Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-06

Mn. DENT, father Of Mrs. Grant, ~ lying
dangerously i'll, and there are no prospects OF
his recovery.
| Tue government Of the DiSiric of iulum
| hia has published an elaborate statement OF
| tho Indebtedness or the District, IN which it is
| stated that the total bnnCcd debt Is $780,.
| debtedncss Of the old corporations of Wash
| inston and Georgetown.
REPORT was current on Friday to the effect
| that Secretary Richardson woulA resign in
favor OF Gov. Morgan, but later dispatches d.
not confirm the report.
| The internal revenue receipts for the month
ending Oct. 81, were S6,90S, 46l :; for the same
! month last year, $9,3O4. 1863.
BILLS will be introduced early in tho next
| session OF Congress re.cstablishing, in q re.
strictcd form, the ranking privilege. 1t is
| claimed that tho increased receipts of tho
postofiico Department., account OF the
abolition Of the privilege, is more than cou.l.
| tcrbalanccd by tho increased expenditures Of
| the other departments.
The facts about tho silver payments arc
| that the Treasury Department simply tie.
cidctl to, and accordingly has, commenced
paying ont in limited amounts silver OH
account of currency obligations. There was
| no authority whatever for the statement tina
the Trf asury woul 6 exchange sill er for cur.
| rency," OF vico versa, and the announcement
has entajlcd trouble and expense upon many
| business men.
COMMISSIONER DRuMMoND, in his report
! the General Land Office says, that 13, O3O, 6OG
| acres Of public lands have been disposed OF
during the last fiscal year, the receipts for
| which amounted to $3,6oo.6l5.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General,
| on Saturday, received notice Of the transmits
| sion OF letters to the dcatl-letter Office from
| the following places Wellington, New Zca-
land, 16 New South Wales, 20; Hong Kong,
China, &C New Foundland, "a Copenhagen,
Denmark, rs.
IT is reported that Mr.. MulIctt will take
strong ground against the practice of order
ing public buildings in so many small cities.
At the last session such buildings wero au-
thorized in various parts OF the country, and
fortunately, by an oversight, no appropriation
was made for quite number Of them, and an
effort will be made to have the authority given
repealed.
MEMBERS Of Congress WHO have talked with
the President within a few days e express the
opinion that lie will recommend the issue of
new Government bond, bearing G5-1OO per
Cent. interest, aud cxchangeablc for green
backs at the will OF the holder.
BY the recently reported subscription Of tho
German Government for S3,O00, 600 OF new S
per cent. United States bonds, the total sub
scr.ptions by that Government are Increased
to SO, OOO, 600.
GEN. VAN buren, is in Washington setting
bis accounts. He insists that his action at
Vienna will bear the closest scrutiny, and he
intends to have it thoroughly investigated
when Congress meets, in order that lie may
be able to vindicatc himself
The mint IN Philadelphia has been running
to it's full capacity on gold, and will, hereafter,
until further orders, be occupied in the
coinage OF lali-dollars, quarters and dimes.
The full capacity Of the establishment is
about $700,O0O The Government is in pos
session Of silver bullion sufficient to run the
mint, at this rate, for several months.