The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

most earnestly against any reduction OF wages
at the present time They expressed the
opinion that the Pennsylvania central railroad
company should restore the ten per cent re-
duction made by them last January
The postmaster general will douct-
less adopt the recommendation of Third Assist
ant Barbour and A. ID. IIazen, chief OF the
stamp division, that newspaper postage, under
the new law going into effect Jan. !, be paiu py
stamps affixed to the memorandum OF the
mailing stamps to be of denomination from
two cents to sixty dollars, aud to be cance'eu
by perforation.
The national bank resumption agency
has called upon the national banks, within the
last Fix days, for about "a, $50 600 in legal ten
der notes, to reimburse it for their notes re-
deemed. Other calls will follow at the rate
Of about $3.50 900 per day, until sufficient leeHi
tenders shall have been received to JUSTIFY
the resumption of redemption. Inc oa'e ol
resumption will depend somewhat upon Ihe
uromptness with which the banks respond 10
the call.
At meeting of the deposit1rs OF the
Freedman's bank, last week, Robert furVs,
| colored, one of tho commissioners appolhIeo
To wind nm it's affairs, said he would at an ad-
iourned meeting make statement OF i's III
fairs which would not probably be as favorable
a. that hitherto published, nor would II DO 70
had as represented by those who i'll connection
with it mad taken advantage OF tho fears anu
necessities Of depostors, who have solo 'heif
deposits at heavy discount.
A Washington dispatch says 1t IS re-
ported tina THE Porto Rico annexation story has
truly drawn the fire of Russia and tho Ohiteu
States. and was in reality only part OF
scheme OF Bismarck to convulse Europe
Russia, being fully advised of tho intention
of Rismarck to acquire foothold in America
snd with assurances that we VIII not perlhi
the transfer of colonial possessions III Amer
lea from one European naticn to ano'"ei'
prepared to form an alliance with inc oill'e'
States, in the event that Germany determines
to force her aspirations.
The comptroller OF currency having
recently ascertaned through the reports o
tbe examiners Of national banks, that CERTAIN
: national banks are in the habit OF ara"in
u arosts IN their correspondents i'll New YORK,
sixty or ninety days date, acceptance ""!'e'
bava advised these institutions that such Ii
II sues are in violation of section % of tie III
tional bank act, which prohibits the lSSuo
rost notes Such transactions subjects a III
l. tion,l hank TO forfeiture of charter und'
IL section So of the national bank act, anu !"
10 the intention Of the comptroller to oomneh'
10 proceedings, if necessary, to pfeNoh. s'''
as nractice Other national banks are IN u
10 habit of furnishing their depoSltors WI
checks drawn one day after dato, instead Oh
demand for the purpose OF eNaolhB 'iio !
s. ternal revenue law requiring two cent e'ai'
xt to be affixed to such checks Inc comP'roii
cd vil ask for an amendment to the act VIII
gu will prevent such abuses.
n Attorney General Williams has Sc
DO the following circular to United States III
III .hals in the southern states: Sir "o'
suggest that at those points "horo oi''
er States troops are or may be stationed Ill y
ar district some prudent and fearless person.
ed whose Judgment you have confidence
'at whom the people respect, may DC appointed
Is deputy marshal to act at once IN inc arto'' i'
ea' parties committing outrages IN tha' ''0i'
Dor 40 thai it may not be necessary III suci' o''
to send for you before tho troops can DC u
m for the purpose of arresting those WHO
led guilty of violating the laws OF INC W oni
m States. This, of course, will not DC heooHs
ing where you are easily accessible but VII
re- troops arc placed at remote points, ooioi0
nee necessary communication of the crimes c'
&C. mitted can be made, the Offenders "S
low eral rule, have an opportunity to escape
'ad. will give the deputies the necessary nnS,
ted tops as to procuring warrants, and need
nat repeat it is important you should oe'e'
lere this, mower to none but careful and resi-
not sible persons"