Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-23
National BanIs-Returns from Land
Offices. etc.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The amount Of
National Bank currency issued during the
week ending to-day, is $199,636 from this
is to be deducted the currency returned, in
GLIDING worn out notes, amounting to S212.-
432, leaving in actual circulation at this
date S298, 307 500.
The amount of fractional currency re.
caived by the Treasurer from the frontiers
during the past week was S352,I4O The
amount shipped during the week to assist
ant treasurers and National banks, was
$4,000.
The securities held by the Treasurer of
the United States in trust for National
banks reported to-day, were az follows:
For circulating notes, $346, 256. $50; for
deposits of public moneys, $9S, 933, $50;
total, $379 ,190, Co., se
Mr.. Price, of Iowa, will introduce a bill
at an early day to provide for the better
security of the government against the
possibility Of fraud in the redeeming and
destroying Of fractional currency.
The Potomac river is frozen over at
Georgetown, and ice is sufficiently thick to
interfere seriously with navigation.
Secretary McCulloch will be absent from
the city for few days during the holidays,
when Assistant Secretary Chandler win be
the acting Secretary of the Treasury.
Returns received at the General Land
Office, for the month of November. shoy
that All 81 acres of the public lands were
disposed of at the following local Offices:
Stevens Point Wisconsin,, l329,77 acres.
S,093 of which were sold for cash, amount
ing to $40, III, and the remainder were
located, with agricultural college scrip and
military warrants. At La Cross, Wiscon-
sin, EGO acres were taken under the home.
stead Law for actual settlement and cultiVa-
ton.
On the FIRST day Of January, three hun
dred and fifty-two patents will be issued by
the Patent Office, this is for two weeks, but
is the largest number ever issued in one
day.
The Senate committee on tSe inyestisa-
ton into the award of contracts, made re-
Gently by Mr.. Bogg, commissioner. Of In
dian affairs, was in session to-day, at the
Indian Bureau. Messrs. Bogg and Nix,
chief clerks, and others were examined |
the same.
Among the recent pardons granted by |
the President is that of Gen. NJ. w. Ran
som, Of North Carolina. aH.
The disbursements OF the treasury for the /
present week, on account of the depart
nents, are as follows War, S1,2I57s6.
Navy, $544,77s, Interior, Si34,87O At
he close Of business to-day, the treasury |
aeld gold to the amount $94, ,s44, Of |
which $lS,070,740 was in gold certificates,
he rest belonging absolutely TO the govern
nent. II
On January Isl Sl0,O0000O in coin are
o be discussed on account of interest on
yold bearing bonds.
The President in conforming TO the re-
quest Of the King of Prussia, and in eonse-
Iuence Of the incorporation of Hanover
Jity, Frankfort and the Duchy Of Hesse.
INTO that Kingdom, has Withdrawn it, and
declared il TO be null and void The ex-
IuatOr heretofore issued to a number OF
,onsals of these States, in this country,
mong thea Adolph Casting, Consul Gen
raj at New York; Frank c. Hoffman,
,hicago; A. c. Wilmans, Milwankee;
Idolph Meir, st. Louis; Thee. schwartz,
louisville; Carl Fsdac, Cincinnati, and ali
dhers representing the States named