The true northerner., 1873-11-07

brings news of disasters"
The defaulting Dubuque Savings Banl
cashier, Babbage, has fled from Iowa, and il
believed to have gone to Europe.
Chris Rafferty,, the Chicago murderer, wh'
has been twice tried and sentenced to death
has been granted third trial by the Supreme
Court of Illinois.
Tho South.
The business part of the town of Americus
Ga, was recently destroyed by fire, involving
loss of over $500, 900.
The yollow fever is rapidly disappearing
from the South.
Charges of disreputable practices are made
against Acting Mayor Cicalla, of Memphis. il
connection with the distribution of the relief
fund, and there is feeling of intense indig
nation against him in that city.
washington.
1t is stated that at no distant day an impor-
tant order will be issued removing all Fedora
troops from the Southern States, except those
garrisoned at the regular forts on the sea coast
Washington correspondent states that
Government Architect Mullett will take strong
ground against the practice OF ordering public
buildings in so many small cities. At the last
session such buildings were authorized in vari-
ous parts of the country, but fortunately, by
an oversight, no appropriation was made for
quite a number of them, and an effort will be
made to have the authority given repealed.
1t is stated that President Grant will recon-
mend to Congress the issue of new Govern
ment bond, bearing s 65-1OO per cent. interest,
and exchangeable for greenbacks at tie will
of the holder.
Nearly 400 mechanics and about 1000 labor
ers have been discharged from the Washing
ton Navy Yard, owing to the money running
short.
Vienna Van Buren, is in Washington, labor
ing to clear his skirts of the corruptions
charged against him.
Brig. Gen. Philip st. George Cooke has
been placed upon the retired list, and the
vacancy thus created has been filed by the
promotion of Lieut.-Col George Crook, the
champion Indian fighter.
1t is stated that Gen. Queseda has obtained
from President Grant partial promise to
make a friendly allusion to Cuba in his annual
message.
A Washington correspondent states that the
President will, in his annual message, recon-
mend Congress to authorize the issue of the
$4i, 900, 900, reserve.
The books of the General Land Office have
just been posted for the year. and show the
disposal Of 10, 030, COG acres Of the public lands
AZ compared with II ,S64, 975 last year. an in
crease of 1,1G5,631 acres. The cash receipts
were So 4OS, 515 The principal items in this
account are 6,0S3, 800 acres certified to rail-
roads, or almost one-half the entire amount ;
3. 793 97G acres to homesteads 1,626, 266 acres
in cash sales, and 653, ,446 acres located with
Agricultural College scrip.
1t is stated that bills will be introduced
early in the session re-establishing, in q re-
stricted form, the franking privilege
The public debt increased s3,O99, ,578 during
the month of October. The following is the
official statement
Six per cent. bonds 234 ,O9s0 $50
Five per cent. bonds. 4S9 272 800
Total coin bonds 81 723, $3.50
Lawful money debt. bt....................s H,67s,OOO
Matured debt. l4,226, 80
Legal tender notes Observation-Disclosures. 6l,O3l9iS
of deposit. S,S75O00
Fractional currency. ........... F,SG,l49
Coin certificates. es..................... 1869 $40
Total without interest ............S Az, 1852 97s
Total debt. ,l97, ,627 6ls
Totalinterest. .....................s 39,7O6, ,595
Cash in the Treasury, coin............s s2.3l35sl
Currency ......................... 4,3l2155
Special deposits held for the redemption
by ylaw..................... s,s75,OOO
Total in the Treasury. $500 737
Debt less cash in Treasury. 2,14, ,s33 47C
Increase during the month. ...........s 3,O39,57S
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding. ....... 64,623,572
Interest accrued and not yet paid .... 1922, ,470
Interest paid by United States. 20,447956
mails, etc tc........... 4,53s,s13
Balance of interest paid 10y United
States. ........................ l5,gO9, 172
Estimates for the civil establishment of the
Government to be submitted to Congress this
year exceed those Of last year between 81, 500,
900 and $4,000, 900. This increase is caused
principally by the raising of number of saa-
ries at the last session.
The Secretary of the Interior has arranged
a treaty of peace between the Arapahoe,
Cheyenne and Ute tribes Of Indians.
The annual report Of the Director of the
Mint is full of interesting statistical general
1t shows the total amount Of
gold coined during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1873 to be $35, 2l9, 337; of silver, 50 945,-
rs. The total amount of gold in the country
Is set down at $135 OOO, 900; of silver, 50, O00,-
200. During the month Of October last the
gold coinage approximated 100000, and
since April last the coinage has maintained a
steady increase.
Foreign.
Several mercantile failures in London sre
The preliminary elections for the Landtag
have been held in Germany. A cable dispatch
says that the Progressionists carried Berlin.
the Liberals eight or ten of the provinces,
and the Clericas one, Munster. The result,
therefore, is victory for the Government, so
far as appears.
BY the arrival of the steamer at San
Francisco, we have advces from China and
Japan to the Sth of October. A son had been
horn To the EmDeror but he survived only n