES MNr.--Wo
learn from the annual. report of the Director of
the Mint at Philadelphia. transmitted to Con-
gress lately, that the coinage. including gold
hars, executed at that establishment during the
year. 1883. amounted (omitting fractions of dol.
lars) to s60.lll. .249. Of which s26, 6,355 52l we're
in gold coins; sl5, ,sa6sos were in refined gold
bars s7.e62,57l in silver coins, and SCI 7.059in
copper coins This coinage was comprised In
C9.775.537 pieces being more than twice the
number of pieces ever before struck at the
Mint in single year.
The depostes received were s533l5G32 in
gold and Ss.367 $50 in silver including the pur-
chases OF silver made pursuant to the act Of
March 3d. 1853 making total of SCI 6S2 ,97l.
The coinage at the Branch Mint at New Or
leans amounted TO S344S.0O0. of which S2.22O,.
900 were in gold coin and Slo25. 900 in silver.
The number of pieces struck was 6,532 GOO. The
depostes were S2.lj2.z54 in gold aud S4,536..
III in silver. including purchases of silver.
Total, S66SS,3S5.
The coinage at the Branch Mint at Charlotte,
North Carolina. amounted to 1899 $40 in gold,
comprised in 1906 pieces. The deposites were
SS05. ISL in gold.
The total coinage at the mint aud its branch.
es for the year 1858. was as follows Gold,
S55, ,213.9O7 silver, S0,O77 57l "copper", 81, ,059
Total "a, 35S.537.
One million Of dollars Oh in gold $685.
POUNDS. II 1900 pounds be taken as the ton,
it will lie seen that the large operations during
the last -ear reach about l02 tons of gold and
249 tons of silver.
The amount of gold Of domestic production
deposited at the mint snd branches during the
last year 5.622 ,05l. of which sum S55, ,ll3,4s7
was from California. and the balance from the
Atlantic States, except a few deposits from Ore
gon, of the value Of Sl3 575. These were the
first deposites from that Territory, and are
characterized by having an appreciable per
centage Of platinum and sand.
The silver parted from the gold from Califor.
mia. amounted TO the sum of S407 .l33 in addi-
ton to which there was received other silver Of
domestic production. to the value OF SlU.146.
At the principal mint several deposites Of
Australian gold has been made during the year,
to Sl95.0 900
The entire coinage at the several mnts from
the time they commenced operations is rs fol-
lows -
Mint at Philadelphia, established
1893 -SS22, ,Scs
Mint at New Orleans, established
1853 SO, 497 .663
Mint at Charlotte, N. C., establish
Mint int at at Dahlouega, Geo, estab- '''''''
lishcd 1888 s.2so72s
Total at all the miuts -S38l,79 ,299
A BACHELOR IN A FIx-The following story
is from the Mansfield (Ohio) Herald. Some
people may not believe it to be true; but we
say. if it is true il bachelors cold feet did
freeze into n tub Of cold water. and had to be
chopped out and it, while in that condition. an
old maid did refuse to help him, it was all
right
A morning or two since. cries for assistance
were heard proceeding from the room Of high
ly respectable old bachelor. On bursting open
the door, he was found frozen fast in tub of
water! Having been troubled with a bad cold
he thought to take a bath in a tub OF warm wa
ter. the night before. and felt so comfortable
while sitting in it, that he dropped to sleep.
and did not awake TIL morning. lie was. OF
course. unable to stir, and was compelled to
call for help To his great horror. the first per-
son rushing to his aid was an old maid who had
par,iality for him. She. surprising he intend
ed q joke upon her. broke into the street again.
her countenance filed with Indignation and
WOuUueu VANITY, tNleW NIoiCHtIy
about. cxclaiming. 20, the hateful vilain!'
His continued cries, however. brought our
friend speedy assistance. when by chopping
him ont with q hatchet and turning him round
and round like spit before the fire, be was
soon thawcd out He wishes US TO say he is
now q candidate for matrmony
A DOC STORy.-A friend of ours owns noble
great Newfoundland dog about which he tells
a good many funny stories. among which is the
following. We tell il as it was told to us. pre-
missing only that our friend is man OF fair
character for veracity. and we believe the story
Ourself He spent several weeks during the
last summer in country village. accompanied
by his dog Boney. an Authorization of Napoleon
Bonaparte. his true name. Now Eoney is an
educated, gcntlemanly dog. conscious OF his
own strength and from very magnanlmity pays
no attention TO small animals that bark at or
even bite him. He had been taught 10 fetch
and carry and it was only necessary to point
out any article that he could lift. and order hin
to bring it along. aud Boney would bring 1t. A
small spaniel about the size of q cat was in the
daily habit of imposing upon the good nature
of Boney, impudently attacking him, seizng
him by the long hair on his hind legs. and shak-
ing and growing away as if it were really
somebody, all which Boncy bore with Christian
torbearance, never even showing his ivory. but
trottng away with dignifed contempt from his
puny assallant
One day our friend was walking out with his
dog. when the little spaniel iull of importance,
made his usual attack on BoRey. Fetch him
along said our friend. pointing to the spaniel.
No sooner said than done, Boney pouuced upon
him. and rolling him over and over without
hurting him. took him by the nape OF the neck,
and trotted along after his master with all ihe
dignity Of an animal conscious of beng IN ,he
performance off pleasant duty The little dog
yelled, and howled, and struggled. NJ mere
was no use in talking. Boney trotfed around
after his master, with the spaniel in his mouth.
as cat may sometimes be seen carrying one Of
her little ones, greatly to the amusement OF all
the boys in the village. AT length bis master
ordered the prisoner to be released. when the
little animal, thoroughly humbled, drew bes
line for home. He gave Doney wide berth af.
ter that-.albany Register.
LUMBERING ABOUT GREEN BAY.-A CORES
pondent of the Cleveland Herald. writing from
Green Bay under date Of January 22d, says