The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-06
General News Summary.
Washingt0n News.

Washington dispatches Of the 21st say the
Treasury Department had received notice that
$4,000 ounces Of silver had been received at
the Mint in Philadelphia, from Chicago, with
a request that It be coined and returned in
half and quarter dollars and dimes. This
would furnish silver change to the amount Of
$62,5OO. In Washington, silver was being
paid out to considerable extent, and Dr.. Lin.
derman, Director of the Bureau of the Mint,
says that silver would be in general circulation
as currency by the 10th Of November. All
the minis in the country had been or
dered to work to their full capacity
in striking of the coins. The
President had approved the report of the Com
missioners sent to examine the sixty-dve
miles of Northern Pacific Road between Port
land and Puget Sound, and directed patents
to issue for the lands to which the road is en-
titled under the law.
A Washington dispatch Of the 22d says the
commanding officer of the Southern Pacific
fleet had written to the Navy Department ask
ing for three ships Of war to be sent to Pana-
ma for the purpose Of keeping the Isthmus
road open and safe. There were troubles in
that region, q revolution being in full bios
som. The object-glass for the Naval Observa-
tory, the largest and most perfect glass in the
world, had been shipped to Washington, by
water, to avoid accident. The vessel had been
due for more than a day, and there was con-
siderable uneasiness at the Department In
vuuseu ueuye. The authorities feared that tire
recent storm on the coast had caused the loss
of the ship.
A Washington telegram of the Esd states
that a statement of the operations of the let
ter-carrier system had been prepared for the
fiscal year ending June 50, 1878. which showed
that the carriers had handled S75 315, 673 pieces
of mail matter, and that the aggregate cost of
the service, including all incidentals, had been
Size, 1875, Or $40 mills per piece, the lowest
average being in Chicago, where the cost was
. 40 mills.
At the opening of the Supreme Court on the
Esd, Attorney-G General Williams presented the
resolutions Of the bar in respect to the memo
ry of the late Chief-Justice Chase. Associate
Justice Clifford responded in an eloquent re.
view Of the public career of the deceased.
The October report of the statistician of the
Agricultural Department had been published
on the Esd. In regard to the corn crop, that
officer had estimated the average at 16 pei
cent below the normal crop, or 25O, OOO, OOC
bushels less than the crop of last year.
A Washington dispatch of the oath says that
Secretay Richardson had decided to begin
paying out S liver for greenbacks or fractional
currency, dollar for dollar. Payment would
begin on the eth both at the Department and
at the Sub-Treasury in New York. The
amount ready to put aaoat was between $780,,
900 and saOO,OOO. The Director of the Min,
was in New York arranging matters. Up te
the-24th the receipts of internal revenue had
fallen about s2,0OO, 600 on account of the
panic. The legal-tender reserve had beer
drawn upon to the extent of about 81, 600, 600
A Washington dispatch of the eth says the
Secretary of the Treasury would issue an or.
der to commence payments the next day OF
silver at New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Baltimore and other leading cities
where there are Assistant Treasurers or desig.
mated repositories. In no case will more than
s. silver be paid to one person, the balance
OF the check being payable in greenbacks.