Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-11-22
GENERAL.


for testimonial to the officers and crew of
the Tornado.
GENERAL.
The ten dollar national bank note will be
ready for issue in a week Or ten days.
The statute to the late Secretary RawlinB
/ for which an appropriation was made at the
last session Of congress, has been designed
and modelled, and will soon be cast in bronze
Col ]. W. Young, postal money order
/ rorger plead guilty in the United States court
/ to one count Of the indictment against lin,
and was sentenced to three years in the peni-
tentiary.
Judgment has been given for the defend
ant in the suit Of William A. Britain Of New
Orleans, against Gen. Butler, to recover the
value of two notes seized by the latter while
commandant at New Orleans.
The first comptroller has instructed the
assistant treasurer of New York that the bank
uptcy of an agent is revocation of the
agency but where subsequently to bankruptcy
a principal with the knowledge of the fact
appoints the bankrupt his agent, the latter
may lawfully transact any business entrusted
to him.
An official dispatch received by the de-
parment of state shows that the Virgnius
was captured six miles from the coast Of
Jamaica At the instance of Minister Sckles
instructions were sent from the government ut
Madrid to await orders from the home govern
ment before inhicting penalties ON the passen-
gers or crew Of the Virginus.
The United States steamer Tuscarora has
arrived from her cruise sounding for the cable
line to the Orient She cluised 1, 100 miles to-
ward the Aleution islands, and 100 miles west
Of Cape Mendocino, and found a submarine
mountain 1000 foet high. The deepest sound
iu,- vas 80 "a h0ms. itN miles west of Far
,aiovss isla, ( was ordered back on so-
conn. OF the iatens5s Of tho season
Charles Wilson, grand ,ldef englneer an
thoriles inc statement that no diyisiou Of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Mug siutots viii DO
sustained in strike unless they first obtain
the advice of the whole organization, aud no
division or member will be sustained that in-
terferes in any manner with the companys
property or employees Ths present strike in
Tennessee is without authority of the Brother
hood,
Official returns to the bureau Of statistics
shoy that during the quarter ending Septem-
ber 3O 1878 there arrived at New York g. 5ss
immigrants, Of whom 36,6l3 were males, and
80, 975 were females. There died, during the
voyage, 40 males and 81 females. The total
arrivals from England were 1899; Ireland |
l3, 100; Scotland 2,79l Wales, 257 Germany,
2j, ,3S1; Austria, 92G; Sweden, 2,l39; Norway, |
2024: Denmark, $685. France, l54O Switzer-
land, 6iO Spain, 90; Italy, l,029; Holland, |
s5l: Prussia, 1908; Poland, ISL; Hungary, |
313: born at sea 90.
The comptroller of currency has issued a
circular to all national banks, requesting them |
to forward special reports of their business |
condition at the close of business on Monday, |
Oct. 13, and Saturday, Nov. l, 1878. These
reports will be especially useful in ascertain
ing how much currency the national banks in
different states had on hand during the height |
of the panic, and subsequently at the close of
business, on the first of November after the |
nooljnp of greenbacks had ceased in New |
York city. The circular says the publication
of these reports in the newspapers will not be
required, and the statistics will be used only
for the purpose of preparing tables of tho ag-
gregate condition of the banks in the several
cities and states of table Of the aggregate
condition of all the banks of the union, as
NAV be thought most advisable
In view of the shortness of the notice
ciyen of the district civil service examinations
10 he held in Cincinnati and st. Louis the
civil service commission has postponed the
Cincinnati examination to Dec. 4th, and the
st. Louis examination to Dec. 3. The 18th
of December has been fixed for holding an
examination in Savannah for the southern
district Applications will be received at the
proper departments from those wishing to
compete in the Cincinnati examination to the
22d of November, and for the Savannah ex-
animation to the 9th of December These
examinations are to fill 81, 200 clerkships in
the department at Washington. The places at
which the examinations will be held will be
specifed in notices sent to the candidates by
the chief executive minister. Instructions as
to the form Of making applications may be
obtained by addressing L 0. Graves, chief
examiner.
The increase of coin in this country has
been at a very fair rate since the first OF April
last and the indications are that although
there may be occasional expectations, it will
gradually go on until an amount sufficient to
enable the country to resume specie payments
will be secured. This much desired result,
however, will depend upon conditions which
cannot be discussed at the present writing
Some idea OF the increase of operations
may bo formed when it is stated that the COIN
age of gold during the month OF October ap-
proximated in value fourteen million dollars
coin. Except as to the Pacific coast states
and territories being az general thing in the
treasury, and in banks the present time is a
favorable one rOr estimating tho amount OF
god and silver coin in the country. From the
most reliable data obtainable the gold coin is
estimated at s13O,OOO,OOO, and the silver at
s5 1000, 900. Total, l4O,OOOO,OOO. The silver
coin is principally in circulation in California,
Oregon Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and Texas.
The report of Gen. Baker commissioner
of pensions, says 16 4O5 new pensioners adj
,nitted to the pension rolls during The fiscal
wear ending June 20, 1879 aud lO22a names
were dropped fol various reasons. The net
gain to the number VI pensioners was 6,lS2,