Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-13
Washington.

Washington.
TEE Senate Transpor tation Committee will
meet in Washington on the 17th, and then visit
Georgia.
The proposition to establish mint at Chi.
cagO meets with favor among high officials IN
the matter. T he United " 'ates has but three
nints = Philadelphia, San Francisco and Car
son. 1t is conceded that another must be C..
tabished at an intermediate point between
Carson and Philadelphia, aud Chicago is atl-
mitted to be the place. The best equipped
and most complete E:int In the world is the
new one at Australia. Next is that at San
Fransisco, and next at Philadelphia. Chicago
will have an opportunity TO improve upon
them all, as improvements are constantly be-
ing mado in mint machinery.
The Chief Engineer of the Navy Department
statos that work upon the iron-clad sloops. Of.
war, ordered by tho last Congress, would not
bo stopped, and that tho appropriations
therefor would be available until tho obliga-
tl0ns for their building were fulfilled.
ABOUT two millions mole Of tho ordinary
pOoSoSo oV0AA4t0 "oaO AcoNCA ~ pO0tluN6lCIS =
during the month Of October than during any
previous month in tho history Of tho Post.
Office Dcdartmont.
TnE Secretary Of tho Treasury has received
from Germany an offer of three hundred
thousand ounces OF silver at $1.l2z, por
American standard ounce. It is thought the
offer is very liberal. Tho Secretary declinc'l
to accept it, as ho thinks it better policy to
purchase silver from tho American mines.
RECEIPTS from customs at the Treasury
Department for tho week ending October 81
were !: Now York, $4,0G4,582; Baltimore,
So7,s73.
J. MEnED1Tu READ, the present consul.
general IN Paris, has been promoted to be
minister resident TO Greece, vice J. N. Francis
resigned.
T. A. TORRENT, tho present consul-gcnera
at Havana, has been promoted to be consul
general st Paris, vice Read, promoted.
HENRY G. HAIL, ar present consul at Ha.
va a, has been promoted to be consul-gcncral
al Havana.
LIEUT.. WILKINSON, OF Gen. Howartl's staff
has been ordered to Fort Mcpherson IT, con.
,nct tho Modocs 10 their new homo in the In.
dian territory.
The Secretary Of tho Interior has heard ar.
gument for and against application for hearing
tho case OF the St. Paul and Sioux City Rail
road Company Va. the Winona and St. Pete,
Railroad Company, growing out OF overlap
ping grants.
SINCE tho financial troubles began, the
money order offico OF the Postoffice Depart.
ment has increased the amount of it's business
to over 40 per cent, aud is still increasing
It is thought that few moro failures vii
cause it to be double what it il at present, ant
require larger number OF clerks to attend t<
its affairs.
The charges against Gen. o. H. LaGrange
Superintendent Of the mint at San Francisco
CAL, AZ set forth in dispatch from that city
were preferred, it is understood by Genera
LaGrange's predecessor in Office, and but lit
tie credit is given the statement. The trutl
or falsity Of tho assertion will be established
ere long, however, by investigation.
Tue Japanese government has appointed I
| new Minister in place Of Mr.. Mori, who is nov
employed in tho treaty. making department
| OF that government. Mr.. Yspz, who has becl
| 0Ctlu6 Cn0fGC 0Au0lFGN At WuSlINS Ou, VII
be the principal secretary OF the Few minis
ter.
Al to the Spcakcrship Of the next House, al
reports 10 the contrary notwithsta a. ding, Their
is no doubt that Mr.. Blaine will have one com
pctitOr, ifnot three.
ESTIMATES for tho civil establishment o
government, to be submitted to Congress to
the year, exceed those OF last year betwec,
100000 aud $2,0Oo. 900. This increas, il
cansod principally by ti'c raising Of a number
OF salaries ut tho last session. Estimat C., fo
the internal revenue bureau this yoa- arc
about @22. 900 isss than last year.
The report Of tho Sixth Auditor OF th
Treasury sets forth the growth of tho none
order businesses during the last fiscal year
The number OF domestic money orders issuc
was 1856, ,68G, against 2,573, ,349 for tho Ia.
year, involving tho sum of So, ,5lG,2 ,213. G!
against $4s,515, ,532.72 in 1872. showing Il,
large increase in tho short period Of u year ,
1000, ,Gs1.97.