Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-10

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lieved no one was much hurt. Information
comes from Alabama, Uid Washington, to the
effect that on Friday of last week train on
the Alabama and Chattanooga railroad was
stopped by means of a false signal near York
Station, Ala; that Immediately upon it's halt
ing it was boarded and taken possession of
by a band of armed men, who shot down the
colored mail agent without provocation and in
cold blood.
LATEST advices from Shreveport confirm the
report of the murder Of the twelve political
prisoners taken from Coushatta. while on
their way to the former place. Coushatta is
the county-seat Of Red River parish, shd the
men killed were F. s. Edgarton, Sheriff; II.
T. Twitchell Tsx-Collector; Clark Halland,
Register Gilbert Cone, Deputy Sheriff; W. +.
Howell attorney-at-law; and r. A. Devices,
Tax-Collector of Decota parish, all white, and
six colored men whose names are not known.
demand had been made upon
them some time since to resign their offices,
which they refused to do, and they were
assured that they would again be waited upon
by sufficient force to compel an acquiescence.
THE following is condensed from the Nation
al Cotton Exchange crop report for August !:
In Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Ten
nessee, the crop generally is suffering from
drought. The prospects are less favorable
than at the came time last year. In Alabama,
Virginia. North Carolina, and South Carolina,
the condition is about as good as at the same
time last year. In Georgia and Florida the
crop is injured by drought. The conditions
are now less favorable than last year. In
Missouri the prospects are somewhat unfavor-
able.
Washington.
THERE are now in the vaults Of the Comp
troller of the Currency about SAP, 600 in
new circulating notes of national banks ready
for issue as soon as banks shall have redeemed
the lots sent there by them for redemption
and destruction.
A COUNTERFEIT $50 note of the Merchants
National Bank of New York was discovered
at the Treasury Department recently, among
some National Bank currency cent for Iedemp-
ton. This counterfeit is so well executed
that it passed undiscovered through the hands
of several counters, but when it reached the
division Of tissues it was detected by lady
counter. The Comptroller Of the Currency
will add this series to the already lengthy list
of national bank notes to be called. in for cam
collation.. the rule being to call in and abolish
by cancellation the whole issue of each de-
nomination Of bank that is successfully
counterfeited.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has directed
Al w. a<lf
gold during the month of September as fol-
lows: S1,000.00O on the first and second
Thursdays. and 100000 on the third and
fourth Thursdays, respectively-making in
all S3,000OO0.
The following is the debt statement for
September:
Six per cent. bonds. 81, 213, 22s $50
Total coin bonds. 81, 724. 253 $50
Lawful money debt l4,67s.OO0
Matured debt 2,3tS,44U
Legal tender NOTES. .--.--------.--.. ook-Oto'o's
Certificates Of deposit. .............. 5s.19O,Oc0
Fractional currency. 45..9.,6I5
com cert.ncates. &J,iuzOO
Total without interest. SIS, ,57S
Total debt .........s g, 257, 215, 2ea
Total interest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 29,635, 5ll
Cash in the Treasury, coin....$ Sl,0S3 92s
Cash in the Treasury currency. 16,6i9, 232
Special deposits held for the redemption
of certificates of deposit, as provided
by law. .:.... 5s.690,0OC
Total in the Treasury. ........$ lag, 500, 16C
Debt less cash in Treasury. 81, 14o lis, 61i
Decrease during the month. ........s 1926, 76C
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies. interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding 64,623. 511
Interest paid by United States. ...... 2,325, 1896
Interest repaid by transportation of
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States .....-......... ............... 1896, 20.
The new Postmaster-G General, Marshall
Jewell, has assumed the duties Of his Office.