The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-20

The gold coinage was about ssi55OO,O0G the
yer Sl36,33333S, and the copper S5,5OO,0O0.
The total coinage Of the Branch Mint at San
Francisco Dung the first eight months Of thi
year was s06l2OCO Of gold, and nearly S5OOO0O in
silver. As there was a subsequent increase, he
directors think that the business of the entire year
will be fully up to the average.
Letter of the Consul at Crete.
w. J. Sillman, United states Consul at Crete,
under date Of Oct 14 writing TO the Secretary
81 have the honor to inform you that battle
apparently great severity, was fought near The
rso,' ten miles from this place, curing the three
days preceding to-day, between the government
forces, numbering about 2Oi00 men, and the in
liable news, but the report of the artillery was
distinctly audible from here and the smoke visible,
we could see that the place of combat was nm
changed, and that IL had not drawn near to The
rso, which was understood to be the object of the
movement, as we perceive the firing has entirely
ceased in that direction to. day, and hearing a ru-
NOR that they being severely repulsed The
bashaw has changed his attack to thanking move-
ment, which accords with what we see and
learn from the peasants. l judge that we NAV
conclude that the movement which he was n
depart may be regarded as a failure.
81 regret to say that the Turkish troops are con-
Quoting the war with great barbarity, killing many
inotlensive persons and destroying all the towns
they pass through. Volunteers are arriving from
Greece with supplies and ammunition ,and it seems
likely that If Europe should interfere we shall
have long and desolatng war OF it, aud Crete
will be thrown back quarter OF n century, what
ever may be the event of the war. l hope that our
government will be able in some way 10 conGri-
butte to the relief of the unfortunates who are al
ready deprived Of all provisions made against the
winter, and were in many cases without any
means of obtaining living by the indscriminate
severity Of the government forces, VINO destroy not
only stores of provisions, SC. but also the houses
and implements, and in many cases the vineyards
Of those whose only offence has been 10 escape at
the approach Of soldiery of whose humanity they
have good reason TO doubt II the charity Of the
trierds of humanity is not large towards the Gre
tans, thousands must perish the coming winter"
The Land Office.
Returns received at the General Land Office
show that during the month of November $3.50
acres of the public lands sold tor actual set
uement and cultivation under the Homestead act,
at the Boonsville (Missouri) Office.
From Shanghae.
letter from Minister Buringame dated Shang-
hae, Oct 6, describes the y phoon OF September on
the coast OF Japan, being the known for
years.
Our safety he says, next TO the good conduct of
Captain Noel and two three of his officers, was
due to the excellent MODEL Of the ship. She was
very nigh out of water and very strong I think
it will be found that in nearly every case of loss
of steamship at sea, the result, with the Lon
don, lost in the Bay of Biscay, occurred from
weakness of the deck, a defective arrangement for
keeping the water from penetrating by the sky
light and other openings into the space below.