The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-07
CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.

Under the law allowing the export OF
spirits In bond, there have been exported
from the date of the law, June q, 1872, 10
Oct. 4. 1873. spirits 10 the value of S2,2bS.-
600. The largest shipments have been
made from New York to Genoa, Gibral-
tar and Constantinople. The expectation
of spirits l. confined almost exclusively TO
alcohol. The First. Thirty-eighth, Fitlh,
and Eighth Collection Districts Of Illinois,
are the only Western districts from which
exports have been made. Ii is understood
that there is now large demand for alco-
hol for export. and il is expected that the
quantity exported during the next six
months will largely exceed the exports OF
corresponding months of the past year.
Ex-Presdent johnson was serenafed in
Washington on the evening ofOct. %, and
i'm response To calls made quite lengthy
speech, in which he reviewed the political
changes of the country during the thirty
years ofhis participancy.
The United States supreme Court, at the
opening of its session, Oct. %, adopted
resolutions of respect TO the memory OF
the late Chief Justice Chase, and adjourned
over until the following day.
1t is stated from Washington that the
falling of in the current revenue receipts.
caused by the panic, is about $1,000. 900.
A little more than $1,000, 900 of the legal
reserve of Si4.OOO,OOO had been drawn on
Oct. "A.
Secretary Richardson. says Washing
ton dispatch of Oct. ~ has decided to be
gin paying out silver for greenbacks, or
Fractional currency, dollar for dollar.
Payment will begin in a few days. both
az the Department and at the Sub-Treasu-
nv in New York. The amount ready TO
be rat afloat is between $780, 00and $780,
600.
A late Washington special says that the
Attorney General of the District has made
a formal demand on Henry ID. Cooke for
about S33.0O0 funds of the Reform School
of the District. which hc hcldas treasurer.
and which were lost in the First National
Bank. Unless this money j. returned II
is the intention of the department To enter
personal suit against the government Off
Ger. since the trustees of the institution
are appointed and commissioned by the
President and Treasurer as designated by
them, subject to the approval Of the SEQ
rotary OF the Interior. and is a bonded Of
flee.
Secretary Richardson Is reported as hav.
ing recently said that nothing really new
has been discovered by the Polari- exam
nation. and that all the recent testimony
j. corroborative of the fact hitherto estah
lished that Captain Hall died a natural
death.
4 recent Washington dispatch says that
the Comptroller of the Currency in hi
forthcoming report will urge the repeal o
the law authorizing the withdrawal q
twenty-five millions of national bank eur
rcncy from the Eastern States for distribu
tion among the Western States. they no
having their just proportion, and recon
mending that the whole volume Of nationa
bank notes b. increased twenty-five mil
lions. all of this to be distributed anon:
the Western States. thus leaving the circll
lation in the Eastern States the same as a
present.
The Secretary of the Treasury has 50 ia
modified his reported intention of payins
out silver in lieu of grecnbacks or trac
tional currency. "a TO limit the amount O
silver coin THIS 10 be issued to the sum @
five dollars to any one person. The bal
ancc of all drafts presented will be paid il
grcenbacks Is formerly.
Nearly four hundred mechanics AM
about a thousand laborcrs have been di-
charged from the Navy Yard ut Washing
ton. owing to the money running short
and in consequence Of the large numbe
OF improyeme 1, made in the yard durin,
the summer.