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The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

lime AND ETERSITY.- of the
FreeInan's Journal, writes as follows concern
ing the assassination of Mrs. Surratt:
There was II brief, ftful and fey erish mo-
ment at Washington in 1865. man of bad
passions, but of great amount OF will ruled
the administrator of the Executive Govern
ment.
There wns Z poor widow in that city. Be
ing poor, shu kept IA boarding house. Having
no man Of age and character to keep proper
lookout, some young men were boariers al
her house who engaged in plot which ended
in an assassination.
The poor widow knew nothing about Il; but
she was hanged for having John Wilkes Booth
among her buardcrs.
of the soul of poor Mrs. Surratt AZ her
death was kind Of martyrdom, we arc dis
posed 10 hope that her purgatory is passed
One OF the Guiltiest OF her mrrderere has
passed away, Edwin NJ. Stanton Sham
"honors," mingled with burlesquc, have been
paid q his beastly memory. But ''he died
unshrfven, and no prayers were said for him" :"
Who, with one particle of faith, would not
rather be In the place of the poor, innocent
Mrs Surratt, hanged, than in that Or
the dead brute, Stanton, with any amonfit Of
mock "honors" paid TO him? Mrs surratt
died martyr 10 no human cause. but the vic
tim of the dihbolical hate of Stanton and his
assoc'e 'etcs. The poor and the oppressed God
cares Tor. ..-'...
stanton died Nithercd up under the visible
curse OF the Almighty, who avenges the cause
of the widow and the fatherless.
TskS warming we repeat it, you other
wretches, Who compassed the death Of this
poor innocent widow! The avenging angel is
after you. We will write your obituaries, et-
ccpt yOu fCpent and do works fitting TO n
penitentinl character.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02
5ELko NEVADA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ?, 1870

the dissssed ana w6rn-out SLAVES who will be
shipped TO the Interior towns aud sold as fresh
virgins from the 'Ffowery Kingdem.''
Alter these creatures had been disposed of
in this way, the gatrs were thrown open and
there ehsued a scefio of confusion and nproar
that tafies description. If he'll itself had
broke loose, tire peiling of the damned, the
howling Of his Sstsnic Majesty and the Shrek
ing OF his fiendish High Sheriff. would have
been drowned by the cannibAaistic Babel of
voices that enanhted from that cursed crew.
Il was with great daiculty that they could be
kept from boarding the steamer and helping
themselves 70 baggage or anything else. Soon
the stinHng stuf commenced TO be piled up
on TIE wharf ard carted away by express wag-
ons. ...r. .r.r.. ... .r.. ..... =.
Talk about their being benefit to the COM
munityi They brought trash enough to live on
until they can steal enough to take them back
90 where they cane from. Boxes, baskets
bamboo shanties, ,chop-sticks, pots, hats,
blankets, rice, rats, tea, SAMSON, jars, tubs, tin
cans, opium pipes, picks, pans and shovels,
in fact all the parnphernalia necessary for
them to commencebusines at once. San Erdti
cisco Tribune.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02
Lander and Elke.

The INDEPENDENT represents Elko TO he in
the full flush of wIntonness, tIckcry and dis
honesty and reminds us that that's what'n
the matter with Hannah" 1t may he so.
We believe, however, that Elko county is bet
ter than her advisers that she has mere
decent notions than her officials more ale
waited sentiments than the INDEPENDENT. The
spirit of that papers article on the claims OF
Elko against Lander, in the form of offsets, IS
decidedly scurvy.
The Reveillc stated the fact that the sum 5f
$50, 900 was duo from Elko 10 Lander county ;
and We nov add that the allotment of the
debt of Lander was fair and Just and il ought
to be paid as provided for. If Elko fas
claims, equitable offsets, against Lander, let
her present them formally, and the Reveille
promises that II will urge their allowance.
We have already spoken of this matter 10 a
Commissioner, and shall urge il upon the at
tention OF the Board. II Is our wish that
Lander county should do what is right de-
Gently, equitAbiy, and ungrudangly, though
she should hrfer receive one dime Of the
5000 from Blko. We believe that is the
wish also ot tha p""pl" nf Lander comfy. II
the matter rhcnld he approached in the proper
spirit 10y the tificcrs Of both counties, an
equitable se'llt ment Of the respective claims
might bc hal ~ a few hours. II not. not
Litigation ard .Iickcry will be rcsorted to- arh
the lawyers VIII swallow up the sums COR
tended for. y not this reasonable.
The ISDErE $,'ENr will not improve the tom
per or the r'6ralS cf tho officers Of Elko
county 10y writing ~ random OF "a " little triile
of 5000 q! 80, ,rcn personal property tax and
license, collected from our people" Both
taxes and li-'rs,N we're collected in that pRrt
of Lander county which is ndw Elko county,
and the lcgrl IitportiOn nf 10th has been
paid into the Sti,e treasury 20 that the IN
DEPENDENT nuet see that nearly fifty per cent.
Of it's specified Offset hns been disposed Of
The Reveillu is Gwaro That taxes and licenses
were essential 20 move and preserve the ma
chinery Of the newly organized county; and
il believes that q would We n matter of simple
justice TO allow Elko Her proportion of both
tax and license for tho six moiiths Of her cx-
istence iii 1869 IL not this just
If, however, The Commissioners Of Elko
county have resolved not 10 pay Lander the
S20, 900 allotted 20 her by the Ait under which
sho was organized, it *ould be as we'll for
them at once tn case their itching palms by
assisting tho ISDErENDEST to rake together all
sorts of offsets Let them offset truth and
equity. If, after the exercise of tkeir utmost
ingenuity, there should still be remainder
unpleasantly in favor of Lander county; let
them Offset IL by general statement Of thcir
inherent disposition TO seize and hold the
property Of thoif neighbOr.
This is Lanlcrs little suggestion, and wo
have no doubt that the INDEPENDENT will see
that it is acted Upon rs speedily rs possible
-lStss RiUer Mreino.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

NoSTtst.-The Deer Lodge Independent
says the news rom Cedar Creek camp curtin-
ues about the samc. The 'Nincrs are mostly
building cabins and getting in supplies, and
hut little prospecting is being done. Once in
n while report comes ont ~f big prospects
being found. TITS, Of rourtu, is merely run-
saunnal' and cniinnt la taken as any indication
of the wealth ~ pOvpr'y Of the camp Also,
| scmotimes find one who is dissatisfied with
the camp, and wSrld (if he could proNCunce
II % blk, but hTk him for n candid opinion
Of tho camp, and hh will tell you that i've or
six miles OF the cfaee will pay, and, upon the
whole, he thinks there Is going to be * good
camp" Claims selling well. No. IL,
below Discovery, sold few days Since for
$1,000, money down. no bedrock" or "iaw-
bone" and ! have heard Of several other
claims selling equally well. The towns are
prospcring, and buildings are going up with
out number. Next summer-gold or no gold
predict for il large population. No gold
excitement since Florence, In 'Gl and 'G2, has
caused so much excitement.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

JOB PIeIN TING
EVERY DsscRIPftDs PROMPTLY DONE, THE BEST
STYLE or THE AIT.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

DosTHRs. and Job Work OF every description. don
l. At tbis ofhcN. Hs' Terms cash on delivery. "a
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02
TO e ID e p OF.

wcst aide Of Fifth Street near Eder Co Ranking
House. VIII ship ice 90 any point on the railroad
6h' PRED WILSON. Proprietor.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

Henry Ward Boeoher has very plain wns
of speaking. The following occurred in ono
Of his sermons: ..... ..... ......
"Thoro are sitting before INC III This con
gtcgaton, now, two hundred mon, who stuff
their Sundays full of whnt they call religion
and then go out on Mondays TO catch their
brothers bS the throat, snyinR' 1t's Monday
now, and Sou needn't think because we sat
crying together yesterday over our Saviour g
sutforings and love, that am grirg TO let you
of from that debt, If IL does rum you to pay
il now" .. .....
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

Nor MUcH.--Tho Alpine Miner wants I'd
know if tile Stetefcldt furnace has proved n
failure The mill and furnace is fixed fact,
works regularly, and still advertises to work
rebellious rock up TO 30 rer cent, of fro
assay. On Thursday last wo saw Mr.. Dunn
pay over to Ward n c., OWNERS of the Silver
Queen mine, Mineral Hill, Humboldt county,
~ ,i3i, the nett proceeds of FIVE tons seven
hundred pounds of GRE. Ward d Co. arc sat
isfltd that the Stctofoldt furnace is sue
cess Dunn is satisfied of its entire success I;
we ate Satisfied that it is u magnificent sue
cess. II there arc any doubling Peters, -
let them bring along their rotk.-- Reno Crescent
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

FEARs or A DRoUTH.--A private letter from
Santa barbara, dated the Goth inst, saws that
the late rains did not rca,h the southern ror-
ton Of tho state, and thht great fears are Gu
tertaincd that Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo and San Diego counties are
going to suffer to very great oStont from
another drouth.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

CoSRAD wIEGASD mndc his appearance in
Reno on Tuesday last, intent on increasing the
circulation of the Peoples Tribune. We do
not know the exact number of subscriptions
secured, but sRw several rNgcs of memo.
randa-book filed with names, and saw de.
pOsit Of half dollars which, though they did
not aggregate large amount of money, spoke
the animus ~ the people in terms that cannot
be mistaken. We would not he surprised il
the present feeling eliminated in political
organization that would sweep the State, nor
are We prepared tO regret sucli n consumma-
tiOn, - Reno Crescent
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02

THAr's So.-Tho Couricr-Journal says that
" although the administration has not mater
tally reduced the public debt, IL has materially
pocted to pay it," .... ...t.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02
our Only Au,nor,,ea Arru,y:

l. T. FISHER, - and 81 New Mcrchants Exchange
IL only authorized sgest In San Francisco, CAL
HUDSON L MESET. d PEgf Row. is our sole agent
I'm New York City,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28
The sReceiyers'. of the Old state
go Banks.

The Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Lndes INDUCES in damaging COM
men upon the way in which some Of the
Receivers have acted in settling up the ac-
counts Of some Of the old State Banks: He
says the way 10 which some of the claims
have been liquidated, and the affairs of these
old institutions wound up "would not make
Virglnians feel proud, we're they to be fully
published. All have not acted dishonesty
but it has already been proved that som
have. One Of the chief and sharpest of these
inanciers never was a citizen of this State.
Some receivers" continues the correspon-
dent, "are charged with having caused the
notes to depreciate to a merely nominal value
in the market, by representing that assets
were mil and the day of settlement far off;
then to have bought them up at two Or three
cents in the dollar, and to have drawn their
pro rata dividends which trebled and often
times quadrupled the cost of notes. One
receiver is said to have made $3.50, 600 this
way, others to have made large sums and
few of them have given entire satisfaction to
all interested"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

FRAcrroNAL CURaENcy.-Our present frac-
tional currency has no friends. 1t is small,
fimscy, dirty, and altogether disagrecable.
The people use it, and they growl hourly at
the necessity. Congress would do well,
therefore, to give some consideration to the
recommendation of the Director of the Mint,
that small silver coins be issued at once,
without waiting for the resumption of specie
payments. He suggests that, while the pres
ent weight be reduced, the coins be of equal
purity. and that they be issued to a limited
amount, adequate to supply the real wants
of the community. The reduction in weight
by reason Of which the coins would not in
trinsically be worth quite their face value,
would counteract any disposition to hoard OR
export them, while it would not render them
unacceptable as a legal tender to a limit
say So or S.. At any rate, they would be
a most acceptable change to a people which
has endured SO long and SO patiently the vile
paper substitutes we have had for the past
half dozen years and more.-N. 7. Dry
Goods Reporter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

LIFE Preserving RAILROAD CAR.-Pub-
lie opinion and the law having alike proved
powerless to check the horrible frequency of
railroad accidents, science comes to the res
cue. A Life Preserving Railroad Car" is q
queer notion, but a suggestive one, and were
it effective, in America at least, it would find
abundant sphere for usefulness. Punch's
preventive for railroad accidents was to
the p~oint--namely. to put a railway director
on every COW catcher but We believe it was
never practically carried into effect. The de-
sign in the new invention is said to be to
make the cars freproof, and SO avoid danger
by burning; and to make them so strong as
to prevent the loss of life by splintering and
destruction in collisions. The frame is made
Of soft steel rods, which. it is alledged, will
not break by bending, as wood and cast iron
do. An indestructible car would seem to be
not only desirable for passengers, but Of
benefit to the accident insurance" interest,
and indeed to railroad companies themselves
to save their rolling stock-more especially
on those roads which are in habit Of tetele-
scoping'' their cars now and then in full
speed collisions.-N. Y. Times.
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PIEDMONT { ARLINGTON LIFE Insurance COMPANIES.
HOME OFFICE.

/ "a HOME OFFICE gwn MKT AND MAs sTnEsTs RHH1~fP,vA
II @Y&% 81 MM@E@/ $-O-
Il OFFICERS; w. @. DARLINGTON, President; JOHN E.. EDWARDS, Vice President
. 81 = AZ Is sS&Ka senrhyj Z ]! pklN Assistant Secretary ~ n d az = ~ %
c. H.SMITH, aEORGE ROSS, Medical Advisers; JAS. E. WOLFF, SuYt Of Agencies. 90
T. &DLRECTORS: WIN. B. hAAm, D.J.HAE@oK, W. {. TAYLoR, r. II .MAuRY, j J. HoN
EKMsA Y. STOKES Jms ENDEas,J oHN E EDWARDS, {. H PERRow, W. C. CARRNGToN, VIM I.
PALMER, JOHN c.. WnLAAs,G GEORGE s PALMER. .MsM9 na. 44z4asrl 4I "a
ALLExosc, Poole h BzRKEsy, Stanton. Fa,G GENERA AeExrsf the Valley, and PIEDMONT
Jo. F BALrHs CAPT N FOUNTAIN, R N .NELsoN, Rev Poe BouDE, DR. SAn. KENNER1'J JOB
G McVEGH,C CAPT. HENRY HoWER-
DIVIDEND paid poMy holders LIST April 1869, Fory PER ET.
ompanyh hash wiha success eyond Ill parallel Lel Insurance and feYt otheS ouh-
|Gn pubica Home Enterprise quail to any and surpassed by none in existence
Commenceda active operations about l. 1867. F-@[ t"""
Assets 18th of Sept, 1905 I5eo0oo nov much increased. $50
Policies issue, 5000 u.
+ Ihsp ad forl @es of$3l 1000 and in every instance waived the ninety days time md pid at
once. d EiN-N a.. EE4 ~ &@z
1t advises the payment of u cash premiums, because thnd dividends will continually decrease each
Hpymen tunrln nothing Will be required and thepo policy may bea somreot income, butr will
ALLOW onehafl loan on life and joint iMep policies OnHrdl loan on omrT participating poiGs.F
1t pqunesn no notes for loans dteI part of premiums but endorses elO n of it's policies until
absorbed by dividends or policy is payable sttIt
thsn no restriction On residence or ayG.. Al its policies are nonIonGtLe and the rht OF
parties guMant@d on h@s @he policy as prtof the contract 81 .@t= #9 t.r~ >7H-
the penalty of being separated from the Home Office by having their atp payment forfeited. "Thc
guards against this in herr oiMsa in event desperation from its oc by any inter
|venton guarantees osucha 1.-The right fnonforfitra paid up pocy surrender Me and REIN
as though there had been no such Intervening caus. vs LA @H-Ha EDS uare
Its invatmentsA are made fort benefit Southern advancement ae.AM
tbrngsm oneyt our @ae-ke money with our people. Tn why should they opGnue
10 EnpovINf themselves by sHongm money OH which can as eaAy-as saey-as profhbly be
spmtat homer?
IheP Piedmont asks alt Who wish to insure to compare its rates terms pro 1s With any com
any, and feels confdentis merits willie equal any dher company.
p% Agents wanhde everywhere. rE7 FAf NE- '|rt '
iuue25-lr
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28


VALLEY RA1LRoAD.-On this subject the
Richmond Whiig has received the following {:
To the Editor of the Wing.
Please state that there is a mistake in what
has been said by some of the newspapers of
the action ofthe Baltimore City Council on
the subject of an appropriation in aid of the
Valley railroad. The Council has as vet
taken no action at all, at its present session.
The modification Of the ordinance, asked for
by Messrs. Hartman and Sheffey, may or
may uot be made. If it be not made, it will
be refused with the purpose and expectation
of making the city's subscription, which will
be endorsed by the vote of the people, effec-
susl to the completion Of the entire line of
road from Harrisonburg to Salem. But the
proposed modification will be made by the
Council, and the means will be procured to
finish the work. Let the friends o the Val
ley road be calm and confident. This great
improvement must and will be accomplish
ed, FaH s-rf a.r-h x
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

vi RGINIA AT rules held in thu Clerks Of
fee of the Circuit Court for Augusta coun-
ty, the Bird day of January 1870.
james l. A. Trotter. Plaintiff.
AGAINST.
". W. Glenn, the National Express and Trans
~poration Company, and George W. McCqtchen
Sheiiff of Augusta county,
In CHANcERY
Tie object of this suit is to injoin and restrain
the defendants, W. W. Glenn, the National Ex-
press and Transportation Company and George
w. McCutchen, Sheriff of Augusta county, or
eithe, of them, their agents, attornliies, and all
other concerned, from all further proceedings to
colled two certain executions, sued out of the
Clerk office of the Court of Hastings for the
town If Staunton, both in the lame of the Bank
of Commerce, for the benefit of W. W. Glenn
the first upon a Judgment obtained in said court
on the4th day of August 1869, againstthe plain
tiff, james 1. A. Trotter, for 81, 704, Ga, penalty.
to be discharged by the sum Of 81, a52, ak, with
interea thereon from the ard day of May, 1869,
till pad, and 80, as' costs of motion, and the Sec
ond, upon a Judgment obtained In said court, on
the 4thday of August 1869, against the plaintiff
James |. A. Trotter and NJ. G. Hartman and A.
D. Troter, for So, 597, A., penalty, to be dis
teresf tfhArSeon. ICON the ard day IoofMaay, 1865, till
paid, AMI 5 2 ,88, costs Of motion in tie bill men
toned, Until the further order of the court con-
corning tie same.
The dfendant W. W. Glenn not having en-
tered his appearance. and it appearing by satis-
factory evidence that he is not a resident of this
COMMONWEALTH It is ordered that he do appear
here With, one month after due publication of
this NOTICE, and 10 what IL neeesaary ia protect
hisinterest
\ eopy-Teste,
R. D. SEARS, elk.
Echols, ELL l. Catlett, p. q. jan7-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

NTRGINIA At a Circuit Court held for Au-
' gusta County on the 18th day of Novem-
Der 1869
Henrietta A. Roller by Jacob c.. Roller her next
fri~end-Plaintif.
AGAINST IN CHANcERY.
Saml. Paul, late Sheriff OF Augusta county,
and as such Admr. of Patrick Cribbons decd,
John W. Mason and Ann his wife and John
Thomas Cribbons-Defendants.
EXTRACT FROM DECREE. ~
"And in case said defendants decline to give
such warrant, it is ordered and decreed that one
of the master aomlpisgl ohers of this court take,
state and settle the account of Saml Paul, Sher-
lit, admr. of Patrick Gibbons, and also of Ann
Mason, the widow and former administrators of
said Patrick Gibbons dee'i, and that by four
weeks publication of notice in some newspaper
printed in Stapnlon, he conYoke the creditors of
Patrick Gibbons decd and cause them to prove
their debts. - ~
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Staunton Va, Dec. 9th, 1869.
All persons interested are hereby notified that l
have fixed upon Friday the 28th day of January
1870, at my Office in Stanton, to execute the
foregoing decree, and all persons having claims
against the estate of said Patrick Cribbons decd,
are hereby notified to prove the same before me
Of OF before the said 2sth day Of January 1870.
EiEEen under my hand &c. Dec, 9th 1859, '''
F. E. TOWN,
%jan7-4t Commissioner.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

Our great captains Grant, Sherman. and
Sheridan, happened to be in command when
the C~onfederacy fell through sheer exhaus-
tom and the man is an ass who does not see
That had either Of them been put to work
when Mcclellan was, he would have failed
even more disastrously than did our Young
Napoleon.
It would have been blasphemy to have
uttered this a year since. 1t is listened to
now more calmly, and, after a time, when
the cool, quiet hand of history comes to give
the fact, and the reason for it, he will real
ize the lesson of the war.-Don Piatt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-28

nARGANS! BARGAINS!!
AT
! ". NEWTON'ss
NEW STREET, ABOVE THE VA. HOTEL,
STANTON, "a.
WINfER GOODS MUST BE SOLD
REGARDLESS or CONSEQUENCES,
TOMAKE ROOM FOR A
SPRING sTpoK.
0IK THINK or 1T,
Calicoes 9, Hand l23 cts. ssa
DelaiRas 20 and rs c. worth 30 and 4oc
Mouslins IS an3soc. worth 40 and SOC.
Plaids IS cents.
A Bleach, oRlyl5 ets'
ia ande-4 Brown l2a, Is and lea cts.
sHAWLs oLoAKs, HOODS,
FuRs, HEAVY GODS FOR MEN AND BOYS,
ATBALuM0BE PRICES.
CALL EARK AND SECURE A
HRGAIY.
MEIBER AT
jan2l-tf J:W. NEWToN's.
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Through Ticket Around the
World.

We learn that one Of the leading East
ern railways has an arrangement nearly
completed to issue through tickets by rail-
road and steamer around the world. It is
believed the whole thing can be completed
BY the LIST Of February. The tickets are
to be good until used, giving travellers an
opportunity to make excursions in Japan,
China and the Holy Land, or wher-
ever tourists may be disposed to leave
the main line Of travel. The arrange
ments are now complete, and prices fixed
from New York as far cast as Alexandria.
IN Egypt, and west to Yokohama and
Shanghai. An agent is now on his way
to arrange with the English steamship
lines between China and the head Of the
Red Sea, and the railway to Alexandria,
AS soon as this is done, it will be an
nounccd in New York by telegraph, and
the tickets will be ready for delivery. A
table OF distances, with time, between i'm
portant points, &c, is to be printed upon
them, and a synopsis Of all information
that will be essential to the traveller. The
whole trip can be made inside Of ninety
days, and tho entire cost will be about
seven hundred and fifty dollars in gold
We are not informed whether this sum will
include state room and meals upon steamers,
and berths or Pullman's Palace ,Car-line,
from New York to San Francisco, but VIC
presume it will, for it is intended to com
bine the highest possible speed and comfort
for the traveller. The scheme is important
in its magnitude and probable results upon
the and the civilization of the
world, but it is now certain that a few weeks,
at most, will see it fully realized. The cost
of an entire trip around the world will be
from a thousand to twelve hundred dollars
in coin.