Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-27
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SOCNIh1 IEACHER.
Warrington News and Gossip.
The Secretary OF the Treasury ha.
given orders for the purchase of one mil
lion bonds during this week.
General Hancock has authorized a ST
Paul paper to deny that he protested
against being sent TO the Northwest.
The amount OF gold in the Treasur,
on Monday at she close of office hour.
was ninety-one millions of dollars. ex.
elusive of certificates, which amounted
to twenty-three millions.
Official figures at the Treasury De
partment show that the inportations
for the months of March and April were
greater than for the corresponding
months of any previous year.
The President stated on SATURDAY. tina,
elections in Texas and Mississipet
would not he ordered till after the eiec
tion in Virginia, but he was inclined tc
think he should fix ON the second Tues.
day of August.
The order for the election in Virgins
on the 9th of July, has been issued by
Gen. Candy, i'll accordance with the
proclamation of Gen. Grant. Ten days
are granted for registration, from the
4th proximo.
The monthly statement of the public
debt for May will show decrease Of
81 600, 900; shipments of currencv for the
week, S43l 500; amount destroyed, S27S.-
700; National Bank notes issued. S2I5..
O6O; actual circulation, S299, ,S65, 755.
During Andy Johnson's incumbency
of the Presidential Office, he pardoned
one hundred and forty-two counterfeit-
ers. Two sentences were remitted by
him on the day of Mr.. Lincoln's 8 funeral.
and the last was on the last day of his
term. L, :
It is stated that Secretary Rawlins is
determined to secure protection to the
lives of Union men III the Seuth. He
will probably declare martial law in
Georgia in the neig.. borhoeds where the
murders have been committed, and
where the murderers are not given Nm
he will arrest 3 number of ofsympathizipp
citizens and hold them in hostage until
the criminals ale given up.
The supply of fractional currency in
the treasury being exhausted, no new
fractional notes or notes of denomina-
tions of one Or two dollars will be issued
in exchange for old currency until the
new plates and water marked paper re-
Gently ordered by the Secretary are
ready, which will be about the first of
next July.
The most that can be reliably ascer-
tained of the instructions to Minister
Motley is that they are more of a gener-
al than special character, and do not
contemplate any speedy action on his
part with regard to the Alabama and
other claims, in view of the present SEN
timent in England upon the subject. if
for no other reason. Mr. Motley will
inform Her Majesty's Government of
the desire of our own to adjust all pend.
ing questions on basis that will
strengthen friendly relations between
the two countries.
The Cabinet is considering the oues-
tion of England's recegnitien of bellig-
erency as set fourth in Mr. Summers
speech, with good deal of care. Great
exceptions are taken by some of the
members tp resisting olir ease TO the
extent he DOES EpQn the difference be-
tween instituting blockade and clnsing
the ports, and upon the general Gues-
tion Gen. Butler has called attention to
| the fact the Supreme Court had actually
recognized the belligerency of the South
at date prior to that of the Queens
proclamation, and it also appears that
we are on the record in diplomatic cor
respondence as thanking Spain when
she recognized the belligerent rights of
the South for not doing any more
Secretary Boutwell, will continue to
sell two millions of gold a week as long
as gold continues to increase in the
! Treasury, put has not yet concluded
purchase of bonds. He has not vet
made up his mind whether the law will
allew him to reduce the debt more than
one cent. per annum. He intends to
keep only so much gold as is actually
needed in the Treasury. The receipts
from customs are unusually large, and
gold is accumulating faster than he had
supposed it would. The following fig.
ures from the books of the Treasury
give the amount Of gold on hard at the
dates named: May 3d. eighty-four mil.
lions; May 7th, eighty-five millions; May
10th, eighty-siK millions; May 18th
eighty-eight millionsI May Goth, eighty.
nine millions.
THE EIGHr-HoUR LAw.-By tn,
President Of the United States of Amer
lea, Proclamation:
WHEREAS, The act ef Congress ap.
| proved June 25, 1865, constituted on .anl
after that day eight hours days worl
for Llaborers, workmen and mechanics
employed by or on behalf of the Gov
ernmnment of the United States, anC
repealed all acts and parts of acts incon
sistent Herewith; now, therefore,
4 Ulysses S. Grant, President of the Uni
ted States. do hereby direct that from
and after this date no reduction shall b,
made in the wages paid by the Govern
ment by the day to such laborers, work
men and mechanics, Oh account of sucl
reduction of the hours of labor.
! In testimony whereof, have hereuntt
! set my hand and caused the seal of tn,
United States to be affixed, Done at th,
City of Washington the 10Th day o
May, in the year Of eur Lord 1859, ant
of the indepehdeaee afthe United States
the ninety-third. -.
[Sigped1 u, S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.